TISABAS (pronounced ti-SAH-bus) could very well revolutionize the way ramp agents handle the loading and unloading of narrow-bodied aircraft around the world. Currently narrow-bodied aircraft are loaded / unloaded manually or with a very expensive piece of equipment.

The job of loading baggage on airplanes is hard, but it doesn't have to be harmful. In Sitka, a baggage handler -- or "ramper" -- has designed and built a piece of equipment he hopes revolutionizes the way luggage moves inside an airplane, and spares the people who move it a lifetime of pain.

TISABAS™ designed to help ramp agents mechanically move bags and cargo within belly of aircraft Ramper Innovations announced that its newest product, TISABAS™, will be showcased at the 2018 International Airport GSE Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada. TISABAS is a compact motorized conveyor belt system that mechanically moves baggage and cargo within the belly of [...]