Athenian adventure: Zafire’s highlights from the Air Ground Services (AGS) Global Networking Summit 2022

With pockets full of business cards and brains full of the latest industry news, our intrepid team has returned from the Greek capital where Zafire was exhibiting for the very first time at the Air Ground Services (AGS) Global Networking Summit (AGS2022), in association with ASA (Airport Services Association), from 5 to 7 September 2022 at the Grand Hyatt Athens.  Along with a decidedly autumnal chill after the late-summer heat of Greece, that familiar post-show buzz is in the air at Zafire HQ back in the UK.

As well as hosting old and new friends at Stand 22, our CEO, Chris Beling; our Commercial Director, Rachel Wesson; our Programme Director, Ady Jones; and our Business Growth Manager – UK & Europe, Chris Foster; were kept busy attending speaker sessions and networking events, and they even got involved in a high-tech publicity stunt.  A thoroughly good (and informative!) time was had by all.  Here are the highlights:

• Our CEO, Chris, and our Commercial Director, Rachel, starred in a 3-D video and, if you missed this technical wizardry, you can see it again here.
• Rachel also attended a number of key sessions which were equal parts insightful, intriguing, and interactive.  If you missed them, click on the links below for Rachel’s key takeaways from each of these sessions:
  • The Greek Job – How Did the Country Upturn the Effects of the Pandemic?
  • Operationalise Your Leadership Learning.
  • How Digitisation Must Accelerate the End-to-End Process.
• Visitors to Zafire’s exhibit, Stand 22, got to experience our own pioneering Global Aviation Software Solutions, including the latest versions of our core suite of Aviation solutions:
  • FirstRamp (cloud-based app for management of high-volume and time-critical turnaround tasks).
  • FirstLoad (Automated Load Control for instant clearance and paperless ramp – safety is paramount).
  • FirstBag (‘Download & Go’ SaaS-based baggage reconciliation and ‘One-Touch Reflighting’).

And, don’t forget, we’re offering a free trial of FirstBag to all AGS2022 delegates!  To take advantage of this fantastic opportunity, email Lou Read, or call Lou on +44 (0) 1295 701 810.

If you missed us at AGS2022, and you are looking to optimise aircraft turnaround, plan your workforce, manage complex SLAs, contracts & billing, implement a centralised load control strategy, or manage your bags more effectively, you can still catch us at Stand 10-96 at the World Aviation Festival (WAF) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from 04 to 06 October 2022.  It’s not too late to register for Amsterdam if you didn’t make it to Athens. 

More news to follow on WAF2022 later this week: watch this space!