{"id":3868,"date":"2022-09-20T15:53:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T14:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/?p=3868"},"modified":"2022-09-20T15:53:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T14:53:54","slug":"athenian-adventure-zafires-highlights-from-the-air-ground-services-ags-global-networking-summit-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/2022\/09\/20\/athenian-adventure-zafires-highlights-from-the-air-ground-services-ags-global-networking-summit-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Athenian adventure: Zafire\u2019s highlights from the Air Ground Services (AGS) Global Networking Summit 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-image-13-e1663680711957.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[3868]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MicrosoftTeams-image-13-e1663680711957.jpg\" alt=\"The AGS2022 Networking Dinner took place at the Bolivar Beach, Athens, Greece.\" class=\"wp-image-2941\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>The AGS2022 Networking Dinner took place at the Bolivar Beach, Athens, Greece.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/airlinergs.com\/our-events\/ags-global-networking-summit-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Air Ground Services (AGS) Global Networking Summit<\/strong><\/a> (AGS2022), in association with<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asaworld.aero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ASA (Airport Services Association)<\/a><\/strong>, from 5 to 7 September 2022 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyatt.com\/en-US\/hotel\/greece\/grand-hyatt-athens\/athgh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Grand Hyatt Athens<\/strong><\/a>. &nbsp;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.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>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 \u2013 UK &amp; Europe, Chris Foster; were kept busy attending speaker sessions and networking events, and they even got involved in a high-tech publicity stunt.\u00a0 A thoroughly good (and informative!) time was had by all.\u00a0 Here are the highlights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>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 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/rachelwesson_globalaviationsoftwaresolutions-thereunion-activity-6972839869387567104-P3rp?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><li>Rachel also attended a number of key sessions which were equal parts insightful, intriguing, and interactive.\u00a0 If you missed them, click on the links below for Rachel\u2019s key takeaways from each of these sessions:<ul><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/rachelwesson_globalaviationsoftwaresolutions-thereunion-activity-6972554414179946496-R6Qh?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\" target=\"_blank\">The Greek Job \u2013 How Did the Country Upturn the Effects of the Pandemic?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/rachelwesson_globalaviationsoftwaresolutions-achl-thereunion-activity-6972658411981172736-S5Iu?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Operationalise Your Leadership Learning<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/rachelwesson_globalaviationsoftwaresolutions-thereunion-activity-6972960782049320961-7Uvy?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>How Digitisation Must Accelerate the End-to-End Process<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Visitors to Zafire\u2019s exhibit, Stand 22, got to experience our own pioneering <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/\" target=\"_blank\">Global Aviation Software Solutions<\/a><\/strong>, including the latest versions of our core suite of Aviation solutions:<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstramp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FirstRamp<\/a><\/strong> (cloud-based app for management of high-volume and time-critical turnaround tasks).<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstload\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FirstLoad<\/strong><\/a> (Automated Load Control for instant clearance and paperless ramp \u2013 safety is paramount).<\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstbag\/firstbag-key-modules\/firstbag-mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>FirstBag<\/strong><\/a> (\u2018Download &amp; Go\u2019 SaaS-based baggage reconciliation and \u2018One-Touch Reflighting\u2019).<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And, don\u2019t forget, we\u2019re offering a <strong>free trial of FirstBag<\/strong> to all AGS2022 delegates!&nbsp; To take advantage of this fantastic opportunity, <a href=\"mailto:lread@zafire.com\/\"><strong>email Lou Read<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>&nbsp;or call Lou on +44 (0) 1295 701 810.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you missed us at AGS2022, and you are looking to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstramp\/firstramp-features-overview\/aircraft-turnaround\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>optimise aircraft turnaround<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstramp\/firstramp-features-overview\/resource-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>plan your workforce<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstramp\/firstramp-features-overview\/contracts-billing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>manage complex SLAs, contracts &amp; billing<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstload\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>implement a&nbsp;centralised load control strategy<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>&nbsp;or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstbag\/firstbag-key-modules\/firstbag-mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>manage your bags more effectively<\/strong><\/a>, you can still catch us at Stand 10-96 at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terrapinn.com\/conference\/aviation-festival\/index.stm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>World Aviation Festival (WAF)<\/strong><\/a> in Amsterdam, The Netherlands from 04 to 06 October 2022.&nbsp; It\u2019s not too late to register for Amsterdam if you didn\u2019t make it to Athens.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More news to follow on WAF2022 later this week: watch this space!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[37,20,47,36,35,15,33,19,22,17],"class_list":["post-3868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-zafire-aviation-news","tag-aircraft-load-control","tag-aircraft-turnaround","tag-aviation","tag-aviation-software","tag-aviation-solutions","tag-baggage-reconciliation-system","tag-ground-handlers","tag-ground-handling","tag-ramp-management-software","tag-service-management-solution-for-aviation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3868"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3876,"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3868\/revisions\/3876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}