{"id":3929,"date":"2022-12-05T16:29:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/?p=3929"},"modified":"2022-12-05T16:29:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:29:29","slug":"flying-high-in-amsterdam-highlights-from-ghiannual-ground-handling-internationals-23rd-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/2022\/12\/05\/flying-high-in-amsterdam-highlights-from-ghiannual-ground-handling-internationals-23rd-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying high in Amsterdam: highlights from #GHIAnnual, Ground Handling International\u2019s 23rd Annual Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Stand-E33-GHIAnnual.png\" rel=\"lightbox[3929]\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Stand-E33-GHIAnnual.png\" alt=\"A photo of the Zafire stand at #GHIAnnual 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-2941\" \/><\/a><figcaption><em>Stand E33 looking very smart as Grant Winter and Chris Foster prepare to welcome the crowds at #GHIAnnual.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Zafire team has returned from the Venice of the North on a high (not <em>that <\/em>kind of Amsterdam high!) after a showstopping performance, showcasing our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Global Aviation Software Solutions<\/strong><\/a>, including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstbag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FirstBag<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstramp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FirstRamp<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstload\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FirstLoad<\/a><\/strong>, at our final show of the year.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/annual.groundhandling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">#GHIAnnual<\/a><\/strong> took place from 29 November to 01 December at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rai.nl\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RAI Amsterdam<\/a><\/strong> and feedback about the event from Grant Winter, our Head of Commercial, has been very positive indeed.&nbsp; \u2018The best Ground Handlers and suppliers in Europe were represented at the event,\u2019 says Grant, \u2018we had a lot of interest in our products (especially <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstbag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FirstBag<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstramp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FirstRamp<\/a><\/strong>) and a lot of fun demonstrating our systems to all the delegates.\u2019&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grant and Commercial team mates, Rachel Wesson (Commercial Director), Chris Foster (Business Growth Manager \u2013 UK &amp; Europe), and Claire Roberts (Key Account Manager), were thrilled to catch up with our friends from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wgh.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wider\u00f8e Ground Handling<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfs.aero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WFS<\/a><\/strong> whilst there, as well as other familiar faces from the Aviation industry and previous Aviation events at which Zafire has exhibited this year.&nbsp; There was also a great variety of new \u2013 and savvy \u2013 prospective customers who were clear on their system requirements and knew exactly what they were looking for when they visited our team at Stand E33!&nbsp; It certainly helped to have one of the best locations at the venue for the Zafire stand which was in a fantastic position for footfall past us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s 23rd Annual Conference provided exhibitors with some great opportunities to showcase their products through sponsorships and demonstrations.&nbsp; Perhaps you were lucky enough to catch Chris Foster giving a demo of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstramp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FirstRamp<\/a><\/strong> on 30 November from 15.30 to 15.45?&nbsp; If you missed it, however, there\u2019s still time to find out more about it and, indeed, all of our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global Aviation Software Solutions<\/a><\/strong>, including the latest versions of our core suite of solutions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstramp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FirstRamp<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(cloud-based app for management of high-volume and time-critical turnaround tasks).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstload\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FirstLoad<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(Automated Load Control for instant clearance and paperless ramp \u2013 safety is paramount).<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/aviation-products\/firstbag\/firstbag-key-modules\/firstbag-mobile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FirstBag<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;(\u2018Download &amp; Go\u2019 SaaS-based baggage reconciliation and \u2018One-Touch Reflighting\u2019).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If 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>,&nbsp;<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>,&nbsp;<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 and billing<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;<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>,&nbsp;or&nbsp;<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>, why not get in touch with us now for further information?&nbsp; You are warmly invited to <a href=\"mailto:lread@zafire.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>email Lou Read<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>&nbsp;or call Lou on +44 (0) 1295 701 810.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zafire team has returned from the Venice of the North on a high (not that kind of Amsterdam high!) after a showstopping performance, showcasing our Global Aviation Software Solutions, including FirstBag, FirstRamp, and FirstLoad, at our final show of the year.&nbsp; #GHIAnnual took place from 29 November to 01 December at the RAI Amsterdam [&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-3929","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\/3929","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=3929"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3930,"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3929\/revisions\/3930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zafire.com\/aviation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}