GHI Podcast

This week we’re saying farewell to Max as he heads off to his next adventure beyond GHI. We take a trip down memory lane and revisit some classic moments. The GHI Team wish Max every success in the next chapter. 

Enjoy a special festive treat as GHI brings you a live record of a keynote panel on creating the ultimate GSE startegy held at the Annual Conference in Amsterdam. Hear advice from industry leaders at easyJet, TLD, Textron, Mallaghan, Oshkosh AeroTech, South Europe Ground Services and HiSERV on harnessing electric, autonomous vehicles and whether pooling schemes are the secret to a safer and smarter future for all.

GHI meets Markus Becker and Yolanda Hayes of GLC, the Cape Town-based centralised load control service provider. We talk about the benefits of airlines' outsourcing check-in support and ticketing needs, the millionth load sheet and Markus' second career as a rock star...

In a special live episode recorded at the GHI Annual Conference, four industry stakeholders offer pragmatic solutions to delivering a more sustainable fleet while airport charging infrastructure lags behind.  Kristof Philips of TCR; Gwenn Hervert of Weihai Guangtai Airport Equipment, Michael Nelson, President, Advanced Charging Technologies (ACT) and Frederik Schroder of GXC give their advice and field audience questions.

Steve Tarbuck, Owner & Founder of Global Travel Matters joins the pod to tease his mock safety incident conference session at the GHI Annual in Amsterdam next week. What are the sequence of events after an overworked ground crew, under time pressure, strike a composite A350 with a belt-loader and what home truths does this mock scenario throw up for our aviation industry?

Join us as we talk charging points, electric GSE fleets and the importance of teamwork in turning aprons green with Kristof Philips, Divisional CEO for Airport Solutions, at TCR, global provider of GSE rental and leasing solutions.   Kristof give us his sustainability philosophy and explains why a top down, egalitarian approach is the most compelling and cost effective formula when it comes to delivering a more environmentally friendly airport environment.

We get the insider's guide from Ben Reeves and Jenn Matasy of the International Airport Equipment Manufacturers' Association (IAEMA) on the group's upcoming show in Las Vegas. From GSE demos to look out for to top tips for beating Nevada's desert heat - listen up for everything you need to know ahead of making the trip to the Las Vegas Convention Center from 16-18 September.Click here to become and IAEMA Member.Click here to register for International GSE Expo Vegas.Register your interest for GSE Expo Europe 2026.

On this episode, we visit Telford, UK to meet with Graham Corfield, CEO and entrepreneur behind Aviramp. Graham reveals how a chance call from an airline wanting a ramp for disembarking disabled passengers in 2009 kick-started his company’s Cinderella story and why he always gets the best business ideas when he should be switching off on a sun lounger….

Liam Bolger is hanging up his Hi-Vis as Head of Airfield Operations at London Luton Airport this month. Max catches up with an industry pioneer whose ground handling firsts include implementing IGOM, GSE Pooling and the London Luton Safety Stack. Liam gives his view on why 1 week's training is inadequate for operatives entering the hazardous ramp environment and the critical importance of the team over individual protagonists when it comes to honing your airfield operations.

In this episode Stefan Murphy, CEO of Unifi UK & Ireland, speaks to the GHI Podcast team about his remarkable journey from washing cars to a chance trip to the airport that culminated in setting up UK business Up & Away Aviation in 2008. The company was later acquired by Unifi in 2023, and this year Unifi secured its first UK business aviation ground handling contract at London Oxford Airport, marking a key milestone in its global growth.

Meet leadership guru and former aviation manager, Desiree Perez, of Desiree Perez Coaching & Consulting.Over a decade ago, Desiree, was placed into a daunting frontline leadership role at a US airport without being taught the basics of people management. Hear what Desiree learned and how she's on a mission to share her extensive leadership know how with colleagues in the aviation industry who face a similar situation. 

This episode Americas aviation expert, Gustavo Di Cio, debriefs Max on the ground handling opportunities accompanying the opening up of Argentina's aviation market. What are the tenders going to be won and lost on? Will we see the multinational ground handlers enter Argentina? What will it mean for services to airlines across South America?

This episode we talk aviation family ties with Danny Vranckx, Aviaco GSE, CEO and Xander Vranckx, IT manager at the company and Danny's son. We ask why it is that aviation tends to create family dynasties with sons and daughters, nephews and nieces following their parents uncles and aunts into the world of A-1.  Danny reveals the quality mantra at the heart of Aviaco GSE's rise and Xander reveals why a birthday visit to the apron with his father back in the day was definitely a better gift than a trip to Disney World....  

It's an extra special episode of the GHI Podcast this week as Sophie and Max meet the team that have pioneered the delivery of a global first - a centralised, fully electric, GSE fleet at a major airport. Hear from Marisa Von Wieding, Vice President of Operations, The New Terminal One at JFK and Kevin Constant, Commercial Director Americas, TCR on why they went all out on this sustainability milestone. We discover why the bid to deliver sufficient electric charging points kept Marisa up at night, how Kevin and the TCR team put boots on the ground to solve the charging challenge and why airport-led pooling of equipment could empower ground handlers to focus solely on unleashing the full performance-enhancing potential of their staff.

Join Sophie, Sam and Max as they get behind this week's hottest aviation headlines. This episode we explore the latest autonomous GSE trials with EZTow at Kansai International Airport. Max puts his biochemistry degree to the test as we talk about an all-hydrogen aircraft turn at Exeter Airport. And we receive all the latest from the Airport Show Dubai where dnata announced GSE fleet investment, Max went to tour the dnata GSE technical workshops and we got a glimpse of the WALL-E style airport journey of tomorrow at the new Al Maktoum International Airport.  View the image of EZTow Max refers to at the Airport Show here... https://email.groundhandling.com/files/amf_mark_allen_group/workspace_241/PIC.jpg

Join your hosts Sophie Skinner-Jones and Max Gosney on the GHI Podcast for a behind the scenes look at the biggest stories in the global ground handling market. Joined by special guest Samantha Payne Polepaka. 

A sneak peak into the challenges and opportunities of introducing digital tools into a ground handling station as Rajan Chellappa at Rsmart and Arif Patel at AISATS reveal a bid to go paperless to improve PRM services at Delhi Airport.

GHI gets behind the latest news headlines, hears from Javed Malik of Ink Arabia on how his career turned on finding a Royal cat and we spill the gossip on what really happens when the team are on tour...

Hear Bastiaan De Bruijne, Kristof Philips, Nick Holland and Gema Martin Egea discuss if airports have a clear objective to achieve zero-emissions by the early 2030s. The impetus will be on ground handling operations to adapt and innovate to achieve the path to a more sustainable future. New services such as batteries as a service and power storage offer fascinating footpaths to the greener age. How will ground operations adapt to refuelling becoming recharging of battery electric aircraft? The panel will investigate the next steps towards electrification and the airport infrastructure investments needed to support the zero-emission age.

This episode, he’s back! On the eve of GHI’s 25th anniversary Annual in Barcelona, we catch up with our founder Tim Ornellas. From what he and Jean set out to achieve with the launch of the GHI Annual in 1999 to the day he sent an AV team screaming out of the studio after finding them asleep on the job. Enjoy a trip down memory lane with the founder…

Join us for Episode 3 of the GHI podcast as we chat with Stefan Hoeneveld, Product Manager Weight and Balance at iPort. We learn why the release of GHI’s Meetings Schedule is like Christmas morning in the Hooneveld household, whether AI could make Max redundant as Conference Chairman and Stefan signs the deal to coach the GHI Team at this year’s Delegate Football Tournament. 

Join us for Episode 2 of the GHI podcast as we chat with John Boult, Managing Director at Damarel. From his most despised job interview questions and the time he navigated around Europe only with the aid of a map of Dundee to his top conference moments and insights on the future of aviation. Plus, find out why you should visit Damarel at stand E71 during the GHI Annual in Barcelona! 

 In the debut episode of the GHI podcast, hosts Max Gosney and Sophie Skinner Jones sit down with Jelmer Melissen.