GHI Podcast

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The GHI Podcast, is your go to source for insights on the ground handling industry and the people behind the operations.  

Entering the land of Los Pumas: what it takes to win ground handling contracts in a deregulated Argentina market
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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?


We are family: the father and son team taking Aviaco to success in the used GSE market
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06/26/2025

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....  


EXCLUSIVE: uncovering the world's first all-electric GSE pooling scheme with JFK NTO and TCR
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05/23/2025

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...


EZTow in Japan trials, Al Maktoum Airport goes all out on AI and dnata invests big in a sustainable GSE fleet - but will there be enough chargers for the kit?
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05/19/2025

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.  

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Roundup of the hottest headlines making waves across the industry
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04/15/2025

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. 


Digitising ground handling - with AISATS and Rsmart
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03/16/2025

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.


From Breaking News to a Royal Cat – Don’t Miss the Latest Episode
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02/20/2025

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...


Episode 5: Airports: Innovating with our ground handlers to achieve the zero-emission dream
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01/21/2025

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.


Episode 4: Enjoy a trip down memory lane with GHI's founder…
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11/28/2024

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…


Episode 3: AI, aviation, and a football deal: Inside Stefan Hoeneveld’s world on the GHI Podcast
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11/22/2024

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. 


Episode 2: Conference tales, future of aviation with John Boult
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11/15/2024

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!

 


Episode 1: Why do we struggle with innovation, turnarounds Thunderbird 2-style and the rise in abuse of frontline staff at the gate
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11/08/2024

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