We’re in the mood to celebrate at Ground Support Worldwide as 2022 seems ripe with optimism and excitement that the industry can continue its return to the levels of success we saw prior to 2020. What’s more, our publication is celebrating a milestone as we begin our 30th year covering the ground support industry.
Since its inception, the publication has always had the same mission – to bring compelling, informative coverage of the ground support equipment (GSE) and ground handling industries and help stakeholders find suppliers to meet their ground support needs.
George and Jennifer Prill sought to achieve this goal when they launched GSE Today 30 years ago.
“We have always approached ground support people as the unsung heroes of the industry,” Jennifer Prill, publisher of GSE Today, said in 2001 when the magazine was acquired by Cygnus Business Media (now Endeavor Business Media).
While ground support personnel may be overlooked by some, the magazine’s staff has always strived to highlight the important work carried out on the ramp as the publication rebranded as Ground Support Magazine in 2003 and Ground Support Worldwide in 2006 to better illustrate the scope of our coverage.
We look forward to commemorating the 30th anniversary of the magazine throughout the year in this column, and we hope you will consider celebrating with us, too.
Please reach out to us to share memories, highlight the people that have made great contributions and spotlight the innovations in GSE that put the industry on course for where we are today.
We know that among the GSE fanatics that make up the industry, there are a few collectors out there. We’d love to see the oldest issue of the magazine you have in your collection.
If you happen to have a copy of the very first issue, send us a photo!
We want to celebrate the companies and the people that have spearheaded our industry as well. Show us issues of the magazine that highlighted your major achievements and moments that were important to your companies’ successes.
We will also use this milestone year as an opportunity to not only look back fondly at our industry but focus on what the next 30 years have in store for ground support.
We’re looking forward to a fantastic year and honoring the ground support industry with all of you.
Please stay in touch by emailing [email protected].
