We hosted an IATA IGOM Webinar last week, which attracted almost 400 people from around the world to register. Attendees heard a discussion of IGOM from Joseph Suidan, head of ground operations, IATA, and Captain Peter Laasner, senior manager of ground operations, Swiss European Air Lines and chairman of the IGOM Task Force.
If the AHM is “what” to do, the IGOM is “how” to do it. The main idea is to provide a single industry manual that standardizes procedures, which ISAGO can audit. Undoubtedly, the key benefit of IGOM is to improve ramp safety.
On hand to field questions were Michael Thuersam, head of quality, health and safety, Swissport (and also vice chairman of the IGOM Task Force); Max Corsi, manager of airport operations, Air Transat; and Massimo Cicetti, director of ground safety of Alitalia.
And questions there were – almost 30 raised throughout a 45-minute discussion. If you weren’t able to call in, anyone can easily listen to the free archive here.
- We get a lot of Google alerts throughout the day about a number of ground handling key words. While most of the stories have to do with what I’d call “hard” news, we do occasionally receive a personality profile that reminds us of the hard-working people that make an industry possible. Enjoy this one about a long-serving ground handler at Prestwick Airport.
- We certainly can’t write this week’s blog without mentioning “Fearless Felix” Baumgartner, if only because his feat would never have been possible without the David Clark Co. While better known in our circles for making aviation headsets, the company also has an interesting sideline. More details on the suit can be found here.
- Finally, a little self-promotion: Last week, we earned a company award for the Best Blog posted during the 2nd quarter. Here it is.
