Çelebi Ground Handling is the “Platinum” Sponsor for the 28^th IATA Ground Handling Conference! The Conference will take place in Istanbul, from April 26 to April 29, 2015.

Çelebi Ground Handling, the first privately-owned ground handling services company in the Turkish civil aviation industry, upholds its leadership as a Platinum Sponsor for the Conference as it continues to pioneer the sector’s significant events and developments.

28th IGHC Ground Handling Conference

The IATA Ground Handling Council (IGHC) brings together about 300 airlines, ground handlers, airports and authorities and serves as a platform where matters of mutual concern regarding ground operations can be discussed.

Development of ground handling standards

IGHC is a valuable source of key input to the ground operations from which the standards are developed on how ground handling activities at airports are conducted.

Who can join?

IGHC membership is open to all IATA member airlines, Non-IATA airlines, Independent ground handling companies, Airports and Persons that provide or arrange for ground handling activities as outlined in the current IATA Standard Ground Handling Agreement. In brief; attendees will meet at this conference and exhibition; Airlines, Ground Handlers Providers and Airports, Manufacturers and Solution Providers

Conference in Istanbul

As the Platinum Sponsor for the Conference, which is also hosted by Turkish Airlines, Çelebi Ground Handling will have the opportunity to welcome its guests at both the Conference and the Ground Services Exposition, which will be enriched with the booths of participating companies

Airport transfers and transportation to the Conference for participating delegates will be carried out through a collaboration of Çelebi Platinum Services and Çelebi Ground Handling. Çelebi Ground Handling senior management will also be present.

The Conference will be held at the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Center, where Çelebi Ground Handling sponsored the first event, a Welcome Cocktail, on Sunday, April 26, 2015.

Onno Boots, Çelebi Aviation Holding CEO, Atilla Korkmazoğlu, EMEA President, Athina Kapeni, Global Sales Marketing Vice President and other managers and personnel from Çelebi Aviation Holding and Çelebi Ground Handling will come together with many business partners for an exchange of important industry insight.

On Monday, April 27, the Chief Operating Officer of Çelebi Nas (India), Tauseef Kha, has been panelist at panel titled  “Simplifying Business”. Athina Kapeni, VP at Çelebi Aviation Holding Global Sales and Marketing, will participate in the panel titled “Customer Satisfaction: Despite Regulatory Restrictions, How Can We Keep our Customers Happy?” which is scheduled for April 29.

Onno Boots, CEO of Çelebi Aviation Holding, says, “At Çelebi, we believe in our capabilities and our objectives to become a Global Service Provider. This enables us to provide our valued customers with high levels of service across the world. We also aim to become the preferred provider of ground handling, passenger handling and cargo handling services across various markets. As part of our aggressive cargo expansion strategy we have launched our new warehouse in Istanbul, Turkey, which includes a pharma storage area as well as a radioactive room. In Delhi alone, Çelebi maintains a strong position in international market. Through our strategic partnerships we aim to grow organically and reach an even stronger global position. With our focus on quality, supported by investments in equipment and IT, we continuously improve our service quality and maintain operational excellence through innovation in all our services. Our further expansion into General Aviation Services and Platinum VIP Services is robustly supported through investments in Platinum lounges, including the most recent one in Budapest. As a market leader, we also ensure that we invest in our best assets - our people. Our two-pronged strategy is both to make Çelebi the best service provider and to make it one of the most desirable companies for employees.”

Mr. Boots added that coming together with the most important actors in the ground handling services sector in Istanbul is a matter of professional pride, and further emphasized that Çelebi will sustain its “pioneering” position moving forward and continue to contribute to industry synergy by coming together with the sector’s major players in similar organizations.