Aircraft Ground-handling System Industry 2018 Market Research Report

The global aircraft ground-handling system market is subject to witness a substantial growth due to the rising globalization, increasing the global air traffic, rising focus towards ground support operations at airports. Additionally, declining airfares, increasing number of aircraft fleets, rising availability of advanced facilities, and development of the luxury travel services are expected to drive the growth of ground handling system market over the forecast period.

Shifting trend towards convenience travel for passengers and increasing per capita income among general population are some of the key driver for market growth, in the recent years. Globally, the market is predicted to grow at CAGR of 10.44% in forecast period, providing numerous opportunities for market players to invest in research and development in the aircraft ground-handling system market.

Rising demand for sophisticated services for various airport operations and airline services across to utilize every aspect of GH operations. The recent technological advancement in the aviation industry and development of novel products and technique such as use of robotics and digital communications, are expected to positively influence the growth of the ground handling system in the upcoming years.

In addition, shifting trend towards adoption of electric propulsion instead of fossil fuels is considered as key growth factor for ground handling system market, in the near future. Development of electric-operated and biogas powered towing automobiles coupled with favorable governmental policies are expected to boost overall market performance in the upcoming years. Use of electrically operated and biogas powered towing automobile for aircraft allows engines to stay powered off unless the aircraft is at the runway’s head.

Growing number of operational airports and flights, particularly in the North America and European region are expected to incorporate numerous growth opportunities in the near future. Increasing investment by both local governments and private bodies to promote adoption of alternate fuel resources for handling equipment and vehicles, are propelling market expansion in the years to come. However, increasing requirement for optimization of operations at the peak time is expected to negatively influence industry growth to a certain extent.

The market is broadly categorized into three major types based on type of the equipment such as aircraft handling system, baggage & cargo handling system, and passenger handling system. Aircraft support equipment is considered as one of the fastest growing segment in the aircraft ground-handling system market with substantial revenue generation in the last couple of years. . Aircraft support equipment majorly consists of air start units, refuels, tow bars, wedges, deicing and anti-icing instruments, and lavatory and water support instruments.

While, the baggage and cargo support equipment market segment has also witnessed significant growth, in the recent years as well owing to the increasing demand for transport wagons, tractors, baggage loaders, trailers, and containers. Some of the critical factors such as customer satisfaction, improvements in the aircraft turnaround time, superior airport’s operational efficiency, automation of various airport services, and a rise in air travel across the globe are fostering the growth of baggage and cargo support equipment segment, in the recent years.

The market is divided by region as North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Africa. North America has shown major growth in recent years owing to the rise in the implementation of latest technologies in aviation industry, increase in domestic traveling, and existence of well-established industrial infrastructure in the region.

Asia-Pacific region is predicted to hold major market share in the aircraft ground-handling system market with massive growth in the forecast period. Countries such as India, China, Japan and Singapore are leading the Asia-Pacific market with strong economic growth, increasing customer base for airlines, and significant investment by leading industry players considering potential growth opportunities in the region.

The key players in the ground handling system are Dubai National Air Transport Association, Havas S.A., John Bean Technologies AeroTech SLU, SATS LLC, AERO Specialties, Inc., Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG), Inc., Imai Aero-Equipment Mfg. Co., Ltd., WeihaiGuangtai Airports Equipment Co., Ltd., Mallaghan Engineering Ltd., and Swissport International Ltd.

Market Segment:

Geographically, this report is segmented into several key Regions, with production, revenue (million USD), market share and growth rate of Aircraft Ground-handling System in these regions, from 2013 to 2025 (forecast), covering
• North America
• Europe
• China
• Japan
• Southeast Asia
• India

Global Aircraft Ground-handling System market competition by top manufacturers, with production, price, revenue (value) and market share for each manufacturer; the top players including
• Alvest
• JBT
• Textron
• Mallaghan
• Tronair
• Charlatte America
• DOLL Fahrzeugbau
• ADELTE Group
• avro GSE
• MAK Controls
• COBUS Industries
• Harlan Global Manufacturing
• LAS-1
• Rucker Equipamentos Industriais
• SkyMark Refuelers
• Sphera
• BEUMER Group

On the basis of product, this report displays the production, revenue, price, market share and growth rate of each type, primarily split into
• Conventional System
• Electrical and Hybrid System

On the basis of the end users/applications, this report focuses on the status and outlook for major applications/end users, (sales), market share and growth rate for each application, including
• Civil Aviation
• Military Aviation