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Ground handling is the process of servicing an aircraft when it is parked, usually between flights whilst the plane is at the airport terminal gate.
Ground handling is frequently subcontracted by airlines to the airports they use, to third-party agents or to other airlines.
The ground handling team is made up of staff who perform a wide range of functions including:
11 April 2019 | By
The NEXTT vision proposes industry transformation that will deliver improvements in customer experience and operational processes by leveraging new and emerging technologies. To conclude the 2019 series of NEXTT webinars, the NEXTT team will turn their attention to the impact on airport infrastructure. Increasing infrastructure capacity by implementing technology and…
11 April 2019 | By
ACI and IATA’s jointly published NEXTT (New Experience Travel Technologies) initiative provides a strategic, integrated vision for the use of emerging technologies and processes to transform the on-ground aspects of air travel. Largely, the core building blocks of NEXTT are either deployed in other sectors, or currently at prototype stage…
10 April 2019 | By Ismail Polat
At Passenger Terminal Expo 2019, a panel discussion took place to understand the significance of the mega-hub which is iGA in the global market. We spoke exclusively to Ismail Polat, the operator of the new Istanbul Airport, who told us more.
8 April 2019 | By International Airport Review
Nantes Atlantique has become the sixth easyJet base in the VINCI Airports network; a new milestone highlighting the relevance of VINCI Airports’ global operator model.
5 April 2019 | By NEXTT Vision (IATA & ACI)
NEXTT (New Experience Travel Technologies) reimagines on-ground and airport experiences; in particular the emerging technologies and digital transformation this involves. ACI and IATA’s jointly published NEXTT visions have attracted industry-wide agreement on the ‘what’. So, the subsequent questions become ‘why’ and ‘how’. In presenting updates on the NEXTT initiative, including…
29 March 2019 | By International Airport Review
The expansion project at Chicago O'Hare is expected to cost $8.5 billion and is hoped to increase the ease with which passengers travel through the terminal, increasing the passenger experience.
13 March 2019 | By International Airport Review
Air France KLM Cargo (AFKL Cargo) has become the first airline group to adopt IATA's newly developed Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck) for the acceptance of dangerous goods shipments.
8 March 2019 | By Denise Pronk | Head of Sustainability at Royal Schiphol Group
In the first of a new series examining how the airport and aviation industries are working to mitigate the damaging environmental impact of air travel, Denise Pronk, Head of Sustainability at the Royal Schiphol Group, speaks exclusively to International Airport Review to detail Schiphol's plan to reduce its environmental impact.
7 March 2019 | By Nadine Vennat
A new baggage handling system at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport, Terminal 2E saw the beginning of operations in May 2018. Airport operator Groupe ADP’s project scope was to create an automated sortation system that collected the baggage from the six eastern check-in groups in Terminal 2E for transport to Satellite…
6 March 2019 | By Andrew Price
It has been a busy few years for baggage. Resolution 753, which introduced baggage tracking as a common industry capability, came into effect on 1 June 2018. The run up to its introduction involved a lot of work ensuring that airlines and airports were aware of the new tracking requirements.…
12 February 2019 | By NATS and Searidge Technologies
NATS and Searidge are working with airports to combine the latest camera and machine learning technology with airfield and ATM data to solve some universal challenges – from low visibility to stand management.
5 February 2019 | By International Airport Review
The automated dock bridge, used at one of Wellington's domestic gates, is hoped to speed up turnaround times.
4 February 2019 | By Dassault Systèmes, Frost & Sullivan
Learning from key challenges from the aviation industry with a digital transformation setting you ahead of the competition.
4 January 2019 | By International Airport Review
The Royal Schiphol Group is investing in new electric ground equipment for aircraft handling purposes and is now using several electric ‘ground power units’ (E-GPU).
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