Airport Services

Airport services and operations

Airport services covers the businesses that run airports and keep them working: airport operators and management companies, terminal and lounge operators, FBOs and ground services, airfield lighting and equipment, and the software used to run operations. Customers include airport authorities, terminal operators, fixed-base operators, facility managers and procurement teams.

Airports are complex sites with many contractors, so it pays to be specific when you shortlist a supplier. Ask which airports it already works at, whether it holds the approvals the airport authority requires, what airside access and security vetting its staff need, and how it handles out-of-hours cover. For equipment such as airfield lighting, check that products meet the relevant ICAO and national standards.

Environmental performance is a growing part of airport procurement, from waste handling to energy use. Our articles cover environmental monitoring in aviation, sustainability work at airports and sustainable aviation fuel.

Companies here are based across the United Arab Emirates, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal, Australia, Turkey, India, Switzerland and South Africa, among others.

• Fraport AG, operator of Frankfurt Airport with activities at airports around the world
• Aeria Management Group, operator of Bankstown Airport and Camden Airport in Sydney
• Signature Aviation, private aviation terminals at airports including Teterboro and Westchester
• No1 Lounges, airport lounges at Heathrow, Gatwick and other UK airports
• AeroCloud Systems, UK and US airport software company with a cloud-based operations system
• Bildal Electricals Pvt. Ltd., maker of airfield ground lighting equipment in India
• ExecuJet Aviation Group, business aviation FBOs and ground handling, founded in South Africa

Related categories include airports, ground handling and aviation fuel.