Ground handling services, catering Ground handling services like baggage handling, check-in, cleaning, etc., tend to be local monopolies or duopolies. Traditionally airlines provided a significant share of these services in-house, but over recent years there has been a trend to outsource them to external providers. Catering services are often provided by specialized companies, either local specialists or larger international groups
Airport capacity was identified as potentially the greatest impediment to the airline industry’s ability to satisfy customer demand in 2050. The UK government’s refusal to permit the construction of a third runway at London Heathrow indicates that airport expansion is already a highly contentious subject in Western liberal democracies. In contrast, China is in the process of building vast numbers of airports. It was suggested that Western governments, in particular, may seek to address problems caused by capacity constraints through re-regulation, rather than infrastructure improvements. To counter this, it was proposed that industry still has much to do in communicating its needs and convincing government of the economic benefits airports bring to local communities
airport industry
aviation industry