The Players in Airport Ground Handling:a New Typology Reflecting the International Expansion
The Players in Airport Ground Handling:a New Typology Reflecting the International Expansion

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the global nature of some players in airport ground handlingindustry. We provide a comprehensive overview of factors that cause fragmentation inthe ground handling industry to explain the context in which global players develop theirbusiness internationally. Using the modified versions of UNCTAD Geographical SpreadIndices we investigate several ground handlers and design a new typology of groundhandlers according to their international expansion: key global ground handlers, keyinterregional international ground, key international intraregional ground handlers andlocally important handlers. Adding the dimension of product portfolio we create a twodimensionalgrid enabling to analyse evolution of ground handling industry to reflectinternational expansion of key players in different ground handling services. Arguingvia the organic growth and consolidation examples, we assume the shift of the industrytowards multiproduct ground handling companies with extensive international presencein all world regions.

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