Ground Services for Commercial Aircrafts

Choose the right airline ground service for your commercial aircraft

Once your commercial aircraft returns safely to earth, your pilots have to find aircraft ground support services for themselves, the aircraft and their passengers and cargo. The smallest airports offer ground services for airlines, even if they only offer airline ground service equipment (such as tie-downs) without other aircraft ground support services.

Of course, larger airports offer a bevy of companies vying to provide your commercial aircraft with airline ground service and support. These three questions will guide you as you choose commercial aircraft ground services.

1. What ground services for commercial aircrafts are available at airports into which your aircraft flies?

2. Which commercial airline ground services do your pilots need?

3. What aircraft ground support services meet your aircraft's needs?

 

Find and compare aircraft ground support services

While most ground services for airlines operate on a national or regional scale, not all commercial aircraft ground services are available at every airport. You'll need to see which ground support services companies operate at airports your fleet flies in and out of and then compare their strengths and weaknesses against your needs.
Try: Search Landings.com for ground services for aircrafts. Since Landings.com breaks down airline ground support services geographically you can easily find several options here. To compare aircraft ground support services you'll want to buy a subscription to airport/facility directories at MyPlane, Inc.

Discover how each of the airline ground support services helps your pilot

Ground services for commercial airlines usually include pilot services. Since your pilots keep your aircraft, passengers and cargo safe, consider their needs a priority. Ground services for commercial airlines should include flight planning facilities for pilots as well as aircraft ground transport service for pilots.
Try: For smaller commercial aircraft, Heartland Communications Group, Inc. lets you see what each commercial airline ground service offers by linking directly to the companies servicing each airport. For larger aircraft ground support services, check facility options at Global Aviation Navigator, Inc.

Search for specific ground services for commercial airlines

Consider only ground services for commercial aircrafts that can attend to every need your aircraft may have, from putting air in the tires to checking the navigation equipment. Airport ground handling services should take care of your aircraft from the moment your pilots taxi into their area until it's time for takeoff. Finally, every facility you consider should have the appropriate aircraft ground support service equipment.
Try: Thirty Thousand Feet has a comprehensive listing of airline ground support services. Jacek Remiasz and Aeroseek.com lets you search fixed base operators for specific ground services for aircrafts.

 

• If you're considering two or more ground services for commercial aircrafts that don't differ much, negotiate on pricing. If you offer to commit to exclusivity or a certain amount of usage, an airline ground service may offer your company a sweeter deal.

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