According to a recent report by Research and Markets the global aerospace ground handling systems market is expected to reach US$182.4 Billion by the year 2026. Their recent report cites that amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Aerospace Ground Handling Systems which was estimated at US$135.4 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$182.4 Billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 5.1% over the analysis period.

Cargo and Baggage Handling, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to grow at a 6% CAGR to reach $86.1 billion by the end of the analysis period. After a thorough analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisis in the report, growth in the Aircraft Handling segment is readjusted to a revised 3.8% CAGR for the next 7-year period. This segment currently accounts for a 31.6% share of the global Aerospace Ground Handling Systems market, cites the report.

Some changes that came post-pandemic in the ground handling domain were overhauls that took place in resource management and planning, the sector becoming less labor-dependent, and initiating investments in new technology-related training and rapid acceleration in the shift towards e-commerce. This shift towards e-commerce also ended up forcing airports to adopt new processes such as pre-customs clearance, supply chain corridors, and digitalization and automation.

Guillaume Crozier, dnata’s Senior Vice President of UAE Cargo and Global Cargo Strategy said, “Going forward, dnata Cargo will continue to see growth in its sea-air, perishable, courier, and pharmaceuticals products. This is due to our strategic location and growth in tourism and domestic demand for these segments.”

Max Philipp Conrady, VP of Cargo Development at Fraport said, “Autonomous vehicles in particular are a very promising future option for us as an airport operator. We’ve already trialed self-driving vehicles in some areas.”

Dirk Goovaerts, CEO of Swissport CEMEA, and Global Cargo Chair said, “East and Central African region has seen the most rapid growth of low-cost carriers, serving both domestic and international flights, and it is expected that their networks will expand widely.”

At a time when labour shortages owing to low wages and physically demanding work continued to affect airport and terminal operations across the industry last year, autonomous vehicles have come as a boon to the industry. Embedded with ground support equipment(GSE) optimization software and technologies like Machine Learning(ML), Artificial Learning(AL), and algorithms, autonomous vehicles have a number of uses cases ranging from security, aiding in passenger transport, crew shuttle to providing input via data to airport community systems, people movement systems, checked baggage management system, autonomous aircraft-towing vehicle among others. They help reduce human error and vehicles related accidents as well.

Racheal Ndegwa, Managing Director of Swissport Kenya said, “Automating the cargo ground handling process has become necessary to reduce operational costs without compromising the quality of services and provide better and safer working conditions for all employees.”

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