Industry: Aerospace & Defense | Publish Date: 01-Sep-2025 | No of Pages: 214 | No. of Tables: 117 | No. of Figures: 87 | Format: PDF | Report Code : AD14
The global Airport Stands Equipment Market size valued at USD 1.25 billion in 2019, is expected to reach USD 2.00 billion by 2030, witnessing a CAGR of 4.30% from 2020-2030. Airport stands equipment, also referred to as airport ground support equipment (GSE), is used at airports during the arrival and departure of flights.
This ensures the smooth functioning of aircraft-related operations, ensuring efficient operation of flights. Airport stand equipment serves the purpose of ground power operations, aircraft mobility, plus cargo or passenger loading/unloading operations, hence providing adequate safety along with comfort to airport staff and passengers.
The airport stands equipment market shows lucrative growth, owing to ever-increasing air travel, global trade, and cargo traffic. Furthermore, market trends such as a constantly multiplying population, rapid urbanization, an increase in disposable income, as well as a decrease in ticket fares tend to foster the tourism industry, which in turn supplements the market growth. Besides market dynamics like expansion and upgradation of existing airports, construction of new airports, as well as growing demand for new aircraft, are anticipated to boost the growth of the airport stands equipment market during the forecast period.
However, factors such as the long shelf-life of airport ground support equipment and the lack of a skilled workforce are expected to hamper the airport stands equipment market growth during the forecast period. Moreover, growing demand for greenfield and brownfield airport projects is anticipated to create lucrative opportunities for the airport ground support equipment sector in the future.
The global airport stands equipment market report is segmented on the basis of equipment type and geography. Based on equipment type, the market is segmented into Air Bridges, Preconditioned Air Unit, Electrical Ground Power Unit, and Stand Entry Guidance System. The Air Bridges are sub segmented into Steel Walled Air Bridges and Glass Walled Air Bridges. The Preconditioned Air Unit segment is further branched into Fixed Preconditioned Air Unit and Movable Preconditioned Air Unit. The Electrical Ground Power Unit segment is further sub segmented into conventional Fixed Electrical Ground Power Unit and Movable Electrical Ground Power Unit. The Stand Entry Guidance System is sub-segmented into Visual Docking Guidance System (V DGS) and Advanced Visual Docking Guidance System (A-VDGS). The geographic breakdown and analysis of each of the previously mentioned segments include regions comprising North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW.
North America, being a developed market for airport GSE, is anticipated to dominate the airport stands equipment industry and maintain the largest share throughout the forecast period. This is attributable to various factors such as an increase in demand for new aircraft, a rise in passenger traffic, an increase in the tourism industry, infrastructural developments, and others.
Asia Pacific is expected to grow significantly with a gradually increasing airport stands equipment market share, owing to the presence of emerging economies, mainly India and China. Moreover, factors such as an increase in the number of airports, a rise in disposable incomes, as well as a surge in international transport are expected to augment the growth of the sector.
Some of the key players of the global airport stands equipment industry include ShinMaywa Industries, Cavotec SA, TUG Technologies Corporation., JBT, FMT Aircraft Gate Support Systems AB, Aero Specialties, Inc., Omega Aviation Services, Inc., ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems, Ltd., and others. The cutting-edge product launches, facility expansions, and collaborations among the companies are taking the market to new heights.
For instance, in July 2018, the very well-known Textron Ground Support Equipment Inc. announced its first pushback in the new ALPHA series of conventional pushbacks, named ‘TUG ALPHA 4.’ The pushback is capable of moving aircraft up to the Airbus A340 and Boeing 747, with a maximum drawbar pull of 72,000 pounds and a maximum net vehicle weight of 120,000 pounds.
Besides, in March 2020, the major market player Cavotec SA bagged two major airport ground support equipment (GSE) orders costing more than 3 million euros. The airports are Chengdu Tianfu International Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport based in China. With this, Cavotec confirms its position as a leading supplier and systems integrator for the fast-growing Asian aviation sector.
The report provides a quantitative analysis of the industry estimations through the year 2020-2030 that assists in identifying the prevailing airport ground support equipment market opportunities to capitalize on.
The study comprises a deep dive analysis of the current and future airport ground support equipment market trends to depict the prevalent investment pockets in the sector.
The report provides detailed information related to key drivers, restraints, opportunities, and their impact on the airport ground support equipment industry.
The report incorporates competitive analysis of the key players along with their share and revenue in the global airport stands equipment market.
The study elaborates on SWOT analysis and Porters Five Forces model for the market.
Value chain analysis of the airport stands equipment market study provides a clear picture of the stakeholders’ roles.
Boarding Bridges
Preconditioned Air Units (PCA)
Flexible Preconditioned Air Unit
Movable Preconditioned Air Unit
Ground Power Units
Others
North America
U.S.
Canada
Mexico
Europe
UK
Germany
France
Russia
Italy
Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
India
South Korea
Australia
Rest of Asia-Pacific
RoW
Latin America
Middle East
Africa
ShinMaywa Industries
Cavotec SA
TUG Technologies Corporation
JBT
FMT Aircraft Gate Support Systems AB
Aero Specialties, Inc.
Omega Aviation Services, Inc.
ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems, Ltd.
REPORT SCOPE AND SEGMENTATION:
Parameters |
Details |
Analysis Period |
2019–2030 |
Base Year Considered |
2020 |
Forecast Period |
2020–2030 |
Market Size Estimation |
Billion (USD) |
Market Segmentation |
By Type (Boarding Bridges, Preconditioned Air Units (PCA), Flexible Preconditioned Air Unit, Movable Preconditioned Air Unit, Ground Power Units, Others) |
Geographical Segmentation |
North America (U.S., Canada, Mexico), Europe (UK, Germany, Italy, Russia, France, Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, Australia, South Korea, Rest of APAC), Rest of the World (Latin America, Middle East, Africa) |
Companies Profiled |
ShinMaywa Industries, Cavotec SA, TUG Technologies Corporation., JBT, FMT Aircraft Gate Support Systems AB, Aero Specialties, Inc., Omega Aviation Services, Inc., ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems, Ltd. |