Plane Spotting Firefly ATR 72-500 at Subang Airport, Malaysia - 1 December 2019 - Ep.11

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Spotting Location: Subang Skypark Terminal
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What is Aircraft Ground Handling?

Overview:

In aviation, aircraft ground handling defines the servicing of an aircraft while it is on the ground and (usually) parked at a terminal gate of an airport.

Many airlines subcontract ground handling to airports, handling agents or even to another airline. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), conservative estimates indicate airlines outsource more than 50 per cent of the ground handling that takes place at the world's airports.

Ground handling addresses the many service requirements of an airliner between the time it arrives at a terminal gate and the time it departs on its next flight. Speed, efficiency, and accuracy are important in ground handling services in order to minimize the turnaround time (the time during which the aircraft must remain parked at the gate). Faster turnarounds for lower ground times are correlated to better profits.

Airlines with less-frequent service or fewer resources at a particular location sometimes subcontract ground handling or on-call aircraft maintenance to another airline, as it is a short-term cheaper alternative to setting up its own ground handling or maintenance capabilities.
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Cabin service:

The primary aim of this service offering is to ensure passenger comfort. While cabin cleaning comprises the bulk of the effort, it also includes tasks such as replenishing onboard consumables (soap, tissues, toilet paper, reading materials) and washable items like pillows and blankets.
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Catering:

Catering includes the unloading of unused food and drink from the aircraft, and the loading of fresh food and drink for passengers and crew. Airline meals are typically delivered in Airline service trolleys. Empty or trash-filled trolley from the previous flight are replaced with fresh ones. Meals are prepared mostly on the ground in order to minimize the amount of preparation (apart from chilling or reheating) required in the air.

While some airlines provide their own catering, others have either owned catering companies in the past and divested themselves of the companies, or have outsourced their catering to third-party companies.
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Ramp service:

This includes services on the ramp or apron, such as:

Guiding the aircraft into and out of the parking position (by way of aircraft marshalling).
Towing with pushback tractors.
Lavatory drainage.
Water cartage (typically non-potable for lavatory sink use).
Air conditioning (more common for smaller aircraft).
Air start units (for starting engines).
Luggage handling, usually by means of belt loaders and baggage carts.
Gate checked luggage, often handled on the tarmac as passengers disembark.
Air cargo handling, usually by means of cargo dollies and cargo loaders.
Catering trucks.
Refueling, which may be done with a refueling tanker truck or refueling pumper.
Ground power (so that engines need not be running to provide aircraft power on the ground).
Passenger stairs (used instead of an aerobridge or airstairs, some budget airlines use both to improve turnaround speed).
Wheelchair lifts, if required.
Hydraulic mules (units that provide hydraulic power to an aircraft externally).
De-icing.
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Passenger service:
This includes services inside the airport terminal such as:
Providing check-in counter services for the passengers departing on the customer airlines.
Providing gate arrival and departure services. The agents are required to meet a flight on arrival as well as provide departure services including boarding passengers and closing the flight.
Staffing the transfer counters, customer service counters and airline lounges.
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Field operation service:

This service dispatches the aircraft, maintains communication with the rest of the airline operation at the airport and with Air Traffic Control.
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Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraf...