The future of Ground Handling...
Ok. I'm interested to hear opinions on this.
I have been involved in the Civil Aviation industry for a long while, and ended my "career" in the business last year to go into something un-related. But my interest in aviation and the fact I still have a lot of good friends in Handling has kept me interested.
What do people see happening in the next few years. All I seem to hear is that the "big boys" at Servisair and Swissport are in trouble, with ballots, strike action, TUPE (I am speaking purely for NCL where my experience and friendships lie, so it may not be across the board...). While at the same time, "new boys" like GATE, are coming in and winning contracts. What is it that these companies can offer that the more "experienced" can't? Surely its more than just price, and if it is just price... why can they come in and undercut the more experienced companies?
RTG