Airport Suppliers

What Airport Suppliers does

Airport Suppliers is a B2B web-based procurement portal and directory serving the global airport industry, operated by the UK private limited company RBS Global Media Limited from its registered office in Exeter, Devon. The platform enables airport operators, airlines, ground handlers, architects, consultants, and system integrators to search, compare, and connect with suppliers of airport products and services organized into terminal, data, ramp, and design categories. Suppliers are onboarded through a self-service "Add Your Company" workflow, with the site maintaining searchable supplier and product listings, an A-Z directory, an industry events calendar, and a company and industry news feed.

The underlying technology is a content-managed web directory platform with category pages, keyword-driven search, and supplier profile pages; no proprietary AI/ML, API, or SDK is disclosed. Distribution is driven by search engine optimization against long-tail airport procurement keywords (AODB, GSE, X-ray screening, cargo equipment, etc.), supplemented by email newsletter marketing and coverage of aviation industry events.

The business model is advertising- and listing-based: suppliers gain visibility through featured placements, premium listings, and directory advertising on the portal, while buyers access the directory free of charge. The platform sits alongside sister portals airline-suppliers.com and rail-suppliers.com under the same corporate umbrella, extending the parent's directory model into adjacent transport verticals. The company is privately held, with no disclosed external funding, management team, partnerships, or revenue figures in the available source material.

Name

Airport Suppliers

Legal name

RBS Global Media Limited

Website

https://airport-suppliers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Airport Suppliers is a B2B web-based procurement portal and directory enabling airport operators, airlines, ground handlers, architects, consultants, and system integrators to find and source products and services from global airport suppliers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Airport Industry Procurement Directory

akta.pro primary industry

B2B Marketplaces & Wholesale Platforms (BPAMAGAD)

Keywords

• Airport procurement directory
• Aviation supplier portal
• Airport vendor listings
• Airport industry sourcing
• B2B airport marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Exeter

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Directory Listing Services: The platform appears to generate revenue through featured company listings, premium placements, and advertising on the procurement portal. Suppliers can add their companies to the directory for visibility among airport industry procurement professionals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Airport Suppliers is a B2B procurement portal and supplier directory for the global airport industry. The platform enables Operators, Vendors, Airlines, Authorities, Architects, Ground Handlers, Consultants, and System Integrators to research, find, and procure airport products and services via a searchable categorized directory covering Terminal, Data, Ramp, and Design categories. Suppliers self-onboard to gain visibility among airport industry procurement professionals, and the site drives traffic through SEO, industry event listings, and newsletter marketing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Airport Suppliers Directory (Supplier A-Z Listing)
• Products A-Z Directory

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• International Airport Review: International Airport Review is an established airport-sector media brand covering airport operations, technology, security and passenger experience. It is comparable as an airport-focused B2B media channel that provides suppliers with visibility to airport decision-makers, though it is broader editorially than a procurement portal.
• GlobalSpec: GlobalSpec is an engineering and industrial product search platform connecting technical buyers with suppliers. It is comparable because airport equipment buyers may use it for technical product discovery, although it serves many industrial verticals rather than the airport sector specifically.
• Kompass: Kompass is a global B2B company directory and supplier discovery platform across many industries. It is comparable at the directory and lead-generation level, but is much broader and less specialised than Airport Suppliers' airport procurement focus.
• Thomasnet: Thomasnet is a broad industrial supplier discovery platform used by business buyers to find manufacturers and distributors across technical categories. It is comparable to Airport Suppliers at the supplier-search and B2B directory layer, but is a broad incumbent rather than airport-specific.
• Passenger Terminal Today: Passenger Terminal Today is an airport terminal industry publication covering terminal design, technology and passenger experience. It is comparable because it reaches airport infrastructure and technology buyers, but it is more media-led than a dedicated supplier directory.

Direct peers

• AeroExpo: AeroExpo is an online aviation and aerospace product marketplace/catalogue operated by the VirtualExpo group. It is comparable because it helps professional buyers discover aviation-related products and suppliers through a searchable web marketplace model.
• AviationPros: AviationPros is an aviation industry media and product information platform covering airport operations, ground support, MRO and related suppliers. It overlaps with Airport Suppliers as a B2B discovery and advertising channel for aviation and airport equipment vendors.
• Airport Technology: Airport Technology is an airport-industry digital publication and supplier-discovery site with airport project, product and vendor content. It is highly comparable because it monetises airport-sector suppliers through visibility, content and buyer discovery rather than operating airport assets itself.
• Airport Industry-News: Airport Industry-News is a specialist airport-sector news and supplier information platform. It is comparable because it targets the same airport equipment and services ecosystem with supplier visibility and industry content.

Others

• Future Travel Experience: Future Travel Experience runs aviation and airport innovation media and events focused on passenger experience and operational transformation. It is comparable as a channel for airport technology vendors to reach airline and airport buyers, though its core model is events and content rather than procurement listings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/airportsupplier

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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