MBAviation

Name

MBAviation

Legal name

MBAviation

Website

https://mbaviation.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Airport IT Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Air Transportation (4881)

SIC

Airports, Flying Fields & Airport Terminal Services (4581)

akta.pro primary industry

Airline Ticketing & Fulfillment Platforms (ET/EMD/Order) (THABAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aviation Ground Handling & Air Cargo Operations (EDAOANAM), Airline Direct Booking Engines (IBEs) (THALADAC)

Keywords

• Airport IT services
• Baggage management systems
• Ground handling services
• Departure control systems
• Aviation training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Nice

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Solutions and Software Services: Revenue from implementing, integrating, and administering Amadeus Altéa Airport IT solutions (DCS, CM, FM modules) for airports, handling assistants, and airlines. Includes ACUS platform access, multi-DCS solutions, and technical administration services.
2. Training Services: AFNOR QUALIOPI certified training organization providing Altéa training for trainers and end users, airport regulatory training, and professional skills development. Training delivered on-site globally and via hosted SaaS platform.
3. Consulting, Audit, and Supervision: Ground handling supervision services for airlines on stopovers where they lack representation. Includes delegated supervision, team management, work planning, and flight reporting. Also covers consulting missions for airport optimization and call-for-tender responses.
4. Centralized Operations Platform: Centralized Load Control (CLC) services enabling remote aircraft load control operations. Rationalizes costs through resource concentration and optimization for handling assistants and airlines.
5. Baggage Management Solutions: eBag misrouted baggage solution, WorldTracer platform administration, and off-airport check-in services (BluBag). Revenue from platform subscriptions, per-use fees, and service contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MBAviation provides specialized airport IT and ground handling services built around the Amadeus Altéa platform, serving airports, ground handling companies, and airlines globally. The company delivers Altéa implementation and integration, certified training, baggage management via the proprietary eBag solution, remote centralized load control, consulting/audit/supervision services, and broader IT services. Its core differentiator is the combination of certified software expertise and direct operational ground handling experience inherited from co-founder AMC Group.

Product overview

MBAviation is a provider of airport solutions and services organized around a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering centers on the Altéa Competency Center (ACC), which serves as the primary integration hub for Amadeus Airport IT solutions including Altéa DCS, Altéa Customer Management, and Altéa Flight Management. Supporting modules include the eBag baggage management solution (developed with SITA), Centralized Load Control (CLC) for remote aircraft centering, Consulting/Audit/Supervision services, Certified Training Organization, and IT Services. The company operates as part of the VIMPACI group, with sub-brands including Blubag (baggage delivery), MBTravel (ground handling), Pygmalion (training marketplace), and MBConsulting (strategy).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Altéa Competency Centre: Amadeus Airport IT competency center providing Altéa DCS solutions and integration services
• eBag
• CLC (Centralized Load Control)
• BluBag

Products and services

• Altéa Competency Center (ACC) World's first Altéa and Amadeus Airport IT Competency Center providing comprehensive support for airport operators, handling assistants, and airlines throughout acquisition, migration, and integration to Amadeus Airport IT solutions (Altéa DCS, Customer Management, Flight Management, ACUS platform).
• eBag Solution Innovative baggage management solution developed in partnership with SITA for misrouted baggage tracking and traceability, compliant with IATA Resolution 753. Enables real-time tracking for baggage collection, reception, and management including misrouted, checked, and unaccompanied baggage.
• Centralized Load Control (CLC) Next-generation centralized operational services platform that carries out aircraft centering through the Amadeus Altéa FM system. Enables remote load control operations, reducing resources for airport assistants while improving security through qualified identifiable agents.
• Consulting, Audit & Supervision Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% increase in passenger traffic following MBAviation intervention
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Transavia (Air France-KLM Group)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2019MBAviation won the BAGD (misrouted baggage) contract on behalf of Transavia, implementing the eBag solution in November 2019 across the entire France network. Discussions ongoing for extending service outside mainland France.
• SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2018When SAS discontinued DCS tool supply to its airport network in Sweden, MBAviation positioned as Altéa DCS supplier and CLC operator. Transition was coordinated between airports, Amadeus, SAS, and MBAviation, taking on the role previously played by SAS.
• AmadeuscoreTechnology or IntegrationPreferred technology partner and software publisher. MBAviation is the first Altéa and Amadeus Airport IT Competence Center globally, certified to market, develop, and implement Amadeus Airport IT products. Amadeus relies on MBAviation's expertise for customer implementations and migrations.
• SITAcoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic technology partnership for baggage management. MBAviation developed the eBag solution in partnership with SITA and has access to the SITA WorldTracer platform for misrouted baggage handling. This partnership enabled MBAviation to win the BAGD contract for Transavia.
• Airpro (Finland)majorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFinnish ground handler serving 16 airports. Since 2016, Airpro has entrusted MBAviation's airport community with load control operations for aircraft belonging to Turkish Airlines, Blue Air, Sun Express, and Ural Airlines at Helsinki and Rovaniemi airports. MBAviation meets all ISAGO certification requirements.
• Scandinavian Mountains AirportmajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSweden's fourth virtual control tower airport (world's first built without a control tower). MBAviation provided passenger services automation from check-in through departure with objective of automating passenger management. Project focused on simplified customer-centric identification process.
• AMC GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMC Group is described as the market leader in airport assistance in France. MBAviation was created through the association of Amadeus and AMC Group. MBAviation maintains operational ground handling activities and accreditation through AMC Group, providing direct field experience.
• VINCI AirportsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a partner in MBAviation's partner ecosystem. VINCI operates multiple airports where MBAviation provides services.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• INFORM GmbH: INFORM provides aviation operations optimization software (ground operations, resource planning, load planning) to airlines, airports, and ground handlers. Directly comparable to MBAviation's CLC and ground-handling supervision offerings in airport operational software.
• TAV Information Technologies (TAV IT): TAV IT is the technology arm of TAV Airports, providing airport IT systems, DCS integration, passenger processing and operational software to airports globally. Closely comparable to MBAviation in offering airport IT integration, PSS-adjacent services, and ground operations technology, though with much larger airport-operator parent backing.
• SITA: SITA is the dominant IT and telecommunications provider to the air transport industry, with a dedicated baggage management portfolio (WorldTracer, BagJourney). MBAviation is a SITA partner and resells WorldTracer-related services while competing for adjacent baggage, training, and airport IT delivery work. Highly comparable in offering and customer base.

Broad incumbents

• ADB SAFEGATE: ADB SAFEGATE provides airfield and gate operations technology, including A-CDM, stand and gate operations, and turnaround management to airports globally. Adjacent comparable to MBAviation's CLC and operational offerings, though focused on airside hardware-and-software integration.
• Lufthansa Systems: Lufthansa Systems provides airline and airport IT solutions including PSS, DCS, and NetLine products to a broad set of carrier and airport customers. Comparable to MBAviation as a PSS-adjacent vendor, but operates at broader scale across the airline IT stack and is part of the Lufthansa Group.
• Frequentis AG: Frequentis supplies mission-critical control center solutions including air traffic management, airport operations, and public safety communications. Comparable as a technology vendor to airports and air navigation service providers, though primarily ATC and voice-centric.
• Sabre Corporation: Sabre is a major provider of Passenger Service Systems and GDS technology, with SabreSonic for airline DCS and broader airline IT solutions. Comparable as a PSS incumbent whose deployments drive downstream demand for specialist integrators like MBAviation.

Others

• Beumer Group: Beumer Group is a leading supplier of baggage handling systems and airport logistics infrastructure (conveyors, sortation, tracking). Adjacent comparable to MBAviation's eBag baggage management offering — both serve the baggage value chain, though Beumer focuses on physical systems rather than IT/services.
• Amadeus IT Group: Amadeus is the global provider of Altéa Airport IT (DCS, CM, FM) and the founding partner of MBAviation. Not a direct competitor — MBAviation is Amadeus's preferred ACC — but the relevant ecosystem principal that defines MBAviation's market. As PSS consolidator, Amadeus' strategic decisions directly shape MBAviation's opportunity set.

Emerging players

• IDEMIA: IDEMIA provides biometric and identity solutions widely deployed at airports (e.g., passenger processing, biometric boarding). Comparable to MBAviation's BluBag off-airport check-in solution in passenger processing; intersects with MBAviation's airport passenger flow automation business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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