Airline Service Providers Association

What Airline Service Providers Association does

The Airline Service Providers Association (ASPA) is a U.S. nonprofit mutual benefit corporation founded in 2014, operating as the national trade association for airline service providers (ASPs) at the 487 U.S. commercial airports. The association represents 20 corporate member companies — including major ground handling and aviation services firms such as Airport Terminal Services, Air General, Alliance Ground International, Swissport USA, Worldwide Flight Services, Menzies Aviation, and Hallmark Aviation Services — plus three associate members. ASPA's core mission is advocacy on regulatory and policy matters affecting members, including successful lobbying efforts that contributed to over $5 billion in payroll support grants through CARES Act provisions (PSP1, PSP2, PSP3) for airline service workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ASPA's core product is the Airport Resource Center, a centralized web-based compliance information platform launched in 2025 that provides location-specific data on airport rates, benefits, and ordinances for large and medium-sized U.S. airports. The organization distributes resources through a SharePoint-based member portal ("Member Matters") and engages members via forums, committees, and task forces. The association has formal recognition at the LAWA Board of Airport Commissioners and holds a seat at the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC), which was made permanent by the Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014.

ASPA's business model is membership-based: corporate members pay annual dues, hold voting rights, and access member-only resources including training programs, benchmarking surveys, regulatory updates, and the Airport Resource Center. The organization is governed by a board drawn from its largest member companies, with Ken Pierce (Hallmark Aviation Services) serving as President and Bobby Weitzel as Executive Director. The association is headquartered at 16133 Ventura Blvd, Suite 880, Encino, CA, though it operates under Ohio jurisdiction. The organization has 1-10 employees and generates revenue solely through corporate membership dues, with no per-head fees beyond the base membership.

Name

Airline Service Providers Association

Legal name

Airline Service Providers Association

Website

https://airlineserviceproviders.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ASPA is a U.S. nonprofit trade association founded in 2014 that advocates for airline service providers at commercial airports. It serves 20 corporate members and 3 associate members through regulatory advocacy, industry forums, and a compliance information platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Encino

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Corporate Membership Dues: ASPA generates revenue through corporate membership dues. Each corporate member receives voting rights and access to member-only resources, training programs, benchmarking surveys, regulations, committee materials, and programming. There is no per-head charge beyond the membership dues.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ASPA is a U.S. membership-based trade association representing airline service providers operating at 487 commercial airports. It delivers regulatory advocacy, industry forums, training, benchmarking surveys, and the Airport Resource Center, a centralized web-based compliance information tool providing airport-specific rates, benefits, and ordinances.

Product overview

ASPA is a U.S. business association of airline service providers offering membership-based services including advocacy, forums, and the Airport Resource Center (a centralized compliance information tool). The organization primarily functions as a collective advocacy and resource-sharing body rather than a technology product company. Its core member services include regulatory advocacy, industry forums, member-only newsletters, benchmarking surveys, training programs, and the Airport Resource Center for compliance research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Airport Resource Center A centralized web-based compliance information tool offering essential data on local airport rates, benefits, and ordinances at large and medium U.S. airports, helping airline service providers find data needed for compliance and growth while reducing research time.
• Corporate Membership A corporate membership program granting voting rights, access to member-only resources, training programs, benchmarking surveys, regulations, committee materials, programming, and the Airport Resource Center.
• Regulatory Advocacy Advocacy services connecting airline service provider solutions with public policy at federal, state, and airport authority levels, including representation at the Aviation Security Advisory Committee and engagement with LAWA.
• Industry Forums and Committees Member-only forums, committees, and task forces that discuss current trends and issues affecting the airline service provider industry, including participation from operations, HR, finance, legal, and government affairs professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Lobbied for over $200 billion on behalf of members
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Airlines for America (A4A)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Established a strong partnership with Airlines for America (A4A) through joint efforts, including co-authoring position papers to guide cities and airport authorities, aligning their advocacy to oppose overreaching labor laws, and providing education to airport administrators on inefficient regulations.
• ABESATAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished a mutual understanding agreement with ABESATA for working together on best practices and common interests within the air transport industry across the Americas.
• Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASPA is recognized at the LAWA Board of Airport Commissioners and commits to working together on win-win solutions. Successfully advocated to amend LAWA CSPP ISAGO requirements and authored training curriculum for LAWA Airport Emergency Response and Preparedness.
• Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerASPA began representing the constituency of ASPs at the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC), which is composed of individual members representing private sector organizations affected by aviation security requirements. The committee was made permanent by the Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2014.
• Open Doors OrganizationminorOthersListed as an associate member of ASPA. The Open Doors Organization is a nonprofit focused on accessible travel.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Business Aviation Association (NBAA): U.S. trade association for business aviation. Adjacent segment with similar advocacy + member-services structure, but focused on business aviation operators rather than airline service providers.
• International Air Transport Association (IATA): Global airline trade association representing ~290 carriers. Comparable membership and advocacy model, but at international scale and from the carrier perspective rather than the service provider perspective.
• American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE): The leading professional association for U.S. airport executives. Overlaps with ASPA's policy interests at airports (e.g., LAWA, ISAGO) but represents the airport authority side rather than service providers.
• Airports Council International - North America (ACI-NA): Trade association representing commercial airports in North America. Operates in the same airport-policy ecosystem as ASPA but on the airport operator side of the value chain.

Direct peers

• Airlines for America (A4A): The largest U.S. airline trade association, representing major passenger and cargo carriers. ASPA's most strategic partner and the most direct peer in terms of federal aviation policy advocacy, though A4A represents carriers rather than service providers.
• Cargo Airline Association: U.S. trade association for cargo airlines and air freight operators. Shares the ASP ecosystem (cargo handling is a major service category ASPA represents) and runs a similar Washington-based advocacy model.
• National Air Transportation Association (NATA): U.S. trade association representing aviation service businesses including FBOs, charter operators, and air taxi operators. Operates a similar membership + advocacy + resource model for an adjacent aviation services segment.
• Regional Airline Association (RAA): Trade association representing North American regional airlines and the companies that serve them. Runs a parallel advocacy + member-services structure for the regional aviation segment that overlaps with ASPA's mid-airport constituency.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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