Aviation Research · The Orange Club · 2026

How Do Aircraft Operators Find Ground Handling and Permits Online?

The Orange Club Aviation SEO Practice ~10 minutes

Why We’re Asking

We build and scale digital businesses at the intersection of software, AI, and growth. One of the industries we work with is aviation support — helping ground handlers and permit companies get found online by the operators who need them. We’re writing a research article on how operators actually search for flight support, and we want it built on real answers from real operators — not assumptions. Answer the 10 questions below and we’ll feature your company on our website and LinkedIn as a named contributor.

What We’re Asking

Ten questions about how you search for ground handling, permits, and flight support at airports you haven’t used before. No right or wrong answers — we want to know exactly what you type, who you call, and what makes you trust a company you found online.

What You Get

Your company will be featured on The Orange Club website and promoted on our LinkedIn page as a named contributor. If you’d prefer to remain anonymous, just tick the box at the bottom — we’ll quote your responses without your name or company attached.

Submit Your Responses

Fill in as much or as little as you’d like. You can also email us directly at [email protected]

Your Details

First Name *

Last Name *

Work Email *

Company *

Your Role

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Search Behaviour — Q1 to Q5

Q1 · When you need ground handling at an unfamiliar airport, what’s your first move?

Q2 · Do you use Google to find flight support companies? What do you type?

Q3 · Have you searched “ground handling [city]” or “flight permit [country]”? What did it look like?

Q4 · Under time pressure — online search or existing contacts first?

Q5 · What keywords do you use when searching for overflight or landing permits?

Trust & Decision-Making — Q6 to Q8

Q6 · What on a flight support website makes you call them vs. scroll past?

Q7 · Have you chosen a handler because they ranked first and had the right info? What built trust?

Q8 · What do you expect to see on a handler’s website before making contact?

Gaps in the Market — Q9 to Q10

Q9 · Struggled to find a reliable handler or permit agent online for a specific region?

Q10 · Are there routes where online search for flight support feels nearly impossible?

Attribution

Choose how you’d like to be credited in the research article.

Feature my company

My responses may be quoted with my name and company in the article and on The Orange Club’s LinkedIn. I can request removal at any time by emailing [email protected]

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Please quote my responses in the article without my name or company name attached.

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Copy the questions above and send your answers directly to [email protected] with the subject line “Aviation Research – [Your Company Name]”. Works just as well.

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Every contributor gets notified when the research goes live — and receives the direct link to the LinkedIn post featuring their company.

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