Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market Analysis & Trends - Industry Forecast to 2030
In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity: Market Size
From $6.34 billion in 2024, the global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity market is projected to reach $10.75 billion by 2030. Based on our analysis the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.2% from 2024 - 2030 timeframe. Some of the prominent trends that the market is witnessing include growing focus on customer satisfaction, rise in adoption rate of in-flight entertainment and connectivity, and rising disposable income of people.
Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market: Market Dynamics
Increasing air passenger traffic developing regions has been witnessed in the recent times. The demand of IFE is increasing rapidly. With DGCA permitting onboard Wi-Fi in India for commercial flights in 2020, the passengers are looking towards it as an experience rather than travel. Passengers are willing to pay premium for services in flight like customized content.
On the other hand, the complex design architecture is likely to obstruct the profit boundaries. In addition, emerging markets in Asia will further boost for the In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity market.
Impact of COVID-19 on In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the industries adversely, resulting in a sudden dip in aircraft orders and deliveries. This is expected to negatively impact the aircraft market in the short term.
By Class
First Class Segment Dominate the Market in 2024
The first class segment made huge revenue in 2024 and growing its prominence during the forecast period. The demand for in-flight comfort and premium services laid the foundation for first class segment. The first-class seats are more comfortable and spacious with high quality.
By Geography
North America Region is Leading in the Global Market Place
North America region is likely to have a huge demand in the forecast period owing to the presence of major in-flight entertainment & connectivity manufacturers in the region.
List of the Key Players Profiled in the Market Include:
• Panasonic Avionics Corporation
• Lufthansa Systems
• Honeywell International Inc.
• BAE Systems
• Thales Group
• Cobham Aerospace Communication
• Safran Group
• Collins Aerospace
• Astronics Corporation
• Gogo LLC
• Iridium Communications Inc.
• Eutelsat Communications SA
• Sita
• Viasat Inc.
List of the Regions/Countries Profiled in the Market Include:
North America
• US
• Canada
• Mexico
Europe
• Germany
• U.K
• Italy
• France
• Spain
• Rest of Europe
Asia Pacific
• China
• Japan
• India
• Australia
• New Zealand
• Rest of Asia Pacific
Middle East
• Saudi Arabia
• UAE
• Rest of Middle East
Latin America
• Argentina
• Brazil
• Rest of Latin America
Rest of the World (RoW)
• South Africa
• Others
- 1 Market Outline
- 1.1 Definition
- 1.2 Market Segmentation & Scope
- 1.3 Market Trends
- 1.4 Regulatory Factors
- 1.5 Product Analysis
- 1.6 Technology Analysis
- 1.7 Application Analysis
- 1.8 End User Analysis
- 1.9 Strategic Benchmarking
- 1.10 Opportunity Analysis
- 2 Executive Summary
- 3 Research Methodology and Data Source
- 3.1 Methodology/Research Approach
- 3.1.1 Research Programs/Design
- 3.1.2 Market Size Estimation
- 3.2 Data Source and Assumptions
- 3.2.1 Purchased Database
- 3.2.2 Company Repository
- 3.2.3 Secondary Sources
- 3.2.4 Primary Research
- 3.2.5 List of Assumptions
- 4 Market Overview
- 4.1 Current Trends
- 4.1.1 Growing Focus on Customer Satisfaction
- 4.1.2 Rise in Adoption Rate of In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity
- 4.1.3 Rising Disposable Income of People
- 4.1.4 Growth Opportunities/Investment Opportunities
- 4.2 Drivers
- 4.3 Constraints
- 4.4 Impact of COVID-19
- 5 Market Factor Analysis
- 5.1 Porters Five Forces
- 5.1.1 Bargaining power of suppliers
- 5.1.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- 5.1.3 Threat of substitutes
- 5.1.4 Threat of new entrants
- 5.1.5 Competitive rivalry
- 5.2 Value Chain Analysis/Supply Chain Analysis
- 6 Consumer behaviour analysis/Consumer Research
- 6.1 Consumer trends and preferences
- 6.2 Factors affecting buying decision
- 6.3 Consumer product adoption
- 6.4 Observation & Recommendations
- 7 In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market, By Aircraft Type
- 7.1 Wide Body Aircraft
- DATA TABLE Wide Body Aircraft Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 7.2 Narrow Body Aircraft
- DATA TABLE Narrow Body Aircraft Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 7.3 Turboprop
- DATA TABLE Turboprop Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 7.4 Business Jets
- DATA TABLE Business Jets Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 7.5 Regional Jets
- DATA TABLE Regional Jets Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 8 In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market, By Class
- 8.1 Economy
- DATA TABLE Economy Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 8.2 Premium Economy
- DATA TABLE Premium Economy Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 8.3 Business Class
- DATA TABLE Business Class Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 8.4 First Class
- DATA TABLE First Class Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 9 In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market, By Product
- 9.1 Hardware
- DATA TABLE Hardware Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 9.1.1 Portable Hardware
- DATA TABLE Portable Hardware Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 9.1.1.1 Removable Storage Devices
- 9.1.1.2 Dockable Seatback Units
- 9.1.2 Non-Portable Hardware
- DATA TABLE Non-Portable HardwareMarket Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 9.1.2.1 Seat Electronic Boxes
- 9.1.2.2 Embedded Seat Back Units
- 9.1.2.3 Media Servers
- 9.2 Connectivity
- DATA TABLE Connectivity Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 9.2.1 Wired
- DATA TABLE Wired Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 9.2.1.1 Ethernet Cables
- 9.2.1.2 Wires & Cables
- 9.2.1.3 Control Units
- 9.2.2 Wireless
- DATA TABLE Wireless Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 9.2.2.1 Wireless Antennas
- 9.2.2.2 Wireless Access Points
- 9.3 Content
- DATA TABLE Content Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 9.3.1 Stored Content Services
- DATA TABLE Stored Content Services Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 9.3.2 Streamed Content Services
- DATA TABLE Streamed Content Services Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 9.3.2.1 In-flight Phone/Messaging/E-mail
- 9.3.2.2 In-flight Media
- 9.3.2.3 In-flight Internet
- 9.3.2.4 In-flight Information
- 9.3.2.5 In-flight Online Shopping/Advertisement
- 10 In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market, By Fit
- 10.1 Linefit
- DATA TABLE Linefit Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 10.2 Retrofit
- DATA TABLE Retrofit Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 11 In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market, By Type
- 11.1 Rotary-Wing
- DATA TABLE Rotary-Wing Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 11.2 Fixed-Wing
- DATA TABLE Fixed-Wing Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 12 In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market, By Technology
- 12.1 Satellite Connectivity
- DATA TABLE Satellite Connectivity Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 12.2 Air-to-Ground Connectivity
- DATA TABLE Air-to-Ground Connectivity Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 13 In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market, By Application
- 13.1 Military & Defense
- DATA TABLE Military & Defense Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 13.2 Civil & Commercial
- DATA TABLE Civil & Commercial Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 14 In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market, By End User
- 14.1 Aftermarket
- DATA TABLE Aftermarket Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 14.2 Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)
- DATA TABLE Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Market Forecast to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 15 In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market, By Geography
- 15.1 North America
- DATA TABLE North America Market Forecast by Countries to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 15.1.1 US
- 15.1.2 Canada
- 15.1.3 Mexico
- 15.2 Europe
- DATA TABLE Europe Market Forecast by Countries to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 15.2.1 Germany
- 15.2.2 U.K
- 15.2.3 Italy
- 15.2.4 France
- 15.2.5 Spain
- 15.2.6 Rest of Europe
- 15.3 Asia Pacific
- DATA TABLE Asia Pacific Market Forecast by Countries to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 15.3.1 China
- 15.3.2 Japan
- 15.3.3 India
- 15.3.4 Australia
- 15.3.5 New Zealand
- 15.3.6 Rest of Asia Pacific
- 15.4 Middle East
- DATA TABLE Middle East Market Forecast by Countries to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 15.4.1 Saudi Arabia
- 15.4.2 UAE
- 15.4.3 Rest of Middle East
- 15.5 Latin America
- DATA TABLE Latin America Market Forecast by Countries to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 15.5.1 Argentina
- 15.5.2 Brazil
- 15.5.3 Rest of Latin America
- 15.6 Rest of the World (RoW)
- DATA TABLE Rest of the World (RoW) Market Forecast by Countries to 2030 (US$ MN)
- 15.6.1 South Africa
- 15.6.2 Others
- 16 Key Player Activities
- 16.1 Acquisitions & Mergers
- 16.2 Agreements, Partnerships, Collaborations and Joint Ventures
- 16.3 Product Launch & Expansions
- 16.4 Other Activities
- 17 Leading Companies
- 17.1 Panasonic Avionics Corporation
- 17.2 Lufthansa Systems
- 17.3 Honeywell International Inc.
- 17.4 BAE Systems
- 17.5 Thales Group
- 17.6 Cobham Aerospace Communication
- 17.7 Safran Group
- 17.8 Collins Aerospace
- 17.9 Astronics Corporation
- 17.10 Gogo LLC
- 17.11 Iridium Communications Inc.
- 17.12 Eutelsat Communications SA
- 17.13 Sita
- 17.14 Viasat Inc.
- List of Tables
- Table 1 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Region, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 2 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Aircraft Type, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 3 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Wide Body Aircraft, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 4 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Narrow Body Aircraft, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 5 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Turboprop, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 6 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Business Jets, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 7 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Regional Jets, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 8 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Class, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 9 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Economy, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 10 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Premium Economy, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 11 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Business Class, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 12 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By First Class, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 13 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Product, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 14 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Hardware, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 15 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Portable Hardware, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 16 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Non-Portable Hardware, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 17 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Connectivity, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 18 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Wired, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 19 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Wireless, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 20 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Content, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 21 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Stored Content Services, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 22 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Streamed Content Services, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 23 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Fit, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 24 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Linefit, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 25 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Retrofit, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 26 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Type, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 27 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Rotary-Wing, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 28 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Fixed-Wing, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 29 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Technology, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 30 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Satellite Connectivity, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 31 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Air-to-Ground Connectivity, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 32 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Application, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 33 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Military & Defense, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 34 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Civil & Commercial, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 35 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By End User, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 36 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Aftermarket, Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- Table 37 Global In-flight Entertainment and Connectivity Market By Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Market Forecast (2022-2030) (US $MN)
- NOTE: Tables for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Latin America and Rest of the World are represented in the same manner above.
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