United States of America (USA) Airlines Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2017-2026
Summary
Airlines in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2017-21, and forecast to 2026). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.
Key Highlights
- The airlines industry comprises passenger air transportation, including scheduled flights but excluding air freight transport.
- The US airlines industry had total revenues of $155.6 billion in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of -7.6% between 2016 and 2021.
- Industry consumption volumes declined with a CAGR of -5.6% between 2016 and 2021, to reach a total of 704.2 million seats sold in 2021.
- The US aviation industry witnessed steady growth in the first quarter of 2021 but saw strong growth throughout the rest of the year due to the country’s recovery from the impact of the restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the airlines market in the United States
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the airlines market in the United States
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key airlines market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United States airlines market with five year forecasts by both value and volume
- What was the size of the United States airlines market by value in 2021?
- What will be the size of the United States airlines market in 2026?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United States airlines market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- Who are the top competitors in the United States' airlines market?
- 1 Executive Summary
- 1.1. Market value
- 1.2. Market value forecast
- 1.3. Market volume
- 1.4. Market volume forecast
- 1.5. Category segmentation
- 1.6. Geography segmentation
- 1.7. Market rivalry
- 1.8. Competitive Landscape
- 2 Market Overview
- 2.1. Market definition
- 2.2. Market analysis
- 3 Market Data
- 3.1. Market value
- 3.2. Market volume
- 4 Market Segmentation
- 4.1. Category segmentation
- 4.2. Geography segmentation
- 5 Market Outlook
- 5.1. Market value forecast
- 5.2. Market volume forecast
- 6 Five Forces Analysis
- 6.1. Summary
- 6.2. Buyer power
- 6.3. Supplier power
- 6.4. New entrants
- 6.5. Threat of substitutes
- 6.6. Degree of rivalry
- 7 Competitive Landscape
- 7.1. Who are the leading players?
- 7.2. Which players have been most successful in recent years?
- 7.3. What strategies do leading players follow?
- 7.4. How has COVID-19 impacted players?
- 8 Company Profiles
- 8.1. United Airlines Holdings Inc
- 8.2. Southwest Airlines Co
- 8.3. Delta Air Lines Inc
- 8.4. American Airlines Group Inc.
- 9 Macroeconomic Indicators
- 9.1. Country data
- 10 Appendix
- 10.1. Methodology
- 10.2. Industry associations
- 10.3. Related MarketLine research
- 10.4. About MarketLine
- List of Tables
- Table 1: United States airlines industry value: $ million, 2016-21
- Table 2: United States airlines industry volume: thousand seats sold, 2016-21
- Table 3: United States airlines industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2016-2021
- Table 4: United States airlines industry category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
- Table 5: United States airlines industry geography segmentation: $ million, 2021
- Table 6: United States airlines industry value forecast: $ million, 2021-26
- Table 7: United States airlines industry volume forecast: thousand seats sold, 2021-26
- Table 8: United Airlines Holdings Inc: key facts
- Table 9: United Airlines Holdings Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 10: United Airlines Holdings Inc: Key Employees
- Table 11: United Airlines Holdings Inc: Key Employees Continued
- Table 12: Southwest Airlines Co: key facts
- Table 13: Southwest Airlines Co: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 14: Southwest Airlines Co: Key Employees
- Table 15: Southwest Airlines Co: Key Employees Continued
- Table 16: Southwest Airlines Co: Key Employees Continued
- Table 17: Southwest Airlines Co: Key Employees Continued
- Table 18: Delta Air Lines Inc: key facts
- Table 19: Delta Air Lines Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 20: Delta Air Lines Inc: Key Employees
- Table 21: Delta Air Lines Inc: Key Employees Continued
- Table 22: American Airlines Group Inc.: key facts
- Table 23: American Airlines Group Inc.: Annual Financial Ratios
- Table 24: American Airlines Group Inc.: Key Employees
- Table 25: American Airlines Group Inc.: Key Employees Continued
- Table 26: United States size of population (million), 2017-21
- Table 27: United States gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 28: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2017-21
- Table 29: United States inflation, 2017-21
- Table 30: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2017-21
- Table 31: United States exchange rate, 2017-21
- List of Figures
- Figure 1: United States airlines industry value: $ million, 2016-21
- Figure 2: United States airlines industry volume: thousand seats sold, 2016-21
- Figure 3: United States airlines industry category segmentation: $ million, 2016-2021
- Figure 4: United States airlines industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2021
- Figure 5: United States airlines industry value forecast: $ million, 2021-26
- Figure 6: United States airlines industry volume forecast: thousand seats sold, 2021-26
- Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the airlines industry in the United States, 2021
- Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the airlines industry in the United States, 2021
- Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the airlines industry in the United States, 2021
- Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the airlines industry in the United States, 2021
- Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the airlines industry in the United States, 2021
- Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the airlines industry in the United States, 2021
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