UK Aviation - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts 2016 - 2029

UK Aviation - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts 2016 - 2029


The UK Aviation Market size is estimated at USD 8.26 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 8.64 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 0.9% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

Key Highlights

  • Largest Market by Aircraft Type - Commercial Aviation : Increasing air passenger traffic and its recovery to pre-pandemic levels, coupled with replacing existing aircraft with advanced sustainable aircraft, is driving the commercial aviation market.
  • Largest Market by Sub-Aircraft Type - Passenger Aircraft : Strong recovery in domestic air travel and gaining momentum in international traffic act as a catalyst for passenger aircraft market growth in the country.

UK Aviation Market Trends

Commercial Aviation is the largest Aircraft Type

  • In the United Kingdom, the GDP of the aviation sector, including airlines and their supply chain, is projected to be USD 86 billion. An additional USD 34 billion, totaling USD 120 billion of the country's GDP, is supported by international visitor spending. The inputs to the air transport sector and foreign visitors who arrive by air contribute 4.5% to the country’s GDP overall.
  • General aviation employs around 12,000 people in the UK. About 96% of the 21,000 civilian aircraft registered in the UK are used for general aviation, and the GA fleet logs between 1.25 million and 1.35 million hours of flight time yearly. There are 10,000 certified glider pilots and 28,000 people with Private Pilot Licenses (PPL). The use of more accessible aircraft, such as microlights, locally built airplanes, and smaller helicopters, saw a rise in the past 20 years.
  • The country's military budget for 2021 was USD 68.37 billion, an increase of 13% from 2020. The country committed 4.66% of its share of overall government spending to the military. By joining NATO, the UK agreed to commit 2% of its yearly GDP to defense. The UK currently spends little more than 2% of its GDP on the armed forces. The country is buying new-generation aircraft to improve its aviation capabilities, thus resulting in increased military spending.

UK Aviation Industry Overview

The UK Aviation Market is fairly consolidated, with the top five companies occupying 94.76%. The major players in this market are Airbus SE, General Dynamics Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, MD Helicopters LLC. and The Boeing Company (sorted alphabetically).

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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY & KEY FINDINGS
2 REPORT OFFERS
3 INTRODUCTION
3.1 Study Assumptions & Market Definition
3.2 Scope of the Study
3.3 Research Methodology
4 KEY INDUSTRY TRENDS
4.1 Air Passenger Traffic
4.2 Air Transport Freight
4.3 Gross Domestic Product
4.4 Revenue Passenger Kilometers (RPK)
4.5 Inflation Rate
4.6 Active Fleet Data
4.7 Defense Spending
4.8 High-Net-Worth Individual (HNWI)
4.9 Regulatory Framework
4.10 Value Chain Analysis
5 MARKET SEGMENTATION
5.1 Aircraft Type
5.1.1 Commercial Aviation
5.1.1.1 By Sub Aircraft Type
5.1.1.1.1 Freighter Aircraft
5.1.1.1.2 Passenger Aircraft
5.1.1.1.2.1 By Body Type
5.1.1.1.2.1.1 Narrowbody Aircraft
5.1.1.1.2.1.2 Widebody Aircraft
5.1.2 General Aviation
5.1.2.1 By Sub Aircraft Type
5.1.2.1.1 Business Jets
5.1.2.1.1.1 By Body Type
5.1.2.1.1.1.1 Large Jet
5.1.2.1.1.1.2 Light Jet
5.1.2.1.1.1.3 Mid-Size Jet
5.1.2.1.2 Piston Fixed-Wing Aircraft
5.1.2.1.3 Others
5.1.3 Military Aviation
5.1.3.1 By Sub Aircraft Type
5.1.3.1.1 Fixed-Wing Aircraft
5.1.3.1.1.1 By Body Type
5.1.3.1.1.1.1 Multi-Role Aircraft
5.1.3.1.1.1.2 Training Aircraft
5.1.3.1.1.1.3 Transport Aircraft
5.1.3.1.1.1.4 Others
5.1.3.1.2 Rotorcraft
5.1.3.1.2.1 By Body Type
5.1.3.1.2.1.1 Multi-Mission Helicopter
5.1.3.1.2.1.2 Transport Helicopter
5.1.3.1.2.1.3 Others
6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Key Strategic Moves
6.2 Market Share Analysis
6.3 Company Landscape
6.4 Company Profiles
6.4.1 Airbus SE
6.4.2 Cirrus Design Corporation
6.4.3 Embraer
6.4.4 General Dynamics Corporation
6.4.5 Leonardo S.p.A
6.4.6 Lockheed Martin Corporation
6.4.7 MD Helicopters LLC.
6.4.8 Robinson Helicopter Company Inc.
6.4.9 Textron Inc.
6.4.10 The Boeing Company
7 KEY STRATEGIC QUESTIONS FOR AVIATION CEOS
8 APPENDIX
8.1 Global Overview
8.1.1 Overview
8.1.2 Porter's Five Forces Framework
8.1.3 Global Value Chain Analysis
8.1.4 Market Dynamics (DROs)
8.2 Sources & References
8.3 List of Tables & Figures
8.4 Primary Insights
8.5 Data Pack
8.6 Glossary of Terms

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