LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio’s latest report on the global commercial and military aircraft MRO market provides an analysis of the most important trends expected to impact the market outlook from 2017-2021. Technavio defines an emerging trend as a factor that has the potential to significantly impact the market and contribute to its growth or decline.
Moutushi Saha, a lead analyst from Technavio, specializing in research on maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) sector, says, “MRO-specific companies, as well as OEMs, perform regular inspections, repairs, routine checks, and overhaul to extend the life of aircraft. The global commercial and military aircraft MRO market is highly regulated by factors such as aircraft use, global fleet size, and air traffic volumes.”
The increasing use of advanced materials in the production of new-generation aircraft has led MRO vendors to enhance their service offerings. As the newer aircraft are designed to be more efficient and cost-effective, the expenditure on their MRO is also expected to see a rise over the next couple of years. With an objective to optimize and share the high MRO costs, several countries are establishing strategic alliances and technology transfer agreements.
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The top three emerging trends driving the global commercial and military aircraft MRO market according to Technavio aerospace and defense research analysts are:
Integration of advanced weapons into aircraft
In 2011, a consortium comprising European countries such as the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, and Sweden developed high-speed air-to-air missiles to be installed in a combat aircraft. These missiles have a greater strike range and are guided by radar systems to chase and destroy a moving target. The missile uses a throttleable ducted rocket propulsion system that enables longer range and a higher average speed.
“India has developed hypersonic cruise missiles with aerial fast-strike capability with a speed of over 3,700 miles per hour. The missile was developed like the existing BrahMos supersonic cruise missile with technical support from Russia,” according to Moutushi.
Employment of cold repair technologies
Cold metal transfer (CMT), an NDT technique, is a technology that can replace conventional tungsten inert gas and metal inert gas welding for joining light-gauge sheet metal. Unlike CMT, metal inert gas and tungsten inert gas create excessive amounts of heat and often lead to the undesired phenomena of melt back and warping, which can damage the workpiece.
As new aircraft are fabricated largely with composites and super metal alloys, the maintenance procedures also change accordingly. To address this, MRO service providers are emphasizing on NDT techniques.
Growing focus on development of eco-friendly aircraft
The development of eco-friendly aircraft continues to grow from large wide-body aircraft, twin-aisle VIP aircraft completions to the refurbishment of smaller VIP single-aisle jets. The growing focus on environment-safety has led many airlines to opt for eco-friendly systems.
Most of the US and European Airlines such as Virgin America, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue, Air Canada, Air France-KLM, Lufthansa, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, and many more, are using green design technologies, employing waste-reduction programs, and providing carbon-offset options to air travelers.
The key vendors are as follows:
- AAR
- Airbus Group
- Boeing
- Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
- Lockheed Martin
- Rockwell Collins
- SIA Engineering Company
- Singapore Technologies Aerospace
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