Aircraft line maintenance refers to routine maintenance checks carried out by airline service providers on aircraft between flights to inspect and replace defective components. It involves activities such as preflight aircraft checks, servicing, daily checks, and routine line maintenance activities such as replacing minor components, routine servicing, defect rectification and visual inspections. Aircraft line maintenance reduces turnaround time, minimizes flight delays and cancellations and ensures airworthiness and safety compliances. The global aircraft line maintenance market is driven by the growing aviation sector and air traffic.
The global aircraft line maintenance Market is estimated to be valued at US$ 498.34 Bn in 2023 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 6.8% over the forecast period 2023 to 2030, as highlighted in a new report published by Coherent Market Insights.
Market key trends:
Increased digitalization and adoption of advanced technologies is one of the key trends driving growth in the aircraft line maintenance market. With growing air traffic, there is growing focus on improving aircraft turnaround time through efficiency optimization which is driving increased adoption of digital technologies in line maintenance activities. Technologies such as augmented and virtual reality, 3D plane simulators, AI and analytics are finding increasing usage for remote inspections, defect prediction and route optimization of line maintenance activities. This is helping airlines reduce delays, improve asset utilization and optimize maintenance costs supporting market growth over the forecast period.
Segment Analysis
The global aircraft line maintenance market is dominated by the airframe segment. This segment accounts for over 45% of the total market share as it includes regular checks of aircraft structures and systems along with repairs and replacement of parts. Being one of the major components of an aircraft, the airframe requires frequent maintenance checks to ensure airworthiness.
Key Takeaways
The global Aircraft Line Maintenance market is expected to witness high growth. The global aircraft line maintenance Market is estimated to be valued at US$ 498.34 Bn in 2023 and is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 6.8% over the forecast period 2023 to 2030.
Regional analysis related content comprises the North American region currently dominates the global market and is expected to maintain its position over the forecast period. This is attributed to factors such as higher aircraft traffic, presence of major aircraft operators, and availability of major line maintenance service providers in the region.
The global Aircraft Line Maintenance market is expected to witness high growth. Key players related content comprises Key players operating in the Aircraft Line Maintenance market are Lufthansa Technik, GE Aviation, AFI KLM E&M, ST Aerospace, SIA Engineering Company, AAR, AMECO, British Airways Engineering, Delta TechOps, HAECO, Iberia Maintenance, Korean Air Aerospace Division, TAP Maintenance & Engineering, Turkish Technic, UNITED TECHNICS, SR Technics, JAL Engineering Co., Ameco Beijing, Aeroman, Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance.
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- Source: Coherent Market Insights, Public sources, Desk research
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