(MENAFN- America News Hour) The Commercial Aircraft Landing Gear Market is expected to grow from USD 14.72 billion in 2031 to USD 20.13 billion in 2026, witnessing a CAGR of 4.18% during the forecast period (2022-2031).
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a full-scale crisis with the imposition of travel restrictions and the suspension of flights in a global effort to contain the spread of the virus. The aviation industry is in survival mode, crippled by the loss of traffic and revenues. According to the latest updates from IATA, ICAO, the Airports Council International (ACI), the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the international air passenger traffic in 2020 is expected to experience a drop of about 50-55% as compared to 2020 baseline. Airline Revenue-Per-Kilometer (RPK) is anticipated to drop by 48% compared to the 2019 value. The airlines are expected to record potential losses amounting to USD 289 million to USD 387 billion in gross operating revenues. Europe and Asia-Pacific are anticipated to be the worst hit in terms of international passenger traffic and revenues. This has led to the cancellation of orders and the deferral of deliveries by several airlines across the globe, affecting the procurement aspect of the market.
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Airlines are inclined towards maintaining the optimum health of their fleet and choose to procure new aircraft only as a last resort owing to the high investment required for it. With COVID-19 severely hampering revenue sources and eroding the profit margins of the airlines, more airlines are expected to resort to MRO to maintain fleet efficiency. Furthermore, several government initiatives have been formulated to encourage airports to support various types of MRO as a strategic activity. Various holistic approaches are now being undertaken by the governments to ensure that adequate space is allocated at various airports within the country for MRO, which may lead to an enhancement in terms of commercial aircraft MRO activities, including landing gear MRO, during the forecast period.
Key Market Trends
Main Landing Gear Segment Held the Largest Market Share in 2031
The main landing gear bears the whole weight of the aircraft, during the first impact. Hence, the number of tires used in them is more compared to the nose landing gears. Also, the main landing gear manufacturing involves more costs due to a higher number of parts, compared to the nose landing gears. Thus, the revenues from this segment are more compared to the nose landing gears segment. Widebody aircraft and large freighter aircraft are the main revenue generators for the segment, as they require large main landing gear equipment to support the weight of the aircraft. The cost of purchasing a new landing gear, MRO, and aftermarket costs for the multi-bogey landing gear used in wide-body aircraft is high. For instance, in the A380, the world's largest commercial aircraft, the main landing gear consists of 20 wheels on a whole. The main landing gear assembly of the aircraft is the largest and most complex ever developed for a commercial aircraft. Thus the cost per unit landing gear assembly of main landing gear is higher due to a larger number of subsystems involved, resulting in higher revenues for the segment.
Asia-Pacific Region is Expected to Grow with the Highest CAGR During the Forecast Period
The growth of the commercial aviation industry is projected to be the highest in the Asia-Pacific region. With a high passenger traffic growth, several airlines in the region have ordered new commercial aircraft in recent years. A major portion of the deliveries of commercial aircraft is expected to be in the Asia-Pacific region during the forecast period. Correspondingly, the demand for new commercial aircraft landing gear is also expected to be highest from the Asia-Pacific in the years to come. China's commercial aviation sector has made great strides in the past five years and further improvements are expected in the coming years. China crossed the United States to become the largest aviation market in 2020. Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer, COMAC, has launched the ARJ21 aircraft in 2015 and is also planning to make the first delivery of C919 in 2021. Liebherr LAMC Aviation Co. Ltd is the supplier of landing gear for the ARJ21 program and also home to the assembly line for C919 landing gear struts. The growing fleet size in China has also generated significant demand for MRO services in the country. On the other hand, as of 2019, India was the second-fastest growing aviation market in the Asia-Pacific region. The international and domestic air passenger traffic in India had more than doubled between 2010 to 2019. The increasing air passenger traffic forced some of the airlines in India to expand their fleet size. Currently, the Indian airlines are operating domestic flights at around 80% of their pre-COVID levels and are expected to reach their pre-COVID levels by March 2021. Airlines in India are mostly dependent on foreign MRO players for landing gear MRO services. With the construction of new regional and international airports in the coming years and the growth in fleet size, there is a huge potential for the commercial aircraft landing gear MRO market to grow in the country. In addition to China and India, the aviation industries in several other countries in the region are also expected to recover faster than the countries in other regions due to a large domestic demand, thereby helping the growth of the related commercial aircraft landing gear market in the years to come.
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Competitive Landscape
The market for commercial aircraft landing gear is highly fragmented, due to the presence of many MRO players in the market. The market includes landing gear system suppliers, component providers, landing gear integrators, and MRO providers. Safran SA, Raytheon Technologies Corporation, Honeywell International Inc., AAR Corporation, and Meggitt PLC are some of the prominent players in the market. With the forecasted trend for growth in the market for landing gear (and related equipment) in the coming years, companies are expanding their production capacities and capabilities to cater to the demand. For instance, in February 2020, Raytheon Technologies Corporation announced its plan to construct a new landing systems facility in Fort Worth, Texas, and to expand its carbon brake manufacturing facility in Spokane, Washington. The expansion of its carbon brake manufacturing facility in Pueblo, Colorado, is currently underway. Landing gear suppliers are also investing in the research and development of advanced lightweight landing gear systems, to increase the fuel efficiency of aircraft, as well as noise-reducing devices and electric landing gear systems (to reduce carbon emissions of aircraft). SPP, in collaboration with JAXA, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, is involved in FQUROH (flight demonstration of quiet technology to reduce noise from high-lift configurations), which aims to design and manufacture noise reduction devices attached to the main landing gear. Landing gear manufacturers and assemblers are entering partnerships and collaborations with each other to increase their maintenance and support capabilities and to serve customers in new geographical locations. In addition to the efforts of manufacturers and assemblers, MRO providers are also actively investing in the enhancement of their presence in the market, by constructing new landing gear maintenance facilities and entering long-term partnerships with airlines and aircraft operators. Such investments are expected to propel the growth prospects of companies in the coming years.
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1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Assumptions
1.2 Scope of the Study
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
4 MARKET DYNAMICS
4.1 Market Overview
4.2 Market Drivers
4.3 Market Challenges
4.4 Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.4.1 Threat of New Entrants
4.4.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers/Consumers
4.4.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4.4 Threat of Substitute Products
4.4.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
5 MARKET SEGMENTATION (Market Size by Value – USD billion)
5.1 Landing Gear Type
5.1.1 Main Landing Gear
5.1.2 Nose Landing Gear
5.2 Aircraft Type
5.2.1 Narrowbody
5.2.2 Widebody
5.2.3 Regional Jet
5.3 MRO
5.3.1 Replacement
5.3.2 Repair
5.4 Geography
5.4.1 North America
5.4.1.1 United States
5.4.1.2 Canada
5.4.2 Europe
5.4.2.1 United Kingdom
5.4.2.2 France
5.4.2.3 Germany
5.4.2.4 Russia
5.4.2.5 Rest of Europe
5.4.3 Asia-Pacific
5.4.3.1 China
5.4.3.2 India
5.4.3.3 Japan
5.4.3.4 South Korea
5.4.3.5 Rest of Asia-Pacific
5.4.4 Latin America
5.4.4.1 Brazil
5.4.4.2 Rest of Latin America
5.4.5 Middle-East and Africa
5.4.5.1 United Arab Emirates
5.4.5.2 Saudi Arabia
5.4.5.3 South Africa
5.4.5.4 Rest of Middle-East and Africa
6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
6.1 Vendor Market Share
6.2 Company Profiles
6.2.1 Héroux-Devtek Inc.
6.2.2 CIRCOR International Inc.
6.2.3 Magellan Aerospace Corp.
6.2.4 Triumph Group Inc.
6.2.5 Safran SA
6.2.6 Raytheon Technologies Corporation
6.2.7 Sumitomo Precision Products Co. Ltd.
6.2.8 AAR Corp.
6.2.9 Liebherr-International Deutschland GmbH
6.2.10 Honeywell International Inc.
6.2.11 Revima Group
6.2.12 Meggitt PLC
7 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS
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