Aerospace, Defence and Security Frost Radar in the Global Commercial Aircraft Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Market

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Prior to the 1990s, airlines around the world staffed thousands of employees to keep their fleets airworthy and flying. A combination of the emergence of low-cost carriers (LCLs) and airlines being driven to reduce overhead created a competitive environment to purchase lower cost maintenance from third-party vendors. Seventeen commercial aircraft maintenance organizations, known as MROs, globally have earned a place on this 2019 Frost RADAR® for Global Commercial Aircraft Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Market. As demand continues to increase for aircraft maintenance, MROs attempt to adjust capacity to meet the demand. Results of MRO expansions have led to mergers, consolidations, buy-outs, many companies creating alliances, and some going out of business. Aircraft maintenance, once considered just a cost of doing business for airlines, has become a competitive business. Many airlines around the world have spun their MRO business off into a separate entity and have produced yet another revenue stream. Now, OEMs are jockeying for the same, to capture the aftermarket opportunities.

Specific restraints, such as available touch labor with the skill set to perform maintenance, reacting to reduced demand caused by heavy airline flight schedules, and outright competition have pushed MROs to get innovative and find savvy expansion in order to prevail. Tight profit margins and full liability are part of doing everyday business for MROs and there is no room for error when it comes to quality, schedule, and cost. This 2019 Frost RADAR® includes the premier MROs. The Frost Radar reveals the market positioning of companies in an industry using their Growth and Innovation scores as highlighted in the Frost Radar methodology. The document presents competitive profiles on each of the companies in the Frost Radar based on their strengths, opportunities, and a small discussion on their positioning. Frost & Sullivan analyzes hundreds of companies in the industry and benchmarks them across 10 criteria on the Frost Radar, where the leading companies in the industry are then positioned. Industry leaders on both the Growth and Innovation indices are recognized as best practice recipients.

Research Scope

This study focuses the global MRO market for third-party airframe maintenance and gives an overview of the current market landscape.
Included in this strategic analysis is the placement of the MRO companies on the Frost RADAR® based on growth and innovation displayed.
In addition to the Frost RADAR® chart, each company will be identified, profiled, and analyzed, along with the identification of the outlook and opportunities for each individual MRO.

Key Issues Addressed

  • Who are the top MRO companies in the Frost RADAR®, according to Growth and Innovation exhibited?
  • Which companies lead the global MRO market for commercial airframe maintenance in terms of innovation?
  • Which companies lead the global MRO market for commercial airframe maintenance in terms of Growth?
  • What significant partnerships are occurring in the MRO market?
  • Which MROs have the best combination of Growth and Innovation, and which are poised to improve?

Author: Timothy Kuder

Industry Overview

The Frost RADAR®

Frost Radar—Description of Companies Plotted

AAR Corp

Aeroman

AFI KLM E&M

Aviation Technical Services

Etihad Airways Engineering

Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp. (EGAT)

Flightstar

GAMECO

GMF AeroAsia

HAECO

Lufthansa Technik

Mexicana MRO

Sabena Technics

SR Technics

ST Engineering

TAP M&E

Turkish Technic

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Frost Radar—C2A

Frost Radar™: Benchmarking Future Growth Potential 2 Major Indices, 10 Analytical Ingredients, 1 Platform

Growth Index

Growth Index (GI) is a measure of a company’s growth performance and track record, along with its ability to develop and execute a fully aligned growth strategy and vision; a robust growth pipeline system; and effective market, competitor, and end-user focused sales and marketing strategies.

  • Market Share (previous 3 years)
    This is a comparison of a company’s market share relative to its competitors in a given market space for the previous 3 years.
  • Revenue Growth (previous 3 years)
    This is a look at a company’s revenue growth rate for the previous 3 years in the market/industry/category that forms the context for the given Frost Radar™.
  • Growth Pipeline
    This is an evaluation of the strength and leverage of a company’s growth pipeline system to continuously capture, analyze, and prioritize its universe of growth opportunities.
  • Vision and Strategy
    This is an assessment of how well a company’s growth strategy is aligned with its vision. Are the investments that a company is making in new products and markets consistent with the stated vision?
  • Sales and Marketing
    This is a measure of the effectiveness of a company’s sales and marketing efforts in helping it drive demand and achieve its growth objectives.

Innovation Index

Innovation Index (II) is a measure of a company’s ability to develop products/ services/ solutions (with a clear understanding of disruptive Mega Trends) that are globally applicable, are able to evolve and expand to serve multiple markets and are aligned to customers’ changing needs.

  • INNOVATION SCALABILITY
    This determines whether an organization’s innovations are globally scalable and applicable in both developing and mature markets, and also in adjacent and non-adjacent industry verticals.
  • RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    This is a measure of the efficacy of a company’s R&D strategy, as determined by the size of its R&D investment and how it feeds the innovation pipeline.
  • PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
    This is a measure of a company’s product portfolio, focusing on the relative contribution of new products to its annual revenue.
  • MEGATRENDS LEVERAGE
    This is an assessment of a company’s proactive leverage of evolving, long-term opportunities and new business models, as the foundation of its innovation pipeline.
  • CUSTOMER ALIGNMENT
    This evaluates the applicability of a company’s products/services/solutions to current and potential customers, as well as how its innovation strategy is influenced by evolving customer needs.

Significance of Being on the Frost Radar™

Companies plotted on the Frost RadarTM are the leaders in the industry for growth, innovation, or both. They are instrumental in advancing the industry into the future.

  • GROWTH POTENTIAL
    Your organization has significant future growth potential, which makes it a Company to Action.
  • BEST PRACTICES
    Your organization is well positioned to shape Growth Pipeline™ best practices in your industry.
  • COMPETITIVE INTENSITY
    Your organization is one of the key drivers of competitive intensity in the growth environment.
  • CUSTOMER VALUE
    Your organization has demonstrated the ability to significantly enhance its customer value proposition.
  • PARTNER POTENTIAL
    Your organization is top of mind for customers, investors, value chain partners, and future talent as a significant value provider.

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Prior to the 1990s, airlines around the world staffed thousands of employees to keep their fleets airworthy and flying. A combination of the emergence of low-cost carriers (LCLs) and airlines being driven to reduce overhead created a competitive environment to purchase lower cost maintenance from third-party vendors. Seventeen commercial aircraft maintenance organizations, known as MROs, globally have earned a place on this 2019 Frost RADAR® for Global Commercial Aircraft Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Market. As demand continues to increase for aircraft maintenance, MROs attempt to adjust capacity to meet the demand. Results of MRO expansions have led to mergers, consolidations, buy-outs, many companies creating alliances, and some going out of business. Aircraft maintenance, once considered just a cost of doing business for airlines, has become a competitive business. Many airlines around the world have spun their MRO business off into a separate entity and have produced yet another revenue stream. Now, OEMs are jockeying for the same, to capture the aftermarket opportunities. Specific restraints, such as available touch labor with the skill set to perform maintenance, reacting to reduced demand caused by heavy airline flight schedules, and outright competition have pushed MROs to get innovative and find savvy expansion in order to prevail. Tight profit margins and full liability are part of doing everyday business for MROs and there is no room for error when it comes to quality, schedule, and cost. This 2019 Frost RADAR® includes the premier MROs. The Frost Radar reveals the market positioning of companies in an industry using their Growth and Innovation scores as highlighted in the Frost Radar methodology. The document presents competitive profiles on each of the companies in the Frost Radar based on their strengths, opportunities, and a small discussion on their positioning. Frost & Sullivan analyzes hundreds of companies in the industry and benchmarks them across 10 criteria on the Frost Radar, where the leading companies in the industry are then positioned. Industry leaders on both the Growth and Innovation indices are recognized as best practice recipients.--BEGIN PROMO--

Research Scope

This study focuses the global MRO market for third-party airframe maintenance and gives an overview of the current market landscape.
Included in this strategic analysis is the placement of the MRO companies on the Frost RADAR® based on growth and innovation displayed.
In addition to the Frost RADAR® chart, each company will be identified, profiled, and analyzed, along with the identification of the outlook and opportunities for each individual MRO.

Key Issues Addressed

  • Who are the top MRO companies in the Frost RADAR®, according to Growth and Innovation exhibited?
  • Which companies lead the global MRO market for commercial airframe maintenance in terms of innovation?
  • Which companies lead the global MRO market for commercial airframe maintenance in terms of Growth?
  • What significant partnerships are occurring in the MRO market?
  • Which MROs have the best combination of Growth and Innovation, and which are poised to improve?

Author: Timothy Kuder

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