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Airlines Global Industry Guide - Market Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecast, 2016-2025

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  • 387 Pages
  • December 2021
  • Region: Global
  • MarketLine
  • ID: 5521452
Global Airlines industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: industry size (value and volume 2016-20, and forecast to 2025). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the industry.

Key Highlights

  • The airlines industry comprises passenger air transportation, including scheduled flights but excluding air freight transport.
  • Industry volumes are defined as the total number of seats sold by airlines registered within the specified country or region. Industry value is defined as the total revenue obtained by airlines from transporting passengers, calculated by applying the average revenue per passenger and applying this to a number of seats sold.
  • All market data and forecasts are represented in nominal terms (i.e., without adjustment for inflation) and all currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2020 annual average exchange rates.
  • The global airlines industry had total revenues of $340.4bn in 2020, representing a compound annual rate of change (CARC) of -21% between 2016 and 2020.
  • Industry consumption volumes declined with a CARC of -19.2% between 2016 and 2020, to reach a total of 2,055.4 million seats sold in 2020.
  • Domestic and international tourism saw a marked decline in 2020 due to travel restrictions and lockdowns.

Scope

  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the global airlines industry
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the global airlines industry
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key airlines industry players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the global airlines industry with five year forecasts by both value and volume.

Reasons to Buy

  • What was the size of the global airlines industry by value in 2020?
  • What will be the size of the global airlines industry in 2025?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the global airlines industry?
  • How has the industry performed over the last five years?
  • What are the main segments that make up the global airlines industry?

Table of Contents

1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Market volume
1.4. Market volume forecast
1.5. Category segmentation
1.6. Geography segmentation
1.7. Competitive Landscape
2 Introduction
2.1. What is this report about?
2.2. Who is the target reader?
2.3. How to use this report
2.4. Definitions
3 Global Airlines
3.1. Market Overview
3.2. Market Data
3.3. Market Segmentation
3.4. Market outlook
3.5. Five forces analysis
3.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
4 Airlines in Asia-Pacific
4.1. Market Overview
4.2. Market Data
4.3. Market Segmentation
4.4. Market outlook
4.5. Five forces analysis
5 Airlines in Europe
5.1. Market Overview
5.2. Market Data
5.3. Market Segmentation
5.4. Market outlook
5.5. Five forces analysis
5.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
6 Airlines in France
6.1. Market Overview
6.2. Market Data
6.3. Market Segmentation
6.4. Market outlook
6.5. Five forces analysis
6.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
7 Airlines in Germany
7.1. Market Overview
7.2. Market Data
7.3. Market Segmentation
7.4. Market outlook
7.5. Five forces analysis
7.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
8 Airlines in Italy
8.1. Market Overview
8.2. Market Data
8.3. Market Segmentation
8.4. Market outlook
8.5. Five forces analysis
8.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
9 Airlines in Japan
9.1. Market Overview
9.2. Market Data
9.3. Market Segmentation
9.4. Market outlook
9.5. Five forces analysis
9.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
10 Airlines in Australia
10.1. Market Overview
10.2. Market Data
10.3. Market Segmentation
10.4. Market outlook
10.5. Five forces analysis
10.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
11 Airlines in Canada
11.1. Market Overview
11.2. Market Data
11.3. Market Segmentation
11.4. Market outlook
11.5. Five forces analysis
11.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
12 Airlines in China
12.1. Market Overview
12.2. Market Data
12.3. Market Segmentation
12.4. Market outlook
12.5. Five forces analysis
12.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
13 Airlines in The Netherlands
13.1. Market Overview
13.2. Market Data
13.3. Market Segmentation
13.4. Market outlook
13.5. Five forces analysis
13.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
14 Airlines in Spain
14.1. Market Overview
14.2. Market Data
14.3. Market Segmentation
14.4. Market outlook
14.5. Five forces analysis
14.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
15 Airlines in The United Kingdom
15.1. Market Overview
15.2. Market Data
15.3. Market Segmentation
15.4. Market outlook
15.5. Five forces analysis
15.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
16 Airlines in The United States
16.1. Market Overview
16.2. Market Data
16.3. Market Segmentation
16.4. Market outlook
16.5. Five forces analysis
16.6. Macroeconomic Indicators
17 Company Profiles
17.1. American Airlines Group Inc.
17.2. Delta Air Lines Inc
17.3. Emirates Airline
17.4. China Southern Airlines Co Ltd
17.5. China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd
17.6. Air France-KLM SA
17.7. Ryanair Holdings plc
17.8. Deutsche Lufthansa AG
17.9. TUI Group
17.10. Alitalia - Societa Aerea Italiana SpA
17.11. Ana Holdings Inc
17.12. Japan Airlines Co Ltd
17.13. Skymark Airlines Inc
17.14. Qantas Airways Limited
17.15. Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd
17.16. Regional Express Holdings Ltd
17.17. Air New Zealand Ltd
17.18. Air Canada
17.19. WestJet Airlines Ltd
17.20. China Southern Airlines Co Ltd
17.21. Air China Ltd
17.22. Hainan Airlines Co Ltd
17.23. International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
17.24. Globalia Corporacion Empresarial SA
17.25. easyJet Plc
17.26. Flybe Group Plc (Inactive)
17.27. Jet2.com Ltd
17.28. United Airlines Holdings Inc
17.29. Southwest Airlines Co
18 Appendix
18.1. Methodology
18.2. About The Publisher
List of Tables
Table 1: Global airlines industry value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 2: Global airlines industry volume: million seats sold, 2016-20
Table 3: Global airlines industry category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 4: Global airlines industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 5: Global airlines industry value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 6: Global airlines industry volume forecast: million seats sold, 2020-25
Table 7: Global size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 8: Global gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 9: Global gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 10: Global inflation, 2016-20
Table 11: Global consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 12: Global exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 13: Asia-Pacific airlines industry value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 14: Asia-Pacific airlines industry volume: million seats sold, 2016-20
Table 15: Asia-Pacific airlines industry category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 16: Asia-Pacific airlines industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 17: Asia-Pacific airlines industry value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 18: Asia-Pacific airlines industry volume forecast: million seats sold, 2020-25
Table 19: Europe airlines industry value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 20: Europe airlines industry volume: million seats sold, 2016-20
Table 21: Europe airlines industry category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 22: Europe airlines industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 23: Europe airlines industry value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 24: Europe airlines industry volume forecast: million seats sold, 2020-25
Table 25: Europe size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 26: Europe gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 27: Europe gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 28: Europe inflation, 2016-20
Table 29: Europe consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 30: Europe exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 31: France airlines industry value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 32: France airlines industry volume: million seats sold, 2016-20
Table 33: France airlines industry category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 34: France airlines industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 35: France airlines industry value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 36: France airlines industry volume forecast: million seats sold, 2020-25
Table 37: France size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 38: France gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 39: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 40: France inflation, 2016-20
Table 41: France consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 42: France exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 43: Germany airlines industry value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 44: Germany airlines industry volume: million seats sold, 2016-20
Table 45: Germany airlines industry category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 46: Germany airlines industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 47: Germany airlines industry value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Table 48: Germany airlines industry volume forecast: million seats sold, 2020-25
Table 49: Germany size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 50: Germany gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 51: Germany gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 52: Germany inflation, 2016-20
Table 53: Germany consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 54: Germany exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 55: Italy airlines industry value: $ million, 2016-20
Table 56: Italy airlines industry volume: thousand seats sold, 2016-20
Table 57: Italy airlines industry category segmentation: $ million, 2020
Table 58: Italy airlines industry geography segmentation: $ million, 2020
Table 59: Italy airlines industry value forecast: $ million, 2020-25
Table 60: Italy airlines industry volume forecast: thousand seats sold, 2020-25
Table 61: Italy size of population (million), 2016-20
Table 62: Italy gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 63: Italy gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2016-20
Table 64: Italy inflation, 2016-20
Table 65: Italy consumer price index (absolute), 2016-20
Table 66: Italy exchange rate, 2016-20
Table 67: Japan airlines industry value: $ billion, 2016-20
Table 68: Japan airlines industry volume: million seats sold, 2016-20
Table 69: Japan airlines industry category segmentation: $ billion, 2020
Table 70: Japan airlines industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2020
List of Figures
Figure 1: Global airlines industry value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 2: Global airlines industry volume: million seats sold, 2016-20
Figure 3: Global airlines industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 4: Global airlines industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 5: Global airlines industry value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 6: Global airlines industry volume forecast: million seats sold, 2020-25
Figure 7: Forces driving competition in the global airlines industry, 2020
Figure 8: Drivers of buyer power in the global airlines industry, 2020
Figure 9: Drivers of supplier power in the global airlines industry, 2020
Figure 10: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the global airlines industry, 2020
Figure 11: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the global airlines industry, 2020
Figure 12: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the global airlines industry, 2020
Figure 13: Asia-Pacific airlines industry value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 14: Asia-Pacific airlines industry volume: million seats sold, 2016-20
Figure 15: Asia-Pacific airlines industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 16: Asia-Pacific airlines industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 17: Asia-Pacific airlines industry value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 18: Asia-Pacific airlines industry volume forecast: million seats sold, 2020-25
Figure 19: Forces driving competition in the airlines industry in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 20: Drivers of buyer power in the airlines industry in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 21: Drivers of supplier power in the airlines industry in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 22: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the airlines industry in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 23: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the airlines industry in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 24: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the airlines industry in Asia-Pacific, 2020
Figure 25: Europe airlines industry value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 26: Europe airlines industry volume: million seats sold, 2016-20
Figure 27: Europe airlines industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 28: Europe airlines industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 29: Europe airlines industry value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 30: Europe airlines industry volume forecast: million seats sold, 2020-25
Figure 31: Forces driving competition in the airlines industry in Europe, 2020
Figure 32: Drivers of buyer power in the airlines industry in Europe, 2020
Figure 33: Drivers of supplier power in the airlines industry in Europe, 2020
Figure 34: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the airlines industry in Europe, 2020
Figure 35: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the airlines industry in Europe, 2020
Figure 36: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the airlines industry in Europe, 2020
Figure 37: France airlines industry value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 38: France airlines industry volume: million seats sold, 2016-20
Figure 39: France airlines industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 40: France airlines industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 41: France airlines industry value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 42: France airlines industry volume forecast: million seats sold, 2020-25
Figure 43: Forces driving competition in the airlines industry in France, 2020
Figure 44: Drivers of buyer power in the airlines industry in France, 2020
Figure 45: Drivers of supplier power in the airlines industry in France, 2020
Figure 46: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the airlines industry in France, 2020
Figure 47: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the airlines industry in France, 2020
Figure 48: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the airlines industry in France, 2020
Figure 49: Germany airlines industry value: $ billion, 2016-20
Figure 50: Germany airlines industry volume: million seats sold, 2016-20
Figure 51: Germany airlines industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 52: Germany airlines industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 53: Germany airlines industry value forecast: $ billion, 2020-25
Figure 54: Germany airlines industry volume forecast: million seats sold, 2020-25
Figure 55: Forces driving competition in the airlines industry in Germany, 2020
Figure 56: Drivers of buyer power in the airlines industry in Germany, 2020
Figure 57: Drivers of supplier power in the airlines industry in Germany, 2020
Figure 58: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the airlines industry in Germany, 2020
Figure 59: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the airlines industry in Germany, 2020
Figure 60: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the airlines industry in Germany, 2020
Figure 61: Italy airlines industry value: $ million, 2016-20
Figure 62: Italy airlines industry volume: thousand seats sold, 2016-20
Figure 63: Italy airlines industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 64: Italy airlines industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2020
Figure 65: Italy airlines industry value forecast: $ million, 2020-25
Figure 66: Italy airlines industry volume forecast: thousand seats sold, 2020-25
Figure 67: Forces driving competition in the airlines industry in Italy, 2020
Figure 68: Drivers of buyer power in the airlines industry in Italy, 2020
Figure 69: Drivers of supplier power in the airlines industry in Italy, 2020
Figure 70: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the airlines industry in Italy, 2020

Companies Mentioned

A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes:

  • American Airlines Group Inc.
  • Delta Air Lines Inc
  • Emirates Airline
  • China Southern Airlines Co Ltd
  • China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd
  • Air France-KLM SA
  • Ryanair Holdings plc
  • Deutsche Lufthansa AG
  • TUI Group
  • Alitalia - Societa Aerea Italiana SpA
  • Ana Holdings Inc
  • Japan Airlines Co Ltd
  • Skymark Airlines Inc
  • Qantas Airways Limited
  • Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd
  • Regional Express Holdings Ltd
  • Air New Zealand Ltd
  • Air Canada
  • WestJet Airlines Ltd
  • China Southern Airlines Co Ltd
  • Air China Ltd
  • Hainan Airlines Co Ltd
  • International Consolidated Airlines Group SA
  • Globalia Corporacion Empresarial SA
  • easyJet Plc
  • Flybe Group Plc (Inactive)
  • Jet2.com Ltd
  • United Airlines Holdings Inc
  • Southwest Airlines Co