Air Transport Recession Results in Three Years of Lost MRO Market Growth

June 15, 2009 --[ASDWire]-- AeroStrategy/OAG Aviation’s recent update of its benchmark Air Transport MRO Market Forecast highlights the impact of the current recession:

• The estimated MRO market for 2009 will be $41B, 7% below the 2007 peak
• From 2003-2008, the MRO market grew at a rate of about 6% per annum
• In contrast, the growth rate (in constant $) for the next ten years will be just 2.3% per annum
• Airframe heavy maintenance market will show the lowest growth rate (just 1% per annum) as older, manhour-intensive airframes get retired and replaced
• MRO spend will recover to reach 2007/2008 levels in 2011
• That is, the recession and associated fleet contraction will result in three years of lost MRO growth.

Speeches summarizing AeroStrategy’s perspectives on the MRO market can be downloaded at http://www.aerostrategy.com. The underlying MRO Forecast and the associated data can be purchased via OAG Aviation here.

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