SIC 4500 | NAICS 481000
The following guide to industry information, research, and analysis provides sources for industry trends and statistics, market research and analysis, financial ratios and salary surveys, and more.
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Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:
Bimonthly publication provides news and information for the global airline industry, with online article categories and topics including news, analysis, commentary, airports, air traffic management, cargo, CEO interviews, economics, environment, passenger experience, regulations and taxation, security, safety, and technology. Selected articles from each issue of the magazine can be viewed free online.
First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:
Industry review and outlook presentation compiles statistical data from a wide range of sources, with topics covered in recent editions of this presentation including trends in traffic, fares, operations, and financial performance, initiatives to improve carrier profitability, affordability, competition, and access to air travel for U.S. consumers, reinvestment in employees and products, and customer satisfaction.
Annual report includes a review of the U.S. aviation industry over the past year and forecasts aviation traffic and activity over the next twenty years for both the domestic and international markets, with air transportation segments covered in the forecast including U.S. mainline air carriers, U.S. regional air carriers, and general aviation and air taxi aircraft. Report can be downloaded and viewed free online.
Annual publication provides an overview of the regional airline industry, with statistical data provided including airports with regional service, regional certificated carriers, departures completed, average daily departures, average seating capacity, passengers enplaned, average trip length, average load factor, revenue passenger miles, and available seat miles. Current edition can be viewed free online.
Airlines Financial Monitor
https://www.iata.org/
Monthly financial report provides information on airline share prices,
operating margins, net after-tax profits, and cash flows by global region,
global oil and jet fuel prices, passenger yields and premium-class
revenues, passenger and cargo volumes, passenger and cargo capacity,
changes in operating fleet size, and passenger and cargo load
factors. Current and prior issues can be viewed free online.
Airline Business Confidence Survey
https://www.iata.org/
Quarterly survey of airline executives provides insights on business
performance for the most recent quarter and expected changes over
the next twelve months, with key areas addressed by the survey including
profitability outlook, passenger and cargo
traffic volume demand, employment levels,
input costs, and passenger and cargo yields. Current and prior quarterly
surveys are available free online.
Airline Industry Economic Performance
https://www.iata.org/
Semi-annual report takes a broad look at how
the airlines are adding value for consumers, the wider economy, governments,
and their investors, with economic sectors addressed in the report including
consumers, wider economy, government, capital providers,
aircraft, fuel, employment, infrastructure, and global regions. Current
and prior reports, presentations, and
data tables are available free online.
Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.
Financial benchmarking section of these reports provides an analysis of industry profit and expenses as a percentage of annual revenue for commercial airlines that provide air transportation services for passengers and freight over regular routes and schedules and for charter flight services that provide air transportation services on an irregular or nonscheduled basis for specific client-defined itineraries.
Annual study provides high, low, and average salary amounts for aviation department managers and flight crew members (e.g., chief pilot, captain, and first officer/copilot) by aircraft type (e.g., corporate jet, turboprop, and helicopter; charter jet, turboprop, and helicopter; regional jet and turboprop; major U.S. airline jet; other helicopters) and model. Salary data can be viewed free online in the June issue.
Annual compensation survey provides base salary and total compensation data for flight department employees, with job positions covered in the survey including chief pilot, senior captain, captain, first officer/copilot, aviation department manager, flight coordinator/scheduler, licensed dispatcher, senior flight attendant, and flight attendant. Survey help section with job descriptions is available free online.
