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Airlines & Air Transportation – Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts

SIC 4500  |  NAICS 481000

The following guide to industry research and analysis provides sources for industry statistics, trends, and forecasts, financial ratios, salary surveys, and more.

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Industry Analysis, Statistics, Trends, and Forecasts


International Airlines  (view report)
Domestic Airlines  (view report)
Charter Flights  (view report)
Comprehensive industry 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. Topics addressed in the reports include:
Sample industry research report and selected industry statistics including market size, five-year average growth rate, number of businesses, and total employment are available free online.

IATA | Redactive Media Group
Airlines. Magazine
https://airlines.iata.org/

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.


Airlines for America
A4A Review and Outlook
https://www.airlines.org/

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.


Federal Aviation Administration
FAA Aerospace Forecast
https://www.faa.gov/

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.


Regional Airlines Association
RAA Annual Reports
https://www.raa.org/

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.


International Air Transport Association
Publications available from this trade association include:

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.


BizMiner Market Analysis Reports
Air Transportation
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "481" to see available reports

Market analysis reports provide industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.


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Financial Statements and Financial Ratios


BizMiner Industry Financial Ratios
Air Transportation
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "481" to see available reports
Five-year financial statement analysis reports provide income statements, balance sheets, and key industry financial ratios for companies of all sizes, with financial data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metropolitan area level including:
Sample financial ratio analysis can be viewed free online.

IBISWorld Research Reports
Industry Financial Ratios
(see links for individual reports)

Key statistics section of these reports provides detailed income statements and balance sheets on a common-size basis and an array of industry financial ratios, with the financial ratio data presented on an annual basis for the four most recent years for which data is available and on a historical average basis over three-year, five-year, and ten-year time periods. Sample report can be viewed free online.


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Compensation and Salary Surveys


Professional Pilot Magazine
Pro Pilot Salary Study
https://www.propilotmag.com/

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.


National Business Aviation Association
Compensation Survey
https://nbaa.org/

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.


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