Credit: Jen Deglmann, Aviation Week’s 2017 Commercial Fleet and MRO Forecast
Engine maintenance accounts for the largest MRO demand of the $2.5 billion market at 32%, or $791 million.
African Operators MRO Expenditures - 2017
Credit: Jen Deglmann, Aviation Week’s 2017 Commercial Fleet and MRO Forecast
African operators are expected to generate more than $2.5 billion in MRO expenditures in 2017. The Boeing fleet is expected to generate $1.27 billion, followed by the Airbus fleet at $588 million.
Top Five Aircraft Models—African In-Service Fleet 2017
Credit: Jen Deglmann, Aviation Week’s 2017 Commercial Fleet and MRO Forecast
Africa's in-service fleet will reach approximately 1,600 aircraft by the end of 2017. The top five models include Boeing 767-6, -7, -8 and -900s at 34%; Beech 1900s at 25%; Boeing 747-3, -4 and -500s at 15%; Airbus A320s at 15%; and Bombardier Q400s at 11%.
Inside MRO reports on the African MRO market, citing "significant hurdles" that will need to be overcome while supporting a $2 billion increase in MRO spending by 2025. In the charts that follow, review the country's current MRO position and key players that comprise its demand, expenditures and fleet make-up.
