The Aviation Weather Forecasting Services Market: Highlights
Weather forecasting is a critical service being offered for various industries wherein accurate weather information plays an important role in planning day-to-day activities. Industries, such as marine, agriculture, forestry, utility, aviation, and defense, find its use on a large scale. Historically, the aviation sector had been considered as a major meteorological customer and most of the developments made in forecasting services have primarily been for the improvement of meteorological services to aviation. Advancements in technology and aircraft design with the relentless drive for more efficient and safe operations have resulted in a requirement for increasingly accurate, varied, and customer-focused meteorological products and services, particularly for the first 24 hours of the forecast period.
The global aviation weather forecasting services market is projected to grow at an impressive growth rate over the next five years to reach US$ 426.1 million in 2023. Organic growth of the aircraft industry, rising aircraft fleet size, increasing focus on improving safety and operational efficiency, and advancement in avionics technology are likely to create a sustainable demand for weather forecasting services in the aviation industry in the foreseen future.
Aviation Weather Forecasting Services Market - Insights by Forecasting Type
The global aviation weather forecasting services market is segmented based on the forecasting type as Aerodrome Forecast, Area/Route Forecast, and Special Forecast. Aerodrome forecast is expected to remain the most dominant segment of the aviation weather forecasting services market over the next five years. Almost every airport in the world has Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) written for them. Due to a continuous increase in fleet size and increasing involvement of private players in these services, the segment is expected to grow at a healthy rate in the coming five years.
Aviation Weather Forecasting Services Market - Insights by Forecasting Duration Type
Based on the forecasting duration type, the global aviation weather forecasting services market is segmented as Short-Term, Medium-Term, and Long-Term Forecast. Short-term forecast is projected to remain the most dominant segment of the global aviation weather forecasting services market over the next five years. Short-term forecasts are the most widely used in the aviation industry, owing to their higher accuracy as compared to longer-term forecasts. Additionally, the technological innovations, an increase in the usage of electronic mode of transmission, and a more efficient weather-model further facilitate the use of short-term forecasts.
Aviation Weather Forecasting Services Market - Insights by Distribution Method Type
Based on the distribution method type, the market is segmented as Electronic and Written. The electronic forecast segment is projected to remain the dominant mode of communication in the market during the forecast period, propelled by the advancement of technology, uninterrupted data transfer, and a better avionics user-interface.
Aviation Weather Forecasting Services Market - Insights by Aircraft Type
Based on the aircraft type, the global aviation weather forecasting services market is segmented as Civil Aviation and Military Aviation. Civil aviation is expected to remain the growth engine of the market over the next five years, whereas military aviation is projected to showcase a flatter growth during the same period.
Aviation Weather Forecasting Services Market - Insights by Region
Based on regions, North America is expected to remain the largest aviation weather forecasting services market during the forecast period, whereas Asia-Pacific is expected to experience the highest growth during the same period. The highest growth of Asia-Pacific is driven by a host of factors including increasing demand for commercial aircraft to support rising passenger traffic, presence of the most weather-sensitive nations, such as India and the Philippines, and rising aircraft fleet size.
Some of the key players in the aviation weather forecasting services market include Universal Weather and Aviation Inc., Rockwell Collins, The Weather Company – IBM, Jeppesen, and World Fuel-Colt. Development of improved weather forecasting models, facilitation of public-private partnership in providing services, and formation of mergers & acquisitions are the key strategies adopted by the major players to gain a competitive edge in the market. |
