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Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services in New Zealand - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Jayson Cooke Jayson Cooke Melbourne, Australia Last Updated: July 2024 ANZSIC C2394NZ

Revenue

$2.3bn

2024-25

$2.3bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

3,331

Businesses

328

Wages

$XXX.Xm

Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services in New Zealand industry analysis

The Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services industry caters to a range of commercial airlines and the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). Its vulnerability to global events was starkly revealed during the pandemic as harsh border closures significantly reduced aircraft use and demand for maintenance services. The easing of these restrictions has led to a notable resurgence in demand for MRO services, driven by high tourist numbers and heightened defence spending. Airlines are working swiftly to clear their backlog of unattended aircraft, boosting overall industry revenue and revitalising the MRO segment pertaining to commercial aircraft, as well as the manufacturing of aircraft and parts. Revenue is expected to decline at an annualised 4.9% over the five years through 2024-25, to $2.3 billion, despite a 2.4% hike in the current year.

Trends and Insights

  • Resumed international travel has revived demand for MRO services. Air New Zealand's fleet renewal and higher government defence spending following the P-3 Orion fleet's early retirement will continue to bolster demand.
  • Resurging air passenger numbers are driving demand from commercial airlines. Concurrently, there is a notable recovery in demand from tourism operators.
  • Major airports attract service providers. Manufacturers and service providers like to set up close to airports, and businesses congregate in areas with major airports, like Christchurch, Wellington and Queenstown.
  • Major airlines often choose international giants like Airbus and Boeing when purchasing aircraft. These global aviation giants also hold strong buyer power, as they can negotiate terms with upstream parts and components manufacturers, leveraging their purchasing volumes and market dominance.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 4.9 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $2.3bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Border closures during the pandemic weakened performance

  • International travel to New Zealand was strong at the beginning of 2020, particularly from Australia, China and the United States. The number of tourists from India and Hong Kong also grew strongly. These nations have large international airlines flying in greater numbers to New Zealand. While most of these airlines typically perform MRO services overseas, some also use these services in New Zealand.
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Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services in New Zealand
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Air New Zealand's continual fleet renewal will sustain service revenue

  • Air New Zealand is set to provide the industry with consistent demand over the next few years. The company is slated to add two Airbus A321neo to its domestic fleet in 2024, another two to its international fleet in 2025, and two more to its domestic fleet by 2027.

Biggest companies in the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services in New Zealand

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($m)
2025
Airwork
168.4
Air New Zealand
130.7
Lockheed Martin Global Inc
66.4

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Products & Services Segmentation

Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services in New Zealand
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Aircraft and aircraft component manufacturing, Commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services and Military aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services. Aircraft and aircraft component manufacturing is the largest segment of the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services in New Zealand.

Trends and Insights

Commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services have seen volatility with international border closures and an ageing fleet

  • Aircraft repairers undertake a range of MRO tasks for commercial airlines, from line maintenance to heavy repairs and servicing. This segment includes MRO services provided to companies that offer scenic and sightseeing tours by aircraft.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Aircraft repair service providers primarily provide repair, maintenance and overhaul services for aircraft components. Companies also manufacture aircraft and components.

What's included in this industry?

Aircraft and aircraft component manufacturingCommercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaulMilitary aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaulEmergency aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul

Companies

AirworkAir New ZealandLockheed Martin Global Inc

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Related Terms

MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL (MRO)SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL (SAF)COMPOSITE

Industry Code

ANZSIC 2006

ANZSIC 2394 - Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services in New Zealand

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Resumed international travel has revived demand for MRO services. Air New Zealand's fleet renewal and higher government defence spending following the P-3 Orion fleet's early...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Resurging air passenger numbers are driving demand from commercial airlines. Concurrently, there is a notable recovery in demand from tourism operators.

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Major airports attract service providers. Manufacturers and service providers like to set up close to airports, and businesses congregate in areas with major airports, like C...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Asia Pacific, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Major airlines often choose international giants like Airbus and Boeing when purchasing aircraft. These global aviation giants also hold strong buyer power, as they can negot...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

The Russia-Ukraine conflict forced Airwork to terminate six aircraft leases with a Russian client. Despite a huge write-off, the company mitigated the impact through its dive...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Airwork's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Air New Zealand's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Lockheed Martin Global Inc's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 2 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Airwork, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Air New Zealand, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Lockheed Martin Global Inc, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 2 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has stringent rules for any maintenance, repair and overhaul providers, requiring them to achieve Approved Maintenance Organisation status...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Profit margins have rebounded, with larger firms like Airwork and Air New Zealand achieving the highest margins. Their expertise and strong reputations allow them to charge p...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services industry in New Zealand in 2024?

The market size of the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services industry in New Zealand is $2.3bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services in New Zealand industry in 2024?

There are 328 businesses in the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services industry in New Zealand, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.2 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services industry in New Zealand grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services industry in New Zealand has been declining at a CAGR of 4.9 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services industry in New Zealand over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services industry in New Zealand is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services market in New Zealand?

The biggest companies operating in the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services market in New Zealand are Airwork, Air New Zealand and Lockheed Martin Global Inc

What does the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services in New Zealand include?

Aircraft and aircraft component manufacturing and Commercial aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul are part of the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services in New Zealand?

The company holding the most market share in New Zealand is Airwork.

How competitive is the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services industry in New Zealand?

The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Aircraft Manufacturing and Repair Services industry in New Zealand.

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Competitors

  • Shipbuilding and Repair Services in New Zealand
  • Boatbuilding and Repair Services in New Zealand

Complementors

  • Airlines in New Zealand

International industries

  • Global Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
  • Global Military Aircraft & Aerospace Manufacturing
  • Aircraft, Engine & Parts Manufacturing in the US
  • Aircraft Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul in the US
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Manufacturing in the US

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Key data sources in New Zealand include:

  • Statistics New Zealand
  • New Zealand Company Register
  • Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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  • Industry federations or regulators
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