Publication Month: Jan 2022 | Report Code: TIPRE00025973 | No. of Pages: 148 | Category: Aerospace and Defense | Status: Published
The adoption of aviation headsets is rising among pilots, ground support staff, and air traffic control (ATC) units across the world. The demand for active-noise-canceling headsets among end-users like 737 pilots is considerably high. Moreover, with growing aircraft deliveries, including commercial aircraft, military aircraft, and helicopters, the penetration of aviation headsets is witnessing an upward trend. The presence of a limited number of well-established players indicates a higher bargaining power of buyers (pilots, ATC, and ground support staff). However, the demand for aviation headsets is anticipated to rise in the future with the surge in the number of aviation headsets market players.
The aviation headset market is highly consolidated, and a major fraction of the market is controlled and dominated by well-established players. Moreover, the market experiences a limited entry of newer players. Despite having a large number of customers, the existing suppliers in the aviation headset market offer products that are enabled with similar technologies, which decreases the suppliers’ bargaining power. Faro Aviation, Sennheiser, Bose, Plantronics, David Clark, and Bosch Security Systems are a few renowned players in the market, which together account for a majority of the market share. This limits the market share of small aviation headset companies to low. Thus, although the bargaining power of suppliers in the aviation headset market is currently low, it is foreseen to reach a moderate level in the coming years with the ongoing research and developments in the field of aviation headsets.
The aviation headsets market has been segmented on the basis type, noise cancellation type, application, and geography. Based on type, the market is bifurcated into on-board headsets and ground support headsets. Based on noise cancellation type, the aviation headsets market size is subsegmented into active, passive. Based on application, the aviation headsets market size is further segmented into commercial aircraft, military aircraft, and general aircraft. Based on geography, the aviation headsets market is primarily segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), the Middle East and Africa (MEA), and South America. A few of the key companies operating in the aviation headsets industry are Lightspeed Aviation, Inc.; Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG; Faro Aviation; David Clark Company; Bose Corporation; SEHT LIMITED; Pilot Communications USA; Plantronics, Inc.; Robert Bosch GmbH; and GBH Headsets.
With the outbreak of COVID-19, the production and sales of aircraft came to a sudden halt in most of European countries. The global passenger volume and the total infrastructure cost decreased by 60.5% and 45.4%, respectively, in 2020. Such lowered demand has severely impacted the general aviation market in Europe and affected the businesses of aircraft OEMs, such as building and maintaining airliners, parts suppliers, and catering, among others.
However, Airbus, a European aircraft manufacturing giant based in France, foresees a faster recovery of the aviation industry and aircraft manufacturing in the coming years. It says the global and European aviation industry is expected to reach the pre-COVID levels during 2023–2025, whereas the European general aviation industry is expected to surpass its pre-COVID levels by 2022. According to the company, Airbus helicopters witnessed a decline in its deliveries as the numbers reached 272 units in FY 2020 compared to 300 units in FY 2019. Airbus is also planning to modify its global workforce and resize its commercial aircraft activity in response to the COVID-19 crisis. This impacted negatively on its demand of aviation accessories such as communication systems, aviation headsets, and pilot helmets in 2020.
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The commercial aviation sector has maintained a strong fleet size over the years. Airbus and Boeing are the two most significant aircraft manufacturers in terms of delivery statistics. The commercial aviation industry has witnessed tremendous growth in the past few years with the emergence of new low-cost carriers (LCCs) and fleet expansion strategies adopted by the full-service carriers (FSCs). It is further foreseen to surge in the coming years owing to the mounting number of air travel passengers and aircraft procurement. According to Boeing Commercial Market Outlook (CMO) 2019–2039, the total number of existing aircraft fleet in 2019 accounted for 25,900, and it is expected to reach 48,400 by 2039. As per Airbus Global Market Forecast for 2019–2038, the commercial aircraft fleet is foreseen to account for 47,680 by 2038, rising from 22,680 recorded at the beginning of 2019. However, the emergence of COVID-19 decimated the demand for aircraft in 2020, resulting in a significantly lower number of deliveries. Nonetheless, as the aviation industry reopened in the Q3 of 2020, the aircraft manufacturers have begun witnessing a rise in demand for their aircraft models.
Based on type, the aviation headsets market is segmented into on-board headsets and ground support headsets. In 2020, the on-board headsets segment accounted for a larger market share.
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Based on end user, the aviation headsets market is segmented into commercial aircraft, military aircraft, and general aviation aircraft. In 2020, the commercial aircraft segment accounted for the largest share in the market.
The players operating in the aviation headsets market adopt strategies such as mergers, acquisitions, and market initiatives to maintain their positions in the market. A few developments by key players are listed below:
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