Aircraft Auxiliary Power Unit Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Aircraft Type (Fixed-Wing, Rotary-Wing, UAVs), By Platform (Commercial, Military) And Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

An auxiliary power unit (APU) is an electrical power source of aircraft that provides energy for the functioning of the aircraft system except for propulsion. The key functionality of an airplane APU is to give the ability to turn over the aircraft’s engine. The aircraft auxiliary power unit market experiencing significant growth during the forecast period owing to rising demand for the fuel-efficient auxiliary power unit. Moreover, the increased development of more electric aircraft to gain a high economy at reduced fuel consumption is expected to boost market growth during 2020-2027.

The traditional auxiliary power unit generates large noise, which resulted in an increase in noise pollution, thus to reduce the noise pollution, the key manufacturers have increased their focus on the development of low noise APU. The advanced aircraft APU offers high performance, low fuel consumption, and reduced noise among others. In addition to this, the moving trend towards the adoption of more electric aircraft is expected to expand the market size during 2020-2027.

Market Segmentation:

Based on aircraft type, the aircraft auxiliary power unit market is segmented into fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and UAVs. Among these, the fixed-wing segment dominated the market in the base year owing to the increased delivery of fixed-wing commercial aircraft. The UAVs segment displays significant growth during the forecast period. This growth is due to the increased adoption of UAVs for commercial and military applications. The market is classified into commercial aircraft and military aircraft, by the platform. Based on geography, the market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa, and Latin America.

Key Players Covered:

The major companies included in the global Aircraft Auxiliary Power Unit Market report are Honeywell International Inc. (The U.S.), Hamilton Sundstrand Corp. (The U.S.), Technodinamika (Russia), Kinetics Ltd. (Israel), Rolls-Royce plc. (England), Microturbo (France), AEGIS Power Systems, Inc. (The U.S.), Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (Canada), AEROSILA (Russia), Safran Power Units (France), and others.

Key Insights

• Number of aircraft delivered during 2016-2019


• Impact of COVID-19 on the aviation industry


• Defense spending for up-gradation of military aircraft

Regional Analysis:

The aircraft auxiliary power unit market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East & Africa, and South America. North America registered a large market share in the base year. This share is attributed to the presence of many aircraft manufacturers and aircraft APU manufacturers in the U.S. Moreover, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) spending a large amount on the adoption of advanced solutions for military application. Besides, the rising adoption of HALE and MALE UAVs for military applications is expected to boost the development of modern auxiliary power units.

The market in Europe registered the second-largest share in the base year owing to the increased demand for quieter aircraft APU.

Asia Pacific witness strong growth in the market during the forecast period. This growth is attributing to the growing demand for commercial and military aircraft. Moreover, the rising defense budget to strengthen military capabilities supports market growth. For instance, the Indian government planned to invest USD 30 billion by 2035 in the defense sector.

Growing focus on the management of fuel economy to increase the demand for electric aircraft across the globe. This factor driving the market growth in Latin America and the Middle East & Africa respectively during an estimated period.

Segmentation

Aircraft Auxiliary Power Unit Market Industry Developments

• In October 2020, Honeywell International Inc. introduced a high-efficiency mode upgrade for their 131-9A auxiliary power unit for single-aisle Airbus aircraft.


• In March 2020, Honeywell International Inc. announced to receive USD 72.8 million worth contract for the development of Navy aircraft APU. This contract included the repair, replacement and support for auxiliary power units used on the P-3 Orion, C-2 Greyhound and most variants of the F/A-18 Hornet