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Civil Aircraft:
United States

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Industry Overview
Industry Size and Trends | Product Segmentation | US Fleet Overview | Trade
Product Development

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Industry Forecasts
Market Environment | Product Forecasts

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Civil Aircraft: United States

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts US civil aircraft shipments and demand in US dollars to 2017.
Total civil aircraft shipments are segmented by type in terms of:

commercial transport
general aviation business jet
general aviation helicopter
general aviation turboprop
general aviation piston.

The scope of this report covers aircraft used for civil purposes and excludes military
aircraft. In addition, this report covers new civil aircraft, and excludes sales of used
aircraft as well as modifications, conversions, and overhauls of previously accepted
aircraft. Furthermore, shipments encompass sales of completed aircraft and exclude
sales of individual engines and other parts. Unpowered aircraft and unmanned aerial
vehicles (UAV), or drones, are also excluded.
To illustrate historical trends, total civil aircraft shipments are provided in an annual
series from 2002 to 2012; total demand and the various shipment segments are
reported at five-year intervals for 2007 and 2012. Forecasts emanate from the
identification and analysis of pertinent statistical relationships and other historical
trends/events as well as their expected progression/impact over the forecast period.
Changes in quantities between reported years of a given total or segment are typically
provided in terms of five-year compound annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of
brevity, forecasts are generally stated in smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the
forecast year, such as demand is projected to rise 3.2% annually through 2017. The
result of any particular year over that period, however, may exhibit volatility and depart
from a smoothed, long-term trend, as historical data typically illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
Civil Aircraft: United States represents the synthesis and analysis of data from various
primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:

firms participating in the industry, and their suppliers and customers

government/public agencies

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national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations

trade associations and their publications
the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated June and August
2013
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

336411
336412

3721
3724
3728

336413

Aircraft Manufacturing
Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts
Manufacturing
Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary
Equipment Manufacturing

Aircraft
Aircraft Engines and Engine Parts
Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment,
NEC

Copyright & Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Civil Aircraft: United States

Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Industry Size & Trends............................................................................................................................. 2
Chart 1 | United States: Civil Aircraft Shipment Trends, 2002-2012 .................................................. 2
Product Segmentation ............................................................................................................................. 3
Chart 2 | United States: Civil Aircraft Shipments by Type, 2012 ........................................................ 3
Commercial Transport ........................................................................................................................ 4
General Aviation. ................................................................................................................................ 5
Chart 3 | United States: General Aviation Aircraft Shipments by Type, 2012 ............................... 6
Business Jet. ................................................................................................................................. 6
Helicopter. ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Turboprop. ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Piston. ............................................................................................................................................ 8
US Fleet Overview ................................................................................................................................... 9
Chart 4 | United States: Civil Aircraft Fleet by Type, 2012 ................................................................. 9
Trade ...................................................................................................................................................... 10
Chart 5 | United States: Civil Aircraft Trade Trends, 2002-2012 ...................................................... 10
Product Development ............................................................................................................................ 11
Industry Forecasts ....................................................................................................................................... 12
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 12
Table 1 | United States: Key Indicators for Civil Aircraft Shipments (billion dollars) ........................ 12
Product Forecasts .................................................................................................................................. 13
Table 2 | United States: Civil Aircraft Shipments by Type (million dollars) ...................................... 13
Commercial Transport. ..................................................................................................................... 14
General Aviation. .............................................................................................................................. 14
Business Jet. ............................................................................................................................... 15
Helicopter. ................................................................................................................................... 15
Turboprop. ................................................................................................................................... 16
Piston. .......................................................................................................................................... 16
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 17
Industry Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 19
The Boeing Company ....................................................................................................................... 19
General Dynamics Corporation ........................................................................................................ 20
Textron Incorporated ........................................................................................................................ 21
Bombardier Incorporated .................................................................................................................. 22
Additional Companies Cited................................................................................................................... 23
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 24
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