Leaders in this market include Hertz, Europcar, Avis, and Sixt. Together, these four companies represented 81% of the airport car rental market in Western Europe.
Geographic reference: Western Europe
Year: 2008
Market size: $6 billion
Source: “Hertz Investor Marketing,” May 6, 2009
Original source: Euromonitor
This market size is based on projections of new aircraft construction contracts in the decade 2009–2019. Leading players in the market are Gulfstream, Bombardier, Cessna, and Dassault. Together these companies control 84% of the market.
Geographic reference: World
Year: 2009–2019
Market size: 12,768 aircraft valued at $195.9 billion
Source: “Teal Group Bizav Overview,” July 2009 available online here.
Original source: Teal Group
Military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan have highlighted the ability of the unmanned aerial vehicle to perform a wide range of missions from reconnaissance to dropping bombs on enemy combatants. UAVs are now in service in more than 50 countries. During 2007, these aircraft logged more than 500,000 flight hours. In terms of UAV procurement, the largest share of the market goes to the U.S. military and defense agencies (64%). The Asia-Pacific region accounts for 20% and European and NATO requirements account for the remaining 16%.
Geographic reference: World
Year: 2007-2008
Market size: 6,314 aircraft produced
Source: Chris Red, “The Outlook for Unmanned Aircraft,” Composites Technology, April 20, 2009 available online here.