The Asia-Pacific Commercial Aircraft Cabin Interior Market size is estimated at USD 2.23 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 4.06 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 10.5% during the forecast period (2024-2030).
Key Highlights
- Passenger Seats is the Largest Product Type : The passenger seat category leads the Asia-Pacific cabin interior market. The demand for ergonomic seats with enhanced features is a new and emerging trend in passenger aviation.
- In-Flight Entertainment System is the Fastest-growing Product Type : The growing per capita income, rising demand for better in-flight facilities, and increased competition among airlines boosted the segment's growth in Asia-Pacific.
- Narrowbody is the Largest Aircraft Type : A fleet of narrowbody aircraft adds flexibility in terms of fleet management and helps reduce airlines' operating costs, thereby resulting in its rapid adoption. The increasing domestic air passenger traffic, globally, is also leading to the dominant share of narrowbody aircraft in the market.
- China is the Largest Country : The presence of a large passenger aircraft fleet in the country and healthy demand for new aircraft helped China become the largest cabin interior market in Asia-Pacific.
Asia-Pacific Commercial Aircraft Cabin Interior Market Trends
Passenger Seats is the largest Product Type
- The Asia-Pacific commercial aircraft cabin interior market has been segmented by product type into seats, cabin lighting, in-flight entertainment systems, windows, galley and lavatories, and other product types. The airline companies in the region are emphasizing increasing the utility of these products while improving the overall passenger comfort and experience.
- An enhanced seating structure with more developed space than economy-class seats has become highly essential due to the rising preferences of business-class travelers. Asia-Pacific airline operators and OEMs are increasing their efforts to reduce aircraft weight and develop a sustainable way to manage the airline industry in consideration of the zero-emission 2050 goal.
- The airlines in the region are moving toward advanced LED lighting as LED lighting has helped the airlines eliminate various drawbacks of existing interior cabin lights in terms of efficiency, reliability, durability, and weight. Therefore, the advancement in LED lighting by various OEMs over conventional aircraft cabin lights is expected to drive market growth.
- Major carriers, such as Air India, Singapore Airlines, and China Southern Airlines, are working on product improvisation of in-flight entertainment screens in terms of screen quality and features. Around 4,000+ passenger aircraft are expected to be delivered in the region during 2022-2028. The surge in aircraft procurement numbers is expected to boost the demand for commercial aircraft cabin interior products in the passenger aviation sector during the forecast period.
China is the largest Country
- The importance of cabin interiors in aircraft has increased to a prominent component of the overall passenger experience. Airline companies in the Asia-Pacific region are now focusing on modernized cabins to improve the passenger experience. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to be one of the fastest-growing markets during the forecast period. Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Asia-Pacific aviation industry, domestic passenger traffic gradually witnessed growth in 2021. In 2021, the region accounted for 27.5% of the global air passenger traffic.
- The rise in the per capita income of the population due to increased economic and infrastructure development has aided the growth of the number of air passengers and has supported the fleet expansion plans of domestic and regional airlines. During the past few years, major countries in the region, like China, India, and Japan, have witnessed a rapid increase in their passenger traffic, resulting in large orders for new aircraft from airlines operating in the region. China is driving the commercial aviation space in this region and is the largest aviation market globally. The country has developed the indigenous aircraft COMAC C919, and aircraft deliveries are expected to start in 2022.
- The rise in aircraft deliveries of new commercial passenger aircraft has positively driven the growth of the cabin interior market. Leading aircraft manufacturer Airbus has estimated that the demand for aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to be 17,000+ aircraft by 2040. In 2021, Boeing delivered 91 aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region, while 30% of the aircraft deliveries of Airbus were in Asia-Pacific in the same year.
Asia-Pacific Commercial Aircraft Cabin Interior Industry Overview
The Asia-Pacific Commercial Aircraft Cabin Interior Market is fairly consolidated, with the top five companies occupying 82.94%. The major players in this market are Collins Aerospace, Jamco Corporation, Panasonic Avionics Corporation, Recaro Group and Safran (sorted alphabetically).
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