2025 Aviation Industry Report

Market Size and Industry Forecast

The Aviation industry report contains historical and forecasted statistics used by leading private equity firms and consultants. Market sizes from 2020 to 2030 reflect industry trends and growth patterns. Revenues include both public and private companies in the Aviation industry.

	Historical					Forecasted
	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
Market Size (Total Revenue)
% Growth Rate
Number of Companies
Total Employees
Average Revenue per Company
Average Employees per Company

Source: U.S. government financial data



Advanced econometric models forecast five years of industry growth based on short- and long-term trend analysis. Market size includes revenue generated from all products and services sold within the industry.

Geographic Breakdown by U.S. State

Market size by state reveals local opportunity through the number of companies located in the region. Each state's growth rate is affected by regional economic conditions. Data by state can be used to pinpoint profitable and nonprofitable locations for Aviation companies in the United States.

Distribution by Company Size

Company Size	All Industries	Aviation
Small Business (< 5 Employees)
Small Business (5 - 20)
Midsized Business (20 - 100)
Large Business (100 - 500)
Enterprise (> 500)

Aviation Industry Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)

Financial statement analysis determines averages for the following industry forces:

• Cost of goods sold
• Compensation of officers
• Salaries and wages
• Employee benefit programs
• Rent paid
• Advertising and marketing budgets

The report includes a traditional income statement from an "average" company (both public and private companies included).

	Industry Average	Percent of Sales
Total Revenue
Operating Revenue
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Gross Profit
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non-Operating Income
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT)
Interest Expense
Earnings Before Taxes
Income Tax
Net Profit

Financial Ratio Analysis

Financial ratios allow a company's performance to be compared against that of its peers.

Financial Ratio	Industry Average
Profitability Ratios
Profit Margin
ROE
ROA
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
Quick Ratio
Activity Ratios
Average Collection Period
Asset Turnover Ratio
Receivables Turnover Ratio
Inventory Conversion Ratio

Aviation Industry Product Mix

Product Description	Description	Revenue ($ Millions)
Industry total
Domestic, scheduled passenger transportation by air
International, scheduled passenger transportation by air
Domestic, nonscheduled passenger transportation by air
International, scheduled freight transportation by air
Air transportation related services, nec
Non-scheduled transportation of general freight, by air
Domestic, scheduled freight transportation by air
International, nonscheduled passenger transportation by air
Specialty flying services

Aviation Industry Compensation and Salary Surveys

Title	Percent of Workforce	Bottom Quartile	Average (Median) Salary	Upper Quartile
Management Occupations	2%
Chief Executives	0%
General and Operations Managers	1%
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	26%
Information and Record Clerks	19%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	17%
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	17%
Material Recording, Scheduling, Dispatching, and Distributing Workers	6%
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	10%
Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	8%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	8%
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	8%
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	57%
Air Transportation Workers	43%
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers	18%
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	16%
Commercial Pilots	28%
Flight Attendants	24%
Flight Attendants	24%
Material Moving Workers	9%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	7%

Government Contracts

The federal government spent an annual total of $3,526,719,112 on the aviation industry. It has awarded 6,463 contracts to 510 companies, with an average value of $6,915,136 per company.

Top Companies in Aviation and Adjacent Industries

Company	Address	Revenue ($ Millions)