Industry Economic Data
ARSA economic studies by AeroStrategy have quantified the civil aviation maintenance industry’s significant economic footprint.
AeroStrategy determined that the global maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) market exceeded $50 billion in 2008, with North America (the U.S. and Canada) accounting for $19.4 billion of the total. When induced and related economic effects are considered, the maintenance industry’s impact on the U.S. economy is $39 billion per year. The industry employs 274,634 workers in the United States. North America is a major net exporter of aviation maintenance services, enjoying a $2.4 billion positive balance of trade in this area.
ARSA also examined the economic benefits of Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements (BASAs) and determined that maintenance bilaterals significantly reduce certification costs for repair stations. AeroStrategy research found that it costs repair stations significantly more (almost three times as much) to become certificated by “foreign” civil aviation authorities (CAA) when the home country does not have a BASA; maintenance bilaterals help make repair stations more profitable; and the collapse of the U.S.-EU BASA would disproportionately hurt small companies.
Industry Economic Research
Global MRO Market Economic Assessment, a report on the aviation maintenance industry’s global economic footprint.
Aviation Maintenance Industry Employment and Economic Impact, a study on the aviation maintenance industry’s state-by-state economic and employment impact.
- Click here for a chart showing the aviation maintenance industry’s economic and employment impact in each state.
- Click here for a single document containing ARSA fact sheets about the aviation maintenance industry’s economic and employment impact in every state.
- For an ARSA fact sheet on the economic and employment impact of the industry in your state, click on the state’s name below.
Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements: Reducing Costs for the Aviation Industry A survey detailing the economic benefits of BASAs for repair stations.
For more information, please contact ARSA Executive Vice President Christian Klein at 703 739 9543 or CAKlein@arsa.org.
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