Aviation Fuel Market Report 2025

This Aviation Fuel market report covers market characteristics, size & growth, segmentation, regional & country breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends and strategies for this market. It traces the market’s historic and forecast market growth by geography.

The aviation fuel market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $231.54 billion in 2024 to $264.83 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.4%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to air travel demand, economic conditions, fuel prices.

The aviation fuel market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $444.04 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.8%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to global economic growth, fleet modernization, geopolitical factors, pandemic recovery. Major trends in the forecast period include technological advances, renewable aviation fuels, alternative fuels, investment in infrastructure.

The growth of air transportation worldwide is fueling the expansion of the aviation fuel market. The increasing population and rising earnings among the middle class have significantly boosted the demand for air travel in both developed and developing nations. As air travel rises, the demand for aviation fuel correspondingly increases, as it is an essential requirement for aircraft operations. For instance, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade association based in Canada, reported that in 2023, revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) increased by 36.9% compared to 2022. Overall, global traffic for the entire year of 2023 reached 94.1% of pre-pandemic levels. In December 2023, total traffic rose by 25.3% compared to December 2022. Thus, the growing air transportation sector is expected to drive the aviation fuel market.

Increasing tourism is expected to propel the growth of the aviation fuel market going forward. Tourism, the act and process of spending time away from home in pursuit of recreation, relaxation, and pleasure, while making use of the commercial provision of services. As more people travel for leisure and business purposes, there is a higher demand for air transportation. This directly leads to an increased need for aviation fuel, as it is the primary energy source for powering aircraft. For instance, according to the Office for National Statistics, a UK-based government body, in the second quarter of 2023 (April to June), foreign nationals visited the UK 9. 9 million times, which was more than the 8. 0 million visits recorded in the same period in 2022. Therefore, increasing tourism is driving the growth of the aviation fuel market.

Leading companies in the aviation fuel market are focusing on developing advanced technological solutions, including fuel processing technologies, to enhance customer service with improved features. Fuel processing technology encompasses the methods and systems that convert raw fuels into more refined and usable forms, optimizing efficiency and reducing emissions for various applications, such as energy production and transportation. For example, in October 2022, Honeywell, a US-based technology firm, introduced the ethanol-to-jet fuel (ETJ) processing technology. This innovation allows producers to convert corn-based, cellulosic, or sugar-based ethanol into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Depending on the type of ethanol feedstock used, Honeywell's ethanol-to-jet fuel process can lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by up to 80% over the fuel's entire lifecycle compared to conventional petroleum-based jet fuel.

Major companies operating in the aviation fuel market are innovating new technologies, such as ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuel technology, to increase their profitability in the market. Ethanol-based Sustainable Aviation Fuel (eSAF) is a type of renewable and sustainable alternative fuel designed for use in aviation. They can significantly lower the carbon footprint of air travel and aid in meeting environmental targets set by the aviation industry. For instance, in September 2023, Lummus Technology, a US-based company that provides process technologies, catalysts, and related engineering and project management services for the refining, petrochemical, gas processing, and renewable industries, launched ethanol-based sustainable aviation fuel technology. It is derived from ethanol, which is typically produced from plant-based feedstocks such as corn, sugarcane, or other agricultural residues. The production process involves converting these feedstocks into ethanol, which can then be further processed into eSAF. The technology offers operators a large-scale, economically proven way to lower greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation sector.

In April 2022, TITAN Aviation, a US-based aircraft fuel company acquired AKRYL for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition would provide international footprint to the company and improve its product offering. AKRYL is a Switzerland-based aviation fuel company.

Major companies operating in the aviation fuel market include BP plc, Chevron Corporation, Exxon Mobil Corporation, PJSC Gazprom, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell), TotalEnergies, Neste Oyj, World Fuel Service, Valero Energy Corporation, Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Air BP, ConocoPhillips, PetroChina, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Reliance Industries Limited, China National Aviation Fuel Group Corporation, Puma Energy, Vitol, Trafigura, Glencore, Mercuria Energy Group, Gunvor Group, Eastern Aviation Fuels, Aviation Fuel Management, Avfuel Corporation, EPIC Fuels, World Jet Inc.

Aviation fuels are a specialized petroleum-based fuel used for aircraft propulsion that runs on gas turbine engines. Aviation fuels are of a higher quality than fuels that are used in less critical applications for example for heating or road transport.

The main types of aviation fuel include Jet A, Jet A1, Jet B, JP 5, JP 8, avgas, and biofuel. Jet A aviation fuel is refined, light petroleum fuel which has a flashpoint higher than 38 °C and a freezing point of -40 °C during its manufacture. It is used in the turbine engines in civil aviation, commonly used in the USA. These different grades of aviation fuel include jet fuel, biokerosene, and aviation gasoline, and they are used in commercial, military, private and other end users.

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North America was the largest region in the aviation fuel market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the aviation fuel market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.

The countries covered in the aviation fuel market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Italy, Canada, Spain.

The aviation fuel market consists of the sales of fuels and gasoline. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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