Flight Data Monitoring Market Report 2025

This report covers market characteristics, size and growth, segmentation, regional and 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 flight data monitoring market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $6.01 billion in 2024 to $6.6 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to increasing air passenger traffic and subsequent, increase in the number of aircraft, increasing safety standards, regulatory norms by government bodies, growing requirement for aviation safety, rising volume of data generated by the aviation industry.

The flight data monitoring market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $9.45 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increased air transportation activity, growing importance of safety in the aviation industry, rising demand for efficient aircraft maintenance, increasing demand for real-time data, increasing demand for cost-effective flight data analysis. Major trends in the forecast period include adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning, advancing commercial aircraft industry, growing need for real-time monitoring, integration of data analytics, technological advancements in data analytics.

The surge in air transportation activity is anticipated to drive the expansion of the flight data monitoring market in the foreseeable future. Air transportation plays a vital role in fostering economic growth, connectivity, job creation, tourism promotion, and infrastructural development on both national and international scales. As air travel continues to increase, flight data monitoring systems become indispensable tools for airlines to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards. These systems capture, analyze, and report flight data as mandated by aviation authorities, thereby ensuring adherence to safety regulations, facilitating regulatory audits, and promoting transparency and accountability in air transportation activities. For example, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics Report in March 2023, US airlines transported 853 million passengers (unadjusted) in 2022, marking a substantial increase from 2021 and 2020, thus underscoring the significant growth in air transportation activity and the need for robust flight data monitoring solutions.

Key players in the flight data monitoring market are focusing on developing advanced solutions, such as flight data acquisition interface units (FDAIU), to enhance data acquisition capabilities and ensure compatibility with modern recording systems in the aviation industry. FDAIU plays a critical role in collecting, sampling, conditioning, and digitizing analog signals representing aircraft functions, thereby enhancing data acquisition capabilities within the aviation industry. For instance, Flight Data Systems Pty. Ltd. introduced the flight data acquisition interface unit (FDAIU) in March 2022, providing operators with the ability to upgrade outdated Flight Data Recorders (FDRs) with modern recorders from the SENTRY series. This retrofit solution offers a cost-effective means for operators to modernize their flight data recording systems, thereby contributing to enhanced data collection and analysis functionalities within the flight data monitoring sector.

In April 2022, SKYTRAC, a Canada-based aviation company, acquired Troo Corp.'s aviation division for an undisclosed amount. This acquisition marks a strategic expansion for SKYTRAC in the aviation technology sector. By integrating Troo Corp.'s TrooTrax platform, SKYTRAC aims to enhance safety and operational efficiency for its clients globally. The acquisition also allows SKYTRAC to retain the TrooTrax brand and its team, further strengthening its position in the flight data monitoring and safety solutions market. Troo Corp., based in Canada, specializes in providing flight data monitoring solutions.

Major companies operating in the flight data monitoring market are Honeywell International Inc., Safran SA, L3 Harris Technology Inc., Leonardo S.p.A., Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, Curtiss-Wright Corporation, FlightSafety International Inc., NeST Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., NSE Groupe, SkyTrac Systems Ltd., Flight Data Systems Pty. Ltd., Metro Aviation Inc., Guardian Mobility Corporation, FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd., AeroVision International LLC, Scaled Analytics Inc., Flight Data Services Ltd., Aerobytes Ltd., Flight Data People, Helinalysis Ltd., Hi-Fly Marketing, Aerosight Technologies Private Limited, Ergoss Logiciels Sàrl, Truth Data Insights (Holdings) Limited, SAGEM SA.

North America was the largest region in the flight data monitoring market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the flight data monitoring market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa. The countries covered in the flight data monitoring market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

The flight data monitoring (FDM) market consists of revenues earned by entities through personalized crew training, comprehensive fuel monitoring, quicker maintenance diagnostics, data analysis and visualization, and safety reporting and alerts. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The flight data monitoring (FDM) market also includes of sales of flight data recorders (FDRs) and quick access recorders (QARs), data transmission and storage systems, data analysis software, and integration with aircraft health monitoring systems and safety management systems (SMS). 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).

Flight data monitoring (FDM), also known as flight operational quality assurance (FOQA), serves as a safety management tool within the aviation industry, capturing, analyzing, and visualizing data generated by aircraft during their journeys. This process involves collecting flight data to identify opportunities for enhancing flight safety and operational efficiency in aviation operations.

Key components of flight data monitoring include FDM services, FDM software, and FDM systems. FDM services encompass the monitoring and analysis of flight data provided by third-party sources, involving the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on aircraft performance and operational aspects. These solutions can be deployed onboard or on-ground, catering to various end-users such as fleet operators, drone operators, FDM service providers, and investigating agencies.

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