Wildfires pose a growing threat to communities and ecosystems around the world with a major impact on safety and long-term liveability. Unlike other natural disasters, wildfires bring beneficial effects such as improving soil quality and clearing forest floors of dead organic matter. However, this is only true for low intensity fires which are becoming unique occurrences due to the warming of the planet.
To minimize the harmful effects of intensifying wildfires, human intervention is required. While in the past ground teams of wildland firefighters have been capable of controlling fires through prevention and containment methods, it is no longer the case.
This is where firefighting aircraft come into the equation, being able to attack fires from the sky and provide vital information that is unable to be assessed from the ground. Their role of supporting ground teams has hardly changed since aircraft were introduced to fire zones in the aftermath of WWII.
In modern times, firefighting aircraft have become crucial to the efforts of civil security agencies around the globe. Coupled with the rise in megafire instances the market for such aircraft is expected to reach double digit growth. Furthermore, the use of UAVs and connectivity technology is expected to alter the market as the use case in firefighting is developed.
As for the manufacturing landscape of such aircraft, it is heavily consolidated between three types of businesses with well-established supply chains. These are commercial aircraft manufacturers, air tanker conversion businesses, and dedicated firefighting aircraft manufacturers. Moreover, the creation of partnerships and joint ventures is very prevalent as they enable the latest and greatest technological developments to be implemented in the competitive industry.
This study “Firefighting Aircraft - Market and Technology Forecast to 2032” has collected data on current firefighting fleet inventories, future programmes and analysed them to forecast the evolution of the market, its subsystems, supply chains, and technologies over the 2024-2032 period.
Covered in this study
- Overview: Quick look at firefighting aircraft technology and the market factors applicable to the industry over the 2024-2032 period. Also briefly covers the segmentation used and the perceived future of the market.
- Market Dynamics: Details the ever-evolving policies of governments with respect to firefighting aircraft procurement and procedures. Encompasses manufacturer developments and the factors changing the market.
- Segment Analysis: Provides the segmentation of the forecast and details the importance of its structure. Relates real-world events and trends to the segments to better analyse change within the market.
- Regional Review: Comprehensive description of the direction regions and countries within them are moving towards for aerial firefighting. Lays out the approved budgets and stated actions of governments and aerial firefighting businesses.
- Regional Analysis: Assesses statements and programmes to then detail the factors that are specific to a region.
- Impact Analysis: Evaluate factors that affect the market, clarifying their significance. Further provides how changes in these factors will shift the market.
- Competitive Landscape Analysis: Specifies the key players of the market and how they interact with each other and other organizations in regard to the market.
Segmentation
The market is broken down into three segments with them being Region, Aircraft Type, and Fitment. This segmentation was chosen from the aspects that affect aerial firefighting.
Region
- North America
- Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Middle East & Africa
- Latin America
Aircraft Type
- Fixed Wing
- FW-Type 1 | 18,920Litres
- FW-Type 2 | 11,350Litres
- FW-Type 3 | 6,810Litres
- FW-Type 4 | < 3,020Litres
- FW-VLAT | >30,000Litres
- FW-Water Scooper | 6,000Litres
- Rotary Wing
- RW-Type 1 | >2650Litres
- RW-Type 2 | 2650Litres
- RW-Type 3 | < 378Litres
Fitment
- OEM
- Retrofitted
Reasons to Buy
- Insights into the characteristics of firefighting aircraft and how they fulfil differing roles in wildfire extinguishing.
- Defines and subsequently analyses the factors influencing the firefighting aircraft market including environmental changes, manufacturing limitations, supply chains, and technology developments.
- Provides the policies, procedures, and procurement programmes that aerial firefighting organizations undertake to adapt to a world affected by climate change.
- Illustrates opportunities and risks within the market so that the reader can make informed decisions to better develop one’s business.
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Companies Mentioned
- 10 Tanker
- Aciturri
- AED Cluster Portugal
- Aernnova
- Aeroservices (GREECE)
- AgustaWestland
- Airbus SE
- Airmax Aviation Ltd.
- Ancala Partners – Avincis
- Babcock International Group
- Bell Helicopters
- Billings Flying Service
- Boeing
- Bridger Aerospace
- Cargolux
- China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
- Coastal Air Strike
- Columbia Helicopters
- Conair Aerial Firefighting
- Coulson Group of Companies
- Daher
- DART Aerospace
- Dassault Aviation
- Dauntless Air
- DroneAmplified
- Elbit Systems Ltd.
- Erickson Aero Tanker
- Erickson Air Crane
- Fair Lifts Aviation
- FireBoss LLC.
- Global Super Tanker
- Heli Aviation
- Heli Team
- Helicopter Express
- Helitak Firefighting Equipment
- Hynaero
- Héroux-Devtek
- ICEX Invest in Spain
- Israel Aerospace Industries
- ITP Aero
- Jack Creek
- Kawak Aviation
- Kishugu Aviation
- Leading Edge Aviation
- Leonardo
- Lockheed-Martin
- Longview Aviation Capital Corp. - De Havilland Canada
- Mades
- Milestone
- NASA’s ACERO Project
- Neptune Aviation Services
- Northrop Grumman Corporation
- Patria Group
- Perimeter Solutions
- Precision Helicopters
- RAIN
- Rheinmetall AG
- RoadFour
- Saab
- Safran
- SEI Industries
- Sikorsky
- SiNAB
- SingularAircraft
- Southern AG Aero
- Telespazio
- Thales
- United Aircraft Corporation
- United Rotorcraft
- Wipaire