Aircraft Doors Market Opportunities and Strategies to 2033

This report describes and explains the aircraft doors market and covers 2018-2023, termed the historic period, and 2023-2028, 2033F termed the forecast period. The report evaluates the market across each region and for the major economies within each region.

The global aircraft doors market reached a value of nearly $5.1 billion in 2023, having grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.46% since 2018. The market is expected to grow from $5.1 billion in 2023 to $8.1 billion in 2028 at a rate of 9.59%. The market is then expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.25% from 2028 and reach $11.5 billion in 2033.

Growth in the historic period resulted from the increasing aircraft production, increasing demand for commercial aircraft, surge in demand for military aircraft and helicopters and increasing international tourism. Factors that negatively affected growth in the historic period include the lack of raw materials and fluctuations in fuel prices impacting airline investments.

Going forward, the expansion of commercial and regional airline fleets, increase in passenger air traffic, increasing government support, strong economic growth in emerging markets and increase in defense budgets will drive the market. Factors that could hinder the growth of the aircraft doors market in the future include supply chain disruptions and shortage of skilled labor.

The aircraft doors market is segmented by door type into passenger doors, cargo doors, emergency doors, service or access doors, landing gear doors and other door types. The passenger doors market was the largest segment of the aircraft doors market segmented by door type, accounting for 40.82% or $2.1 billion of the total in 2023. Going forward, the passenger doors segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the aircraft doors market segmented by door type, at a CAGR of 10.76% during 2023-2028.

The aircraft doors market is segmented by distribution channel into OEM (original equipment manufacturer) and aftermarket. The OEM (original equipment manufacturer) market was the largest segment of the aircraft doors market segmented by distribution channel, accounting for 86.61% or $4.5 billion of the total in 2023. Going forward, the aftermarket segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the aircraft doors market segmented by distribution channel, at a CAGR of 10.69% during 2023-2028.

The aircraft doors market is segmented by application into commercial aviation and military aviation. The commercial aviation market was the largest segment of the aircraft doors market segmented by application, accounting for 81.01% or $4.2 billion of the total in 2023. Going forward, the commercial aviation segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the aircraft doors market segmented by application, at a CAGR of 9.80% during 2023-2028.

The aircraft doors market is segmented by aircraft type into narrow body aircraft, wide body aircraft, regional jet, turbo prop, fighter jet and other aircraft types. The narrow body aircraft market was the largest segment of the aircraft doors market segmented by aircraft type, accounting for 49.97% or $2.6 billion of the total in 2023. Going forward, the narrow body aircraft segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the aircraft doors market segmented by aircraft type, at a CAGR of 11.02% during 2023-2028.

The aircraft doors market is segmented by operating mechanism into manual and hydraulic. The manual market was the largest segment of the aircraft doors market segmented by operating mechanism, accounting for 59.42% or $3.1 billion of the total in 2023. Going forward, the manual segment is expected to be the fastest growing segment in the aircraft doors market segmented by operating mechanism, at a CAGR of 9.84% during 2023-2028.

North America was the largest region in the aircraft doors market, accounting for 44.66% or $2.3 billion of the total in 2023. It was followed by Asia-Pacific, Western Europe and then the other regions. Going forward, the fastest-growing regions in the aircraft doors market will be Asia-Pacific and Africa, where growth will be at CAGRs of 12.05% and 11.72% respectively. These will be followed by the Middle East and South America, where the markets are expected to grow at CAGRs of 11.33% and 10.53% respectively.

The global aircraft doors market is highly concentrated, with large players operating in the market. The top ten competitors in the market made up to 55.92% of the total market in 2023. Collins Aerospace (RTX Corporation) was the largest competitor with a 15.32% share of the market, followed by Saab AB with 8.68%, Elibit tems Ltd. with 7.29%, Groupe Latecoere SA with 4.76%, Safran SA with 4.20%, FACC AG with 3.46%, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. with 3.32%, Northrop Grumman Corporation with 3.15%, Jamco Corporation with 2.89% and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. with 2.85%.

The top opportunities in the aircraft doors market segmented by door type will arise in the passenger doors segment, which will gain $1.4 billion of global annual sales by 2028. The top opportunities in the aircraft doors market segmented by distribution channel will arise in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) segment, which will gain $2.5 billion of global annual sales by 2028. The top opportunities in the aircraft doors market segmented by application will arise in the commercial aviation segment, which will gain $2.5 billion of global annual sales by 2028. The top opportunities in the aircraft doors market segmented by aircraft type will arise in the narrow body aircraft segment, which will gain $1.8 billion of global annual sales by 2028. The top opportunities in the aircraft doors market segmented by operating mechanism will arise in the manual segment, which will gain $1.8 billion of global annual sales by 2028. The aircraft doors market size will gain the most in the USA at $918.94 million.

Market-trend-based strategies for the aircraft doors market include focus on new agreements with other aerospace companies to boost aircraft door assembly operations, innovative materials to transform aircraft cargo door solutions and adopting a strategic partnership approach for business expansion in the market.

Player-adopted strategies in the aircraft doors market include focus on enhancing operational capabilities through new product developments, enhancing geographical footprint across globe through partnership expansions and strengthening business operations through strategic partnerships.

To take advantage of the opportunities, the analyst recommends the aircraft doors companies to focus on strategic agreements, focus on wing emergency exit door manufacturing, focus on innovative materials for cargo doors, focus on passenger doors segment, focus on narrow body aircraft segment, expand in emerging markets, continue to focus on developed markets, focus on aftermarket segment, provide competitively priced offerings, continue to use B2B promotions, participate in trade shows and events, focus on strategic partnerships and focus on commercial aviation segment.