Steady Growth: 2025 - 2035 MRO Demand Forecast

article | 04-Apr-25

Steady Growth: 2025 – 2035 MRO Demand Forecast

Alton Team: Adam Guthorn, Alan Lim, Jonathan Berger, Joshua Ng

While the industry continues its recovery path and air traffic is almost back to pre-pandemic levels, it continues to grapple with supply chain disruptions and
workforce shortages – the MRO sector has also not been spared from these issues.
Alton has recently updated its global commercial air transport fleet and MRO demand forecast to reflect these new dynamics, while incorporating near-term
macroeconomic (e.g. interest rate cuts) and geopolitical challenges (e.g. continued Russia-Ukraine war, Middle Eastern unrest) that have put upward pressure on costs and demand.

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