Civil Aerospace Sector - Sector Profile
In this article, we will discuss the four important sub-sectors of the Civil Aerospace Sector namely “Civil Aircraft Manufacturing”, “Commercial Avionics”, “MRO” and “Commercial Simulation & Training”.
Civil Aircraft Manufacturing:
The Global Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing industry consists of businesses that produce civil complete aircraft; aerospace engines, propulsion units, auxiliary equipment or parts; prototypes of aerospace products; aircraft conversion; and complete aircraft or propulsion systems overhaul and rebuilding. An aircraft manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft. Leading companies like Boeing, United Technologies Corporation, and Lockheed Martin Corp. are among the most widely known aerospace manufacturers in the world.
The civil aircraft manufacturing subsector is responsible for producing aircraft engines and engine parts, general aircraft, large commercial aircraft (LCA), regional aircraft, and other parts and auxiliary equipment.
Commercial Avionics:
Commercial avionics refers to cockpit electronics and airborne equipment, although it doesn't include antennas, recorders, or other passenger-only cabin systems. Avionics is referred to denote the electronic systems that are utilized in aircraft, spacecraft as well as artificial satellites. The modern-day digital avionics/aircraft systems are intricate in their own ways and this makes commercial avionics a specialized industry. There are four main products manufactured in this subsector namely communications, navigation, surveillance, and avionics integration products.
Aircraft Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul Industry:
Companies in this industry provide support services, such as aircraft inspection and testing, ferrying aircraft between departure gates and taxiways, aircraft maintenance and repair, and aircraft and parts overhaul, to air transport operators. The main industry services are commonly referred to as maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO).
Commercial Simulation & Training:
Training people how to operate and maintain today’s sophisticated aircraft as well as on-board and ground support systems can be very complex and costly. To be effective, the training environment must accurately simulate the features and capabilities of the actual systems in a wide range of operating scenarios. Commercial modeling, visual simulation, flight simulation, and computer-based training are the key methods used by this subsector.
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