Why are only Airbus and Boeing the leading aircraft manufacturers in the world? ~ News Directory 3

Ever wondered why airlines around the world choose to use passenger aircraft from only two major aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing

and if you want to see a clear picture Examples of world class airlines must be given 2-3 airlines like

– Singapore Airlines currently has 133 aircraft in its fleet, divided into 69 Airbus and 64 Boeing.

– Emirates Airlines has 226 aircraft in its fleet, divided into 86 Airbus and 140 Boeing.

or while some airlines choose to use aircraft from one manufacturer only to have the same

For example, the AirAsia group operates a total of 155 Airbus aircraft, with no other aircraft manufacturers.

Or, to look at the bigger picture, CNBC once estimated that Airbus and Boeing hold over 99% of the large passenger jet market.

This means that Airbus and Boeing have already monopolized the large passenger jet market.

In marketing, we call this market condition a “Duopoly”.

meaning market conditions with sellers selling goods or providing services with the same characteristics, only 2 cases

The question that arises is Why is the global aviation industry monopolized by Airbus and Boeing?

Until allowing airlines to have the option to buy large passenger aircraft from only 2 companies

In order to answer this question, it must be said that Indeed several decades ago the aviation industry There used to be competition from different aircraft manufacturers such as

– Boeing

– Lockheed Martin

– Douglas

– McDonnell

— de Havilland

Including the later Airbus. From a collaboration between 3 countries of the European Union: the United Kingdom, France and Germany.

However, even in the past, there are many manufacturers of passenger aircraft.

but these days survivor And occupies the largest share of the market, it turns out to be only Airbus and Boeing.

The main reason is due to the development of passenger aircraft. A “huge” budget is required.

Also it takes a long time for many years. Until the passenger aircraft is fully developed, ready for use, including being reliable and safe.

As a simple example, it is estimated that developing the Boeing 787 would cost Boeing about $5.5 billion (about 190 billion baht) and a development period of five years.

But in fact, until the Boeing 787 was successfully developed It took a long journey for more than 9 years.

With a budget of 22 billion US dollars (about 7.8 billion baht)

who think The passenger aircraft manufacturing industry It is a market with very high “walls”, giving opportunities for new companies to enter the market. therefore less possible

Because it takes both huge amounts of money. and a period of several years Until one aircraft has been successfully developed.

for the same reason It also makes other aircraft manufacturers in the same market. Unable to compete with 2 giants in the industry such as Airbus and Boeing

until other aircraft manufacturers gradually left the market and turned to focus on “Military Aircraft” which I am better at

Including mergers and acquisitions Creating the ability to compete many times over

such as McDonnell and Douglas 2, an American aircraft manufacturer. which merged to become McDonnell Douglas in 1967.

However, McDonnell Douglas was eventually bought by Boeing in 1997.

Until finally large passenger aircraft market Monopolized by only 2 aircraft manufacturers, Airbus and Boeing.

However, many people may be familiar with the name of a manufacturer of small passenger aircraft. Used for short routes such as Embraer, Bombardier and ATR which is enough to see different airlines choosing to use some

but in fact It was estimated that This is a small passenger aircraft market It has a very small share of the market. which is only less than 10% of the overall market

therefore cannot be compared with the large passenger aircraft market..

The question that arises is in the large passenger aircraft market Will anyone come to “Terminal 3” to compete with Airbus and Boeing or not?

Even if no one knows the answer yet But at the moment, many countries also have their own passenger aircraft development projects.

especially China With the development of the Comac C919 passenger aircraft to reduce dependence on aircraft manufactured from the United States and Europe. of domestic airlines with the Chinese government being a sponsor

However, this does not mean that China will immediately become a competitor to Airbus and Boeing.

Because Airbus executives have predicted that Until China can come in as a full competitor It can take up to 10-20 years.

And Airbus is happy to have competition in the market because Airbus has a competitive start. with other aircraft manufacturers as well

In addition, it was also noticed that the arrival of supersonic passenger planes can become a “game changer” that causes new competitors in the market to arise again.

But don’t forget that supersonic passenger planes are not new

Because in the past Concorde, a supersonic passenger plane which is a collaboration between the United Kingdom and France, has not survived to this day either.

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