Commercial aircraft production boosts sensor market

14th August 2014

Nat Bowers

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According to a recent report from Frost & Sullivan - 'Analysis of Sensor Market in the Global Aerospace Industry' - more than 1,000 commercial aircraft were built in 2013 and another 34,000 are expected to be produced by the aerospace industry in the next 20 years. With technologically superior sensors aiding fuel efficiency, the market is predicted to grow from $1.24bn in 2013 to $2.44bn in 2020.

Sankara Narayanan, Senior Industry Analyst, Measurement & Instrumentation, Frost & Sullivan, commented: “The increase in fuel costs is driving the demand for fuel-efficient aircraft with next-generation engine technology and new jet power plants. These innovations are compelling sensor manufacturers to develop advanced sensors that offer compactness, low cost, reduced complexity, interoperability and ability to communicate with other sensors. The measurement of critical parameters such as level, temperature, vibration, pressure, flow and position will remain critical for a safe flight. Therefore, as long as airlines continue to build and fly aircraft, there will be a demand for sensors in the aerospace industry.”

Delivering highly advanced aircraft sensors requires very skilled employees, as well as extensive coordination and integration with suppliers. Since the design and production of aircraft is extremely complex, the sensors have to be equally sophisticated. Frost and Sullivan has stated that a new wave of technological awareness is spurring research into more advanced sensors for numerous aircraft applications.