
Inflight Connectivity Market - Global Forecast to 2024
- April, 2019
- Domain: ICT - Verticals - Aerospace






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[68 Report Pages] Huge demand from passengers for Internet connection inside flights is among the major reasons behind the growing demand for inflight connectivity solutions, especially for long duration flights. The demand for inflight connectivity is being driven predominantly by short message services (SMS), email streaming as well as entertainment services & video sharing among passengers and earthbound family members through smartphones, tablets, and laptops. There is a similar kind of increase in demand for inflight connectivity solutions from jets and private aircraft as well. The airlines are also focusing on the ancillary revenue through inflight connectivity via media & content distribution, ads, and other related services.
The inflight connectivity market comprises several vendors within the aerospace industry, including Thales, Panasonic Avionics, and Honeywell and core vendors focusing heavily on providing inflight connectivity solutions such as Gogo, AirFi.Aero, Global Eagle, and Bluebox Aviation. The global vendors are expected to grow further during the forecast period by entering into alliances and strategic partnerships with other players in the market.
According to Infoholic Research, the global inflight connectivity market will grow at a CAGR of 18.65% during the forecast period 2018–2024. The aim of this report is to define, analyze, and forecast the inflight connectivity market on the basis of segments, which include types, offerings, and regions. In addition, it helps venture capitalists in understanding the companies better and make well-informed decisions. It is primarily designed to provide the company’s executives with strategically substantial competitor information, data analysis, and insights about the market, development, and implementation of an effective marketing plan.
The global inflight connectivity market is categorized based on three segments – types, offerings, and regions.
- Types include equipment and services
- Offerings include portable and installed solutions
- Regions include Americas, EMEA, and APAC (Americas includes North America and Latin America; EMEA includes Europe, Middle East and Africa; APAC includes East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania)
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- The report comprises an analysis of vendors, which includes financial status, business units, key business priorities, SWOT, business strategies, and views.
- The report covers the competitive landscape, which includes M&A, joint ventures & collaborations, and competitor comparison analysis.
- In the vendors profile section, for companies that are privately held, the financial information and revenue of segments will be limited.
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The key global players in the inflight connectivity market include:
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- Gogo
- Panasonic Avionics
- Global Eagle
- SITAONAIR
- Aero
- Inmarsat
- Honeywell
- Thales Group
- Bluebox Aviation
- Amphenol Phitek
- Flymingo
- Viasat
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1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Executive Summary
2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Industry Outlook
2.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Industry Snapshot
2.1.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Industry Trends
3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Market Snapshot
3.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Total Addressable Market
3.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Segment Addressable Market
3.2.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â PEST Analysis
3.2.2       Porter’s Five Force Analysis
3.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Related Markets
4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Market Characteristics
4.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Market Evolution
4.1.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Pre 2010s
4.1.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Post 2010
4.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Market Segmentation
4.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Market Dynamics
4.3.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Drivers
4.3.1.1Â Â Â Growing need for internet in flights
4.3.1.2Â Â Â Growth of ancillary revenues for airlines
4.3.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Restraints
4.3.2.1Â Â Â Challenges while adopting an inflight connectivity solution
4.3.2.2Â Â Â Increasing case of midair hacks
4.3.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Opportunities
4.3.3.1Â Â Â Growing demand for portable inflight connectivity solutions
4.3.3.2Â Â Â Growing R&D activities for replacing Wi-Fi with Li-Fi
4.3.4       DRO – Impact Analysis
5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Global Inflight Connectivity Market, By Type
5.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Overview
5.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Equipment
5.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Services
5.3.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Installation
5.3.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â MRO
5.3.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Content management
6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Global Inflight Connectivity Market, By Offering
6.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Overview
6.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Portable
6.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Installed
6.3.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Air to Ground (A2G)
6.3.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Satellite Connectivity
7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Global Inflight Connectivity Market, By Geography
7.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Overview
7.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Americas
7.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â EMEA
7.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Asia Pacific
8Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Competitive Landscape
8.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Competitor Analysis
8.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Market Developments
8.2.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
9Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Vendor Profiles
9.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Gogo
9.1.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Overview
9.1.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Product Profile
9.1.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Business Units
9.1.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Geographic Revenue
9.1.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Recent Developments
9.1.6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Business Focus
9.1.7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SWOT Analysis
9.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Panasonic
9.2.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Overview
9.2.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Product Profile
9.2.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Business Units
9.2.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Recent Developments
9.2.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Business Focus
9.2.6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SWOT Analysis
9.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Global Eagle
9.3.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Overview
9.3.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Product Profile
9.3.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Business Units
9.3.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Geographic Revenue
9.3.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Recent Developments
9.3.6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Business Focus
9.3.7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SWOT Analysis
9.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SITAONAIR
9.4.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Overview
9.4.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Product Profile
9.4.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Recent Developments
9.4.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Business Focus
9.4.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SWOT Analysis
9.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â AIRFI.AERO
9.5.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Overview
9.5.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Product Profile
9.5.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Market Served
9.5.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Major partnerships
9.5.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Business Focus
9.5.6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â SWOT Analysis
10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Companies to Watch for
10.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Inmarsat
10.1.1Â Â Â Â Â Overview
10.1.2Â Â Â Â Â Product Profile
10.1.3Â Â Â Â Â Analyst Opinion
10.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Honeywell
10.2.1Â Â Â Â Â Overview
10.2.2Â Â Â Â Â Product Profile
10.2.3Â Â Â Â Â Analyst Opinion
10.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Thales Group
10.3.1Â Â Â Â Â Overview
10.3.2Â Â Â Â Â Product Profile
10.3.3Â Â Â Â Â Analyst Opinion
10.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Bluebox Aviation
10.4.1Â Â Â Â Â Overview
10.4.2Â Â Â Â Â Product Profile
10.4.3Â Â Â Â Â Analyst Opinion
10.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Amphenol Phitek
10.5.1Â Â Â Â Â Overview
10.5.2Â Â Â Â Â Product Profile
10.5.3Â Â Â Â Â Analyst Opinion
10.6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Flymingo
10.6.1Â Â Â Â Â Overview
10.6.2Â Â Â Â Â Product Profile
10.6.3Â Â Â Â Â Analyst Opinion
10.7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Viasat
10.7.1Â Â Â Â Â Overview
10.7.2Â Â Â Â Â Product Profile
10.7.3Â Â Â Â Â Analyst Opinion
11Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Annexure
11.1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Report Scope
11.2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Market Definition
11.3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Research Methodology
11.3.1Â Â Â Â Â Data Collation & In-house Estimation
11.3.2Â Â Â Â Â Market Triangulation
11.3.3Â Â Â Â Â Forecasting
11.4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Study Declarations
11.5Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Report Assumptions
11.6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Stakeholders
11.7Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Abbreviations
TABLE 1 GLOBAL INLFIGHT CONNECTIVITY MARKET VALUE, BY TYPE, 2017–2024 ($MILLION) 22
TABLE 2 GLOBAL INFLIGHT CONNECTVITY MARKET EQUIPMENT, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2016–2023 ($MILLION) 24
TABLE 3 GLOBAL INFLIGHT CONNECTIVITY SERVICES, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2016–2023 ($MILLION) 26
TABLE 4 GLOBAL INFLIGHT CONNECTIVITY MARKET BY OFFERING, 2017–2024 ($MILLION) 27
TABLE 5 GLOBAL INFLIGHT CONNECTIVITY MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY, 2017–2024 ($MILLION) 33
TABLE 6 AIR TRAFFIC IN NORTH AMERICA 34
TABLE 7 AIR TRAFFIC IN MAJOR COUNTRIES IN SOUTH AMERICA 34
TABLE 8 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS: GLOBAL INFLIGHT CONNECTIVITY MARKET 40
TABLE 9 MERGER & ACQUISITION, 2013–2017 41
TABLE 10 GOGO: OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 42
TABLE 11 GOGO: PRODUCT PROFILE 42
TABLE 12 GOGO: BUSINESS UNITS 43
TABLE 13 GOGO: GEOGRAPHIC REVENUE 44
TABLE 14 VENDOR 1: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 44
TABLE 15 GOGO: SWOT ANALYSIS 45
TABLE 16 PANASONIC : OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 46
TABLE 17 PANASONIC AVIONICS: PRODUCT PROFILE 46
TABLE 18 PANASONIC: BUSINESS UNITS 47
TABLE 19 PANASONIC AVIONICS: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 47
TABLE 20 PANASONIC AVIONICS: SWOT ANALYSIS 48
TABLE 21 GLOBAL EAGLE: OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 48
TABLE 22 GLOBAL EAGLE: PRODUCT PROFILE 49
TABLE 23 GLOBAL EAGLE: BUSINESS UNITS 50
TABLE 24 GLOBAL EAGLE: GEOGRAPHIC REVENUE 50
TABLE 25 GLOBAL EAGLE: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 51
TABLE 26 GLOBAL EAGLE: SWOT ANALYSIS 51
TABLE 27 SITAONAIR: OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 52
TABLE 28 SITAONAIR: PRODUCT PROFILE 53
TABLE 29 SITAONAIR: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 53
TABLE 30 SITAONAIR: SWOT ANALYSIS 54
TABLE 31 AIRFI: OVERVIEW SNAPSHOT 55
TABLE 32 AIRFI: PRODUCT PROFILE 55
TABLE 33 AIRFI: CLIENTS 56
TABLE 34 AIRFI: MAJOR PARTNERSHIPS 56
TABLE 35 AIRFI: SWOT ANALYSIS 57
TABLE 36 INMARSAT: PRODUCT PROFILE 59
TABLE 37 HONEYWELL: PRODUCT PROFILE 60
TABLE 38 THALES GROUP: PRODUCT PROFILE 60
TABLE 39 BLUEBOX AVIATION: PRODUCT PROFILE 61
TABLE 40 AMPHENOL PHITEK: PRODUCT PROFILE 62
TABLE 41 FLYMINGO: PRODUCT PROFILE 63
TABLE 42 VIASAT: PRODUCT PROFILE 63
TABLE 43 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY OF GLOBAL INFLIGHT CONNECTIVITY MARKET: DATA COLLATION 65
TABLE 44 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY OF GLOBAL INFLIGHT CONNECTIVITY MARKET: TRIANGULATION 65
TABLE 45 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY OF GLOBAL INFLIGHT CONNECTIVITY MARKET: FORECASTING 66
Research Framework
Infoholic Research works on a holistic 360° approach in order to deliver high quality, validated and reliable information in our market reports. The Market estimation and forecasting involves following steps:
- Data Collation (Primary & Secondary)
- In-house Estimation (Based on proprietary data bases and Models)
- Market Triangulation
- Forecasting

Market related information is congregated from both primary and secondary sources.
Primary sources
Involved participants from all global stakeholders such as Solution providers, service providers, Industry associations, thought leaders etc. across levels such as CXOs, VPs and managers. Plus, our in-house industry experts having decades of industry experience contribute their consulting and advisory services.
Secondary sources
Include public sources such as regulatory frameworks, government IT spending, government demographic indicators, industry association statistics, and company publications along with paid sources such as Factiva, OneSource, Bloomberg among others.