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Legacy Constraints, New Opportunities in Southeast Asia Aviation
Business jet market swings up but commercial sector is uneven
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Sino Jet remains a fleet leader in Asia, particularly on the large-cabin front.

As Southeast Asia’s commercial aviation sector charts an uneven recovery from the pandemic, its business aviation market is demonstrating robust, albeit constrained, growth. Driven by new wealth and corporate demand, the sector’s growth metrics highlight a market still in its formative stages relative to the region’s economic weight.

The numbers reveal both the momentum and the scale of the opportunity. Speaking to AIN, Adam Cowburn, managing director at Alton Aviation Consultancy in Singapore, said regional business jet departures have grown at a compound annual rate of 7.8% since 2019. He identified Thailand and Vietnam as the leaders of this expansion, though from different starting points.

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