A shortage of maintenance capacity in the business aviation sector shows little sign of abating, forcing manufacturers and operators to address the issue with investment in new facilities and, in some cases, direct acquisitions of MRO providers. A recent survey by international management consultancy Oliver Wyman showed that 70 percent of operators believe capacity will become more constrained in the coming months as elevated flight hours, labor shortages, supply chain constraints, and brick-and-mortar needs conspire to limit the ability of maintenance companies to deliver services promptly.
What Oliver Wyman described as extremely high utilization rates likely will increase from about 90 percent to 95 percent in the next five years, placing still more pressure on MRO providers to address capacity needs. Already utilization rates have risen by 13 percent compared with 2019 levels, notwithstanding a 5 to 10 percent drop in activity during 2021 and 2022.
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