Japanese heavy industry companies are expanding aircraft engine maintenance businesses to capture rising demand as airlines increase fleets of smaller planes, Nikkei reported Tuesday.
Firms including IHI (TYO:7013), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (TYO:7011), and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (TYO:7012) are investing in maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) capacity, a segment seen as more profitable than building new engines, according to the report.
IHI plans to open new facilities in fiscal 2026 and aims to quadruple related revenue within a decade. Mitsubishi Heavy is working to roughly double maintenance capacity by around 2030, while Kawasaki Heavy is preparing to enter the business as early as 2026, the report said.
The push comes as the global aircraft engine MRO market is projected to grow about 40% to $58.1 billion by 2030, driven by rising air travel and aircraft delivery delays that are extending the service life of existing fleets, according to the report.
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