Aircraft Cargo Container Market Outlook - 2027

Aircraft cargo container is called unit load device, used to load luggage, freight and mail on wide-body and specific narrow body aircraft. It allows for a large amount of cargo to be bundled into a single air cargo container, allowing efficient and secure transportation. Aircraft cargo container allows for tremendous savings in ground crews time and effort, preventing delayed flights.

Increase in use of standardized unit load devices is anticipated to fuel the growth of the global aircraft cargo container market in the years to follow. In addition, surge in cargo traffic due to rise in e-commerce, pharmaceutical, and electronic industries and development of lightweight and more durable containers are some of the major factors that boost the aircraft cargo container market growth. However, the fluctuating cost of cargo containers further hampers the growth of the global aircraft cargo container market. On the other hand, rise in innovation in cargo containers to develop new lightweight container is expected to offer lucrative growth opportunity to the market during the forecast period.

The global aircraft cargo container market is segmented into container type, material type, deck type, application, end user, and region. By container type, the market is classified into 88-inch pallet, 96-inch pallet, half pallet, 16 FT pallet, 20 FT pallet, AQ6, AQ7, M-6, LD-26, LD-29, LD-1, insulated LD-3, and others. By material type, it is categorized into composite container, metal container, and other containers. On the basis of deck type, the global aircraft cargo container market bifurcated into lower deck cargo and main deck cargo. By application, the market is divided into passenger aircraft and military aircraft. By region, it is studied across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA. 

Some key players operating in this market include Royal DSM N.V., Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, Röhlig Logistics, Nordisk Aviation, Granger Industries, Inc., Qantas Airways Limited, DoKaSch GmbH, Teijin Aramid B.V., Aerotuf, and AAR.

Key Benefits For Stakeholders:

• Porter’s five force analysis helps to analyze the potential of buyers & suppliers and the competitive scenario of the industry for strategy building.

• The report outlines the current Aircraft cargo container market trends and future scenario of the market size from 2018 to 2026 to understand the prevailing opportunities and potential investment pockets.

• Major countries in the region have been mapped according to their individual revenue contribution to the regional market.

• The key drivers, restraints, and market opportunities and their detailed impact analysis are elucidated in the study.

• The Aircraft cargo container market analysis covers in-depth information of major industry participants.

Key Market Segments

By Container Type

• 88 Inch Pallet 
• 96 Inch Pallet 
• Half Pallet 
• 16 FT Pallet 
• 20 FT Pallet 
• AQ6 
• AQ7 
• M-6 
• LD-26 
• LD-29 
• LD-1 
• Insulated LD-3 
• Others

By Material Type

• Composite Container 
• Metal Container 
• Other Containers

By Deck Type

• Lower Deck Cargo
• Main Deck Cargo

By Application

• Passenger Aircraft 
• Military Aircraft

By Region

• North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
  • Mexico
• Europe
  • UK
  • Germany
  • France
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia-Pacific 
  • China
  • India
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Australia 
  • Rest of Asia-Pacific 
• LAMEA
  • Latin America
  • Middle East
  • Africa

Key Player

• Royal DSM N.V. 
• Cathay Pacific Airways Limited 
• Röhlig Logistics 
• Nordisk Aviation 
• Granger Industries, Inc. 
• Qantas Airways Limited 
• DoKaSch GmbH 
• Teijin Aramid B.V. 
• Aerotuf 
• AAR