Contact Us

Understand what’s shaping aviation next. Act with conviction.

Commercial Aviation Monitor helps leaders understand the forces shaping aircraft demand, fleet performance, asset values and market growth. Combining expert analysis with interactive market intelligence, it enables faster, more confident strategic and investment decisions.

Aviation leaders are making high-value decisions with too many disconnected signals

Every day, businesses are making aviation-specific decisions worth millions of dollars.

  • Where is demand growing or weakening?
  • What markets present the greatest opportunity?
  • How will fleet availability, utilization and aircraft deliveries impact future performance?
  • What effect will geopolitical events, economic uncertainty or changing industry dynamics have on growth and profitability?

The challenge isn’t access to information. It’s turning fragmented market data, industry updates and economic signals into a clear understanding of what is happening, why it’s happening and what it means for your business.



New insights revealed each month

New insights revealed each month

August’s aviation market highlights

  • Cirium data shows that 2026 net orders for Airbus and Boeing commercial aircraft were 31% higher through the last six months than during the same period last year. After recent strong sales volumes by both OEMs, combined 2026 orders for the year-to-date stand at 1,425 net and 1,536 gross. Airbus’s share of 2026 gross orders versus Boeing rose to 71% at end-July after a strong sales month.
  • The Middle East conflict has significantly reduced the airline industry’s growth in 2026, with global cumulative capacity (ASKs) only 1.2% higher than a year ago, with capacity for Middle East carriers this year down 13.5%. Meanwhile, the average total daily passenger jet fuel uplift, which declined by around eight points during hostilities (to be ~4% down vs 2025), had recovered to last year’s level in July.
  • This month’s focus: H1 commercial aircraft deliveries. Volumes have recovered strongly to be just 5% below the industry’s half-year peak in 2018 (681 aircraft). The share that operating lessors held of new deliveries direct from OEMs rose four points in H1 2026 over full-year 2025, driven by a 10-point increase in the share at Boeing (from 21% to 31%).

A trusted view of the forces shaping aviation

Anticipate market shifts sooner. Identify emerging changes in demand, fleet activity, asset performance and market sentiment before they become widely recognized.

Evaluate opportunity and risk with confidence. Assess investment opportunities, portfolio exposure and growth strategies using trusted market intelligence and expert aviation insight.

Validate strategic assumptions. Challenge internal views and test decision-making against independent market evidence and industry analysis.

Understand the implications behind the trends. Connect market signals, economic developments and geopolitical events to understand their potential impact on performance, valuation and future growth.

Why Commercial Aviation Monitor?

In a single experience, decision-makers can understand what is changing, why it matters and where the market may be heading next with trusted quantitative insights and expert qualitative interpretation. With Commercial Aviation Monitor you can access:

  • Quantitative signals plus expert interpretation for your business, investments and strategy
  • Dynamic, near real-time market intelligence to track what is happening
  • Monthly analysis to spot emerging trends, pressure-test assumptions and identify opportunities and risks
  • One trusted market view provided by an award-winning consultancy team
  • Actionable decision support with a report and interactive tool built for executives, investors,, strategists and commercial leaders

What do you get with Commercial Aviation Monitor?

Access Cirium Ascend Consultancy expert analysis and interpretation with a near real-time interactive scoreboard and full analysis report.

Know what’s moving

  • Track core aviation metrics through easy-to-consume trend visualizations
  • Cut through the noise and focus attention on the developments that matter the most


See where it’s moving

  • Filter by region, country and sub-region to understand local market dynamics
  • Benchmark market developments across geographies and industry sectors


Understand why it matters

  • Get the context with our expert interpretation and market analysis which moves with the industry

Each edition of the Commercial Aviation Monitor report covers updates on:

  • Demand and capacity trends across global and regional aviation markets
  • Macroeconomic and industry indicators influencing aviation performance
  • Airline schedules, fleet activity and aircraft utilization trends
  • Aircraft values, lease rates and asset market performance
  • Orders, deliveries and OEM production developments
  • Airline financial performance and commercial market dynamics
  • Sustainability, emissions and environmental trends
  • Expert analysis of key industry themes such as aviation market outlook, air freight, regional aircraft, and more

THOUGHT CLOUD

EXPLORE THE CIRIUM BLOG