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13th December 2011
A survey of aviation industry stakeholders by Investec Bank has found that respondents are cautiously optimistic for the sector's future.
The survey — carried out in September 2025 with responses from 24 aviation clients — found that over half of respondents expressed confidence for business volume growth over the next 12 months.
The remaining expected only modest improvements, but none predicted a decline. Investec said this reflected a “resilient outlook across the sector despite global uncertainty”.
The stakeholders pointed to three critical challenges that could impact their businesses: supply chain disruptions, macro-economic volatility, and the need for innovative financing solutions.
Only a small minority of respondents expect supply chain pressures to ease within the next year, while the majority expect these to ease over the next two- to three-years.
“A smaller share believed pressures could persist even longer, underscoring the strain on aviation operations,” Investec said.
There were mixed views on the trajectory of new-generation narrowbody engine values, with nearly half believing values to have plateaued at current levels. Around a quarter expect values to soften, and some expect further increases on top of escalation.