2016年04月17日(日)10時48分

Overview of Japanese Business Aircrafts as of End 2015

Executive Summary

Number of Japanese Business Aircrafts

1.Number of aircraft in Japan as of end 2015 was approximately 3,200 (3,196).

2.Out of which 1,100 (1,134) or little over 1/3 were military aircrafts

3.Out of remaining 2,000 (2,062), 688 were airliners,209 para-public and 330 individual owners.

4.Remaining 800 (835) were categorized as business aircrafts.

5.Absence of global legal definition of business aircraft creates wide differences in counting.

6.Use by individual owners for business cannot be pinned down precluding as business aircrafts.

7.On other side, aircrafts owned by small business entity may be used for private leisure.

8.Figures shown here eliminates individually owned aircrafts but include all of corporate fleet.

9. .It is unavoidable that arbitrary discretions are applied and this report is of no exception.

10 No efforts were made to align differences between statistics employing different assumptions.

11.For easy memory, total aircrafts are 3,200 , containing civil 2,000 and business aircrafts 800.

12.Business aircrafts incorporate entire fixed-wing aircrafts (jet+turbo+piston) and rotorcrafts.

13.Jets plus turbo are commonly called as “Narrowly Defined Business Aircrafts.

14.Piston aircrafts and rotorcrafts are added to make up “Broadly Defined Business Aircrafts”

14.Figures shown here are to present broad picture without engaging in minute differences.

 

. Overall Position of Japan in Global Market

 

1.Global business aircrafts may reach 85,000 during 2016, Asia-Pacific sharing approx. 10%.

2.Japanese business aircrafts are 800 plus. Japan’s global share is 1% and 10% of Asia-Pacific.

3.Fleet is mostly low cost aircrafts so that share of replacement value can be much lower.

4. Japan has mature transportation networks with multiple choices and alternatives available.

5.Distances of Japan to US East coast /Europe are 10,000obliging to shoulder substantial cost

6.Government policy was to provide affordable airfare by airliner’s mass transportation.

7.Business /first class airfares are between ¥25~50/. Business jet costs 50~100 times more.

8.Overwhelming majority of blue chip corporate senior managers are salaried employees.

9.Differences of airfare of commercial airliner v.s business jet will not justify use of latter..

10.Reason for absence of business aircraft usage is prohibitive differences in actual airfares..

 

Remaining Potentiality for Use of Business Aircraft in Japan

1.Japan is a small island nation with established web of sophisticated transportation networks.

2.Close examination reveals that there are pockets of inconvenient spots albeit short distances

3.Japan own 352 low cost light rotorcrafts under-performing at average 150 hours per year.

4.Japan must be able to host flood of visitors from near-by China, Korea and Asian nations.

5.Target of alluring 20 MM visitors by 2020 was almost achieved and revised to 40 MM.

6.Overseas re-visitors wish to visit less known rural areas where good old Japan remains.

7.Rural communities have awaken to economic value of alluring cash rich sightseeing visitors.

8.Local governments are eager to attract business communities to revive regional economies.

9.Traffic congestion necessitates use of short ride air taxi to beat the ground traffics congestion.

10.In 2015, 110 MM passengers utilized Narita/Haneda , 3% or 3,300,000 used ground taxi.

11.It takes 70 / 30 minutes by ground taxi to reach center of Tokyo but by air taxi 20 / 8 minutes.

12.Supply side of industry is well organized by aircraft suppliers, operators, maintenance shops.

13.For the first time consortium of user oriented demand side groups are being organized

14. They include rural governments, big corporations, travel agents and tour related firms.

15.What is needed is coordinated efforts of supply / demand side to devise workable scenario.

17. Japan has ready resources of low cost rotorcrafts, operators, pilots and market potentiality.

18.Market can anticipate new era of expansion by effectively mobilizing available resources.

19.This can be achieved by cooperative efforts of both supply and demand sides joining hands..

20.Feasibilty study indicates that affordable air taxi fare to common user is within arm reach.

21.While Robinson Helicopter is active Bell, Airbus and other suppliers participation is sought.

 

Overall Summary of Number of Aircrafts in Japan

Ministry of Defense White Paper 2015, Japanese Registration 2016

Total

Fixed Wing

Rotorcraft

Military

Air

Land

Marine

1,134

572

387

175

508

422

8

78

626

150

379

97

Civil

Public/Parapublic

Airline/Regional

Individual Owner

Business Aircraft

2,062

209

688

330

835

1,251

40

639

255

317

811

169

49

75

518

Military/Civil Total

3,196

1,759

1,437

  1. MOD White Paper is issued 5 month after closing of Fiscal Year ending March 31.
  2. Japanese Registration is published 3 month after closing of Calendar Year.
  3. Individually owned aircrafts are eliminated unable to identify usage for business.
  4. Aircrafts owned by business firms are counted entirely even if it is used for leisure.
  5. It only indicates that any statistics contain arbitrary factors above is no exception.

 

World’s Top 5 Military Aircraft Owner Nations

World Airforces 2016

World

U.S.A.

Russia

China

India

Japan

Fleet

52,107

13,717

3,547

2,942

2,086

1,590

Share

100.0%

26.3%

6.8

5.6

4.0

3.1

Japanese military aircrafts were 1,134 as of March 31,2015 according DOD White Paper

 

Japan’s Business Aircrafts Among Global Fleet

JETET 2015 Report

World

Asia-Pacific

Japan

China

Fleet

83,461

7,872

1,148

948

Share

100%

9.4

1.375%

1.136%

Asian share is increasing. By end 2016, it should reach approx. 10% of world share.

Para-Public Business Aircrafts

Japanese Registration 2016

Type

List Price

Number

Owner

Registered Date

Gulfstream V

$50 MM

2

Coast Guard

2004/1/12~

Gulfstream IV

$42 MM

2

MLIT

1993/09/21

Global Express

$50 MM

2

MLIT

2002/10/02~

Citation 680

$16 MM

1

JAXA

2011/08/25

SAABB2000

$6~10 MM

3

MLIT

1998/12/11~

SAABB340B

$6~10 MM

4

Coast Guard

2007/0/23~

Bombardier DHC402-8-315

$17 MM

1

Coast Guard

2009/01~

Beech B300

$7 MM

9

Coast Guard

1999/02~

Citation CJ4

$9 MM

3

MLIT

1.MLIT : Ministry of Land Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism

2.JAXA : Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

3.MLIT announced retirement of 2 Gulfstream IV, and 2 Global Express in 2013.

  1. 4 of above will be replaced by 3 Citation CJ4 delivered in October 2015.

5.Further ,3 SAAB B200 will be replaced by 3 Citation CJ4..

6, MLIT have unified type of business jet with less expensive light jet to save cost

7. Business jets owned by self-defense force were excluded from public registration data.

8. In any event, there is not a single business jet priced above $ 18 MM in civil sector.

9. Consolidation of types of aircrafts by MLIT will serve as road model for civil sector.

10. Civil sector must organize activities to rationalize maintenance and operating cost.

 

Japanese Civil Aircrafts As of End 2015

Japanese Registration 2016

Type

Total

Business

Public

Airline/Commuter

Private

Jet

Twin

Multiple

582

567

15

24

24

0

8

6

2

549

536

13

1

1

0

Turbo-Prop

Single

Twin

129

28

101

37

25

12

27

26

64

1

63

1

1

0

Total

711

61

35

613

2

Piston

Single

Twin

540

489

51

256

241

15

5

4

1

26

9

17

253

235

18

Rotorcraft

Piston Single

Turbine Single

Turbine Twin

811

177

175

459

518

113

142

263

169

0

12

157

49

3

16

30

75

61

5

9

Total

1,351

774

174

75

328

Grand Total

2,062

835

209

688

330

 

Past 7 Years Trend of Japanese Civil Aircrafts

Japan Civil Aviation Promotion Foundation/Japanese Registration 2016

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Share

Piston Single

568

570

511

503

501

489

488

23.5%

Piston Twin

46

54

54

54

53

51

55

2.6

Turbo Single

23

24

23

26

28

28

30

1.5

Turbo Twin

101

113

113

102

100

101

102

4.9

Jet Twin

455

474

479

513

546

567

587

28.2

Jet Multiple

68

36

18

17

17

15

15

0.7

Fixed-Wing Total

1,246

1,247

1,187

1,208

1,245

1,251

1,277

61.4

Rotorcraft

777

781

777

789

805

811

801

38.6

Grand Total

2,023

2,028

1,964

1,997

2,050

2,062

2,078

100.0

Price of Business Aircrafts Used in Japan

Type

List Price

Use in Japan

Jets

Modified Airliner

Heavy

Middle

Light

Very Light Jet

$100~400,000,000

$50~68.000.000

$18~26,000,000

$7~16,000,000

$2~4,500,000

200 times difference between $2~400 MM

2 (Boeing 747-2

00) owned by government

No civil business aircraft, only ,military and public

2 Citation 680 exist in Japan

22 light business jets available in Japan

Turbo-Props

Single

Twin

$2~4,700.000

$2.5~8,500,000

Existing Fleet and Business Aircraft End 2015

Total 30Business 27

Total 102Business 12

Piston

Single

Twin

$360~1,200,000

$840~1,400,000

Existing Fleet and Business Aircraft End 2015

Total 488Business 240

Total 55Business 15

Rotorcrafts

Piston Single

Turbine Single

Turbine Twin

$288~460,000

$868~3,500,000

$3.6~22,000,000

Total 801, Business 508

Total 172, Business 113

Total 170, Business142

Total 459, Business 263

1.2 Boeing 747-200 will be retired by 2018 replaced by 3 Boeing 777-300ER.

2. There are Gulfstream IV, V owned by Self-Defense Force for visiting foreign VIPs.

3.There are 9 civil light jets available for foreign VIP but very limited use by Japanese.

4.Even corporate executives do not use business aircraft because of high cost.

5.Even light jets cost 50~100 times of commercial airline or regional commuters airfare.

6.Even low cost rotorcrafts currently costs 3~5 times that of ground taxis.

7Potentiality remains as air taxi in remote regions or saving time to beat ground traffics

 

Asia-Pacific Country Share of Rotorcrafts

Asian Sky Group 2016 Report

Rank

Country

End 2015

Share

End 2014

Year Change

1

Australia

2,094

34.8%

2,028

+3%

2

New Zealand

841

14.0

758

+7

3

China

Mainland

Hong Kong

Taiwan

Macao

764

694

30

39

1

12.7

(11.5)

(0.5)

(0.6)

(0.1)

648

576

30

41

1

+12

+20

0

-5

0

4

Japan

762

12.7

782

-3%

5

India

304

5.1

304

0

6

Korea

216

3.6

212

+2

7

Philippines

200

3.3

186

+8

8

Indonesia

199

3.3

185

+8

9

Malaysia

165

2.7

169

-2

10

Papua New Guinea

114

1.9

105

+9

11

Thailand

112

1.9

111

+1

12

Guam

29

0.5

28

+4

13

Vietnam

27

0.4

27

0

Others

188

3.1

215

-3

Region Total

6,015

100.0

5,758

+1

Share of Top 5 was 79.3%Top 10 was 94.1%

Japanese Registration Statistics of Rotorcraft

   Public Registration 2015

End 2015

Share

End 2014

Change

Piston Single

172

21.5%

177

-2.9%

Turbine Single

170

21.2

175

-2.9

Turbine Multiple

459

57.3

459

0

Total

801

100.0

811

-1.3

1. Japanese Registration statistics remains as most reliable information source.

2.Above figures differ from overseas survey reports but no effort was made to align..

 

Change in Numbers of Rotorcrafts in Japan

Japan Civil Aviation Promotion FoundationPublic Registration 2015

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Number

778

773

768

777

781

777

789

805

811

801

Piston

160

169

171

177

181

184

182

179

177

172

Turbine

Single

Twin

618

258

360

604

237

367

597

220

377

600

201

399

600

193

407

593

177

416

607

176

431

626

179

447

634

175

459

629

170

459

1.Relative global position of Japan is eroding as number exhibits flat or little growth.

2. This is most evident within Asia-Pacific where growth remains strong.

3 .Size of country, availability of public transportation network must be considered

4. Japan’s land space is 1/25 of China and population 1/11.

5. Japan is size of Montana. People live in size of Delaware due to mountainous terrain.

6. Densely populated cities are connected by web of low cost public transportations.

7. Growth potentiality still remains by lowing cost by cross- industry collaboration,

8. Market for “Yellow Cab Air Taxi” potentiality remains untapped.

 

Increase of Rotorcrafts in China

 Asian Sky Group 2016 Report

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016 Est.

260

302

357

419

511

648

764

840

+42

+55

+62

+92

+137

+116

+76

+16.2%

+18.2

+17.4

+22.0

+26.8

+17.9

+10.0

+11

Age of Japanese Single Rotorcrafts

Japanese Registration 2016

Number

Under 7 Y

Share

8∼15 Years

Share

Over 15 Y

Share

Piston

177

28

15.8%

94

53,1

55

31.1

Turbine

175

27

15.4

5

2.9

143

81.7

Total

352

55

15.6

99

28.1

198

56.3

1. China increased rotorcrafts from 260 to 764 within 7 years. 2/3 of them age below 7.

2. 15% of rotorcraft in Japan is less than 7 years old while 85% are age beyond 7 years.

3. Other way of looking is, 85% of rotorcrafts in operation are fully depreciated.

4. If depreciated aircrafts are bought at present value and leased back cost will be reduced.

5. It is essential to achieve operating hours beyond 300h/yr. to be competitive.

6. Industry average is 150hrs/y, top performer 260hrs/y, smaller operator below 100hrs/y

 

Number by Rotorcraft Suppliers in Asia-Pacific Region

Asian Sky Group 2016 Report

Robinson

Airbus

Bell

Agusta

MD

Sikorsky

Others

1,882

1,599

1,195

303

248

206

582

Robinson, Airbus, Bell are best represented in region followed by Agusta, MD, Sikorsky.

 

Rotorcraft Suppliers to Top 5 Asia-Pacific Countries

Asian Sky Group 2016 Report

Australia

New Zealand

Mainland China

Japan

India

Robinson

1,061

308

233

149

17

Bell

447

100

91

130

88

Airbus

298

222

151

340

120

Agusta Westland

48

9

35

87

38

Sikorsky

35

4

52

31

5

Others

205

198

132

25

36

Grand Total

2,094

841

694

762

304

  1. Relative strength of Robinson, Airbus, Bell is observed among Top 5 countries.
  2. Potential candidates for “Yellow Cab Air Taxi” are Robinson R-44, R-66, Bell 505.
  3. Airbus AS-350 has a place as high-end Air Limousine.
  4. Advantage of twin rotorcrafts may be seen to carry larger number of passengers.
  5. Economy of “Mass Transportation” may be achieved by use of larger rotorcrafts.

Rotorcraft as Business Aircrafts in Japan

Japanese Registration 2016

Type

Total Number

Share

Biz Aircraft

Share

Piston Single

R-22

R-44

Robinson Total

Others Total

179

62

100

162

17

90.5

9.5%

106

32

58

90

16

59.2

84,9%

15.1

Turbine Single

AS-350

Other Airbus

Airbus Heli Total

Bell Helicopter Total

Robinson Total

Others Total

179

88

17

105

58

5

11

58.7%

32.4

2.8%

6.1

156

84

16

100

42

4

10

87.2

64.1%

26.9%

2.6%

6.4%

 

Usage Share within Asia-Pacific

Asian Sky Group 2016 Report

Multi-Use

Corporate

Private

Training

Offshore

SAR

Charter

EMS

45%

16

12

6

6

4

3

3

  1. SAR Search and Rescue)、EMS (Emergency Medical Service)
  2. Natural disaster such as typhoon, earthquake, volcanic eruption are common in Japan.

 

Use Fare of Various Transportation Alternatives v.s. Business Aircrafts

Base Index Number of Business Aircraft 100

Types

Use Location

Use Fare

Distance

Per km Cost

Multiple

Airliner

First Class

Business Class

Biz Aircraft

Business Class

First Class

Biz Aircraft

Round Trip

Haneda-Beijin

Haneda-Beijin

Haneda-Beijin

Narita-New York

Narita-New York

Narita-New York

¥300,000

200,000

15,000,000

400~800,000

1.1~2,000,000

40,000,000

4,200/

4,200

4,200

20,000

20,000

20,000

¥71/

48

3,571

20~40

55~100

2,000

2

1.3

100

1~2.2

2.8~5

100

Exp Train 1st Class

Tokyo Yamate Line

Airliner Round Trip

Regional Airline

Reg. Air. Highest

Biz Aircraft Round

Tokyo-Osaka one-way

Line Average

Haneda-Sapporo

Japan Average

Island in Tokyo

Average

18,960

¥250

30,000

11,530

553

15.1~20

1,660

70

34

12.5~17

30

165

1,200~1,500

2.3~2.8

0.8~1.4

1.2~1.5

2~2.5

11~14

100

Narita Express

Ground Taxi

Pre-Set Taxi

Hired Car

Planned Air Taxi

Narita-Tokyo

Narita-Tokyo

Narita-Tokyo

Narita-Tokyo

Narita-Tokyo

14,450

20,000

30~40,000

552.6

\330/900m

70

¥90/280

65

26.1

367

286

321

462~615

7.1

100

78

87

126~168

  1. Multiple of options available are shown as index applying business aircraft as 100.

  2. Use fare of most commonly used public transportations are decisively lower.

  3. No executives of blue chip companies will use business aircraft with this differences

  4. Remaining untapped market is short distance/time use of “Yellow Cab Air Taxi”

  5. Even this virgin market requires industry-wise consolidation to justify the economy.

  6. Passengers of Narita/Haneda alone exceeded 110 MM during 2015.

  7. MLIT’s survey reveals that 3% of passengers used ground taxi or 3,300,000/ y.

  8. Ground taxi in Tokyo was 49,447 in 2014 or 20.3% of 243,247 throughout Japan.

  9. Economy may be justified by use of “Yellow Cab Air Taxi” for short time/distance.

  10. In order to do so, air taxi fare must be contained within 1.5~ 2 times of ground taxi.

  11. Various computer simulations suggest target be achieved by joint ownership/operation.

  12. Joint ownership means join forces for cross-industry collective purchasing/leasing.

  13. Joint operation will promote smaller operators’ consolidation or code sharing

  14. By ground taxi, Narita-Tokyo 70 min., Haneda-Tokyo 30 min. ,air taxi 20 and 8 min.

  15. Mid-upper management personnel’s manpower cost is ¥4,000/hr or $40/hr.

  16. Full manpower cost is \30~50,000/hr or $300~500/hr which is not fully understood.

  17. Full manpower cost takes into account total corporate indirect costs.

  18. Business reasoning of use of business aircraft is to buy precious time by money

  19. Business aircraft will always be high without consideration of time/manpower savings.

  20. Productivities of Japanese white/silver/gold colored employees are relatively low.

  21. There remains confusion between Japanese high productivity of blue color workers.

  22. Desk workers need to be educated to translate time saving into manpower saving.

  23. There is simple conversion software developed by NBAA years ago.

  24. It is relatively simple software that needs to be modified to reflect Japanese realities.

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