ASQ7 EN (20170705)

MOOD & INTENTIONS: ASIA-PACIFIC REGION SURVEY 2017 Q2
GREATER CHINA
Improved Aircraft Utilization
AIRCRAFT UTILIZATION:
REGIONAL DIFFERENCES
OPTIMISTIC
PESSIMISTIC
This quarter, 22% of respondents said their
expected aircraft utilization has decreased,
which is 2% lower compared to last quarter and
22% lower since 2015 Q4. 54% of respondents
said their aircraft utilization has increased,
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39+0+0+0+0 +0+032+0+0+034+0+0
19+0+0+0+028+0+ 37+0+0+0+0 +0+038+0+0+0+0 +0+0+0+0 47+0+0+0+0 24+0+0+0+0 29+0+0+0+0 51 3431
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which is a 3% increase compared to last quarter
Decreased The Same Increased Signal Line*
and a 35% increase since 2015 Q4.
*An Optimistic-Pessimistic Signal Line has been
added to portray usage trends in the Greater
China, Oceania and South and East Asia regions.
An optimistic mood is derived from more
people indicating a ‘higher’ aircraft utilization
2015 Q4 2016 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 2017 Q2
than 12 months ago, and a pessimistic mood
is derived from more people indicating a ‘lower’
49%
35%
16%
39%
27%
34%
37%
31%
32%
47%
19%
34%
34%
28%
38%
29%
24%
47%
18%
31%
51%
aircraft utilization than 12 months ago.
OCEANIA
Greater China
51% (47% at 2017 Q1) of respondents indicated
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their aircraft utilization in 2017 Q2 increased,
OPTIMISTIC
PESSIMISTIC
with only 18% (29% at 2017 Q1) of the
respondents stating their aircraft utilization was
lower compared to 12 months ago. Pushing the
utilization trend even further into the optimistic
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25+0+0+0+0 +0+027+0+0+022+0+0
32+0+0+0+031+0+ 42+0+0+0+0 +0+031+0+0+0+0 +0+0+0+0 46+0+0+0+0 44+0+0+0+0 25+0+0+0+0 31+0+0+0+0 45 3833
23
zone.
Decreased The Same Increased Signal Line*
Oceania
Aircraft users are now back in the optimistic
zone regarding aircraft utilization in Q2. 45%
of respondents have indicated their aircraft
2015 Q4 2016 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 2017 Q2
utilization has increased, 15% higher compared
to 2017 Q1. 23% of respondents believe their
41%
35%
24%
25%
37%
38%
42%
32%
27%
46%
32%
22%
38%
31%
31%
31%
44%
25%
23%
33%
45%
aircraft utilization has decreased, 8% lower
compared to 2017 Q1.
SOUTH AND EAST ASIA
South and East Asia
Expected aircraft utilization has moved back
Improved Aircraft Utilization
into the optimistic zone since 2017 Q1. With
OPTIMISTIC
PESSIMISTIC
a high of 56% of respondents recording an
increased use of their aircraft, this is the highest
level since 2015 Q4 and 37% higher compared
to 2017 Q1. Respondents in these regions are a
50+0+0+0+0 43+0+0+0+032+0+0+0+036+0+0+0+0 7+0+0+018+0+0
50+0+0+0+0 +0+041+0+0+035+0+0
28+0+0+0+036+0+ 23+0+0+0+0 +0+037+0+0+0+0 +0+0+0+0 37+0+0+0+0 48+0+0+0+0 19+0+0+0+0 33+0+0+0+0 56 2718
26
also expecting higher aircraft utilization for the
Decreased The Same Increased Signal Line*
next quarter.
2015 Q4 2016 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 Q4 2017 Q1 2017 Q2
50%
43%
7%
50%
32%
18%
23%
36%
41%
37%
28%
35%
27%
36%
37%
33%
48%
19%
26%
18%
56%
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