Editing Auxiliary power unit (section)

===Manufacturers===

The market of Auxiliary power units is dominated by [[Honeywell]], followed by [[Pratt & Whitney]], [[Motor Sich|Motorsich]] and other manufacturers such as [[PBS Velká Bíteš]], [[Safran|Safran Power Units]], [[Aerosila]] and [[Klimov]]. Local manufacturers include [[Beit Shemesh#Economy|Bet Shemesh Engines]] and [[Hanwha Aerospace]]. The 2018 market share varied according to the application platforms:<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 27, 2018 |title=Case M.8858 – Boeing/Safran/JV (Auxiliary power units), Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council, Regulation No 139/2004 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area |url=https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018M8858&qid=1660219951114&from=EN |access-date=August 11, 2022 |website=[[EUR-Lex]] |publisher=European Commission |page=14}}</ref>

* Large commercial aircraft: Honeywell 70–80%, Pratt & Whitney 20–30%, others 0–5%
* Regional aircraft: Pratt & Whitney 50–60%, Honeywell 40–50%, others 0–5%
* Business jets: Honeywell 90–100%, others 0–5%
* Helicopters: Pratt & Whitney 40–50%, Motorsich 40–50%, Honeywell 5–10%, Safran Power Units 5–10%, others 0–5%

On June 4, 2018, [[Boeing]] and [[Safran]] announced their 50–50 partnership to design, build and service APUs after regulatory and [[antitrust]] clearance in the second half of 2018.<ref name="4jun2018PR">{{cite press release |title= Boeing, Safran Agree to Design, Build and Service Auxiliary Power Units |date= June 4, 2018 |url=https://www.safran-group.com/media/boeing-safran-agree-design-build-and-service-auxiliary-power-units-20180604 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617115653/https://www.safran-group.com/media/boeing-safran-agree-design-build-and-service-auxiliary-power-units-20180604 |archive-date=2018-06-17 |website=Safran}}</ref>
Boeing produced several hundred [[Boeing T50|T50]]/[[Boeing T60|T60]] small [[turboshaft]]s and their derivatives in the early 1960s.<!--<ref name=Flight5jun2018>--> Safran produces [[helicopter]]s and [[business jet]]s APUs but stopped the large APUs since [[Labinal]] exited the [[Auxiliary Power International Corporation|APIC]] joint venture with [[Sundstrand Corporation|Sundstrand]] in 1996.<ref name="Flight5jun2018" />

This could threaten the dominance of [[Honeywell]] and [[United Technologies]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/boeing-and-safran-partner-to-disrupt-apu-market-449184/ |title= Boeing and Safran partner to disrupt APU market |date= June 4, 2018 |author= Stephen Trimble |work= Flightglobal}}</ref> Honeywell has a 65% share of the [[Mainline (air travel)|mainliner]] APU market and is the sole supplier for the [[Airbus A350]], the [[Boeing 777]] and all [[single-aisle]]s: the [[Boeing 737 MAX]], [[Airbus A220]] (formerly Bombardier CSeries), [[Comac C919]], [[Irkut MC-21]] and [[Airbus A320neo]] since Airbus eliminated the P&WC [[Hamilton Sundstrand#Aircraft Systems|APS3200]] option.<!--<ref name=Flight5jun2018>--> [[Pratt & Whitney Canada|P&WC]] claims the remaining 35% with the [[Airbus A380]], [[Boeing 787]] and [[Boeing 747-8]].<ref name=Flight5jun2018>{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-how-will-boeing-safran-venture-shake-up-ap-449234/ |title= How will Boeing-Safran venture shake up APUs? |date= June 5, 2018 |author= Stephen Trimble |work= Flightglobal}}</ref>

It should take at least a decade for the Boeing/Safran JV to reach $100 million in service revenue.<!--<ref name=AvWeek27jun2018>--> The 2017 market for production was worth $800 million (88% civil and 12% military), while the [[maintenance, repair and overhaul|MRO]] market was worth $2.4 billion, spread equally between civil and military.<ref name=AvWeek27jun2018>{{cite news |url= http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/opinion-why-boeing-diving-apu-production |title= Opinion: Why Is Boeing Diving Into APU Production? |date= June 27, 2018 |author= Kevin Michaels |work= Aviation Week & Space Technology}}</ref>