Table: Top 100 Aerospace Companies

FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL TOP 100 AEROSPACE COMPANIES
No	Company	Division	Aerospace Sales ($m)	Sales		Op. Result
No	Company	Division	Aerospace Sales ($m)	1998 ($m)	Change	1998 ($m)	Change

1	Boeing		55,424	56,154	23%	1,720	65%
		Commercial Aircraft Mililtary Aircraft and Missiles Space and Communications		35,545	32%	63
				12,990	-28%	1,283	-3%
				6,889		248
2	Lockheed Martin		26,011	26,266	-6%	2,522	-9%
		Space & Strategic Missiles Electronics Aeronautics Information & Services		7,461	-10%	976	-11%
				7,342	4%	733	27%
				5,996	-1%	654	7%
				5,212	-19%	-25	-123%
3	Raytheon		17,465	19,530	43%	2,288	45%
		Electronics Aircraft		14,822	81%	2,032	75%
		Electronics Aircraft		2,643	8%	257	8%
4	British Aerospace (excl. MES)		14,709	14,270	1%	1,084	18%
		Defence Commercial Aerospace (Airbus, Avro, Jetstream)		10,528	0%	1,036	5%
		Defence Commercial Aerospace (Airbus, Avro, Jetstream)		4,181	2%	88
5	United Technologies (incl. Sundstrand)		11,996	27,720	14%	2,559	33%
		Engines (Pratt & Whitney) Flight Systems (Sikorsky, Hamilton Standard) Sundstrand Aerospace		7,876	6%	1,024	26%
				2,891	3%	287	-5%
				1,229	n/a
6	General Electric		10,294	100,649	11%	23,230	19%
		Aircraft Engines		10,294	32%	1,769	30%
7	Daimler-Benz Aerospace (DASA)		9,837	9,719	12%	648	414%
		Civil Aircraft and Helicopters Aeroengines Defense and Civil Systems Military Aircraft Satellites Space Systems Infrastructure		4,036	19%
				1,679	0%
				1,610	0%
				1,061	13%
				826	0%
				626	0%
8	Aerospatiale		9,302	9,302	-3%	69	-62%
		Aircraft Helicopters Space Missiles Other		5,806	0%	-14	-107%
				1,888	9%	84
				1,011	-31%	57	75%
				583	7%	-58	74%
				13	33%	0
9	Northrop Grumman		9,104	8,902	-3%	756	-14%
		Integrated Systems and Aerostructures Electronic Sensors and Systems Logicon Inc.		5,098	-3%	280	-43%
				2,899	-5%	218	-12%
				1,107	8%	60	-10%
10	AlliedSignal		7,490	15,128	5%	1,962	5%
		Aerospace Turbine technologies (aerospace component)		4,871	18%	920	51%
		Aerospace Turbine technologies (aerospace component)		2,619	17%	495
11	TRW (incl. Lucas Varity)		5,868	18,944	75%	1,488	71%
		Space, Defense and Information Systems Lucas Varity aerospace		4,685	23%	458	32%
				1,183		157
12	GEC		5,846	12,610	6%	949	10%
		Marconi Electronic Systems		5,846	18%
13	Rolls-Royce		5,760	7,451	3%	567	18%
		Aerospace		5,760	13%	613	46%
14	Thomson-CSF		4,900	6,866	5%	394	7%
		Airborne Systems Communication Systems Air Security and Missiles Systems Avionics Tubes and Components and "Other"		1,533	23%
				1,019	17%
				947	-8%
				906	7%
				496	-30%
15	SNECMA		4,826	4,826	24%	347	78%
		Propulsion Mechanical Equipment Services		3,185	31%
				1,086	21%
				555	-5%
16	Bombardier		4,288	7,653	35%	579	19%
		Aerospace (Canadair, Learjet, Shorts, de Havilland)		4,288	39%	526	30%
17	Finmeccanica		3,855	6,542	-26%	174
		Aerospace Defense Systems		2,515	8%	293
		Aerospace Defense Systems		1,340	-7%	60
18	Dassault Aviation		3,827	3,827	7%	650	18%
		Military Aviation Civil Aviation Other		1,871	1%
				1,483	7%
				473	44%
19	BF Goodrich (incl. Coltec)		3,480	5,455	62%	665	166%
		Aerospace Coltec Aerospace		2,755	12%	386	48%
		Aerospace Coltec Aerospace		725		117
20	Textron		3,189	9,316	12%	810	21%
		Aircraft (Cessna, Bell)		3,189	5%	338	8%
21	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries		3,163	22,727	-6%	510	-55%
		Aerospace Systems		3,163	9%	294	68%
22	Lagardere		2,880	11,890	6%	716	6%
		Defense Space		1,469	13%	325	12%
		Defense Space		1,411	-2%	79	10%
23	Hughes Electronics		2,831	5,964	16%	270	-12%
		Satellite systems		2,831	14%	246	9%
24	Litton Industries		2,827	4,400	5%	354	13%
		Advanced Electronics		2,827	8%	181	6%
25	Gulfstream (General Dynamics)		2,428	2,428	28%	380	65%
26	Honeywell		2,339	8,427	5%	1,028	16%
		Space & Aviation Control		2,339	20%	334	31%
27	Rockwell International		2,206	6,840	-12%	83	-91%
		Avionics & Communications		2,206	31%	285	13%
28	Kawasaki Heavy Ind.		2,080	10,568	6%	416	-18%
		Aerospace		2,080	31%	167	32%
29	ITT Industries		1,821	4,493	7%	325	16%
		Defense products and services Connectors and switches		1,293	18%	98
		Defense products and services Connectors and switches		528	-2%	53	-59%
30	Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI)		1,800	1,800	6%	52	73%
31	Loral Space & Communications Ltd.		1,644	1,644	10%	-34	-349%
		Satellite manufacturing and technology Fixed satellite services		1,390	-4%
				254	206%
32	Cordant		1,635	2,427	21%	309	198%
		Howmet Corporation Aerospace Thiokol Propulsion Systems Huck Aerospace		1,351	7%	186	20%
				797	-8%
				643	0%	82	28%
				643	0%
				433	36%	65	61%
				195	36%
33	Celsius		1,554	1,800	23%	73	134%
		Defence Commercial Aviation		1,198	17%
		Defence Commercial Aviation		356	55%
34	FiatAvio		1,517	1,517	8%	66	6%
35	Samsung Electronics		1,493	16,640	9%	2,568	9%
		Samsung Aerospace		1	14%
36	GKN		1,430	6,141	10%	1,173	77%
		Aerospace and Special Vehicles		1,430	-5%	149	-13%
37	Ishikawajima-Harima		1,317	8,874	2%	315	-14%
		Aero-Engines & Space Operations		1,317	27%	67	-21%
38	Embraer		1,300	1,300	70%
39	Arianespace		1,208	1,208	9%	27	-33%
40	Saab Group		1,184	1,038	-5%	110	733%
		Military Aerospace Regional aircraft Commercial aircraft Training Systems Space Collaborative Programs		576	2%	66	-10%
				340	7%	0
				114		-2
				78	-7%	21	7%
				76	2%	7	26%

41	CASA		1,123	1,123	36%	113
42	Volvo		1,081	19,649	-15%	841	-21%
		Aero		1,081	15%	66	12%
43	L3 Communications		1,037	1,037	47%	100	54%
		Specialized Communication Products Secure Communication Systems		553	77%	62
				484	23%	39
44	Allegheny Teledyne		1,007	3,923	5%	470	9%
		Aerospace & Electronics		1,007	9%	111	23%
45	Labinal		995	2,606	20%	228	32%
		Engines (Turbomeca, Microturbo) Aeronautic systems Fasteners		557	24%
				295	35%
				143	-10%
46	Parker-Hannifin		993	4,633	0%	550	0%
		Aerospace		993	0%	159	0%
47	Harris		953	3,890	2%	403	8%
		Electronic Systems		953	-5%	71	-16%
48	TI Group		895	3,593	16%	439	12%
		Dowty Aerospace Messier-Dowty/R&O		747	64%	98	41%
		Dowty Aerospace Messier-Dowty/R&O		147	-56%	15	-53%
49	Hunting		854	1,627	-25%	85	-3%
		Defence Aviation		811	11%	43	7%
		Defence Aviation		43	-88%	3
50	Hexcel		849	1,089	16%	130	28%
		Commercial Aerospace Space and Defense		719	20%
		Commercial Aerospace Space and Defense		131	48%
51	Sequa		782	1,802	13%	106	25%
		Aerospace		782	8%	65	6%
52	AAR		782	782	33%	65	51%
		Aircraft and Engines Airframe and Accessories Manufacturing		339	29%
				333	51%
				110	5%
53	Smiths Industries		765	1,981	11%	370	15%
		Aerospace		765	12%	127	30%
54	Precision Castparts Corp.		751	1,472	12%	192	16%
		Aerospace		751	8%
55	BE Aerospace		701	701	44%	16	-75%
		Seating Interior Systems In-flight entertainment General Aviation and VIP Products Services		296	18%
				224	78%
				79	-3%
				65
				37	28%
56	Oerlikon Buhrle		680	2,505	-3%	92	-42%
		Oerliken Contraves Pilatus		415	-14%	-47	-226%
		Oerliken Contraves Pilatus		265	15%	8	-15%
57	Gencorp		673	1,737	11%	160	19%
		Aerospace & Defense (Aerojet,etc)		673	15%	68	24%
58	MAN		643	13,819	16%	424	78%
		MAN Technologie		643	150%	44	245%
59	Cobham		637	637	19%	113	22%
		Manufacturing (Flight Refuelling) Avionics (Chelton) Flight Operations & Services (FR Aviation)		392	24%	64	29%
				148	26%	32	15%
				96	-4%	16	16%
60	Stork		631	2,502	-10%	121	8%
		Aerospace Aerospace support		404	-13%	32	-6%
		Aerospace Aerospace support		227	0%
61	Alliant Techsystems		619	1,090	1%	103	12%
		Aerospace Defense Systems		395	7%
		Aerospace Defense Systems		224	-2%
62	Racal Electronics		616	1,733	-8%	162	73%
		Defence Electronics Radio Communications		616	3%	38	-2%
		Defence Electronics Radio Communications
63	Wyman Gordon		610	753	24%	69	127%
		Aerospace Structural Products Aerospace Turbine Products
		Aerospace Structural Products Aerospace Turbine Products
64	Fuji Heavy Industries		600	10,623	7%	655	40%
		Aerospace		600	16%	58	244%
65	SAGEM		571	3,183	12%	203	60%
		Defense/Optronics/Navigation		571	-8%
66	Aeroquip-Vickers (formerly Trinova)		548	2,150	2%	186	-16%
		Aerospace & Defense (Aeroquip)		548	12%	99	8%
67	Zodiac		535	801	24%	81	15%
		Airline Equipment Aeronautical Equipment		312	38%
		Airline Equipment Aeronautical Equipment		223	13%
68	Singapore Technologies Aerospace		497	497	23%	92	18%
69	Orbital Sciences Corp (OSC)		495	495	21%	17	3%
		Space & Ground Infrastructure Systems Satellite Access Products Satellite Services		416	15%
				79	63%
				1	341%
70	Primex		495	495	1%	0	5%
		Ordnance Aerospace		361	1%
		Ordnance Aerospace		135	2%
71	Canadian Aerospace Electronics (CAE)		490	712	16%	55	11%
		Aerospace & Electronics		490	3%
72	Hindustan Aeronautics		479	479	-3%
73	Teleflex		450	1,438	25%	55	12%
		Aerospace		450	38%
74	Elbit Systems		415	415	11%	38	9%
75	BMW-Rolls Royce Aero Engines		411	411	38%	-260	-63%
76	Aviall		400	400	4%	32	8%
		Commercial Engines
77	The Aerostructures Corporation		400	400	-5%
78	Fairchild Corporation		387	741	9%	33	8%
		Aerospace Fasteners		387	44%
79	Kaman		383	1,006	-4%	43	11%
		Aerospace		383	33%
80	Liebherr		370	3,450	9%		6%
		Aircraft Equipment		370	9%
83	MOOG		365	537	18%	0	11%
		Military Aircraft: Flight & Engine Controls Commercial Aircraft Space and Missiles		134	9%


81	Ball		363	2,896	21%	30	8%
		Aerospace & Technologies		363	-9%
82	Nissan		359	53,480	-1%		1%
		Aerospace Equipment		359	0%
84	Denel		337	674	5%	0	-8%
		Systems (Kentron) Aviation		172	5%
		Systems (Kentron) Aviation		165	5%
85	Motorola		307	29,398	-1%	-544	-177%
		Other (incl. Government & Space Technology)		4,385	1%
86	Hurel-Dubois		305	305	34%	19	6%
87	Intertechnique		302	371	15%		11%
		Aerospace		302	20%
88	ELOP		300	300	3%
89	Ericsson		290	23,222	10%	0	10%
		Defence Systems Mobile Phones and Telecoms (incl. Defense Electronics)		290

90	Magellan Aerospace		288	288	67%	36	13%
91	Japan Aircraft Manufacturing		271	271	8%	23	8%
92	Amphenol		230	919	4%		16%
		Aerospace		230	4%
93	SABCA		217	217	10%	8	4%
94	INDRA		213	213	42%
95	Meggitt		210	487	11%	34	16%
		Aerospace		210	9%
96	Doncasters		196	489	122%
		Aerospace		196	62%
97	Ultra Electronics		183	263	11%	24	13%
		Air Systems		183	17%
98	Latecoere		181	181	14%	20	11%
99	Kellstrom		180	180	127%
100	Scott Technologies		177	177	-29%	28	16%
		Breathing and Oxygen Equipment (Scott Aviation)		177	12%

Source: Flight International

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