Profits continue to increase for the Top 100 Aerospace Companies in the world in 2019.
The 2019 list of the Top 100 Aerospace Companies, compiled by Flight Global has been released.
Key Excerpts:
Last year proved highly profitable for most of the world's biggest aerospace companies. The top 100 continued to increase profits, even with overall modest revenue growth. The biggest 20 companies have also improved on their share of overall profits. Last year, the largest fifth accounted for 78% of profits, and 76.2% of sales. This time, the top 20 were responsible for 82.2% of profits.
The figures are based on FlightGlobal's analysis of the annual results of 100 aerospace businesses based on turnover – which once again we have carried out with Counterpoint Market Intelligence. Companies with revenues deriving almost entirely from aerospace are ranked alongside aerospace units of larger corporations – such as General Electric, Honeywell or United Technologies.
Since an aerospace company's website is one of its most important marketing assets, I included two indicators of a site’s authority as measured by Alexa.com:
- Alexa Traffic Rank – an estimate of how popular your site is relative to all other sites. The Alexa Rank answers the question: Compared to all other sites, how is my site doing? Note that since rank is a relative measure, a site’s rank is not only dependent on that site’s traffic, but also on changes to traffic on other sites.
- Sites Linking In – inbound links help search engines clearly define your niche and also increase the trust and quality of your site. Authoritative inbound links (from sites that are performing well) give a site credibility. A higher number of inbound links are generally obtained by producing engaging, original content.
For more on improving a site’s Alexa rank, check out “A Guide to Improving Your Alexa Rank.”
One of the best things an aerospace company can do to improve their marketing effectiveness is to start an educational company blog. This post explains the benefits of blogging for defense contractors:
Why Defense Contractors Can’t Afford Not to Have a Blog
Social media is a marketing tactic that is getting increased adoption and usage by aerospace companies. Social media is enabling aerospace companies to increase awareness amongst key audiences, including potential employees. More importantly, per the study referenced in “15 Reasons Why More Aerospace & Defense CEOs are “Liking” Social Media,” it is just plain good for business.
Given the growing importance of Twitter to aerospace companies, I have included a link to each company’s Twitter account if I was able to locate one. I have also set up a list on Twitter of the companies on this Top 100 list which can be seen by clicking here or on the adjacent graphic. And, you can see the list's real-time tweets at the bottom of this page.
Similarly, given the many benefits of having a LinkedIn company page, I have included links to each aerospace firm's LinkedIn company page for those I was able to locate.
Now, on to the list.
The Top 100 was compiled by aerospace experts at FlightGlobal. The information used in preparing the report was obtained from company annual reports, public filings and other publicly available information.
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1 | Boeing | ![]() |
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$101,000million |
Links: 6,124 Traffic Rank: 20,488 |
2 | Airbus |
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$75,100million |
Links: 2,874 Traffic Rank: 25,627 |
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$53,800 million |
Links: 3,286 Traffic Rank: 56,937 |
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4 | United Technologies |
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$36,030 million |
Links: 1,459 Traffic Rank: 74,855 |
5 | General Electric |
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$30,600 million |
Links: 5,373 Traffic Rank: 13,336 |
6 | Northrop Grumman |
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$30,100 million | Links: 1,985
Traffic Rank: 63,641 |
7 | Raytheon |
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$27,100 million |
Links: 1,916 Traffic Rank: 65,765 |
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$25,200 million |
Links: 479 Traffic Rank: 56,401 |
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9 | Rolls-Royce |
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$15,000 million |
Links: 1,339
Traffic Rank: 115,798 |
10 | Leonardo |
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$14,400 million | Links: 451
Traffic Rank: 239,652 |
11 | Honeywell | ![]() |
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$12,900 million | Links: 5,140
Traffic Rank: 18,263 |
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$12,800 million | Links: 1,675
Traffic Rank: 54,710 |
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13 | L-3 Technologies | ![]() |
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$10,200 million | Links: 119
Traffic Rank: 207,683 |
14 | Textron |
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$9,620 million | Links: 808
Traffic Rank: 159,781 |
15 | Rockwell Collins | ![]() |
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$8,670 million | Links: 561
Traffic Rank: 122,075 |
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16 | General Dynamics |
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$8,460 million | Links: 161
Traffic Rank: 246,936 |
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$7,770 million | Links: 163
Traffic Rank: 705,499 |
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18 | Rostec State Corporation |
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$7,390 million | Links: 1,033
Traffic Rank: 173,251 |
19 | Bombardier | ![]() |
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$7,390 million | Links: 1,785
Traffic Rank: 62,361 |
20 | Spirit Aerosystems | ![]() |
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$7,220 million | Links: 106
Traffic Rank: 362,450 |
21 | United Aircraft | ![]() |
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$7,190 million | Links: 409
Traffic Rank: 797,627 |
22 | Thales | ![]() |
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$6,820 million | Links: 1,108
Traffic Rank: 49,890 |
23 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries | ![]() |
$6,140 million | Links: 138
Traffic Rank: No Data |
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24 | Dassault Aviation | ![]() |
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$5,990 million | Links: 513
Traffic Rank: 240,920 |
25 | Arconic | ![]() |
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$5,890 million | Links: 200
Traffic Rank: 412,395 |
26 | AVIC | ![]() |
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$5,420 million | Links: 199
Traffic Rank: 1,660,861 |
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27 | MTU Aero Engines | ![]() |
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$5,390 million | Links: 235
Traffic Rank: 782,216 |
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28 | Embraer | ![]() |
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$5,070 million | Links: 201
Traffic Rank: 1,894,735 |
29 | GKN Aerospace | ![]() |
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$4,710 million | Links: 491
Traffic Rank: 405,812 |
30 | IHI | ![]() |
$4,460 million | Links: 710
Traffic Rank: 377,332 |
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31 | Kawasaki Heavy Industries | ![]() |
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$4,290 million | Links: 1,017
Traffic Rank: 64,729 |
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32 | Transdigm | ![]() |
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$3,810 million | Links: 35; Traffic Rank: 1,144,518 | |
33 | Israel Aerospace Industries | ![]() |
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$3,680 million | Links: 516
Traffic Rank: 454,128 |
34 | Triumph Group | ![]() |
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$3,370 million | Links: 148
Traffic Rank: 947,132 |
35 | Harris | ![]() |
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$3,330 million | Links: 1,070 Traffic Rank: 178,581 |
36 | Hindustan Aeronautics | ![]() |
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$2,960 million | Links: 146
Traffic Rank: 93,467 |
37 | Korea Aerospace Industries | ![]() |
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$2,530 million | Links: 137
Traffic Rank: 1,205,508 |
38 | Meggitt | ![]() |
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$2,470 million | Links: 162
Traffic Rank: 692,302 |
39 | CAE | ![]() |
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$2,450 million | Links: 409
Traffic Rank: 157,279 |
40 | SAAB | ![]() |
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$2,410 million | Links: 719
Traffic Rank: 287,617 |
41 | Panasonic Avionics |
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$2,360 million |
Links: 121
Traffic Rank: 380,467 |
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$2,320 million | Links: 2,368
Traffic Rank: 39,681 |
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43 | Allegheny Technologies | ![]() |
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$1,970 million | Links: 100
Traffic Rank: 470,616 |
44 | ST Engineering | ![]() |
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$1,960 million | Links: 277
Traffic Rank: 350,294 |
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45 | Hexcel | ![]() |
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$1,910 million | Links: 203
Traffic Rank: 511,172 |
46 | Eaton | ![]() |
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$1,900 million | Links: 3,573
Traffic Rank: 25,322 |
47 | Aerojet Rocketdyne | ![]() |
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$1,890 million | Links: 255
Traffic Rank: 548,152 |
48 | MOOG | ![]() |
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$1,780 million | Links: 528
Traffic Rank: 211,945 |
49 | Diehl Aerosystems | ![]() |
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$1,740 million | Links: 277
Traffic Rank: 550,228 |
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50 | Cobham | ![]() |
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$1,690 million | Links: 461
Traffic Rank: 240,625 |
51 | Sierra Nevada Corporation |
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$1,690 million | Links: 184
Traffic Rank: 409,035 |
52 | Turkish Aerospace Industries | ![]() |
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$1,670 million | Links: 7
Traffic Rank: 527,623 |
53 | Liebherr |
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$1,630 million | Links: 1,456
Traffic Rank: 75,324 |
54 | Heico | ![]() |
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$1,560 million | Links: 60
Traffic Rank: 886,738 |
55 | Woodward | ![]() |
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$1,560 million | Links: 319
Traffic Rank: 357,072 |
56 | Esterline | ![]() |
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$1,530 million | Links: 263
Traffic Rank: 653,349 |
57 | Elbit Systems | ![]() |
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$1,470 million | Links: 405
Traffic Rank: 517,873 |
58 | Ball Aerospace | ![]() |
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$1,200 million | Links: 449
Traffic Rank: 223,096 |
59 | Subaru Corporation | ![]() |
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$1,190 million | Links: 248
Traffic Rank: 342,903 |
60 | RUAG | ![]() |
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$1,160 million | Links: 290
Traffic Rank: 599,189 |
61 | Amphenol | ![]() |
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$1,150 million | Links: 423
Traffic Rank: 306,504 |
62 | Daher | ![]() |
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$1,130 million | Links: 149
Traffic Rank: 564,850 |
63 | MDA | ![]() |
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$1,130 million | Links: 236
Traffic Rank: 485,764 |
64 | Pilatus |
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$1,120 million | Links: 331
Traffic Rank: 481,374 |
65 | LISI | ![]() |
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$1,100 million | Links: 52
Traffic Rank: 773,562 |
66 | Solvay Group |
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$1,030 million | Links: 654
Traffic Rank: 161,452 |
67 | Senior | ![]() |
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$1,010 million | Links: 29
Traffic Rank: 1,750,017 |
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68 | Teledyne Technologies |
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$994 million | Links: 232
Traffic Rank: 454,943 |
69 | AIDC |
$935 million | Links: 67
Traffic Rank: 3,422,634 |
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70 | FACC | ![]() |
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$922 million | Links: 79
Traffic Rank: 3,721,577 |
71 | Constellium | ![]() |
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$911 million | Links: 106
Traffic Rank: 1,121,262 |
72 | Sonaca | ![]() |
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$890 million | Links: 57
Traffic Rank: 5,773,310 |
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73 | Chromalloy | ![]() |
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$850 million | Links: 75
Traffic Rank: 1,197,271 |
74 | Curtiss-Wright | ![]() |
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$800 million | Links: 174
Traffic Rank: 452,056 |
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75 | Latécoère | ![]() |
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$777 million | Links: 4
Traffic Rank: 1,125,438 |
76 | JAMCO | ![]() |
$761 million | Links: 5
Traffic Rank: 4,999,655 |
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77 | Kongsberg | ![]() |
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$751 million | Links: 455
Traffic Rank: 188,937 |
78 | Magellan Aerospace | ![]() |
$745 million | Links: 98
Traffic Rank: 730,962 |
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79 | Crane Aerospace | ![]() |
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$744 million | Links: 93
Traffic Rank: 1,052,508 |
80 | Kaman Aerospace | ![]() |
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$736 million | Links: 122
Traffic Rank: 916,501 |
81 | Astronics Corporation |
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$719 million | Links: 53
Traffic Rank: 297,217 |
82 | Aernnova | ![]() |
$705 million | Links: 91
Traffic Rank: 3,154,174 |
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83 | Recaro Aircraft Seating | ![]() |
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$700 million | Links: 31
Traffic Rank: 1,761,634 |
84 | Kaiser Aluminum | ![]() |
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$665 million | Links: 69
Traffic Rank: 1,713,554 |
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85 | Hutchinson | ![]() |
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$637 million | Links: 46
Traffic Rank: 627,197 |
86 | Garmin | ![]() |
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$604 million | Links: 8,428
Traffic Rank: 1,865 |
87 | Korean Air Aerospace Division | ![]() |
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$582 million | Links: 52
Traffic Rank: 2,922,134 |
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88 | Ducommun | ![]() |
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$579 million | Links: 69
Traffic Rank: 1,209,058 |
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89 | Nordam Group | ![]() |
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$575 million | Links: 38
Traffic Rank: 1,853,454 |
90 | SKF | ![]() |
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$557 million | Links: 2,752
Traffic Rank: 30,117 |
91 | Figeac Aéro | ![]() |
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$505 million | Links: 23
Traffic Rank: 3,870,646 |
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92 | Barnes Aerospace | ![]() |
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$501 million | Links: 10
Traffic Rank: 7,316,867 |
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93 | ASCO Industries | ![]() |
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$428 million | Links: 27
Traffic Rank: 4,540,673 |
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94 | ShinMaywa | ![]() |
$395 million | Links: 361
Traffic Rank: 458,561 |
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95 | Qinetiq | ![]() |
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$387 million | Links: 453
Traffic Rank: 432,482 |
96 | ITT Corporation | ![]() |
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$378 million | Links: 402
Traffic Rank: 346,361 |
97 | Héroux-Devtek | ![]() |
$373 million | Links: 45
Traffic Rank: 1,866,554 |
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98 | Lord Corporation | ![]() |
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$333 million | Links: 247
Traffic Rank: 414,020 |
99 | Praxair | ![]() |
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$307 million | Links: 576
Traffic Rank: 281,540 |
100 | Martin-Baker | ![]() |
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$301 million | Links: 89
Traffic Rank: 1,478,503 |
Below, you can scroll through the latest real-time Tweets from the Top 100 Aerospace Companies.
Tweets from https://twitter.com/DouglasBurdett/lists/top-aerospace-companies
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