Top 5 Aircraft Manufacturers in the World

4. The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA)

Revenue: $58.16 billion (2020)

Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) is an American multinational corporation that specializes in designing, developing, manufacturing both civilian and military fixed wing as well as rotary wing aircraft, rockets, satellites and missiles. The company has a global customer base across many nations and sells to both civilian (commercial and general) and military sectors. The company boasts 143,000 employees. It was the 2nd largest aerospace manufacturer based on 2018 revenue but as of 2020, the company has lost two spots. Most of it is attributed to the pandemic and two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max which cost hundreds of lives.

The company also lost its 2019 40th position and was pushed back to 121th position on the Fortune 500 list in 2020. However, Boeing is still a big deal and a very distinguished aerospace manufacturer. The company’s crown jewel, the original Boeing 737, is the most famous commercial aircraft in the world and by 2018, 10,000 of its units had been sold, a world record.