Aerospace Companies Source on ThomasNet.com

The aerospace industry has seen year-over-year growth since 2004 and, despite a challenging business environment, sales in 2010 are estimated at $216.5 billion, with another increase in 2011 to nearly $220 billion. Exports are expected to reach more than $80.5 billion.1 ThomasNet.com features hundreds of different product and service categories that serve the sourcing needs of the aerospace, defense, avionics and aircraft manufacturing markets.

• Many Aerospace companies have hundreds of buyers and engineers looking for suppliers on ThomasNet.com, including:

U.S. Army

U.S. Navy

U.S. Air Force

Boeing

Lockheed Martin

NASA

Honeywell

Raytheon

L-3 Communications

BAE Systems

Boeing

General Dynamics Corp.

Honeywell International

Lockheed Martin

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Raytheon

United Technologies

Do Business with Aerospace Companies at Multiple Locations2 major indicators show the strength of the Aerospace audience coming to ThomasNet.com

• 10 of the top 20 Visitors to ThomasNet.com are from the Aerospace industry:

1 Aerospace Industries Association: 2010 Year End Review

What Aerospace and Defense Professionals are Saying About ThomasNet.com

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3M Company

AAI Corporation

Aerojet

Aerospace Systems Group

Aerospace Technologies, Inc.

Air Canada

Air France

Airbus Industries

Alcoa

American Airlines

BAE Systems

Barnes Aerospace

BASF

Boehringer-Ingelheim

Boeing

Bombardier

British Aerospace Australia

Canadair

Cinergy

Cobham Aerospace Systems Group

Crane Aerospace & Electronics

Cubic Corporation

Dassault Aviation

Dassault Systemes AG

Delta Airlines

DHL Systems

Dow Corning

Draeger Aerospace

Driessen

DRS Technologies

DuPont Company

Dynamic Aviation

DynCorp International

Eaton

EFW Inc.

Elliot Aviation

Embraer Aircraft Holding, Inc.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Federal Aviation Administration

Fedex

Flight Safety International, Inc.

General Atomics

General Dynamics Corporation

General Electric

Goodrich Corporation

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation

Hawker Beechcraft Corp.

HEICO Corporation

Honda Aircraft Company, Inc.

Honeywell

IBM Corporation

ITT Industries

L-3 Communications Corporation

Liberty Aerospace

Lockheed Martin Corporation

MD Helicopters

Moog

NASA

National Research Council of Canada

NATO

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Oracle USA, Inc.

Owens Corning

Pacific Aerospace

Parker Aerospace

Parker Hannifin

Pratt & Whitney

Raytheon Company

Rockwell Collins

Science Applications International Corporation

Shaw Group

Tektronics

Teledyne Technologies

Textron Inc.

Triumph Group - Sungard

United Airlines

United Technologies Corporation

...and more

Top Performing Aerospace/Defense Companies Use ThomasNet.com

The Fortune 500 includes 14 aerospace companies, half of which are in the top 100, and many of which are among the most active users of ThomasNet.com, including:

Alliant Techsystems

Boeing

Goodrich

Honeywell International

ITT

L-3 Communications

Lockheed Martin

Northrop Grumman

Raytheon

Rockwell Collins

United Technologies

These Aerospace Companies Use ThomasNet.com and Could Become Your Customers

Aerospace Buyers and Engineers Search ThomasNet.com for Suppliers Who Sell:Aerospace coatings

Aerospace fasteners

Aerospace seals

Aerospace wires

Aerospace adhesives

Aerospace metals

Aerospace solenoids

Aerospace thermistors

Aviation and aerospace cylinders

Aircraft and Aerospace composite structures

Aerospace insulation

Aviation, Aerospace and Aircraft lubricants

Aircraft and Aerospace shims

Aircraft and Aerospace CNC machining

...and more

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