Aircraft Engine & Parts Mfrs

Industry Profile Report

Dive Deep into the industry with a 25+ page industry report (pdf format) including the following chapters

Industry Overview Current Conditions, Industry Structure, How Firms Operate, Industry Trends, Credit Underwriting & Risks, and Industry Forecast.

Call Preparation Call Prep Questions, Industry Terms, and Weblinks.

Financial Insights Working Capital, Capital Financing, Business Valuation, and Financial Benchmarks.

Industry Profile Excerpts

Industry Overview

The 1,042 aircraft engine and parts manufacturers in the US produce civilian and military aircraft engines, engine parts and accessories, other aircraft parts and subassemblies, and auxiliary equipment for aircraft. They may also provide design and development services for new engines and parts, as well as support and repair services for existing products.

Government Regulations and Policies

The aircraft industry is highly regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States, and equivalent regulatory agencies in other countries.

Availability of Raw Materials

Many expensive and sometimes rare specialty metals are used in the manufacture of aircraft engines and parts.

Industry size & Structure

The average aircraft engine and parts manufacturer employs 179 workers and generates $59 million in annual revenue.

    • The industry includes about 1,042 firms, generating about $61.5 billion in annual sales and employing 186,000 workers.
    • The aircraft engine and parts industry is a high technology-driven manufacturing business, characterized by a few large engine and aircraft manufacturers working in close collaboration with many smaller, highly specialized engine subassembly and parts manufacturers.
    • About 79% of the industry's establishments have 100 or fewer employees, yet the largest manufacturers employ over 80% of the total industry workforce.
    • The largest engine manufacturers, in order of worldwide market share, are GE Aviation, Rolls-Royce, and Pratt-Whitney.
    • Most engine and aircraft parts manufacturers sell to civilian, commercial and defense aircraft manufacturers, but usually the end-user customer, such as a commercial airline, dictates which competitive engine and subsystems will be installed in their aircraft.
    • Large commercial aircraft manufacturing customers include Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, and Embraer. The largest general aviation manufacturing customers are Cessna, Cirrus Aircraft, Diamond Aircraft, Mooney, and Piper.
    • The largest numbers of industry-related manufacturers are in California, Connecticut, Florida, Texas, Ohio, Michigan, and Arizona.
                                  Industry Forecast
                                  Aircraft Engine & Parts Mfrs Industry Growth
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                                  Recent Developments

                                  Nov 15, 2024 - Producer Prices, Employment Up
                                  • Producer prices for aircraft engine and engine parts manufacturers rose 5% in September 2024 compared to a year ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Employment for the industry grew 4% in September 2024 year over year while wages at aerospace products and parts manufacturers increased 2.8% during the same period. US manufacturing activity contracted in October 2024, marking the lowest Manufacturing PMI registered in 2024, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing ISM Report on Business. The Manufacturing PMI registered 46.5% in October, down 0.7 percentage points from the 47.2% recorded in September. A reading above 50% indicates manufacturing expansion.
                                  • According to BNN Bloomberg, GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp said the company is working with more than a dozen suppliers to resolve disruptions that have slowed the delivery of its jet engines and created delays for planemakers and airlines. Per Culp, “The shortages that cause us to be late on deliveries really come from about 15 different suppliers across our supply chain. We have 550 engineers going in to work with those suppliers to identify bottlenecks, identify constraints and really solve those problems.” He would not elaborate on the amount of time it would take to fix the problems with its suppliers. Culp noted that the company is also focused on ensuring there are no counterfeit parts in the supply chain, noting the issue is a “high priority.”
                                  • US airlines carried 4.5% more passengers in August 2024 year over year, reaching 81.9 million passengers (unadjusted), according to data released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). Passenger enplanements grew 0.6% seasonally adjusted in August 2024 compared to the previous month and were up 3.6% unadjusted compared to August 2019. Per the report, domestic deplanements were 74.8 million while international enplanements reached 12 million for the month. The data was compiled from monthly reports filed with the BTS by commercial US air carriers detailing operations, passenger traffic, and freight traffic.
                                  • The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation into whether Boeing and Airbus may have used counterfeit titanium in parts on planes, according to NBC News. The investigation was launched in June 2024 after evidence from a supplier, Spirit Aerosystems, claimed the two companies used titanium that came with paperwork verifying its authenticity that may have been falsified. A Spirit Aerosystems spokesperson stated the company acted to remove all suspect titanium from the supply chain and performed more than 1,000 tests to confirm the mechanical and metallurgical properties of the affected material to ensure airworthiness. Boeing said the company was removing any affected parts on airplanes prior to delivery.
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