Summary Boeing leads in aerospace revenue in 2023, outshining rivals like Airbus. Airbus, however, surpassed Boeing in commercial sales revenue. With a new CEO on board, Boeing aims to overcome recent challenges and improve its reputation.
A list of the top 100 aerospace companies compiled by Counterpoint Market Intelligence on behalf of FlightGlobal puts Boeing at the top in terms of revenue. The top 10 entries include some familiar names, including Boeing’s rival Airbus, as well as GE Aerospace, among others. Boeing makes it to the top According to a list published by FlightGlobal , Boeing has emerged as the number one aerospace company in terms of sales revenue in 2023.
The US plane maker has had some challenges in recent years, but it manages to outshine its rivals in overall sales. The US plane maker made $77.8 billion in 2023, compared to $76.
6 billion in 2019. European aircraft manufacturer Airbus made $70.8 billion last year as opposed to $78.
9 billion in 2019 and sits behind Boeing on the list at number 2. Most of the top 20 companies on the list pretty much held their positions year-on-year, and this year, FlightGlobal decided to drop Rostec, the holding company for most of Russia’s aerospace and defense industrial assets. Rostec was number 6 on the list last year but had to be omitted from the current list due to a lack of credible financial data.
One of the biggest falls on the list came for Dassault. It was placed 17th in last year’s rankings, but this year.