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The World's Most Active Aviation & Aerospace The USA's Most Active Aviation & Aerospace Professionals on Social - July 2021 Industry at a glance: Why should you care? So, where does your company rank? Position Company Name LinkedIn URL Location Employees on LinkedIn No. Employees Shared (Last 30 Days) % Shared (Last 30 Days) 1 Relativity Space https://www.linkedin.com/company/relativity/United States 430 134 31.16% 2 Planet https://www.linkedin.com/company/planet-labs/United States 668 144 21.56% 3 Ametek MRO https://www.linkedin.com/company/ametekmro/United States 248 40 16.13% 4 OneWeb Satellites https://www.linkedin.com/company/oneweb-satellites/United States 213 33 15.49% 5 Wisk https://www.linkedin.com/company/wisk-aero/United States 229 34 14.85% 6 Firefly Aerospace https://www.linkedin.com/company/fireflyspace/United States 339 45 13.27% 7 Redwire Space https://www.linkedin.com/company/redwirespace/United States 409 54 13.20% 8 Pinnacle Solutions https://www.linkedin.com/company/pinnacle-solutions-inc./United States 225 29 12.89% 9 Satcom Direct https://www.linkedin.com/company/satcom-direct/United States 296 35 11.82% 10 Avian https://www.linkedin.com/company/avian-inc/United States 231 27 11.69% 11 Calspan https://www.linkedin.com/company/calspan-corporation/United States 305 35 11.48% 12 Jet Edge International https://www.linkedin.com/company/jet-edge-international/United States 250 27 10.80% 13 SalamAir https://www.linkedin.com/company/salam-air/United States 306 32 10.46% 14 FEAM https://www.linkedin.com/company/feam/United States 350 31 8.86% 15 STS Aviation Group https://www.linkedin.com/company/sts-aviation-group/United States 896 78 8.71% 16 Virgin Orbit https://www.linkedin.com/company/virgin-orbit/United States 1,365 118 8.64% 17 Woodward https://www.linkedin.com/company/woodwardinc/United States 3,993 344 8.62% 18 Ontic https://www.linkedin.com/company/ontic-engineering/United States 466 40 8.58% 19 Rocket Lab https://www.linkedin.com/company/rocket-lab-limited/United States 452 38 8.41% 20 Constant Aviation https://www.linkedin.com/company/constantaviation/United States 281 21 7.47% 21 Berry Aviation https://www.linkedin.com/company/berry-aviation-inc/United States 228 17 7.46% 22 Yulista https://www.linkedin.com/company/yulista-holding-llc/United States 227 16 7.05% 23 GKN Fokker https://www.linkedin.com/company/gknfokker-aerospace/United States 342 24 7.02% 24 Valence Surface Technologies https://www.linkedin.com/company/valence-surface-technologies/United States 205 14 6.83% 25 Aurora Flight Sciences https://www.linkedin.com/company/auroraflightsciences/United States 645 44 6.82% 26 AOPA https://www.linkedin.com/company/aopa/United States 325 22 6.77% 27 Clay Lacy Aviation https://www.linkedin.com/company/clay-lacy-aviation/United States 402 27 6.72% 28 Columbus Regional Airport Authority https://www.linkedin.com/company/columbus-regional-airport-authority/United States 229 15 6.55% 29 Ametek TMS https://www.linkedin.com/company/ametek-thermal-management-systems/United States 231 15 6.49% 30 Jet Support Services https://www.linkedin.com/company/jet-support-services-inc----jssi/United States 297 19 6.40% 31 Aviation Week Network https://www.linkedin.com/company/aviation-week/United States 444 28 6.31% 32 Airbus Group https://www.linkedin.com/company/airbus-group-inc/United States 1,813 113 6.23% 33 Essex Industries https://www.linkedin.com/company/essex-industries/United States 209 13 6.22% 34 Proponent https://www.linkedin.com/company/proponent/United States 291 18 6.19% 35 The Gill Corporation https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-gill-corporation/United States 248 15 6.05% 36 Civil Air Patrol https://www.linkedin.com/company/civil-air-patrol/United States 2,664 161 6.04% 37 Safran Electronics & Defense, Avionics USAhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/safran-electronics-defense-avionics-usa/United States 697 42 6.03% 38 Aevex Aerospace https://www.linkedin.com/company/aevex-aerospace/United States 349 21 6.02% 39 Denver International Airport https://www.linkedin.com/company/city-&-county-of-denver---department-of-aviation/United States 560 33 5.89% 40 Boeing Distribution Services https://www.linkedin.com/company/boeing-distribution-services-inc./United States 784 46 5.87% 41 Whitcraft Group https://www.linkedin.com/company/whitcraft-group/United States 250 14 5.60% 42 Airbus Helicopters USA https://www.linkedin.com/company/airbus-helicopters-inc/United States 1,882 103 5.47% 43 TransDigm Group https://www.linkedin.com/company/transdigm-goup-inc-/United States 201 11 5.47% 44 Sheltair https://www.linkedin.com/company/sheltair/United States 257 14 5.45% 45 LS Technologies https://www.linkedin.com/company/ls-technologies-llc/United States 203 11 5.42% 46 United Ground Express https://www.linkedin.com/company/unitedgroundexpress/United States 569 30 5.27% 47 Textron Aviation https://www.linkedin.com/company/textron-aviation/United States 3,644 191 5.24% 48 AEC https://www.linkedin.com/company/albany-engineered-composites/United States 556 29 5.22% 49 FDH https://www.linkedin.com/company/fdhaero/United States 211 11 5.21% 50 GE Aviation https://www.linkedin.com/company/geaviation/United States 24,458 1,263 5.16% 51 AeroVironment https://www.linkedin.com/company/aerovironment/United States 891 45 5.05% 52 Moog Aircraft https://www.linkedin.com/company/moogaircraft/United States 437 22 5.03% 53 Universal Avionics https://www.linkedin.com/company/universal-avionics-systems-corporation/United States 281 14 4.98% 54 Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technologyhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/spartancollege/United States 407 20 4.91% 55 Dynamic Aviation https://www.linkedin.com/company/dynamic-aviation/United States 447 21 4.70% 56 Kihomac https://www.linkedin.com/company/kihomac/United States 298 14 4.70% 57 AMA https://www.linkedin.com/company/analytical-mechanics-associates-inc./United States 279 13 4.66% 58 Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation https://www.linkedin.com/company/mitsubishi-aircraft-corporation/United States 412 19 4.61% 59 Flexjet https://www.linkedin.com/company/flexjet/United States 914 42 4.60% 60 Howmet Aerospace https://www.linkedin.com/company/howmet-aerospace/United States 3,222 148 4.59% 61 Applied Composites https://www.linkedin.com/company/appliedcomposites1/United States 262 12 4.58% 62 Paradigm Precision https://www.linkedin.com/company/paradigm-precision/United States 677 31 4.58% 63 Chromalloy https://www.linkedin.com/company/chromalloy/United States 1,478 67 4.53% 64 Piper Aircraft https://www.linkedin.com/company/piper-aircraft/United States 511 23 4.50% 65 Radius Aerospace https://www.linkedin.com/company/radius-aerospace-inc/United States 247 11 4.45% 66 Stevens Aerospace https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevens-aerospace-and-defense-systems-llc/United States 228 10 4.39% 67 ATI https://www.linkedin.com/company/air-transport-international/United States 551 24 4.36% 68 Bell Flight https://www.linkedin.com/company/bell-flight/United States 6,957 300 4.31% 69 Barfield https://www.linkedin.com/company/barfield-inc/United States 232 10 4.31% 70 Raytheon Technologies https://www.linkedin.com/company/raytheontechnologies/United States 58,431 2,500 4.28% 71 SpaceX https://www.linkedin.com/company/spacex/United States 8,568 359 4.19% 72 Honda Aircraft Company https://www.linkedin.com/company/honda-aircraft-company/United States 838 34 4.06% 73 NetJets https://www.linkedin.com/company/netjets/United States 3,461 140 4.05% 74 Textron https://www.linkedin.com/company/textron/United States 19,616 790 4.03% 75 EAA https://www.linkedin.com/company/eaa/United States 573 23 4.01% 76 Kaman Aerospace https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaman-aerospace/United States 726 29 3.99% 77 JBT AeroTech https://www.linkedin.com/company/jbt-aerotech/United States 831 33 3.97% 78 Teledyne Controls https://www.linkedin.com/company/teledyne-controls/United States 231 9 3.90% 79 Collins Aerospace https://www.linkedin.com/company/collins-aerospace/United States 40,680 1,550 3.81% 80 Electroimpact https://www.linkedin.com/company/electroimpact/United States 395 15 3.80% 81 Dassault Falcon Jet https://www.linkedin.com/company/dassault-falcon-jet/United States 1,630 61 3.74% 82 Lufthansa Technik Component Serviceshttps://www.linkedin.com/company/lufthansa-technik-component-services/United States 321 12 3.74% 83 StandardAero https://www.linkedin.com/company/standardaero/United States 2,414 89 3.69% 84 Astronics Corporation https://www.linkedin.com/company/astronics/United States 1,439 53 3.68% 85 ICON Aircraft https://www.linkedin.com/company/icon-aircraft/United States 219 8 3.65% 86 Panasonic Avionics https://www.linkedin.com/company/panasonic-avionics-corporation/United States 3,498 127 3.63% 87 Metro Aviation https://www.linkedin.com/company/metro-aviation-inc./United States 587 21 3.58% 88 Ascent Aerospace https://www.linkedin.com/company/ascentaerospace/United States 254 9 3.54% 89 NASA Ames Research Center https://www.linkedin.com/company/nasa-ames-research-center/United States 2,460 85 3.46% 90 Glenair https://www.linkedin.com/company/glenair/United States 871 30 3.44% 91 Gulfstream Aerospace https://www.linkedin.com/company/gulfstream-aerospace/United States 9,781 335 3.43% 92 Hexcel Corporation https://www.linkedin.com/company/hexcel-corporation/United States 2,298 78 3.39% 93 Universal Weather and Aviation https://www.linkedin.com/company/universal-weather-and-aviation/United States 799 27 3.38% 94 TAC Air https://www.linkedin.com/company/tac-air/United States 296 10 3.38% 95 Idaho Air National Guard https://www.linkedin.com/company/idaho-air-national-guard/United
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