Aerospace manufacturer

An aircraft manufacturer is a company or a person who is engaged in the manufacture, development and sale of aircraft.

Formerly these were in many cases at the same time also a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which, however, after the beginning of the age of jet aircraft in the 1950s, virtually no longer is the case.

Due to the complexity of modern aircraft employ aircraft manufacturer highly qualified staff. The qualification of the staff extends alongside the engineering and construction field on the mechanical area and the electrical equipment. In ever-increasing extent, software professionals are needed to deliver a modern aircraft airworthy.

Large aircraft manufacturers employ some cases more than 30,000 employees. Of these manufacturers an entire network of suppliers is dependent, provide the components for the aircraft industry. The major aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus awarded more and more sections to suppliers, and demand for new developments and their participation in the financial risk.

Even Otto Lilienthal sold some of his development of the glider. First commercially successful aircraft manufacturer was Louis Blériot, who was able to sell about 800 machines of its type Bleriot XI from 1909.

In the Soviet Union emerged from the aircraft manufacturer OKB ( experimental design offices ), which are named after their chief designer.

German aircraft manufacturer, which also talked an airline, for example, were Rumpler Flugzeugwerke GmbH / Rumpler air traffic and air traffic Junkers AG / Junkers engine and Junkers aircraft factory.