With more than a century of aviation history, GE Aerospace is the company behind the first U.S. jet engine and the Evendale, Ohio, manufacturing center that opened in 1949. Today, it serves commercial and military aviation customers as a global provider of jet engines, integrated systems, and lifecycle support, with U.S. manufacturing sites in more than 30 communities.
General Electric CompanyFounded by Thomas A. Edison in 1889, General Electric Company is an industrial technology business whose legacy spans aircraft engines, power-generation equipment and medical technologies. After more than 130 years of invention, GE completed the spinoffs of GE HealthCare and GE Vernova in 2023 and 2024, leaving GE Aerospace as the company’s standalone operating business focused on propulsion, systems and services for flight.541330IMPERIAL, PA
TransDigm GroupFounded in 1993, Cleveland-based TransDigm Group is an aerospace manufacturer built around 55 independently run operating units. Its businesses supply highly engineered components and systems for nearly every commercial and military aircraft in service, supported by more than 18,000 employees at 136 manufacturing locations worldwide. The company also invests in the next generation of its workforce through the Doug Peacock Scholarship Program, named for one of its founders.CLEVELAND, OH
Honeywell AerospaceHoneywell Aerospace designs and manufactures mission-critical systems and technologies that enable the production, maintenance and safe operation of aircraft, defense platforms and spacecraft. Headquartered in Phoenix, the company carries more than a century of aerospace innovation, from the first autopilot demonstrated by Sperry Gyroscope in 1914 to today’s integrated avionics, engines and control systems. Its scale includes more than 36,000 employees, over 100,000 auxiliary power units delivered since 1959 and avionics used on 90% of global aircraft.CRYSTAL CITY, VA
AeroControlexFounded in Cleveland in 1945 as Great Lakes Manufacturing, AeroControlex has spent more than 75 years building aerospace components for commercial and military platforms. Today, the South Euclid company carries that legacy forward from a 70,000-square-foot headquarters where it designs and makes mechanical actuators and pumps, supported by FAA-approved repair capabilities.PAINESVILLE, OH