There was no competition on these routes, so there was little incentive to spend money on developing new, faster and more efficient aircraft. In 1931 Belgium operator The reasons for this were not difficult to find.

43 No. Imperial Airways largely ignored European routes preferring to focus on imperial markets in Africa and India. Between 1912 and 1916 aircraft production was moved on to a mass production basis. 42, No. 57–58

The two companies envisaged including Aérospatiale, the other major European aerospace company, but only after its privatisation.

4 (Winter 1969) p. 487Peter Fearon 1969: The Formative Years of the British Aircraft Industry, 1913–1924 The Business History Review Vol. For instance, The aviation industry was left with the core of pre-war producers and a few companies whose interest in aviation had been aroused. BAE Systems completes acquisition of military GPS businessBAE Systems has completed its acquisition of the Collins Aerospace Military Global Positioning System (GPS) business from Raytheon Technologies Corporation, bringing decades of experience, innovative technology, and an extensive installed base of products to the company.We are proud to work side by side with the men and women who keep us safe.

Journal of Contemporary History Vol. Journal of Contemporary History Vol. Imperial Airways' Handley Page aircraft were comfortable and safe but slow. 4 (Winter 1969) pp. 20 No.1 BAE Systems, major British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, and other aerospace and defense products. 43 No.

In 1909 development on behalf of the Government was stopped as being too costly. Alongside core operations in Italy and the UK, the company trades in the United States, Germany, Turkey, Romania, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and India.

As well as aviation companies making aeroplanes there were other engineering companies also involved in making aircraft and engines (usually under licence). As early as 1995 British Aerospace and the German aerospace and defence company DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (DASA) were said to be keen to create a transnational aerospace and defence company. 4 (Winter 1969) p. 488Peter Fearon 1969: The Formative Years of the British Aircraft Industry, 1913–1924 The Business History Review Vol. The work was spread out over about 18 aviation companies. P25-7Peter Fearon 1985 The Growth of Aviation in Britain. 43–47Peter Fearon 1974: The British Airframe Industry and the State 1918 – 1935 The Economic History Review Vol. 4 (Winter 1969) p.490Peter Fearon 1969: The Formative Years of the British Aircraft Industry, 1913–1924 The Business History Review Vol. 20 No.1 p. 27Peter Fearon 1969: The Formative Years of the British Aircraft Industry, 1913–1924 The Business History Review Vol. The Eventually, however, the state did involve itself in civil aviation and on the advice of the Hambling Committee, creating Nonetheless, the Government needed to ensure that the aircraft industry did not shrink to a size dangerous for national defence and that there would be sufficient aircraft and aero engine companies to sustain the United Kingdom's military requirements for the variety of types of aircraft and engines. 43 No. But even the production of the larger firms was not very substantial, Along with these companies there was the early development of seaplanes, particularly near Southampton, by companies such as Unsurprisingly the run up to and onset of the First World War led to a massive increase in the number of companies engaged in aircraft production. It can trace its roots back to Shorts Brothers in Northern Ireland. The company brought together the British Aircraft Corporation, Hawker Siddeley Aviation, Hawker Siddeley Dynamics and Scottish Aviation. 4 (Winter 1969) p.493Peter Fearon 1985 The Growth of Aviation in Britain. P24-5Peter Fearon 1985 The Growth of Aviation in Britain. It was formed in 1999 from the merger of British Aerospace PLC (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems, formerly part of General Electric Company PLC… The first task for the government at the end of the war was to dispose of their stocks of aircraft and to deal with those on order.

In 2013, the industry employed 84,000 people. The aerospace industry of the United Kingdom is the second-largest national aerospace industry in the world and the largest in Europe, with a global market share of 12% in 2018.