Where do our aeroplanes come from in the UK?
I've been putting this data together for a paper for the Royal Aeronautical Society, but thought it would be interesting to share. The basic question is, where are new aeroplanes in the UK coming from now?
I've done this in two ways, firstly by company, and secondly by country - then dropped out the top 20 companies by numbers of new aircraft, and top 10 countries by numbers of new aircraft registered in the UK. The actual total was a bit over 440 new aircraft registered in Britain in 2004, but I've not differentiated between kit .versus. manufactured, fixed versus rotary, or light versus microlight. However, I've only counted light aircraft with a single engine. I have been a little subjective in places, since quite a few aircraft are manufactured across several countries- in which case I've use my best judgement about where most of the work is done. This is also only by airframe numbers, not value.
I must admit some of the results surprised me slightly.
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Top 20 companies
1. P&M Aviation (formerly Pegasus and Mainair), UK, 72 aircraft
2. Robinson, USA, 62 aircraft
3. Skyranger, France, 46 aircraft
4. Eurostar, Czech republic, 32 aircraft
5. Vans, USA, 31 aircraft
6= Ikarus, Germany, 21 aircraft
6= Zenair, Czech Republic, 21 aircraft
8. Europa, UK, 19 aircraft
9. Raj Hamsa, India, 15 aircraft
10. Jabiru, Australia, 13 aircraft
11= Reality aircraft, UK, 12 aircraft
11= Thruster Air Services, UK, 12 aircraft
13, Dyn Aero, France, 10 aircraft
14. Rans, USA, 9 aircraft
15. Air Creation, France, 8 aircraft
16= Cessna, USA, 5 aircraft
16= Rotorway, USA, 5 aircraft
18= Piper, USA, 4 aircraft
18= ICP, Italy, 4 aircraft
18= Tecnam, Italy, 4 aircraft
Top 10 supplying countries to the UK
1. USA, 134 aircraft
2. UK, 107 aircraft
3. France, 68 aircraft
4. Czech Republic, 53 aircraft
5. Germany, 26 aircraft
6= India, 15 aircraft
6= Australia, 15 aircraft
8. Italy, 11 aircraft
9. Canada, 5 aircraft
10. Ukraine, 4 aircraft.