From a two-seat trainer to a business jet, every aircraft begins with a manufacturer’s design. This page reads the category broadly: companies that build complete airplanes, helicopters, gyroplanes, gliders or kit aircraft, plus some that make the airframes, engines, avionics or interiors that larger builders integrate into finished designs.
A buyer’s first question is usually the mission. Seats, range, runway length and the kind of flying done most often narrow the field quickly. Certification comes next, and it matters more than many first-time buyers expect. A factory-built, type-certificated aircraft follows a very different path than an experimental or kit build, and that difference carries through to insurance, financing, training and resale. Before committing, ask about delivery timelines, how parts and maintenance support work, what the warranty covers and how long the model has been in production.
Each builder appears by company name, linked to its website where one exists so you can review models and contact sales. The order is not a ranking, and a listing is not an endorsement; confirm specifications, certifications and availability with the builder before you buy. Builders that are missing, or whose details need correcting, can ask to be added or updated.
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AAR Corp
Ace Aircraft Manufacturing Company
Aerion Corporation
AEROCAD, INC.
Aeronautical Corporation of America
Air Tractor Inc.
Airbus Industrie
Airdrome Aeroplanes
American Champion Aircraft Corporation
AviaBellanca Inc.
Backcountry Super Cubs LLC
Bede Aircraft Corporation
Beechcraft Corporation
Belite Aircraft
Carlson Aircraft Inc.
Cessna Aircraft Company
CGS Aviation, Inc.
Charlotte Aircraft Corporation
Cirrus Aircraft Corporation
Comp Air Inc
Cub Crafters, Inc.
Eaton Corporation Plc
Eclipse Aerospace
Electric Aircraft Corporation
Free Bird Innovations, Inc.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc
General Dynamics Corporation
Glasair Aviation USA, LLC
Gobosh Aviation
Great Lakes Aircraft Company
Green Sky Adventures, Inc
Griffon Aerospace
Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Gyro-Kopp-Ters
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
Helio Aircraft Company
Hiller Aircraft
Honda Aircraft Company
Hummel Aviation
ICON Aircraft
IndUS Aviation
Indy Aircraft Limited
Just Aircraft LLC
Lake Aircraft
Lancair International, Inc.
Leading Edge Air Foils, Inc.
Liberty Aerospace
Little Wing Autogyros, Inc.
Lockheed Martin
Lockwood Aircraft Corporation
Loehle Aircraft Corporation
Makelan Corporation
Marske Aircraft Corporation
Maule Air, Inc.
Midwest Engineering & Design
Mirage Aircraft Corporation
Mooney Aviation Company, Inc.
North American Rotorwerks LLC
North Wing Design
Northrop Grumman Corporation
One Aviation Corporation
Pazmany Aircraft Corporation
Piper Aircraft, Inc.
Pro-Composites, Inc
Progressive Aerodyne, Inc
Quicksilver Manufacturing
Raven Rotorcraft & Redrives, Inc.
Rotor Flight Dynamics Inc
Rud Aero
Six Chuter International LLC
SkyCraft Airplanes
Soaring Concepts, Inc
Sonex Aircraft, LLC
Spectrum Aeronautical
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
Sport Copter Inc
Stewart Aircraft Corporation
The Boeing Company
The New Kolb Aircraft Company