Type: Public
On the web: http://www.transdigm.com
Employees: 3,800
Employee growth: 58.3%

Operating through subsidiaries, TransDigm Group makes and distributes a wide range of components for commercial and military aircraft. The company's subsidiaries include AeroControlex (mechanical controls, pumps, valves), Adams Rite Aerospace (cockpit security products, electromechanical controls, interior latches and locks), Marathon Norco Aerospace (batteries, connectors), and Champion Aerospace (ignition systems and components). About 60% of TransDigm's sales come from aftermarket products, mostly for commercial and military aircraft from manufacturers such as Boeing, Bombardier, and Cessna. Military products are used in Northrop Grumman's Hawkeye and Sikorsky's Black Hawk helicopters.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending September, 2011:
Sales: $1,206.0M
One year growth: 45.7%
Net income: $172.1M
Income growth: 5.3%

Officers:
Chairman and CEO: W. Nicholas (Nick) Howley
President and COO: Raymond F. Laubenthal
EVP, CFO, and Secretary: Gregory Rufus

Competitors:
Goodrich Corp.
Honeywell International
United Technologies

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