I recommend reviewing AVIATION WEEK's 2009 Top-Performing Companies microsite,
http://aviationweek.com/TPC. It provides information about and a detailed analysis of the A&D market, key players, and top performers. There are two parts to the study: 1) airlines and 2) aerospace/defense companies.
AVIATION WEEK's 2009 A&D Workforce Study may also be of interest,
http://aviationweek.com/workf
orce. This report analyzes employment trends in the A&D industry and is available for free via the orange button on the right side of the page.
If you subscribe to the AVIATION WEEK Intelligence Network,
http://aviationweek.com/AWIN, you will have access to even more articles, data, and reports, including the Top-Performing Companies analytics tool. You can request a free AWIN demo via the link above.
Source: http://aviationweek.com