GKN Aerospace

GKN Aerospace is a global tier one supplier of airframe and engine structures, landing gear, electrical interconnection systems, transparencies, and aftermarket services. The company carries more than 265 years of industrial heritage and has worked in aviation for a century. It operates 32 manufacturing locations across 12 countries around the world. Its customer base covers over 90 percent of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers.

The company works through two divisions: Engines and Airframes. The Engines division acts as a technology partner to global engine manufacturers. It supplies aero engine products, processes, and intellectual property. This division is positioned for next generation platforms and serves the aftermarket through a growing repair business.

The Airframes division and the wider organisation produce lightweight aerostructures, smart engine systems, wiring systems, ice protection systems, and transparencies. These products are integral to many current commercial and defence aircraft types. The company supports a wide range of helicopters, business jets, passenger planes, advanced air mobility vehicles, and fighter aircraft.

GKN Aerospace provides aftermarket services and MRO support. Its service offerings include repair solutions, aerostructures services, and engine service MRO. The company also supplies niche technologies such as landing gear quality systems, electrical wiring interconnection, and transparencies. These services help customers keep operations safe and affordable.

The company invests in future technology through additive manufacturing, hydrogen technologies, advanced air mobility, and electrification. It runs global technology centres in the United States and the United Kingdom. These centres focus on material science, process innovation, and end to end additive manufacturing capabilities.

GKN Aerospace states its mission is to be the most trusted and sustainable partner in the sky. Its approach to sustainability focuses on its people, its planet, and its technology. The company aims to act in a safe and ethical manner across all of its operations and business activities.

The company supplies both global airframe manufacturers and engine makers around the world. It draws on engineering excellence and its technology heritage to industrialize aerospace innovations for modern aircraft programmes.

Services

• Airframe structures
• Engine structures
• Landing gear
• Electrical interconnection systems
• Transparencies
• Aftermarket services
• Repair solutions
• Aerostructures services
• Engines service MRO
• Additive manufacturing