Top 100 Contractors in NAICS 481: Air Transportation, FY2022

Name: Top 100 Contractors in NAICS 481: Air Transportation, FY2022
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Parent companies by net contract obligations Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022 Code page on GovTribe

The top 10 won 69% of FY2022 NAICS 481 contract dollars

Contract obligations: $5,629,762,266 Net of deobligations, by contracts coded NAICS 481 or a code under it
Contractors: 352 Parent companies with an obligation
Largest contractor: United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. $1.07 billion, 17.5% of obligations
Data as of: Oct 14, 2026

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Rank	Contractor	Net obligations	Share	Trend
1	United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. Through United Launch Services, LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$1,069,272,476	17.5%	Rank history: #1 in FY2021, #1 in FY2023, #2 in FY2024 and #3 in FY2025; unchanged since FY2021.
2	Patriot Team Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$854,864,157	14.0%	Rank history: #2 in FY2021, #2 in FY2023, #3 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; unchanged since FY2021.
3	Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense) SDA (Space Development Agency)	$649,269,630	10.6%	Rank history: #4 in FY2021, #4 in FY2023, #1 in FY2024 and #1 in FY2025; up 1 since FY2021.
4	Fedex Corp 2 awardees, including Federal Express Corporation Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense) USTRANSCOM (Department of Defense United States Transportation Command)	$590,309,399	9.7%	Rank history: #3 in FY2021, #3 in FY2023, #4 in FY2024 and #60 in FY2025; down 1 since FY2021.
5	National Air Cargo, Inc. Through National Air Cargo Group, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense)	$360,502,751	5.9%	Rank history: #5 in FY2021, #5 in FY2023, #5 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; unchanged since FY2021.
6	Classic Air Charter Inc. Top agencies DHS (Department of Homeland Security)	$213,261,803	3.5%	Rank history: #7 in FY2021, #6 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 1 since FY2021.
7	HUI Huliau Through Advanced C4 Solutions Inc. Top agencies DOS (Department of State)	$185,731,000	3.0%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #7 in FY2023, #21 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; new.
8	Astrobotic Technology Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$103,963,494	1.7%	Rank history: #8 in FY2021, #12 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; unchanged since FY2021.
9	Aero-Flite, Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$88,102,049	1.4%	Rank history: #14 in FY2021, #11 in FY2023, #8 in FY2024 and #9 in FY2025; up 5 since FY2021.
10	Air Center Helicopters, Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy) Army (Department of the Army) NSF (National Science Foundation)	$84,763,530	1.4%	Rank history: #17 in FY2021, #9 in FY2023, #11 in FY2024 and #25 in FY2025; up 7 since FY2021.
11	Intuitive Machines, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$70,328,250	1.2%	Rank history: #11 in FY2021, #14 in FY2023, #7 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; unchanged since FY2021.
12	Helicopter Transport Services, LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$62,456,129	1.0%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #31 in FY2023, #31 in FY2024 and #8 in FY2025; up 196 since FY2021.
13	Phoenix Air Group, Inc. Top agencies DOS (Department of State) Navy (Department of the Navy) USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$56,417,457	0.9%	Rank history: #6 in FY2021, #10 in FY2023, #10 in FY2024 and #15 in FY2025; down 7 since FY2021.
14	Noosphere Venture Partners LP 2 awardees, including Firefly Aerospace Inc. and Firefly Space Transport Services, LLC Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$55,527,252	0.9%	Rank history: #12 in FY2021, #8 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 2 since FY2021.
15	Billings Flying Service LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$42,675,036	0.7%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #22 in FY2023, #27 in FY2024 and #24 in FY2025; new.
16	Lynden Inc. Through Lynden Air Cargo, LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$42,215,970	0.7%	Rank history: #27 in FY2021, #66 in FY2023, #61 in FY2024 and #67 in FY2025; up 11 since FY2021.
17	Neptune Aviation Services, Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$42,016,649	0.7%	Rank history: #44 in FY2021, #13 in FY2023, #14 in FY2024 and #16 in FY2025; up 27 since FY2021.
18	Bridger Air Tanker LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$41,702,212	0.7%	Rank history: #26 in FY2021, #16 in FY2023, #12 in FY2024 and #14 in FY2025; up 8 since FY2021.
19	Tenax Aerospace Holdings LLC Through Tenax Aerospace LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOJ (Department of Justice)	$40,806,006	0.7%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #19 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
20	Northrop Grumman Corporation 2 awardees, including Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation and Orbital Sciences LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$39,947,018	0.7%	Rank history: #18 in FY2021, #36 in FY2023, #19 in FY2024 and #89 in FY2025; down 2 since FY2021.
21	10 Tanker Air Carrier, LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$36,107,696	0.6%	Rank history: #66 in FY2021, #24 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 45 since FY2021.
22	Eastern Airlines LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense)	$35,392,360	0.6%	Rank history: #49 in FY2021, #15 in FY2023, #23 in FY2024 and #19 in FY2025; up 27 since FY2021.
23	The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. Top agencies NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)	$32,850,000	0.5%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, not on the FY2023 list, #15 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; new.
24	Helicopter Express LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior)	$32,095,462	0.5%	Rank history: #40 in FY2021, #17 in FY2023, #9 in FY2024 and #11 in FY2025; up 16 since FY2021.
25	Delta Air Lines, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense)	$30,848,237	0.5%	Rank history: #13 in FY2021, not on the FY2023 list, #49 in FY2024 and #32 in FY2025; down 12 since FY2021.
26	ERA Helicopters LLC Through Bristow LLC Top agencies DOI (Department of the Interior) DOT (Department of Transportation)	$30,089,947	0.5%	Rank history: #20 in FY2021, #20 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 6 since FY2021.
27	Aero Air, LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$28,969,636	0.5%	Rank history: #31 in FY2021, #25 in FY2023, #13 in FY2024 and #17 in FY2025; up 4 since FY2021.
28	Erickson Incorporated 2 awardees, including Erickson Helicopters, Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy) USDA (Department of Agriculture) USTRANSCOM (Department of Defense United States Transportation Command)	$28,645,593	0.5%	Rank history: #25 in FY2021, #18 in FY2023, #98 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 3 since FY2021.
29	Coulson Aviation (Usa), Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$28,262,925	0.5%	Rank history: #56 in FY2021, #30 in FY2023, #16 in FY2024 and #21 in FY2025; up 27 since FY2021.
30	Croman Corp Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) Navy (Department of the Navy)	$27,865,529	0.5%	Rank history: #65 in FY2021, #27 in FY2023, #25 in FY2024 and #27 in FY2025; up 35 since FY2021.
31	Hawaiian Holdings Inc Through Hawaiian Airlines, Inc. Top agencies OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense) USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$27,858,375	0.5%	Rank history: #35 in FY2021, #23 in FY2023, #45 in FY2024 and #85 in FY2025; up 4 since FY2021.
32	Siller Helicopters, LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$23,761,091	0.4%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #28 in FY2023, #33 in FY2024 and #22 in FY2025; new.
33	Strategic Airborne Operations JV, LLC Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$23,713,869	0.4%	Rank history: #22 in FY2021, #26 in FY2023, #66 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 11 since FY2021.
34	Amerijet Holdings Inc. Through Amerijet International Inc. Top agencies OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense)	$19,158,354	0.3%	Rank history: #57 in FY2021, #29 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 23 since FY2021.
35	Tactical Air Support, Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy)	$17,764,774	0.3%	Rank history: #38 in FY2021, #64 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 3 since FY2021.
36	Sierra Pacific Airlines, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$17,092,999	0.3%	Rank history: #47 in FY2021, #44 in FY2023, #48 in FY2024 and #44 in FY2025; up 11 since FY2021.
37	Air Transport Services Group Inc. 2 awardees, including Omni Air International, LLC and ABX Air, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense)	$16,840,522	0.3%	Rank history: #50 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 13 since FY2021.
38	Government of Canada Through Canadian Commercial Corporation Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$16,676,039	0.3%	Rank history: #93 in FY2021, #50 in FY2023, #38 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 55 since FY2021.
39	Berry Aviation Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy) Army (Department of the Army)	$16,628,642	0.3%	Rank history: #9 in FY2021, #37 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 30 since FY2021.
40	Brainerd Helicopters, Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior)	$14,662,200	0.2%	Rank history: #68 in FY2021, #35 in FY2023, #39 in FY2024 and #39 in FY2025; up 28 since FY2021.
41	Heliqwest International Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior)	$14,304,177	0.2%	Rank history: #61 in FY2021, #83 in FY2023, #60 in FY2024 and #55 in FY2025; up 20 since FY2021.
42	Bighorn Airways Inc. Top agencies DOI (Department of the Interior) USDA (Department of Agriculture) Navy (Department of the Navy)	$13,990,142	0.2%	Rank history: #46 in FY2021, #46 in FY2023, #41 in FY2024 and #31 in FY2025; up 4 since FY2021.
43	Southwest Airlines Co. Top agencies OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense) USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$13,699,472	0.2%	Rank history: #23 in FY2021, #61 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 20 since FY2021.
44	Western Global Airlines Inc. Top agencies OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense) USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$12,456,275	0.2%	Rank history: #28 in FY2021, #92 in FY2023, not on the FY2024 list and #13 in FY2025; down 16 since FY2021.
45	Space Systems/Loral LLC Through Lanteris Space LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$12,241,052	0.2%	Rank history: #62 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 17 since FY2021.
46	Allegiant Travel Company Through Allegiant Air LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$12,136,540	0.2%	Rank history: #42 in FY2021, #45 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 4 since FY2021.
47	Rampart Aviation, Llc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy) USSOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$11,654,194	0.2%	Rank history: #54 in FY2021, #40 in FY2023, #42 in FY2024 and #41 in FY2025; up 7 since FY2021.
48	Vertical De Aviacion U.s.a., Inc. Top agencies DOS (Department of State)	$11,390,664	0.2%	Rank history: #41 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 7 since FY2021.
49	Hillsboro Aviation, Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior)	$10,042,281	0.2%	Rank history: #82 in FY2021, #43 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 33 since FY2021.
50	Ponderosa Aviation Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior) DOJ (Department of Justice)	$9,700,600	0.2%	Rank history: #88 in FY2021, #52 in FY2023, #59 in FY2024 and #81 in FY2025; up 38 since FY2021.
51	Swift Air L.L.C. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$9,494,534	0.2%	Rank history: #87 in FY2021, #77 in FY2023, not on the FY2024 list and #70 in FY2025; up 36 since FY2021.
52	Spur Aviation Services, LC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior)	$9,359,125	0.2%	Rank history: #64 in FY2021, #49 in FY2023, #63 in FY2024 and #48 in FY2025; up 12 since FY2021.
53	Dynamic Aviation Group, Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$9,284,746	0.2%	Rank history: #55 in FY2021, #68 in FY2023, #68 in FY2024 and #47 in FY2025; up 2 since FY2021.
54	Minnesota Aviation, LLC Through Sun Country, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$9,228,740	0.2%	Rank history: #21 in FY2021, #33 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 33 since FY2021.
55	SAP America Inc Through Concur Technologies, Inc. Top agencies DHS (Department of Homeland Security) HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) EXIM (Export Import Bank of the US)	$9,016,167	0.1%	Rank history: #53 in FY2021, #53 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 2 since FY2021.
56	Precision, LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior)	$8,926,453	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #80 in FY2023, #29 in FY2024 and #26 in FY2025; up 88 since FY2021.
57	Hillcrest Aircraft Company Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior) Army (Department of the Army)	$8,705,934	0.1%	Rank history: #84 in FY2021, #56 in FY2023, #89 in FY2024 and #82 in FY2025; up 27 since FY2021.
58	Nova Group Inc. Through P.j. Helicopters, Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$8,602,246	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #57 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; new.
59	Bluesky Helicopters Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$8,496,060	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #54 in FY2023, #57 in FY2024 and #56 in FY2025; up 124 since FY2021.
60	Helistar S A S Top agencies DOS (Department of State) USTRANSCOM (Department of Defense United States Transportation Command)	$8,422,617	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
61	Timberline Helicopters Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$8,371,838	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #69 in FY2023, #55 in FY2024 and #59 in FY2025; new.
62	Aircraft Transport Services, Inc. Top agencies DHS (Department of Homeland Security) DOJ (Department of Justice)	$7,372,511	0.1%	Rank history: #33 in FY2021, #47 in FY2023, #83 in FY2024 and #45 in FY2025; down 29 since FY2021.
63	Reeder Flying Service, Inc. Top agencies DOI (Department of the Interior) USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$7,274,335	0.1%	Rank history: #78 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 15 since FY2021.
64	Southeast Stevedoring Corp 2 awardees, including Temsco Helicopters Inc. and Coastal Helicopters, Inc. Top agencies DOI (Department of the Interior) USDA (Department of Agriculture) DHS (Department of Homeland Security)	$7,272,179	0.1%	Rank history: #60 in FY2021, #62 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 4 since FY2021.
65	Capitol Helicopters, Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$7,256,608	0.1%	Rank history: #96 in FY2021, #55 in FY2023, #46 in FY2024 and #28 in FY2025; up 31 since FY2021.
66	Mountain Air LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior)	$7,206,992	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 112 since FY2021.
67	Minuteman Aviation Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior)	$7,163,800	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #82 in FY2023, #76 in FY2024 and #78 in FY2025; up 76 since FY2021.
68	Alaska Air Group Inc Through Alaska Airlines, Inc. Top agencies OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense)	$6,809,419	0.1%	Rank history: #74 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 6 since FY2021.
69	Central Copters, Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior)	$6,337,273	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #79 in FY2023, #74 in FY2024 and #69 in FY2025; new.
70	United Parcel Service Inc. 3 awardees Top agencies OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense) USAF (Department of the Air Force) DOS (Department of State)	$6,296,969	0.1%	Rank history: #34 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 36 since FY2021.
71	Trans Aero LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior)	$6,107,643	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #59 in FY2023, #51 in FY2024 and #57 in FY2025; up 34 since FY2021.
72	Air Greenland A/S Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) DOS (Department of State)	$5,813,396	0.1%	Rank history: #59 in FY2021, #71 in FY2023, #70 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 13 since FY2021.
73	Rotak LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$5,768,650	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #39 in FY2023, #30 in FY2024 and #23 in FY2025; new.
74	Papillon Airways, Inc. Top agencies DOI (Department of the Interior) USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$5,762,715	0.1%	Rank history: #72 in FY2021, #85 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 2 since FY2021.
75	Rogers Helicopters Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$5,558,137	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #99 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 38 since FY2021.
76	Aspen Helicopters Inc. Top agencies Navy (Department of the Navy) DOI (Department of the Interior) USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$5,341,615	0.1%	Rank history: #69 in FY2021, #74 in FY2023, #91 in FY2024 and #93 in FY2025; down 7 since FY2021.
77	Tatonduk Outfitters Limited Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense) DOT (Department of Transportation)	$5,255,224	0.1%	Rank history: #81 in FY2021, #72 in FY2023, #71 in FY2024 and #72 in FY2025; up 4 since FY2021.
78	Idaho Helicopters Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$5,001,500	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #90 in FY2023, #75 in FY2024 and #97 in FY2025; up 118 since FY2021.
79	Kenn Borek Air Ltd Top agencies NSF (National Science Foundation)	$4,793,167	0.1%	Rank history: #76 in FY2021, #86 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 3 since FY2021.
80	CSI Aviation, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) DHS (Department of Homeland Security) Navy (Department of the Navy)	$4,761,574	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #51 in FY2023, #94 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 39 since FY2021.
81	Swanson Group Inc. Through Swanson Group Aviation, LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$4,690,639	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 29 since FY2021.
82	Mountain Blade Runner LLC Top agencies DOI (Department of the Interior) USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$4,676,639	0.1%	Rank history: #90 in FY2021, #70 in FY2023, #64 in FY2024 and #65 in FY2025; up 8 since FY2021.
83	Wheels Up Partners LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$4,596,868	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 31 since FY2021.
84	Columbia Basin Helicopter, Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$4,354,467	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #81 in FY2023, #88 in FY2024 and #63 in FY2025; new.
85	United Continental Holdings Inc. Through United Airlines, Inc. Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense) VA (Department of Veterans Affairs)	$4,263,526	0.1%	Rank history: #30 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 55 since FY2021.
86	Coastal Helicopters, LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior)	$4,168,345	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 45 since FY2021.
87	Construction Helicopters, LLC 2 awardees, including Helimax Aviation LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) Navy (Department of the Navy) USSOCOM (United States Special Operations Command)	$3,898,414	0.1%	Rank history: #10 in FY2021, not on the FY2023 list, #62 in FY2024 and #46 in FY2025; down 77 since FY2021.
88	Win Win Aviation, Inc. Top agencies USSOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$3,800,655	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, #75 in FY2023, #80 in FY2024 and #100 in FY2025; up 49 since FY2021.
89	Pathfinder Aviation LLC Top agencies DOI (Department of the Interior) Navy (Department of the Navy) Commerce (Department of Commerce)	$3,682,455	0.1%	Rank history: #86 in FY2021, #100 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 3 since FY2021.
90	Inflight Medical Services International, Inc. Top agencies DOJ (Department of Justice) VA (Department of Veterans Affairs)	$3,645,526	0.1%	Rank history: #79 in FY2021, #96 in FY2023, #99 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 11 since FY2021.
91	Redding Air Service, Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$3,645,023	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 33 since FY2021.
92	Air Resources Helicopters, Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior)	$3,634,270	0.1%	Rank history: #98 in FY2021, #98 in FY2023, #52 in FY2024 and #49 in FY2025; up 6 since FY2021.
93	Kalitta Air LLC 2 awardees, including Kalitta Charters, LLC Top agencies USAF (Department of the Air Force) OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense) DOJ (Department of Justice)	$3,616,785	0.1%	Rank history: #77 in FY2021, #65 in FY2023, #56 in FY2024 and #6 in FY2025; down 16 since FY2021.
94	Guardian Helicopters Inc. Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior) Navy (Department of the Navy)	$3,590,875	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 10 since FY2021.
95	Heli-1 Corp Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture) DOI (Department of the Interior)	$3,564,197	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list, not on the FY2023 list, #47 in FY2024 and #36 in FY2025; up 22 since FY2021.
96	Flightworks Inc. Top agencies DOJ (Department of Justice)	$3,562,517	0.1%	Rank history: #91 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 5 since FY2021.
97	Helinet Aviation Services LLC Top agencies USDA (Department of Agriculture)	$3,389,026	0.1%	Rank history: not on the FY2021 list and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new.
98	Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. 2 awardees, including Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. and Atlas Air, Inc. Top agencies OSD (Office of the Secretary of Defense) USAF (Department of the Air Force)	$3,324,583	0.1%	Rank history: #32 in FY2021, #63 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 66 since FY2021.
99	CW Government Travel Inc. Top agencies DHS (Department of Homeland Security) DOS (Department of State) DOL (Department of Labor)	$3,312,460	0.1%	Rank history: #63 in FY2021, #76 in FY2023, #86 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 36 since FY2021.
100	Suburban Air Express, Inc. Top agencies DOI (Department of the Interior)	$3,227,171	0.1%	Rank history: #83 in FY2021 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 17 since FY2021.

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Rankings for the codes under NAICS 481

Code	Net obligations	Largest contractor
4812 Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$5,486,932,133	United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.
4811 Scheduled Air Transportation	$142,830,133	Hawaiian Holdings Inc

How this ranking works

Source: every contract action FPDS records (as published on SAM.gov) in the period, as GovTribe received it.
Amounts are net obligations: what was obligated, less what was deobligated. Shares are of $6.1 billion obligated before deobligations, so they never pass 100%.
Parent companies: each action counts under the ultimate parent its award record names, or under the awardee when it names none, so no dollar counts twice. Parents of the same name (Inc., LLC and the like aside) count as one company, since FPDS records a company's parent under more than one UEI over time. GovTribe corrects a few parents and names by hand; see the corrections.
Fiscal year 2022 ran Oct 1, 2021 – Sep 30, 2022. The Department of Defense reports its contract actions to FPDS about 90 days late, so a fiscal year is ranked once they're in, in February, and the list doesn't change after.
Rank changes compare with FY2021. "New" marks a company outside that period's top 500, and "Returned" one of those that was on an earlier fiscal year's list.
Rank lines show each company's rank on every fiscal year's list since FY2021, #1 at the top, on a scale that gives the top of the list more room. A dashed stretch spans years it wasn't on the list. The step from FY2021 takes the color of the rank change beside it.
Placeholder recipients FPDS uses when it names no company ("Miscellaneous Foreign Contractors" and the like) aren't ranked.

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Who were the top 10 NAICS 481 contractors in FY2022?

1. United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. ($1.07B), 2. Patriot Team ($855M), 3. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ($649M), 4. Fedex Corp ($590M), 5. National Air Cargo, Inc. ($361M), 6. Classic Air Charter Inc. ($213M), 7. HUI Huliau ($186M), 8. Astrobotic Technology Inc. ($104M), 9. Aero-Flite, Inc. ($88.1M), 10. Air Center Helicopters, Inc. ($84.8M).

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