Top 100 Contractors in NAICS 48121: Nonscheduled Air Transportation, FY2021

Parent companies by net contract obligations Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2021 Code page on GovTribe

The top 10 won 69% of FY2021 NAICS 48121 contract dollars

Ranking facts

Contract obligations
$3,899,698,909 Net of deobligations, by contracts coded NAICS 48121 or a code under it
Contractors
325 Parent companies with an obligation
Largest contractor
United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. $633 million, 15.1% of obligations
Data as of

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Full ranking

Rank Contractor Net obligations Share Trend
1 $632,893,090
Rank history: #1 in FY2022, #1 in FY2023, #2 in FY2024 and #3 in FY2025; unchanged since FY2020.
2 $582,436,106
Rank history: #2 in FY2022, #2 in FY2023, #3 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; unchanged since FY2020.
3 $546,047,882
Rank history: #4 in FY2022, #3 in FY2023, #4 in FY2024 and #58 in FY2025; up 5 since FY2020.
4 $518,817,372
Rank history: #3 in FY2022, #4 in FY2023, #1 in FY2024 and #1 in FY2025; up 1 since FY2020.
5 $127,595,283
Rank history: #5 in FY2022, #5 in FY2023, #5 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 14 since FY2020.
6 $112,167,408
Rank history: #13 in FY2022, #10 in FY2023, #10 in FY2024 and #15 in FY2025; unchanged since FY2020.
7 $105,307,635
Rank history: #6 in FY2022, #6 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 2 since FY2020.
8 $95,051,201
Rank history: #8 in FY2022, #12 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 4 since FY2020.
9 $80,058,672
Rank history: #36 in FY2022, #35 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 5 since FY2020.
10 $73,944,089
Rank history: #82 in FY2022, not on the FY2023 list, #54 in FY2024 and #45 in FY2025; up 1 since FY2020.
11 $64,833,250
Rank history: #11 in FY2022, #14 in FY2023, #7 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 6 since FY2020.
12 $58,719,251
Rank history: #14 in FY2022, #8 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 219 since FY2020.
13 $50,623,185
Rank history: #30 in FY2022, not on the FY2023 list, #68 in FY2024 and #47 in FY2025; unchanged since FY2020.
14 $42,813,088
Rank history: #9 in FY2022, #11 in FY2023, #8 in FY2024 and #9 in FY2025; up 13 since FY2020.
15 $40,531,415
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; unchanged since FY2020.
16 $37,584,301
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 9 since FY2020.
17 $35,097,432
Rank history: #10 in FY2022, #9 in FY2023, #11 in FY2024 and #25 in FY2025; up 7 since FY2020.
18 $35,011,998
Rank history: #20 in FY2022, #33 in FY2023, #19 in FY2024 and #85 in FY2025; unchanged since FY2020.
19 $31,908,056
Rank history: not on the FY2022 list, #31 in FY2023, #20 in FY2024 and #36 in FY2025; down 15 since FY2020.
20 $31,841,197
Rank history: #25 in FY2022, #20 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 2 since FY2020.
21 $28,448,505
Rank history: #32 in FY2022, #25 in FY2023, #58 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 16 since FY2020.
22 $23,723,119
Rank history: #50 in FY2022, #34 in FY2023, #95 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 6 since FY2020.
23 $23,664,772
Rank history: #27 in FY2022, #18 in FY2023, #91 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 2 since FY2020.
24 $21,740,857
Rank history: #66 in FY2022, #59 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 25 since FY2020.
25 $21,306,840
Rank history: #18 in FY2022, #16 in FY2023, #12 in FY2024 and #14 in FY2025; new, not ranked in FY2020.
26 $20,289,606
Rank history: #16 in FY2022, #58 in FY2023, #61 in FY2024 and #67 in FY2025; up 83 since FY2020.
27 $16,132,159
Rank history: #26 in FY2022, #24 in FY2023, #13 in FY2024 and #17 in FY2025; up 14 since FY2020.
28 $15,804,539
Rank history: #81 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 22 since FY2020.
29 $14,721,746
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 26 since FY2020.
30 $14,125,453
Rank history: #57 in FY2022, #45 in FY2023, #77 in FY2024 and #44 in FY2025; up 8 since FY2020.
31 $12,934,256
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2024 lists and #33 in FY2025; up 28 since FY2020.
32 $12,738,583
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 10 since FY2020.
33 $11,344,976
Rank history: #33 in FY2022, #57 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 18 since FY2020.
34 $11,211,000
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
35 $10,920,124
Rank history: #24 in FY2022, #17 in FY2023, #9 in FY2024 and #11 in FY2025; down 1 since FY2020.
36 $10,867,912
Rank history: #43 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 7 since FY2020.
37
Allegiant Travel Company Through Allegiant Air LLC
$10,734,702
Rank history: #41 in FY2022, #43 in FY2023, #42 in FY2024 and #51 in FY2025; down 2 since FY2020.
38
General Atomic Technologies Corporation Through General Atomics
$10,676,592
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 7 since FY2020.
39 $10,443,732
Rank history: #17 in FY2022, #13 in FY2023, #14 in FY2024 and #16 in FY2025; down 9 since FY2020.
40
Vertex Aerospace LLC Through V2X Aerospace LLC
$9,957,026
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 8 since FY2020.
41 $9,950,804
Rank history: #39 in FY2022, #44 in FY2023, #37 in FY2024 and #31 in FY2025; up 13 since FY2020.
42 $9,896,601
Rank history: #34 in FY2022, #42 in FY2023, #45 in FY2024 and #43 in FY2025; up 3 since FY2020.
43 $9,852,380
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 27 since FY2020.
44
Eastern Airlines LLC
$8,460,807
Rank history: #22 in FY2022, #15 in FY2023, #26 in FY2024 and #20 in FY2025; up 44 since FY2020.
45 $8,295,526
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 34 since FY2020.
46 $7,879,480
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
47 $7,262,658
Rank history: #42 in FY2022, #38 in FY2023, #38 in FY2024 and #40 in FY2025; up 11 since FY2020.
48 $6,836,789
Rank history: #49 in FY2022, #61 in FY2023, #60 in FY2024 and #46 in FY2025; up 8 since FY2020.
49 $6,741,720
Rank history: #28 in FY2022, #28 in FY2023, #17 in FY2024 and #21 in FY2025; up 13 since FY2020.
50 $6,433,489
Rank history: #98 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
51
Air Greenland A/S
$6,264,163
Rank history: #67 in FY2022, #64 in FY2023, #62 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 12 since FY2020.
52 $6,058,622
Rank history: #78 in FY2022, #69 in FY2023, #69 in FY2024 and #75 in FY2025; up 19 since FY2020.
53 $5,982,425
Rank history: #60 in FY2022, #56 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 19 since FY2020.
54 $5,939,007
Rank history: #38 in FY2022, #75 in FY2023, #53 in FY2024 and #53 in FY2025; down 14 since FY2020.
55
Space Systems/Loral LLC Through Lanteris Space LLC
$5,885,887
Rank history: #40 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 32 since FY2020.
56
Air Transport Services Group Inc. Through Omni Air International, LLC
$5,584,650
Rank history: #45 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 13 since FY2020.
57 $5,313,966
Rank history: #48 in FY2022, #47 in FY2023, #55 in FY2024 and #48 in FY2025; down 5 since FY2020.
58 $5,074,828
Rank history: #29 in FY2022, #26 in FY2023, #24 in FY2024 and #27 in FY2025; up 10 since FY2020.
59 $5,065,621
Rank history: #21 in FY2022, #23 in FY2023, #15 in FY2024 and #19 in FY2025; down 20 since FY2020.
60 $4,730,850
Rank history: #37 in FY2022, #32 in FY2023, #36 in FY2024 and #37 in FY2025; down 13 since FY2020.
61 $4,621,218
Rank history: #71 in FY2022, #66 in FY2023, #84 in FY2024 and #89 in FY2025; up 14 since FY2020.
62 $4,580,002
Rank history: not on the FY2022 list, #39 in FY2023, #23 in FY2024 and #12 in FY2025; up 28 since FY2020.
63
Northern Vietnam Helicopter Co. Ltd.
$4,305,537
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 15 since FY2020.
64 $4,287,334
Rank history: #69 in FY2022, #77 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 4 since FY2020.
65 $4,273,630
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2023 lists, #40 in FY2024 and #62 in FY2025; down 12 since FY2020.
66 $4,082,453
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 25 since FY2020.
67
Kenn Borek Air Ltd
$3,781,740
Rank history: #74 in FY2022, #78 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 7 since FY2020.
68 $3,516,995
Rank history: #59 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 13 since FY2020.
69 $3,464,996
Rank history: #97 in FY2022, #99 in FY2023, #72 in FY2024 and #5 in FY2025; up 121 since FY2020.
70 $3,413,945
Rank history: not on the FY2022 list, #65 in FY2023, not on the FY2024 list and #65 in FY2025; down 60 since FY2020.
71 $3,329,147
Rank history: #92 in FY2022, #89 in FY2023, #96 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; up 14 since FY2020.
72 $3,289,250
Rank history: #44 in FY2022, #41 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; down 26 since FY2020.
73
Hawaiian Holdings Inc Through Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.
$3,254,500
Rank history: #58 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 229 since FY2020.
74 $3,191,991
Rank history: #73 in FY2022, #83 in FY2023, #76 in FY2024 and #76 in FY2025; down 8 since FY2020.
75 $3,098,830
Rank history: #91 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 26 since FY2020.
76 $2,944,976
Rank history: #52 in FY2022, #53 in FY2023, #82 in FY2024 and #78 in FY2025; down 21 since FY2020.
77 $2,926,063
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 34 since FY2020.
78 $2,853,295
Rank history: #84 in FY2022, #93 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 62 since FY2020.
79
Swift Air L.L.C.
$2,806,170
Rank history: #47 in FY2022, #72 in FY2023 and not on the FY2024–FY2025 lists; up 222 since FY2020.
80 $2,764,836
Rank history: #46 in FY2022, #50 in FY2023, #52 in FY2024 and #77 in FY2025; down 16 since FY2020.
81 $2,764,090
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 46 since FY2020.
82 $2,684,067
Rank history: #77 in FY2022, #63 in FY2023, #56 in FY2024 and #63 in FY2025; up 2 since FY2020.
83 $2,676,181
Rank history: #89 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
84 $2,640,350
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 12 since FY2020.
85 $2,448,938
Rank history: #35 in FY2022, #48 in FY2023, #35 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; down 20 since FY2020.
86 $2,355,000
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
87 $2,270,414
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; new, not ranked in FY2020.
88 $2,258,213
Rank history: #61 in FY2022, #52 in FY2023, #43 in FY2024 and #28 in FY2025; new, not ranked in FY2020.
89 $2,249,791
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 69 since FY2020.
90 $2,242,433
Rank history: #86 in FY2022, #91 in FY2023, #48 in FY2024 and #49 in FY2025; up 29 since FY2020.
91 $2,159,859
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 11 since FY2020.
92 $2,070,847
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 13 since FY2020.
93 $2,026,285
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2023 lists, #93 in FY2024 and not on the FY2025 list; unchanged since FY2020.
94 $2,017,742
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2023 lists, #6 in FY2024 and #6 in FY2025; down 68 since FY2020.
95 $1,710,193
Rank history: #87 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; down 12 since FY2020.
96 $1,696,981
Rank history: #65 in FY2022, #55 in FY2023, #47 in FY2024 and #55 in FY2025; up 2 since FY2020.
97 $1,530,059
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 10 since FY2020.
98 $1,518,581
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; up 134 since FY2020.
99
V2X, Inc. Through V2X Aerospace LLC
$1,438,188
Rank history: not on the FY2022–FY2025 lists; down 13 since FY2020.
100
Swanson Group Inc. Through Swanson Group Aviation, LLC
$1,404,018
Rank history: #76 in FY2022 and not on the FY2023–FY2025 lists; up 110 since FY2020.
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Rankings for the codes under NAICS 48121

Code Net obligations Largest contractor
481211 Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation $2,010,947,687 Patriot Team
481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation $1,694,515,890 United Launch Alliance, L.L.C.
481219 Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation $194,235,333 Classic Air Charter 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 $4.19 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 2021 ran Oct 1, 2020 – Sep 30, 2021. 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 FY2020. "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 FY2020 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.

Quick answers

Who were the top 10 NAICS 48121 contractors in FY2021?

1. United Launch Alliance, L.L.C. ($633M), 2. Patriot Team ($582M), 3. Fedex Corp ($546M), 4. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. ($519M), 5. National Air Cargo, Inc. ($128M), 6. Phoenix Air Group, Inc. ($112M), 7. Classic Air Charter Inc. ($105M), 8. Astrobotic Technology Inc. ($95.1M), 9. Berry Aviation Inc. ($80.1M), 10. Construction Helicopters, LLC ($73.9M).

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