In the European Union, aerospace companies such as Airbus Group, BAE Systems, Thales, Dassault, Saab AB, Terma A/S and Leonardo-Finmeccanica are participants in the global aerospace industry and research effort.
During that period of recovery a special program to restore U.S. competitiveness across all U.S. industries, Project Socrates, contributed to employment growth as the U.S. aerospace industry captured 72 percent of world aerospace market.