Engine Growth Bolsters GKN’s Civil Sector Expansion
GKN Aerospace site office in Bangalore, GKN rear trailing edge for Airbus A350.
GKN Aerospace site office in Bangalore, GKN rear trailing edge for Airbus A350.

With defense budget cuts starting to bite, GKN Aerospace (Chalets (B) 73, Hall 2b Stand F140) is stepping up its efforts to reduce dependence on military business. At a recent press briefing, the UK-based group’s CEO Marcus Bryson predicted that in 2013 almost 70 percent of revenues are likely to come from civil orders, with Airbus remaining its largest customer (accounting for 32 percent of revenues in 2012). “We don’t see defense as being a growth sector for the next four to five years,” he said.