Civil Aircraft Sales Set the Pace of U.S. Aerospace
Boeing 787 Dreamliners progress through final assembly at Boeing’s widebody plant in Everett, Wash. (Photo: Bill Carey)
Boeing 787 Dreamliners progress through final assembly at Boeing’s widebody plant in Everett, Wash. (Photo: Bill Carey)

U.S. civil aircraft sales will increase by 7.7 percent, to $67 billion, this year, providing the only growth within an aerospace sector that will see overall flat results. Total aerospace sales, including sales of military aircraft, missiles, spacecraft and related products and services, will total $220 billion, down about $2 billion from 2012, the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) estimates.