2010 Top 100

49: ARINC Inc.
Top 100 Revenue: $501,641,640
Defense Revenue: $1,523,644
Civilian Revenue: $500,117,996
2009 Revenue: $1.2 billion
2009 Earnings: $154 million
2008 Revenue: N/A
2008 Earnings: N/A
Number of employees: 3,100
Headquarters: Annapolis, Md.
Website: www.arinc.com
Leadership: John M. Belcher, chairman and CEO
Ticker: N/A
Lines of business: Communications, engineering and integration solutions
Major customers: Air Force, Army and Federal Aviation Administration
Major contracts/projects: Arinc is providing air-ground communications for the Federal Aviation Administration's Oceanic Flight Information Regions under the Aeronautical Mobile Communications Service contract. ARINC owns and operates radio communications centers in California and New York, serving aircraft over the oceans in U.S. controlled airspace. More than a hundred ARINC operators work at the facilities, handling more than 2 million voice and electronic messages per year between aircraft and FAA Air Traffic Controllers.