While commercial aircraft manufacturing is dominated by two big players, Boeing and Airbus, the engine industry has a similarly small playing field. Four big companies make up 99% of the global aero engine market – Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, CFM International and General Electric.

Of the four, CFM holds the largest market share, closely followed by Pratt & Whitney. General Electric and Rolls-Royce have smaller shares overall, but dominate in the widebody market.

We take a look at these behemoths of aerospace engines and the powerplants they produce.

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