Abstract:Based on the products bilateral trade data in the aviation and aerospace industry among the 50 important economies every year during 2002—2012, the paper studies the international product trade pattern in aviation and aerospace by the method of social network analysis. The results show that the trade network gets gradually denser, and more and more economies construct two-way trade relationships between each. France, USA, Germany and Canada are the hubs of the trade networks, however, but their control forces are on the decline. Meanwhile, emerging economies have advanced, such as China and Brazil. The economic crisis since 2008 has an impace on the trade network, especially developed countries. However, depended on the stable trade volume, particularly trade value between them, France and Germany grow into the absolute core of the trade network. Although the promotion of the trade status, China still should develop the key technologies and products with independent property rights in the aviation and aerospace industry, and hence reduce the ratio of dependence on import. In additon, as used to the reasearch on the trade network, the method of social network analysis should be integrated with the connotation of network indices and the original trade data.