2021 U.S.-Booked Air Volume: $5 million
Consolidated Global TMC: Amex GBT

BTN estimates 2021 U.S.-booked air volume at Eli Lilly was $5 million in 2021, down from $10.2 million in 2020.

As the pandemic evolved, the pharmaceutical company joined most companies in instituting travel restrictions and work-from-home arrangements, and offered enhanced benefits, such as health care, child care, and time off. By the end of 2021 the company still experienced fewer in-person interactions by patients and employees with healthcare professionals, and the company said it might halt such live contact if not deemed safe.

Eli Lilly pledges to be carbon-neutral by 2030 in its own operations, and to use 100 percent renewable electricity. At the end of 2021, the company had 35,000 employees, including 19,600 outside the U.S. The company made 12 acquisitions in 2021, including Protomer Technologies, Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Precision Biosciences and Foghorn Therapeutics.

Revenue in 2021 rose 15 percent year over year to $28.3 billion. Marketing, selling, and administrative expenses also rose 5 percent to $6.4 billion, primarily due to increased marketing costs.