Air transportation from state to state is the job of Trans States Airlines. The regional carrier offers flights to more than 45 cities in some 25 states, mainly in the midwestern and northeastern US. Trans States operates as AmericanConnection for American Airlines from a hub in St. Louis, and it operates as US Airways Express from a hub in Pittsburgh for US Airways. It also provides regional service for United Airlines as United Express from hubs in Chicago, Denver, and Washington, DC. Overall, Trans States Airlines operates a fleet of about 50 Embraer 50-seat regional jets. The company was founded in 1982 as Resort Air.

B-N Group has seen a lot of ups and downs. John Britten and Desmond Norman formed Britten-Norman in 1955 and began making the twin-engine, 10-seat Islander in 1966. By 1970 the company was also making the three-engine, 18-seat Trislander. Britten-Norman ran into trouble in the 1970s and went through several name changes before being acquired by B-N Group in 2000. The company's current models are the Islander and the Defender 4000 (essentially a stretched Islander). B-N Group, which provides maintenance and service through subsidiary Fly BN, Ltd., has announced it is resuming production of the Trislander.

BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. The Company designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, combat vehicles, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years and is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defense systems. BAE Systems has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The Company employs nearly 100,000 people and generates annual sales of approximately $25 billion through its wholly owned and joint-venture operations.

Photon Research Associates, Inc. (PRA) is a cutting-edge technology services and products company which was acquired by The Raytheon Company in October of 2004. Since its inception in 1976, PRA has been a leading pioneer in the development and application of physics-based modeling, simulation and analysis products and services for both government and commercial markets. The major focus of our business operations has been in the areas of remote sensing, missile defense, surveillance & reconnaissance, intelligence data analysis, and stealth system design. PRA's Intellectual Property and business practices are indelibly etched throughout each of these important areas of our national security enterprise. We believe the acquisition of PRA by Raytheon will provide even greater opportunities for both companies. PRA was founded in 1976 by Dr. James A. Myer and maintains its corporate headquarters in San Diego, CA. PRA has subsequently expanded to a total of five divisions at strategic sites throughout the United States. We are proud to have our team include a diverse group of highly motivated professionals that are nationally recognized experts in a number of scientific disciplines including: Physics, Astronomy, Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Geography, Chemical Physics, and Computer Science. PRA's initial focus was on military and intelligence applications of optical (IR and visible) remote sensing, but over the years we have broadened our core technologies and business operations to include applications of the entire electromagnetic spectrum well beyond military remote sensing.

Copa Holdings, S.A., through its subsidiaries, provides airline passenger and cargo services. The company offers air transportation services for leisure and business travelers; and cargo, which include freight, courier, and mail service. It provides 156 daily scheduled flights for 45 destinations in 24 countries in North, Central, and South America; and the Caribbean. The company has a strategic alliance with Continental Airlines, Inc. As of December 31, 2008, it operated a fleet of 55 aircrafts, which include 27 Boeing 737-Next Generation aircrafts, 24 Embraer 190 aircrafts, and 4 MD-80 aircrafts. Copa Holdings, S.A. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Panama City, Panama.

Flight Safety Technologies is developing advanced technologies to improve the safety and efficiency of air travel through product development of proprietary technologies that monitor wake turbulence, reduce airport delays, and enhance aviation safety.These technologies have the potential to generate substantial cost savings for airports, airlines and passengers.At Flight Safety Technologies, our vision is a simple one: we seek to develop technology to improve the safety, efficiency and security of air travel. We can achieve our vision by developing high technology products and systems that give early warning of dangerous air conditions on runways and near airports; provide the means by which smaller aircraft can avoid mid-air collisions and inadvertent flight into terrain; and protect commercial airliners from the threat of shoulder-launched missiles. We believe that the American flying public deserves the greatest possible safety and efficiency when traveling. With the support of government appropriations for our research and development and a series of critical strategic relationships, we are determined to do all we can to ensure it.

When US troops or US tour groups are sent overseas, Global Aviation Holdings (formerly Global Aero Logistics) helps them reach their destinations. The holding company, which operates through subsidiaries World Airways and North American Airlines, provides military and commercial charter passenger services. In addition, the carriers lease cargo aircraft under ACMI (an acronym for aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) contracts. Together, Global Aviation's carriers maintain a fleet of more than 30 jets. A third subsidiary, ATA Airlines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2008 and ceased operations. Investment firm MatlinPatterson owns a controlling stake in Global Aviation Holdings.

SpaceDev, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), is an entrepreneurial space systems company that develops high performance, innovative components and systems that are changing how we get to, explore, and use space. Our products range from spacecraft actuators that power the Mars rovers, to hybrid rocket technologies that powered the first commercial astronaut to space, and from microsatellites controlled by the Internet to Dream Chaser, a winged and piloted orbital commercial spacecraft. SpaceDev products innovate, enable and perform.

For the right price, Ameristar Jet Charter will fly nearly anything nearly anywhere. The charter operator has a fleet of more than 30 aircraft -- mainly Learjet and Falcon models -- that it uses to transport both passengers and freight to destinations in North and South America. The carrier handles cargo of a wide variety of sizes and weights. Ameristar Jet Charter dispatches its fleet from the airport in Addison, Texas, north of Dallas.

Hi-Shear Technology provides pyrotechnic, mechanical, and electronic products to the aerospace and defense markets in applications where safety, performance and high reliability are essential. We develop and produce advanced systems and products that are used worldwide in space exploration vehicles, satellites, launch vehicles, defensive & offensive missile systems, tactical weapons, and first-line fighter aircraft. Advanced Hi-Shear products include ultra low shock and electric separation mechanisms, dual channel safe arm fire devices, acoustic firing units and the code transmitters to fire them. Hi-Shear products have enabled men to land on the moon, rovers to explore Mars and construction of the international space station in orbit.

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