AAR provides a wide range of products and value-added services for the aviation/aerospace industry. Using a “close-to-the-customer” business model, AAR serves airline and defense customers through four operating segments: 1) Aviation Supply Chain 2) Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul 3) Structures and Systems 4) Aircraft Sales & Leasing Headquartered in Wood Dale, Illinois, a suburb near O’Hare International Airport, AAR employs over 6,000 people at more than 60 locations around the world. AAR has more than half a century of experience helping commercial and government customers achieve their goals while controlling costs. Our commitment to quality, safety, customer satisfaction and airworthiness serves as the cornerstone of our business.

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.

Patria comes to the defense of the military, supplying products such as armored vehicles, mortar systems, helicopters, and aircraft. It also provides maintenance for its products and offers services, such as pilot training for the Finnish Air Force. The group holds top positions in the military/aerospace markets in Finland and the Baltic region, but it has partnerships in more than 50 countries. The group has four primary business units: Aerostructures (composite structures for aircraft and spacecraft), Aviation (lifecycle support services for aircraft and helicopters), Land & Armament (armored vehicles, mortar systems), and Systems (advanced systems and integration for armed forces and security agencies).

Jet Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was founded in Switzerland in 1967 and is one of the leading business aviation services companies in the world. Close to 5,700 employees cater to client needs from over 25 airport facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North and South America. The company provides maintenance, completions and refurbishment, engineering, fixed base operations, along with aircraft management, charter services, aircraft sales and personnel services. Jet Aviation's European and U.S. aircraft management and charter divisions jointly operate a fleet of more than 200 aircraft.

General Dynamics Land Systems was formed in 1982 when General Dynamics acquired Chrysler Corporation's defense operations. In March 2003, the assets of GM Defense were purchased by General Dynamics Corporation and combined with Land Systems. Since World War II, Land Systems and its predecessor companies Chrysler Defense and GM Defense have produced more than 63,000 tanks and combat vehicles. Today, Land Systems has approximately 7,500 employees worldwide in Australia, Canada, Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and the United States. Engineering, research, and technological innovation continue to position Land Systems as a leader in the force modernization programs of the U.S.A. and international customers.

Headquartered in the United Kingdom, Meggitt PLC is an international group employing some 8,000 people specialising in aerospace equipment, high performance sensors, defence training and combat systems.Our consistent record of strong financial performance comes from businesses balanced across market segments, innovative products that generate stable, long-term aftermarket income, organic growth reinforced by acquisitions, and investment in people, facilities, operations and strategic technology development. Our companies have access to an evolving group infrastructure that enables them to work together, combining talent and resources to benefit customers and operations.

Colgan Air, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp., is a regional airline headquarterd in Manassas, Virginia. Colgan Air operates as Continental Connection, United Express and US Airways Express. Launched in 1991, today Colgan Air offers more than 350 daily flights to 53 cities in 15 states & Canada. Colgan is recognized for the exceptional service levels it provides its Customers and is a leader in providing air service to small and medium-sized cities in the United States. Colgan operates 34 Saab 340 and 14 Q400 regional airliners, and has hub operations in Boston, Houston, New York, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C. Colgan Air employs more than 1,300 aviation professonals and transported nearly 2.5 million Customers in 2008.

Bristol Aerospace is a Canadian civil aerospace and defense company and a subsidiary of Magellan Aerospace. Bristol Aerospace offers a range of repair and overhaul services for fixed and rotary wing aircraft and specializes in the manufacture of commercial and military aircraft engines and components and subsystems. It also produces rockets, payloads, small satellites, and defense equipment, including air-to-ground rockets, booster motors, and target training systems. The company has served clients in Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Iran, Japan, the UK, and the US.

Honda Aero helps jet-setters to fly away. A subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., the company specializes in developing a variety of aircraft engines. Honda Aero, founded in 2004, holds a 50% stake in GE Honda Aero Engines, a joint venture with General Electric that produces jet engines in the 1,000 to 3,500 pound thrust class. Honda Aero plans to establish a new corporate headquarters in 2008 and a manufacturing plant in Burlington, North Carolina, that will begin production in 2010. The new facility will make jet engines developed by GE Honda Aero Engines.

SAFRAN USA (formerly Snecma USA) operates on the fly. It acts as a holding company for a series of aircraft and industrial parts makers in the US and Mexico. Manufacturers include Labinal (wiring and electrical systems), Messier-Dowty (landing gear systems), and Aerotec de Mexico (wiring harnesses for military aircraft). The lineup features gas turbine engines; subfractional horsepower electrical motors; and aircraft brakes, wheel, and landing gear. Formed in 2009, subsidiary MorphoTrak offers biometric and identification management products and services to Federal, state and local governments, and commercial markets. When SAFRAN USA's former parent Snecma was acquired by SAFRAN, Snecma USA was renamed SAFRAN USA.

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