Meggitt Defense Systems designs and manufactures aerial towed vehicle systems, threat detection and assessment systems, decoy deployment systems, live-fire training systems, special purpose aircraft pods, and reeling machines. Towed vehicle systems and reeling machines are used to provide targets for air-to-air and surface-to-air combat simulation. The company sells to armed forces and law enforcement agencies worldwide. Meggitt Defense Systems is a business unit of Meggitt PLC.

On June 10, 1999, Hamilton Standard and the Sundstrand Corp. merged, forming HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND. The company's heritage spans the course of 100 years, tracing its roots to the founding of the Sundstrand Corp. in 1905 and Hamilton Standard in 1919. With more than 50 major facilities worldwide, Hamilton Sundstrand is among the world's largest suppliers of technologically advanced aerospace and industrial products. Headquartered in Windsor Locks, Conn., the company’s revenues reached $6.2 billion in 2008. Hamilton Sundstrand designs and manufactures aerospace systems for commercial, regional, corporate and military aircraft, and is a major supplier for international space programs. Hamilton Sundstrand's industrial products serve industries ranging from hydrocarbon, chemical and food processing to construction and mining.

Equip'Aero helps keep planes flying high and mighty over France and other destinations. The company is an original equipment manufacturer of aircraft components, such as valves and actuators, and also provides repair, maintenance, and overhaul services on pneumatic, hydraulic, and fuel parts. Equip'Aero's customers include commercial and commuter airlines, airframe and engine manufacturers, and aerospace/defense parts makers, including Goodrich, Honeywell, Meggitt, and Pratt & Whitney. Equip'Aero owns and operates three subsidiaries. It was founded in 1993 by president Jean-Pierre Thulliez.

Germany's air ambassador, Deutsche Lufthansa is one of the world's largest airline companies. Together with its subsidiaries, the carrier operates more than 500 aircraft from hubs in Frankfurt, Munich, and Zurich. It flies passengers to some 250 destinations worldwide, not counting those served by code-sharing partners. (Code-sharing enables airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus extend their networks.) Lufthansa's partners include fellow members of the Star Alliance such as UAL's United Airlines. The company's Lufthansa Cargo unit is a leading global airfreight carrier; Lufthansa also has interests in aircraft maintenance, catering, and information technology businesses.

The Port of Seattle oversees both an airport (Seattle-Tacoma International, or Sea-Tac) and a seaport. The agency's aviation division sees more than 30 million passengers a year. The seaport division serves more than 20 shipping lines that transport both containerized and bulk cargo. It also handles calls from cruise ships. In addition, the seaport division oversees commercial fishing, marinas, and portside commercial properties. Most of the agency's revenue comes from airport operations. The Port of Seattle is run by a five-member commission elected by King County voters.

Cubic's Simulation Systems Division (SSD) provides a full range of virtual training devices to military and commercial customers worldwide. We focus on the development and systems integration of simulation-based training systems for armor, missile, small arms and aircraft communities. Our devices include the Engagement Skills Trainer 2000 (EST 2000) — the U.S. Army's only validated small arms training system— full-scale 3-D training systems, Integrated Crew Training Systems, and tabletop simulators for classroom, shipboard and field use.

Hawker Beechcraft manufactures passenger planes and offers service and support for aircraft. The company's product line takes in business jets (including Hawker 400XP, Hawker 850XP, Hawker 4000, Beechjet Premier IA), turboprops (King Air 350/B200GT/C90GTi), and piston-powered aircraft (Baron G58, Bonanza G36). The company handles maintenance orders through more than 100 authorized and factory-owned service centers. Raytheon sold its Raytheon Aircraft subsidiary in 2007 in order to focus on its military contracting business. The buyers, Goldman Sachs Group and Onex Corporation, changed the name of the company to Hawker Beechcraft. The purchase price for the acquisition was about $3.3 billion.

GIAT Industries is a state-owned tank and weapons systems manufacturer that dates back to the reign of Louis XIV. Modern offerings from the company (which sells to armed forces in France and about 100 other countries) include the Leclerc main battle tank, wheeled armored infantry fighting vehicles (VBCI), mine-clearing vehicles, Caesar artillery systems, helicopter cannons, tank and medium-caliber ammunition, and tank and armored vehicle battle management systems. Post-sale, GIAT provides engineering support, training, technical documentation, test equipment, maintenance, and modernization services. The company does business as Nexter Group.

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.

Finavia is ready for takeoff in Finland. The state-owned company operates nearly 30 airports throughout country. Finavia and its subsidiaries provide a variety of airport management services such as airport security, maintence, and parking. Its Airpro Oy unit offers passenger as well as airport terminal services; subsidiary Lentoasemakiinteist?yj provides office space for air transport businesses. The company's Avia College also offers aviation training in areas such as air traffic control. In order to keep up with the rise in transit traffic, Finavia is expanding its Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.

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