"O Canada" is the national anthem; Air Canada, the national airline; and ACE Aviation, its parent company. Air Canada and regional affiliate Jazz serve about 170 destinations in Canada, the US, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. The carriers together operate about 340 aircraft. ACE Aviation spun off a minority stake in Air Canada in an IPO in 2006; it retains a controlling interest in Air Canada but not Jazz. In late 2008, ACE Aviation announced it was winding down its operations and liquidating its assets, including its majority stake in Air Canada. ACE Aviation owns a minority stake in aircraft maintenance company Aero Technical Support & Services Holdings (parent company of Aveos).

Quoin, International Inc. is an engineering, technology development, manufacturing and service company that that specializes in power, control, actuation, and pyrotechnics technology development. Our work encompasses both technical product design and development and the transfer of federal technologies to commercial applications. Quoin holds several patents on its developments and works effectively, often through joint teaming arrangements, to apply its products and services to ever-expanding commercial and military applications. Current projects are centered around propulsion and guidance systems as well as incendiary materials and devices.

If travel plans take you through the Baltic states, you might want to consider flying airBaltic. Latvia's flag carrier, airBaltic serves more than 25 destinations in Europe from its hubs in Riga and Vilnius. The airline's fleet includes seven Boeing 737-500 and seven Fokker 50 aircrafts. Founded in 1995, airBaltic is 53% owned by the Latvian government. Scandinavian air group SAS AB had owned the other 47% but sold its shares in early 2009 to airBaltic's management for about $25 million. The sale comes after the Latvian government rejected a buyout offer from SAS.

City Airline hops from its hub in Gothenburg, Sweden -- at a central point between Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport and Stockholm's Arlanda Airport -- to about a dozen other European destinations. The regional airline operates a fleet of five Embraer 135 and 145 regional jets, primarily flying business passengers nonstop to secondary airports located between larger hubs. City Airline offers flights to several cities in Sweden, as well as to the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Switzerland, and the UK. It extends its network with a code-sharing agreement with SAS. City Airline is owned by Investment AB Janus, which is also the parent of tour operators, hotels, and an education company.

A pioneering European discount airline, Ryanair Holdings offers low-fare, no-frills air transportation via its main subsidiary, Ryanair. The carrier flies to about 150 destinations, including more than two dozen in Ireland and the UK; overall, it serves more than 25 countries throughout Europe, plus Morocco. Ryanair specializes in short-haul routes between secondary and regional airports. It operates from more than 35 bases, including airports in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden, as well as in Ireland and the UK. The carrier maintains a fleet of about 200 Boeing 737-800s. Throughout 2008 and early 2009, Ryanair launched several unsuccessful bids to acquire rival Irish airline Aer Lingus.

Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company (NYSE:UTX), is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, industrial gas turbines and space propulsion systems. Pratt & Whitney reported an operating profit of $2.12 billion in 2008 on revenues of $12.97 billion. The company’s 38,577 employees support more than 9,000 customers in 180 countries around the world.Pratt & Whitney was founded in Hartford, Conn., in 1925 by Frederick Rentschler. Pratt & Whitney’s first aircraft engine was the 410-horsepower, air­cooled Wasp, which delivered unprecedented performance and reliability for the time and transformed the aviation industry. Pratt & Whitney has been leading change ever since.Pratt & Whitney builds engines for front line fighters, like the F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, as well as the C-17 Globemaster III military transport.Pratt & Whitney Canada has produced more than 60,000 engines which power corporate jets, regional aircraft and helicopters around the globe.Pratt & Whitney’s large commercial engines power more than 30 percent of the world’s passenger aircraft fleet. The company continues to develop new engines and work with its partners in International Aero Engines and the Engine Alliance to meet airline customers’ future needs. Pratt & Whitney’s broad portfolio of businesses includes industrial gas turbines that light cities and power ships. Our PureCycle power system converts heat from geothermal resources, oil and gas wells and other sources into clean electricity.Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has been the power behind over 1,600 launches and has been a key engine provider to the U. S. space program since its inception. That service continues today with the Space Shuttle Main Engines and the engines for the current Delta and Atlas launch vehicles. The U.S. return to the moon and innovative missile defense products will also be powered by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne engines.Pratt & Whitney is developing game changing technologies for the future, such as the PurePowerTM PW1000G engine, with patented Geared TurbofanTM technology, for next generation of passenger aircraft and hypersonic propulsion systems for aircraft that will travel more than six times the speed of sound. Through Global Service Partners, Pratt & Whitney is also developing innovative new services that will delight customers around the globe. Pratt & Whitney Global Material Solutions is the first OEM to re-engineer, certify and manufacture both gas-path and life-limited parts for the CFM56-3 engine.

When you fly to the Twin Cities, you'll most likely fly into a facility operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission. The agency operates Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), along with six smaller, reliever airports in the Twin Cities area. The smaller airports handle general aviation traffic and support military aircraft operations, thus reducing potential congestion at MSP. The Metropolitan Airports Commission is considering other non-aeronautical uses for areas of the reliever airports such as business or commercial land development. The agency was created in 1943 by the Minnesota Legislature.

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.

Bulwell Precision Engineers is an established manufacturer of equipment for the aerospace, defence and associated industries. As other suppliers strive to provide increased added value to what they offer, Bulwell Precision Engineers has developed its own portfolio of products and services to provide its customers with a total service offering. Within the company, product lines have been developed to add to the existing capabilities in design, manufacture, kitting, assembly, final testing, repair and overhaul.

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.

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