Sperry Marine can trace its roots back to the early 1800s, but the present company was actually formed when three marine brands -- Sperry Marine, Decca, and C. Plath -- were combined in 1997. A business unit of Northrop Grumman since 2001, Sperry Marine makes everything mariners -- ancient or otherwise -- need to navigate the seas. Its products include autopilots and steering controls, communications equipment, fish plotters, gyrocompasses, radars, navigation sensors and GPS systems, ship stabilizing systems, and voyage data recorders. Sperry Marine has engineering centers in New Malden, UK, and Hamburg, Germany; it also has more than 250 authorized service locations.

NAV CANADA is the private sector, non-share capital corporation that owns and operates Canada's civil air navigation service (ANS). NAV CANADA co-ordinates the safe and efficient movement of aircraft in Canadian domestic airspace and international airspace assigned to Canadian control. Through its coast-to-coast operations, NAV CANADA provides air traffic control, flight information, weather briefings, aeronautical information, airport advisory services, and electronic aids to navigation. ANS facilities include seven area control centres and 41 control towers. The Company also operates 58 flight service stations and eight flight information centres. These facilities are supported by a network of over 1,000 ground-based aids to navigation located across the country.

Lufthansa Technik's roots go back to the founding of the new Lufthansa in the early fifties. After the four allies dissolved the old Lufthansa in 1951, a successor company was founded just two years later. At that time, at the western end of the Hamburg airport, the foundation was laid for the new airline's technical base. When Deutsche Lufthansa AG began its scheduled flight service on 31 March 1955, the first double hangar, able to accommodate three four-engine propeller-driven Super Constellations, was already standing at the Hamburg base. In 1957 construction of two additional hangars began. The workshop area was expanded. An engine shop with an electroplating facility and an office building were added.On 2 March 1960 the landing of Lufthansa's first Boeing 707 in Hamburg ushered in the jet age. The Frankfurt airport was to become the future homebase of the new long-haul jets. Lufthansa began building a maintenance base at Rhine-Main airport. Frankfurt subsequently became the most important hub in Lufthansa's route network and the center for daily maintenance. In 1962 Lufthansa opened a test stand for jet engines at its maintenance base in Hamburg. It also built the world's first noise-protection hangar there. In the sixties, in addition to its own aircraft, it began servicing those of other customers. The U.S. FAA authorized Lufthansa's engineering division to service the aircraft and engines of American airlines. Even then Lufthansa’s engineers were developing their own repair procedures that attracted airlines from all over the world to Hamburg.

Mandarin Airlines serves about 15 domestic and international short-haul destinations, offering passengers scheduled and chartered flights. The airline also provides cargo services and integrates flight, boat and ground transfers for passengers traveling to and from Kinmen and Amoy in mainland China. Founded in 1991, the company merged with Formosa Airlines in 1999; it is a subsidiary of China Airlines. The golden eagle Hai Tung Ching, which according to an old Chinese legend has a small but agile body, is the company's logo.

Lockheed Martin's focused logistics support reduces aircraft turnaround time and lowers customers' maintenance costs -- important benefits in battle or in training. Defense requirements can change quickly and our focused logistics support enables customers to keep pace with those changes.Lockheed Martin's focused logistics support includes: 1)Depot and field-services aircraft, engine and vehicle maintenance 2)Major modification and upgrade programs 3)Spares provisioning and replenishment 4)Lean manufacturing 5)Total life-cycle management 6) Supply chain managementWe offer one-stop shopping -- providing everything from maintenance and modifications on powerhouses that have been in the skies for decades, to advanced engineering for the next-generation Joint Strike Fighter, equipped with autonomic capabilities that initiate logistics support without human intervention.In addition to our unsurpassed technical support, we apply proven business processes such as lean manufacturing to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Employing continuous-improvement techniques such as predictive analysis and total assets visibility, our supply chain management experts take a proactive approach that improves parts availability and operations efficiency. During Operation Iraqi Freedom, Lockheed Martin employees provided logistics services from locations in the United States as well as with troops in the field, all in an effort to achieve our ultimate goal: saving lives and enhancing military performance by ensuring that aircraft are mission-ready.

Minnesota weather can be gloomy, so MN Airlines aims to be a ray of sunshine. The carrier, which does business as Sun Country Airlines, provides flights to about 30 popular tourist destinations in North America and the Caribbean from its hub in Minneapolis/St. Paul. US cities served by the carrier include Las Vegas; Los Angeles; New York; Orlando, Florida; Phoenix and San Francisco. Sun Country also offers flights to selected destinations in Mexico and the Dominican Republic. The carrier operates a fleet of about a dozen Boeing 737-800s. Diversified consumer products company Petters Group Worldwide owns Sun Country, which is operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

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.

Advanced Interactive Systems, Inc., provides comprehensive training solutions for people in positions where lives are on the line. AIS manufactures PRISim® training simulators for lethal and less-lethal weapons handling and judgment skills. AIS offers Modular Live Fire Training Ranges including Live Fire Simulation Systems. The AIS Ltd. group designs and builds anti-terrorist and other special application training facilities, with installations in more than 60 countries. The Reality Response Division manufactures interactive simulation systems and synthetic environments that provide reality-based training for CBNRE (Chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological, explosive) hazard response tasks. Headquartered in Seattle, AIS is a privately owned company with offices in Monterey, California; Orlando, Florida; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Singapore, Malaysia; and Farnham, England.

BBA Aviation serves two primary markets - Flight Support and Aftermarket Services and Systems. Our Flight Support services include refuelling, cargo handling, ground handling and other services to the business and commercial aviation markets. Our Aftermarket Services and Systems activities include overhaul of jet engines, supply of aircraft parts, design, manufacture and overhaul of landing gear, aircraft hydraulics and other aircraft equipment. BBA Aviation's major markets include the USA, Asia, the UK and Europe, with company headquarters in London, England.

Lockheed Martin Corporation engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products, and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Electronic Systems, Information Systems & Global Services, Aeronautics, and Space Systems. The Electronic Systems segment offers air and missile defense; tactical missiles; weapon fire control systems; surface ship and submarine combat systems; anti-submarine and undersea warfare systems; land, sea-based, and airborne radars; surveillance and reconnaissance systems; simulation and training systems; and integrated logistics and sustainment services. The Information Systems & Global Services segment provides federal services; information technology solutions; software and systems engineering support services; logistics, mission operations support, peacekeeping, and nation-building services for the various U.S. defense and civil government agencies.The Aeronautics segment provides military aircraft, air vehicles, and related technologies. This segments products and programs include the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter-multi-role coalition fighter, the F-22 Raptor-air dominance attack and multi-mission stealth fighter, the F-16 Fighting Falcon-multi-role fighter, the C-130J Super Hercules tactical transport aircraft, and the C-5M Super Galaxy strategic airlift aircraft. It also supports P-3 maritime patrol aircraft and U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft; produces components for the F-2 fighter; and serves as a co-developer of the T-50 supersonic jet trainer. The Space Systems segment offers government and commercial satellites; strategic and defensive missile systems, including missile defense technologies and systems, and fleet ballistic missiles; and space transportation systems. The company was founded in 1909 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

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