Aviall is a leading solutions provider of aftermarket supply-chain management services for the aerospace, defense and marine industries. Aviall, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, and is comprised of two operating units, Aviall Services ("Aviall") and Inventory Locator Service ("ILS"). Aviall is headquarted in Dallas, Texas. As one of the world's largest providers of new aviation parts and related aftermarket operations, Aviall markets and distributes products for more than 225 manufacturers and offers approximately 1,000,000 catalog items from 39 customer service centers located in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Aviall provides maintenance for aviation batteries and wheels and brakes, as well as hose assembly, kitting and paint-mixing services. The company also offers a complete set of supply chain and logistics services, including order processing, stocking and fulfillment, automated inventory management and reverse logistics to OEMs and customers. ILS, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, provides information and facilitates global eCommerce via its electronic marketplace that enables subscribers to buy and sell commercial parts, equipment and services, as well as providing eBusiness Services to the aviation, marine and defense industries.

Whether its passengers call it Belgium's largest airline in French, German, or Dutch, Brussels Airlines flies to about 70 cities, mainly in Europe and Africa. The carrier operates a fleet of about 50 aircraft, including BAE regional jets and larger Airbus and Boeing models. The carrier also hauls cargo and provides charter services. SN Airholding, a consortium of Belgian companies, owns the airline, which it intends to sell to German carrier Lufthansa. Brussels Airlines was invited in late 2008 to join the Star Alliance, a global marketing and code-sharing group led by Lufthansa and UAL's United Airlines. (Code-sharing enables airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus extend their networks.)

From Canada to Chile, airline TACA (Transportes A鲥os Centroamericanos) bridges the Americas. The carrier serves about 30 cities throughout Central and South America and the Caribbean, as well as about 10 cities in North America. It operates a fleet of about 40 jets, mostly Airbus models, from hubs in Peru, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. It maintains code-sharing relationships with carriers such as Iberia and United Airlines. (Code-sharing allows airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus extend their networks.) Founded as an air cargo carrier in 1931, TACA is owned by the family of CEO Roberto Kriete. In October 2009 TACA announced it would be taken over by Columbia-based carrier Avianca.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) flies the Philippine skies and beyond. First taking off in 1941, the carrier has grown into a fleet of about 40 aircraft (including five Boeing 747-400s) flying to more than 20 domestic points and about 30 foreign destinations. PAL owns 30 Airbus aircraft and four Bombardier airplanes. The airline has also reconfigured its in-flight service to include first, business, and economy classes. PAL additionally offers flights to India and China, both among the world's fastest-growing travel markets. The carrier offers almost 30 weekly flights to US destinations. In 2008 the company launched its low fare carrier unit, PAL Express, which serves mostly domestic island destinations.

Meggitt USA handles stateside business for UK defense contractor and parent company Meggitt PLC. Meggitt's segments include Aerospace, Defense, and Sensing systems. Products for these segments include flight displays and avionics instruments, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), aerospace fire detection systems, vibration sensors, braking systems, ducting and sealing products, fans, pumps, and weapons control, targetry, and scoring systems. Meggitt also makes automotive climate control systems. The company sells to the aerospace, automotive, civil aviation, engineering, electronics, law enforcement, medical, and oil industries. North America accounts for more than half of Meggitt PLC's sales.

The company manufactures more non-military helicopters in a year than the collective ship production of all other North American manufacturers. Its aircraft are used in applications from police work to television news reporting, instrument flight training, radio traffic reporting, and emergency services. Robinson Helicopter offers two main product lines: the two-seat R22 and the four-seat R44. The company also provides overhaul and maintenance services and safety courses for technicians and pilots. The privately held company is owned by founder, chairman, and president Frank Robinson.

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. provides logistics services in the United States and internationally. The company's services include consolidating or forwarding air and ocean freight; distribution management; vendor consolidating; providing cargo insurance; purchase order managing; and offering customized logistics information. Its airfreight services comprise the procurement of shipments from its customers; determination of the routing; consolidation of shipments bound for a particular airport distribution point; and selection of the airlines for transportation to the distribution point.The company also offers breakbulk services that include receiving and breaking down consolidated airfreight lots and arranging for distribution of the individual shipments. Its ocean freight and ocean services include freight consolidation from Asia to the United States; and handling full container loads.The company also acts as a customs broker, who assists importers to clear shipments through customs by preparing required documentation and calculations, as well as provides other value added services at destination, such as warehousing and product distribution, time definite transportation, and inventory management. In addition, it offers custom clearances for goods moving by rail and truck. The company's customers primarily include computer retailers, distributors of consumer electronics, department store chains, clothing and shoe wholesalers, manufacturers, and catalogue stores. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

JetLite (formerly Sahara Airlines or Air Sahara) is "lite" on price but heavy on flights in India. The low-fare carrier serves about 25 destinations in India and flies to Kathmandu, Nepal; and Colombo, Sri Lanka. JetLite operates a fleet of some 25 aircraft, mostly Boeing 737s, from hubs such as Delhi and Mumbai. In addition to scheduled passenger service, it transports cargo and offers charter services. The company is a subsidiary of Jet Airways, which acquired Sahara Airlines in mid-2007 and rebranded it as JetLite a few months later. JetLite was initially established in 1993, when the Indian government began to allow companies not owned by the state to provide airline service.

Air Atlantique Group provides travelers with a glimpse of the past, but they do not deal in time travel. Utilizing a fleet of vintage aircraft, the Air Atlantique Group provides a variety of flight services, including charter passenger and charter freight services, aircraft maintenance and repair, and training. It also provides aircraft for specialty reconnaissance flights, such as aerial surveillance and photography and marine-pollution monitoring. Among its charter services is the provision of classic aircraft for nostalgic flights. The company also charters its aircraft for use in television and movie productions.

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.

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