Worldwide Flight Services, WFS Global wants to help your airline help you get on and off the plane. One of the biggest ground handling companies in the world, the company provides cargo services (aircraft loading and unloading), passenger services (check-in and ticketing, security screening), ramp services (aircraft fueling, cabin cleaning), and technical services (equipment maintenances). WFS contracts with about 300 passenger and cargo airlines at more than 100 airports, mainly in North America and Europe but also in the Asia/Pacific region. The company is owned by private equity firm LBO France.

Avionic Services International Limited has taken off from Avionic Services, a behind-the-scenes player in air transportation at small and medium-sized airports that was placed in administration in the summer of 2005. Under a management buyout, the business and assets of the company operating as Avionic Services were sold to Avionic Services International Limited for ?100,000 (more than $170,000) in October 2005. The company is now helmed by sales and marketing director David Bartlett and COO Gareth Rowe. The former Avionic Services built and refurbished air traffic control towers, designed and built runways, and provided flight inspections.

Copa Holdings, S.A., through its subsidiaries, provides airline passenger and cargo services. The company offers air transportation services for leisure and business travelers; and cargo, which include freight, courier, and mail service. It provides 156 daily scheduled flights for 45 destinations in 24 countries in North, Central, and South America; and the Caribbean. The company has a strategic alliance with Continental Airlines, Inc. As of December 31, 2008, it operated a fleet of 55 aircrafts, which include 27 Boeing 737-Next Generation aircrafts, 24 Embraer 190 aircrafts, and 4 MD-80 aircrafts. Copa Holdings, S.A. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Panama City, Panama.

Babcock Marine (formerly DML Group) has an open dock with your name on it. The company provides a range of design, build, and support services that include refitting, maintenance, and conversion possibilities. Babcock Marine also offers engineering and consulting services through its Frazer-Nash and LSC Group subsidiaries. DML Group was formed to run the Devonport Royal Dockyard, which it purchased in 1997. The company had been a joint venture of Halliburton, Balfour Beatty, and the Weir Group until 2007 when it was purchased Babcock International Group PLC. Babcock International then formed Babcock Marine, of which the former DML Group is a part.

Formerly known for its non-stop service to parts of sub-Saharan Africa, North American Airlines is sticking to the skies a little closer to home these days. The US-certified air carrier announced in 2008 that it would eliminate routes to Africa, citing rising fuel costs as the impetus behind its decision. The carrier offers air transportation services throughout the world for the US military (its largest customer) and commercial clientele. Founded in 1989, North American is primarily a charter airline, operating a fleet of 10 passenger aircraft. A subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, North American operates out of headquarters at JFK International Airport in New York City.

Thales is a global technology leader for the aerospace, space, defence, security and transportation markets. Building on proven capabilities in large-scale software systems, Thales is stepping up to the security challenges of its customers in an increasingly interconnected, technology-driven world. Civil and military systems benefit from many of the same technologies and innovations. Developing these dual technologies has been a long tradition for Thales, with its global network of 25,000 high-level researchers and engineers. Leveraging a global presence and spanning the entire value chain, from prime contracting to equipment, Thales plays a pivotal role in making the world a safer place.

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, Hawaiian Airlines, Inc., engages primarily in the scheduled air transportation of passengers and cargo in the United States. It offers daily service on transpacific routes between Hawaii and Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose, California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Phoenix, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle, Washington, as well as daily service on its inter island routes among the Hawaiian Islands. In addition, the company provides scheduled services on its South Pacific/Australia/Asia routes between Hawaii and Pago Pago, American Samoa; Papeete, Tahiti; Sydney, Australia; and Manila, the Philippines, as well as offers other ad hoc charters. As of December 31, 2008, its fleet consisted of 15 Boeing 717-200 aircraft for its inter island routes; and a fleet of 18 Boeing 767-300 aircraft for its transpacific, South Pacific/Australia/Asia, and charter routes. Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Groen Brothers Aviation, Inc. (GBA) is engaged in the business of designing and developing new high performance gyroplanes and gyrodynes using advanced technology and modern aerospace design methods. GBA was founded in 1986 by David Groen and his brother, the late Jay Groen. David, Chairman, President & CEO, is supported by highly experienced aviation executives in key roles. GBA's Corporate Headquarters are located in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, with its current manufacturing facility on the same site. GBA also operates a flight test and R&D facility in Buckeye, Arizona, near Phoenix. Since its inception twenty years ago, GBA has been involved in an extensive research program in the design, engineering, development, testing and marketing of gyroplane and gyrodyne aircraft. As a result GBA has successfully developed innovative technology that has brought autorotative flight into the modern age. In November, 2005, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected a GBA-led team to design a proof of concept high speed, long range, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft designed for use in Combat Search and Rescue roles. This modern rotorcraft, named the “Heliplane” by DARPA, could be the next generation rotor wing aircraft, meeting economy and performance goals not considered achievable by any other type of VTOL aircraft.

Astronics Corporation is an innovative developer and manufacturer of high performance power management systems and lighting systems for the global aerospace industry and a leading designer and manufacturer of automated test, training and simulation systems for the global defense industry. Astronics' strategy is to develop and maintain positions of technical leadership in its chosen aerospace and defense markets, to leverage those positions to grow the amount of content and volume of product it sells to these markets and to selectively acquire businesses with similar technical capabilities that could benefit from our leadership position and strategic direction. Astronics Corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp., Luminescent Systems Inc., and DME Corporation have developed reputations for high quality designs, exceptional responsiveness, strong brand recognition and best-in-class manufacturing processes.

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.

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