Thales Aerospace Company Profile Thales Aerospace is the leading onboard electronics contractor in Europe for civil and military aircraft, including helicopters. Its products include cockpit and cabin electronics, defense equipment, onboard utilities, power generation and navigation systems, and in-flight entertainment systems. The business serves airlines, military forces, defense agencies, and aircraft manufacturers, including Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier Aerospace, Gulfstream, and Eurocopter, among others. It is a business unit of the Aerospace/Space segment of French aerospace and defense company Thales. Thales Aerospace has industrial operations in Asia/Pacific, Europe, and North America.

South African Airways (SAA) transports passengers and cargo to and from about 35 cities in some 25 countries. SAA operates a fleet of about 50 jets, consisting of both Airbus and Boeing models, from its hub in Johannesburg. The company is a member of the Star Alliance network, which includes Lufthansa and United Airlines, and it serves as South Africa's primary international airline. Its offerings are supplemented by affiliates South African Express, which provides regional service, and SA Airlink, which operates as a feeder carrier. Subsidiary SAA Technical provides maintenance services to other airlines. The government of South Africa owns SAA, which began operations in 1934.

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Taiwan's EVA Airways flies passengers and cargo to some 45 cities around the globe. The carrier operates a mixed fleet of about 52 jets (including the recent addition of 15 Boeing 777s). It contracted with cargo carrier World Airways in 2004 to fly some of EVA's routes. In December 2005 the airline announced it was forming a cargo joint venture (through subsidiaries Sinoprime and Juniper Estate) with Shanghai Airlines dubbed Shanghai International Freight Airlines. EVA keeps its passengers in touch with email technology courtesy of OnAir, a joint venture between Airbus and SITA INC. EVA is an affiliate of Evergreen Marine.

TAT Group company through two of its divisions, offers aviation leasing and maintenance services, primarily to the European commercial airline industry. Subsidiary TAT LEASING specializes in leasing regional aircraft to customers; its Magellan Air unit offers aircraft asset management services for companies and other aircraft owners. Through the company's maintenance division, TAT Group provides some 3,000 technicians, who provide services for both regional and major airlines in the US, Europe, and Asia. TAT Group also invests in European office real estate projects through its TAT immobilier subsidiary.

Midcoast Aviation provides aircraft maintenance and FBO (fixed-base operation) services, including modification, ground handling, fueling, catering, and passenger services to corporate aircraft operators. The company works on a variety of popular business jets, including Dassault Falcon, Gulfstream, and Learjet models. The company offers maintenance services at its facilities in Missouri (Lambert-St. Louis International Airport) and provides maintenance and FBO services in nearby Cahokia, Illinois (St. Louis Downtown Airport). Midcoast Aviation is a subsidiary of Jet Aviation, which bought the company from Sabreliner in 2006. Jet Aviation was acquired in 2008 by General Dynamics.

Northstar’s proven world-class expertise in advanced sonar technology bodes well for the company’s prospects in many industries. The three main categories are Advanced Sonar Technology, Electronic Contract Manufacturing and Systems Integration.Northstar designs and manufactures sonar detection systems for the HOMELAND SECURITY and military defense industries. These systems detect and track combat divers to protect aircraft carriers, ships, harbors and ports.We use our world-class sonar and marine engineering expertise to develop the sonar hardware and the mechanical housings for the underwater components of these systems.The recent international focus on HOMELAND SECURITY and anti-terrorism will provide dividends for Northstar’s shareholders.

Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company, is also the #2 defense contractor (behind Lockheed Martin) and the #2 maker of commercial aircraft (behind Airbus); it does business in the UK through subsidiaries such as Boeing United Kingdom Limited. Noteworthy Boeing businesses include commercial (747, 767, 777, and upcoming 787 Dreamliner) and military (F/A-15 Eagle, F-22 Raptor, and AH-64D Apache) aircraft, space and communications systems (GPS satellites, space launch services, Space Shuttle), and weapons systems (Harpoon missile, X-45 unmanned combat air vehicle).

GE Honda Aero Engines, LLC. is a 50/50 joint venture between GE Aviation and Honda Aero, Inc., and was formed in October 2004 to design, manufacture, sell, and support a family of innovative engines in the 1000 to 3500 pound thrust class for the business aviation industry. The two companies began talks in 2003 with the goal of providing durable and economical engines for business aviation. The idea was to combine the strengths of each parent company in technology leadership, manufacturing expertise, and performance engine tradition to provide modern business aviation engines with the performance and availability of large commercial engines.Honda began research and development of its jet engine and aircraft projects in 1986. Over five generations, Honda refined its small engine technology, with demonstrated capability in ground and flight testing. Meanwhile, GE has been engaged in groundbreaking development including engines for regional and business jets, and the world's most powerful commercial engine. Now, Honda and GE's joint engineering has resulted in the next generation of smaller, lightweight, low cost, and highly efficient business jet engines.The HF120 turbofan engine will be the first product from GE Honda Aero Engines after completing a rigorous testing and maturation program. The HF120's launch customers include Spectrum Aeronautical's "Freedom" and Honda Aircraft's "HondaJet".

A member of the royal family of European airlines, British Airways (BA) serves about 150 destinations in some 75 countries from hubs at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports. The carrier operates a fleet of more than 240 aircraft, consisting mainly of Airbus and Boeing jets. BA extends its network to more than 500 destinations via code-sharing relationships, chiefly with AMR's American Airlines and other members of the Oneworld global marketing alliance, such as Iberia and Qantas. Among Europe's flag carriers, BA is outranked only by the combined Air France-KLM and by Lufthansa. Since mid-2008, BA has been engaged in merger talks with Iberia, Spain's #1 airline.

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