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.

Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc., an aerospace and defense company, primarily provides aircraft maintenance and modification services. The company offers these services as a prime contractor or as a sub-contractor to the armed forces and other agencies of the United States government and military, as well as foreign governments. It focuses on providing programmed depot maintenance (PDM) on large transport aircraft. The company’s services include airframe inspection, maintenance, repair, and custom airframe design and modification, as well as PDM aircraft modifications, aircraft stripping and painting, rewiring, parts fabrication, and engineering support services. The company also involves in the repair, maintenance, and modification of military transport, tanker, and patrol aircraft airframes. Its services under military contracts include systems integration of component upgrades and modification of fixed wing aircraft, airframe corrosion prevention and control, rewiring, and component overhauls, as well as structural, avionics, and other systems modification services. The company was formerly known as Pemco Aviation Group, Inc. and changed its name to Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc. in September 2007 as a result of the sale of its subsidiary Pemco World Air Services, Inc., consisting of commercial services operations. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Etihad Airways keeps the United Arab Emirates (UAE) connected with the world's big cities. As a commercial airline based in Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways serves about 50 destinations in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East; destinations include London, Moscow, Mumbai, Damascus, Kuwait, and Islamabad. The airline also offers North American services in New York and Toronto. Etihad Airways' fleet consists of more than 40 Airbus aircraft, including 14 wide-body A330s and eight medium-range A320s. Etihad Airways also operates a cargo services division. The airline was founded in 2003 by a royal decree issued by a member of Abu Dhabi's royal family.

L-3 Vertex provides aviation and aerospace technical services, primarily for U.S. Government customers. The company has more than 11,000 employees at 300 locations worldwide (36 states and 33 countries) supporting 3,500 military and government aircraft and systems (89 distinct aircraft types.)L-3 Vertex began as Beech Aerospace Services, Inc. (BASI) in 1977, with name changes to Raytheon Aerospace in 1995, Vertex Aerospace in 2001 and finally to L-3 Vertex Aerospace in December, 2003. The company is a subsidiary of L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) and is part of the L-3 Integrated Systems group.

Snecma develops, produces and markets engines and propulsion subassemblies for commercial airplanes. Working alone or in partnership, we apply the propulsion technologies needed to cover all main market segments: commercial airliners with more than 100 seats, regional and business aircraft. The engines we produce are known for their performance, reliability, economical operation and environmental friendliness.Over the last three decades Snecma has developed a number of international partnerships and alliances with leaders in the aerospace industry, based on a commitment to pooling best-in-class competencies, while sharing costs and risks.

Radiant Logistics is executing a strategy to build a global transportation and supply chain management company through organic growth and the strategic acquisition of best-of-breed non-asset based transportation and logistics providers. Through its subsidiaries, Radiant offers its customers domestic and international freight forwarding and an expanding array of value added supply chain management services, including order fulfillment, inventory management and warehousing.Operating under the Airgroup and Adcom Worldwide brands, Radiant services a diversified account base including manufacturers, distributors and retailers through approximately 65 offices located across North America and a network of independent carriers and international agents positioned strategically around the world.

Ultra Electronics is a group of specialist businesses designing, manufacturing and supporting electronic and electromechanical systems, sub-systems and products for defence, security and aerospace applications worldwide.Ultra, which employs 3,000 people in the UK and North America, focuses on high integrity sensing, control, communication and display systems with an emphasis on integrated Information Technology solutions. The Group concentrates on obtaining a technological edge in niche markets, with many of its products and technologies being market leaders in their field.Ultra’s products and services are used on aircraft, ships, submarines, armoured vehicles, surveillance and communication systems, airports and transport systems around the world. Ultra plays an important role in supporting prime contractors by undertaking specialist system and sub-system integration using the combined expertise of the Group businesses.Ultra is a world-leading aerospace and defence electronics company providing specialist products to customers across the globe. Ultra’s status is demonstrated by the Group’s involvement in so many of the major defence programmes in the UK, USA and around the world. Ultra is winning contracts for integrated systems of ever increasing size, often involving a number of different Group businesses. The heart of the Group’s success continues to be its ability to expand its order book coupled with successful programme implementation culminating in the delivery to our customers of niche products and solutions using Ultra’s differentiated technologies. Growth has been achieved through continued investment in new products, teaming arrangements to gain access to technologies and markets and through carefully selected strategic acquisitions. The equivalent of twenty per cent of Group turnover is expended in research and development activities to develop advanced technology solutions to customers’ problems. Ultra strives to maintain strategic supplier’ status with its customers by providing ‘best value for money’ solutions.

Canadian aviation pioneer, Russell (Russ) Bradley, started his pilot training centre and flying school in Ottawa in 1946. From the outset, Russ proved an innovator. He and legendary pilot and partner, Weldy Phipps, revolutionized Arctic flying capability by developing the large balloon-like "tundra tires" in response to the Geological Survey of Canada contract awarded to Bradley Air Services in the late 1950s. No longer were their growing number of clients going to be as limited to where and when they could land in the High Arctic.In a few short decades, Bradley Air Services Ltd. has evolved to become Canada's foremost Arctic and remote region air carrier, operating under the trademark name - FIRST AIR. Today, First Air, The Airline of the North, is owned by Makivik Corporation, the body responsible for administering the land claim settlement of the Inuit of northern Quebec. Through a series of prudent acquisitions in recent years (Ptarmigan Airways and NWT Air), First Air has expanded its fleet, its route system, and already extensive range of air carrier capability.For over 40 years, government agencies, the military, scientists, researchers, the resource sector and also adventure seeking tourists from around the world, have all looked to First Air over the years to make the northern reaches of Canada more accessible. Our reputation for reliability and unsurpassed expertise is the progressive culmination of more than 55 years of experience gained primarily in Arctic and High Arctic operations.

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).

MS Instruments PLC is a high technology Company whose major activities are in design and manufacture of Ballistics Instrumentation. In this specialist field the Company is one of the major suppliers in the world.In recent years, the company has diversified into Automatic training systems for Army and Police forces as well as Air and Sea Forces The Acoustic Target 530 was selected to instrument the NATO 1980 Weapons Trials, as was our Projectile Velocity Measuring System Type 758.Well over 1000 Velocity Measuring Systems have been produced to date.All the standard Product Range has been developed under Private Venture and as Design Authority the Company maintains logistic support and an after sales service.MS Instruments PLC have designed and supplied special instrumentation for the light gas gun located at DRA Fort Halstead. The instrumentation comprises hypervelocity velocity measuring equipment, including X-ray detectors, special trigger units and advanced Image Measurement equipment for damage assessment studies. Similar equipment has been furnished to AWRE Foulness. MS Instruments PLC has also been responsible for a number of large and successful "turn key" projects in the ballistic field. In the UK., Royal Ordnance, Nottingham, has been using a complete weapons testing facility for over 9 years that was specially designed for them. The quality control software for this project was also supplied by MS Instruments PLC. Similar systems have been supplied to Royal Ordnance, Radway Green, Eley Ltd., and to P&EE Pendine and Shoeburyness.

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