Virgin is a leading branded venture capital organisation and is one of the world's most recognised and respected brands. Conceived in 1970 by Sir Richard Branson, the Virgin Group has gone on to grow very successful businesses in sectors ranging from mobile telephony to transportation, travel, financial services, media, music and fitness. Virgin has created more than 200 branded companies worldwide, employing approximately 50,000 people, in 29 countries. Global branded revenues in 2008 exceeded £11 billion (approx. US$17 billion). Virgin believe in making a difference. Virgin stands for value for money, quality, innovation, fun and a sense of competitive challenge. Virgin deliver a quality service by empowering Virgin employees and Virgin facilitate and monitor customer feedback to continually improve the customer's experience through innovation.

Unison Industries, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary within GE's Aviation business unit. Unison is a leader in the design and manufacture of electrical components, sensors, and systems for aircraft, industrial, marine, and space uses.Unison is a global provider and Tier-1 Systems Integrator of turbine ignition systems, wiring harnesses, engine-dedicated alternators, piston ignitions, sensors, switches, and metal tubing and ducting. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, Unison operates manufacturing facilities and logistics centers worldwide.

SOGECLAIR has a flair for engineering, both real and make-believe. The company's largest business unit provides engineering and design services for electronic and mechanical products. SOGECLAIR's make-believe is serious, too: Its simulation business develops aerospace and transportation simulators and virtual mock-ups for aerospace, defense, and automobile and rail customers. Customers include Airbus, Bombardier, Dassault, and Renault.

Senior is an international manufacturing group with operations in 11 countries. Senior designs, manufactures and markets high technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defence, land vehicle and energy markets.The Group consists of two divisions:Aerospace - Engine structures and mountings, metallic high-pressure ducting, air-frame and other structural parts, composite low-pressure ducting, and helicopter machined parts. For many years, Senior Aerospace has provided engineered solutions for the rigorous challenges of bleed air duct systems, precision sheet metal fabrications, bellows, metal hose assemblies, and other pressure carrying components that are flying in virtually all military and commercial aircraft and numerous piston and jet engines. The Senior Aerospace operations are located in the USA and Europe and produce precision machined components and mechanical assemblies for airframe and engine applications in civil and military rotary and fixed wing aircraft. The products manufactured include metallic and composite pneumatic ducting, bellows-sealed flexible joints, sheet metal components, hydraulic tubing components and assemblies. More recently the Division has added, through acquisition, the capabilities of machining airframe structural parts and precision components for rotary applications.Flexonics- Flexible exhaust connectors, cooling and emission control components, and diesel fuel distribution pipework. Metallic and fabric expansion joints, flexible metallic hoses, and ventilation ducting for industrial applications. Senior is a leading supplier of expansion joints, control bellows and hoses to the worldwide petrochemical, power generation and chemical processing industries. Increasingly, its products are being used in renewable energy sources such as solar and nuclear. Senior's diesel technologies support a growing number of major North American and European automotive and heavy truck manufacturers in meeting stringent emissions standards. Flexible exhaust connectors, cooling and emission control components and diesel fuel distribution pipework. Metallic and fabric expansion joints, flexible metallic hoses, and ventilation ducting for industrial applications.

Saywell International distributes a lot of airplane parts. Founded in 1946, the company has large inventories of aircraft spare parts at its locations in Canada, Singapore, the UK, and the US. Saywell International handles upwards of 100 product lines -- hoses, clamps, couplings, wheels, brakes, tires, hydraulic components, gauges, paints, bearings, batteries, harnesses, engine controls, cables, harnesses -- from about 80 manufacturers. A long list of supported aircraft includes Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, BAE SYSTEMS, and Bombardier.

US Airways Group, Inc. provides air transportation for passengers and cargo. It operates approximately 3,100 flights daily to 200 communities in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America. As of December 31, 2008, the company operated 354 mainline jets supported by its regional airline subsidiaries and affiliates operating as US Airways Express, which had approximately 238 regional jets and 74 turboprops. US Airways Group operates a hub-and-spoke network with hubs in Charlotte, Philadelphia, and Phoenix; and secondary hubs/focus cities in New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, and Las Vegas. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.

Sequa's sequel is a sleek new beginning. Having divested itself of its formal apparel and chemical businesses, Sequa has turned its eye to its four main businesses which are comprised in three operating segments. Chromalloy Gas Turbine is the largest unit in the Aerospace segment; it makes and repairs jet engine parts for airlines and other customers. Sequa's Automotive unit, which includes ARC Automotive and Casco Products, makes airbag inflators, sensors, and car cigarette lighters. Its Metal-Coatings unit, Precoat Metals, makes coatings for building products. In 2007 the company was bought out by The Carlyle Group in a deal valued at about $2.7 billion.

AirTran Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, AirTran Airways, Inc., provides scheduled airline services in the United States. It operates scheduled airline service primarily in short-haul markets in the eastern United States, with flights originating and terminating at its hub in Atlanta, Georgia. As of February 2, 2009, the company operated 86 Boeing B717-200 and 50 Boeing B737-700 aircraft offering approximately 700 scheduled flights per day to 56 locations in the United States. AirTran Holdings serves its customers through the Internet, travel agencies, and its reservation call centers. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Orlando, Florida.

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.

SpaceDev, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), is an entrepreneurial space systems company that develops high performance, innovative components and systems that are changing how we get to, explore, and use space. Our products range from spacecraft actuators that power the Mars rovers, to hybrid rocket technologies that powered the first commercial astronaut to space, and from microsatellites controlled by the Internet to Dream Chaser, a winged and piloted orbital commercial spacecraft. SpaceDev products innovate, enable and perform.

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