If your destination is Disney World and you're flying into Orlando, you might very well use one of the airports overseen by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA). The agency operates Orlando International Airport, which is one of Florida's largest, and Orlando Executive Airport, a general aviation facility. (Orlando Sanford International Airport is overseen by the Sanford Airport Authority, a separate agency.) GOAA is governed by a seven-member board that includes the mayor of Orlando, the chairman of the Orange County board of commissioners, and five people appointed by the governor of Florida.

MBDA, a world leader in missiles and missile systems, is a multi-national group with over 10,000 employees in France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany. MBDA has three major aeronautical and defence shareholders - BAE Systems (37.5%), EADS (37.5%) and Finmeccanica (25%), and is the first truly integrated European defence company. In 2008, the Group recorded a turnover of 2.7 billion euros, produced over 3,000 missiles and achieved an order book of 11.9 billion euros. MBDA works with over 90 armed forces worldwide.MBDA was created in December 2001, after the merger of the main missile producers in France, Italy and Great Britain. Each of these companies contributed the experience gained from fifty years of technological and operational success. The restructuring of the industry in Europe was completed with the acquisition of the German subsidiary EADS/LFK in March 2006. This further enriched MDBA’s range of technologies and products, consolidating the Group’s world-leading position in the industry.MBDA has demonstrated its ability to bring together the best skills across the whole of Europe, and has succeeded in becoming the prime contractor for a series of strategic multi-national programmes. These include the six-nation Meteor air superiority weapon, the Franco-British conventionally armed cruise missile, Storm Shadow/SCALP, and a family of air defence systems based on the Aster missile for France and Italy (for ground and naval based air defence) and for the UK (naval air defence for the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers).

Ram Air Freight provides time-sensitive freight delivery services, including the ferrying of cancelled checks for the banking industry. Operating primarily in the mid-Atlantic and southeastern US, the carrier also helps carry cargo for express delivery companies such as UPS and DHL. Ram Air Freight maintains bases in Charlotte and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, and serves more than 40 destinations, including a number of smaller markets. The carrier operates a fleet of more than 50 turboprop aircraft consisting of four types: the Beech 58 Baron, the Cessna 402, the Piper PA-32R Lance, and the Piper PA-34 Seneca II.

Raytheon ("light of the gods") took a shine to its place in the upper pantheon of US military contractors; the company regularly places among the Pentagon's top 10 prime contractors. The company's defense offerings include reconnaissance, targeting, and navigation systems, as well as missile systems (Patriot, Sidewinder, and Tomahawk), and radars. Raytheon also makes radios, air traffic control systems and radars, and satellite communications systems. Raytheon also offers commercial electronics products and services, but the US government accounts for more than 85% of sales.

FLIR Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets thermal imaging and infrared camera systems in the United States and internationally. It operates in three divisions: Thermography, Commercial Vision Systems, and Government Systems. The Thermography division manufactures hand-held thermal imaging systems that detect and measure minute temperature differences, which are used in various industrial and commercial applications, including high-end predictive and preventative maintenance, research and development, test and measurement, leak detection, scientific analysis, manufacturing process control, and building inspection. It serves research and development facilities, universities, industrial companies, utility companies, building inspectors, electrical contractors, thermography consultants, damage restoration contractors, and various commercial enterprises. The Commercial Vision Systems division provides infrared detectors, camera cores, readout integrated circuits, and other sub-components to original equipment manufacturers in automotive night vision, recreational marine, firefighting, airborne law enforcement, and commercial security markets. It also serves automotive suppliers, aircraft manufacturers and dealers, marine electronics dealers, integrators of security systems, and news gathering agencies. The Government Systems division offers hand-held and fixed mounted products for force protection, counter terrorism, search and rescue, perimeter security, navigation safety, law enforcement, narcotics detection, maritime and border patrol, and anti-piracy applications. It serves domestic and foreign government agencies, including military, paramilitary, and police forces. FLIR Systems offers its products through direct sales personnel, and a network of independent representatives and distributors. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon.

Swiss International Air Lines hopes to plot a course to prosperity under the wing of Deutsche Lufthansa. The carrier, known as SWISS, serves about 75 destinations in some 40 countries from its hub in Zurich and from airports in Basel and Geneva; it operates a fleet of more than 75 aircraft. SWISS was acquired by German airline giant Lufthansa in 2007, and the carriers' flight operations are being coordinated. As part of the Lufthansa deal, SWISS has joined its parent in the Star Alliance, an international code-sharing and marketing partnership that also includes carriers such as UAL's United Airlines. (Code-sharing allows airlines to extend their networks by selling tickets on one another's flights.)

In 1971, Erickson Lumber Company, owned by second-generation logger and entrepreneur, Jack Erickson, leased an S-64E Skycrane helicopter from Sikorsky Aircraft and renamed the company Erickson Air-Crane. This occurred two years after the FAA announced a Standard Transport Category certification of the aircraft for loads up to 20,000 pounds (9,072 kg). At that time, many small operations around the world and particularly in Russia were experimenting with helicopter logging with little success due to the high cost of flying the helicopters. Mr. Erickson realized the specialized nature of the Skycrane and used his years of experience in the logging industry to gain the maximum benefit from this heavy lift helicopter. This system proved to be consistently profitable and led to the purchase of the first S-64 Skycrane in 1972, followed by the purchase of three more aircraft later that same year. Since that time, Erickson Air-Crane has harvested timber in many areas of the United States, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Canada. The Aircrane was seen in the beginning as a highly efficient harvesting tool, now more lumber companies are also choosing the Aircrane logging system because of the minimal effect on the forest ecosystem and the access it affords to steep remote terrain.The Erickson S-64 Aircrane is manufactured by Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated which is headquartered in Central Point, Oregon. The aircraft was originally manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft as the S-64A "Skycrane" and sold to the Army as the CH-54A "Tarhe". The CH-54 performed with an outstanding service record in Vietnam supporting the Army's First Cavalry Division, Airmobile by retrieving over 380 damaged aircraft, saving an estimated $210 million. The S-64 was the first helicopter built as a flying crane with an aft-facing pilot station that gives the pilot an unobstructed view of the load being carried and full positive control of the aircraft during precision operations.

Ceske Aerolinie (known as Czech Airlines or CSA) is the national carrier of the Czech Republic. Since joining the European Union in 2004, the airline has greatly expanded. It flies to about 70 cities in 40 countries in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, North America, and Asia. It operates a fleet of about 50 Airbus and Boeing jets and is a member of the SkyTeam alliance which also includes Air France-KLM, Aeroflot, and, Delta Air Lines. Founded as Czechoslovak State Airlines in 1923, the Czech Ministry of Finance owns 57% of the airline; other Czech agencies own the rest. However, the government plans to sell the airline in 2009. A group of Czech and Icelandic investors has made a bid to purchase CSA.

Evergreen International Aviation, Evergreen Holdings soars over green lands. Evergreen International Aviation itself operates through several units, including Evergreen International Airlines, which transports cargo for government and commercial customers with a fleet of Boeing 747 freighters. Evergreen Aviation Ground Logistics Enterprise provides ground handling services at US airports. Other Evergreen units offer helicopter transportation services; maintain, repair, and overhaul aircraft; sell and lease aircraft; and engage in farming. Del Smith, a former Air Force pilot and crop duster, owns a controlling stake in the company, which he founded in 1960.

Bombardier makes the goods to get people moving. Its Bombardier Aerospace subsidiary is among the world's leading manufacturers of commercial aircraft; Bombardier is the #1 regional aircraft maker, with its CRJ and Q series; and it is one of the largest makers of business jets (Global, Challenger, and Learjet). Its Bombardier Transportation division is one of the world's largest railway equipment makers. The company sold its recreation vehicle business, which made Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, ATVs, and Sea-Doo personal watercraft. Bombardier makes about one-third of its sales in North America. The Bombardier family controls the company.

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