Qantas Airways, Australia's #1 airline, flies to about 60 destinations at home and another 85-plus (including some served by code-sharing partners) in about 35 countries. (Code-sharing enables carriers to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus extend their networks.) Its airline operations include regional carrier QantasLink, as well as low-fare carrier Jetstar, both of which operate in Australia and elsewhere in the Asia/Pacific region. Overall, the Qantas fleet includes about 230 aircraft. Qantas is part of the Oneworld global airline alliance, which is led by British Airways (BA) and American Airlines. In late 2008 Qantas and BA began merger talks, but an agreement could not be reached.

Who hasn't wanted to rent a helicopter to put out a fire, construct a building, or film a movie? For those with such inclinations, Heli-Flite Aris rents and leases special-use helicopters equipped with fire-dousing buckets, heavy-lift capabilities, and special equipment for filming. The company also provides helicopter maintenance and charter services. The company's fleet -- flying from locations near Los Angeles and San Francisco -- includes Bell, Sikorsky, and Eurocopter models. Customers include fire departments, construction companies, and video/film production companies.

Diehl Stiftung & Co., a diverse industrial company that makes everything from missiles to washing machine controls, prefers the former. The company's four corporate divisions include Defense (ammunition, missiles, surveillance systems); Aerospace (vehicle and display systems, avionics, flight and engine controls, cabin and utility systems); Metall (metal rods, tubes, strips, wire, key blanks, cable, and forged parts); and Controls (industrial and appliance controls, timers, sensors, regulators, and electronic control systems). Its affiliate companies make electronic components and assemblies for Diehl Metering (flow meters). Diehl Stiftung has been family-owned since it was founded in 1902.

Barnes Aerospace provides superior manufacturing solutions and comprehensive component overhaul and repair services to the world's major turbine manufacturers, commercial airlines and the military. We set the industry standard, providing highly engineered machined and fabricated components and assemblies for aircraft engines and airframe manufacturers and land-based industrial gas turbines. Working to AS 9100 standards, we deliver the highest quality and most cost-effective solutions to our customers using high temperature titanium, inconel, hastelloy, stainless steel and nickel alloy materials.

The company keeps commercial and military aircraft aloft with its high-performance fuel-flow devices. It builds main engine fuel pumps and systems, airframe fuel pumps, and various ground fuel distribution products. Through its Carter Ground Fueling division, Argo-Tech also makes ground refueling equipment. Customers have included the US Army and Air Force, engine and airframe makers such as Airbus, Boeing, GE Aircraft Engines, and Lockheed Martin, and aerospace distributor Upsilon International. In 2007, investment concerns Greenbriar Equity Group and Vestar Capital Partners sold AT Holdings Corp., the parent of Argo-Tech, to Eaton.

RUAG is an international aerospace and defence technology group with production sites in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Hungary and Sweden. RUAG's outstanding engineering skills in all areas of activity lay the foundations for its dynamic role in development and production.RUAG is the Swiss Air Forces' industry partner and supplier and integrator of systems and components for civil and military aerospace applications as well as for the machine industry. The company is specialized in aerostructures, in servicing and outfitting airplanes and helicopters, in metalworking and in developing and manufacturing satellite and launch vehicle technologies.RUAG is the Swiss Armed Forces' industry partner, and is also a global supplier of weapon, command & control and simulation systems for armed forces and government agencies. As a small calibre ammunition manufacturer, RUAG is a leading international supplier to the defence, government agencies, hunting and sport markets.

Banner Aerospace is a diversified family of companies forming the aerospace distribution division of a large public corporation. We serve a number of customer markets worldwide, which include OEMs and their subcontractors, commercial and regional airlines, air cargo carriers, corporate and general aviation and FBOs. The company's products and services are divided into two groups: Distribution and Repair & Overhaul.

General Electric is the world's largest maker of jet engines, so if you've ever been to an airport, you've doubtless heard the whine of GE jet engines. Keeping all those engines functioning is the task of GE Engine Services. The company provides engine maintenance, repair, overhaul services, and technology upgrades, as well as engine exchange. It supplies customers with new and used engine parts; leases engines and provides financing for engine customers; and inspects, analyzes, and diagnoses engines. Not only does it work on its own engines, but it also works on its competitors' engines, including those made by Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney.

The Allied Defense Group, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of ammunition and ammunition related products. Its products include 90mm ammunition, 105mm tank ammunition, 120mm tank ammunition, mortar ammunition, grenades, and other ammunitions. The company also purchases and resells ammunition and ammunition related products manufactured by others, as well as provides system integration and consulting services. It sells its products to the defense departments of governments and prime contractors, as well as end users, independent distributors, and resellers worldwide. The company was formerly Allied Research Corporation changed its name to The Allied Defense Group, Inc. in 2003. The Allied Defense Group was founded in 1961 and is based in Vienna, Virginia.

Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) lets you down easy with its rocket-deployed emergency recovery parachute system, which has been credited with saving over 200 lives. BRS is unique in its fabrication of whole-aircraft canopies designed to bring recreational, general and light sport aircraft, including the Cessna 172/182 and Cirrus SR20/SR22, safely to the ground. BRS is partnered with CIMSA Ingenieria de Sistemas (Spain) to expand its share in civil and military markets worldwide. Wholly owned subsidiary Advanced Tactical Fabrication (ATF) produces personal safety equipment, such as high-visibility apparel, components, trims, and emergency lighting systems under the Head Lites brand.

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