Esterline Corporation is a specialized manufacturing company serving principally aerospace and defense markets. Approximately 80% of total revenues are generated from aerospace/defense markets. The remaining 20% is from the application of these technologies into industrial markets. Esterline management views the company’s businesses in three segments related to its set of core competencies: Avionics & Controls, Sensors & Systems, and Advanced Materials. Operations within the Avionics & Controls segment focus on technology interface systems for commercial and military aircraft and similar devices for land- and sea-based military vehicles, secure communications systems, specialized medical equipment, and other high-end industrial applications. The Sensors & Systems segment includes operations that produce high-precision temperature and pressure sensors, fluid and motion control components, and other related systems principally for aerospace and defense customers. Advanced Materials focuses on process related technologies including high-performance elastomer products used for a wide range of military and commercial aerospace purposes and combustible ordnance and electronic warfare countermeasure products. Our business focus is to help our customers achieve greater productivity, higher precision, and better overall performance. More simply put: Esterline helps its customers compete with maximum effectiveness.

Welcome to Kenmore Air! Since 1946, Seattle-based Kenmore Air has provided safe, reliable, convenient air transportation to exciting destinations throughout Western Washington and British Columbia. Operating on both a scheduled and a charter basis, Kenmore Air is the largest seaplane operator in the United States, building on a legacy of more than 60 year's experience flying off the waters of the Pacific Northwest. More recently, the airline started flying land-based aircraft as well, offering all-weather, day-and-night commuter service between Seattle and several destinations in Washington State.Kenmore Air's fleet consists of more than 20 seaplanes and half a dozen wheeled planes, which together fly more than 125,000 passengers annually. In addition to performing maintenance on all these aircraft, Kenmore Air has established a worldwide reputation for excellence in maintaining, modifying and rebuilding seaplanes — especially the venerable de Havilland Beaver and Otter bushplanes. Kenmore Air also owns and operates EDO — the world's oldest manufacturer of aircraft floats — offers seaplane flight instruction, and provides aircraft management services to private owners.

EMX Inc of Melbourne Florida has been a provider of video-based surveillance and security systems for defense, energy, and international customers for over ten years. Focused on integrated security solutions employing thermal imaging technology, EMX produces a broad range of systems for land, vehicle and marine applications. With an installed base of over 3000 systems, EMX has US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and USCG installations in such diverse environments as Alaska, Korea, Okinawa, Hawaii, Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan. Recently expanding into surveillance equipment for Energy and Oil, EMX counts such customers as DOE Oak Ridge, British Petroleum in Colombia and Exxon-Mobil on the Houston Ship Channel. Additionally, EMX thermal weapon sights are used by USAF Special Forces and by DOE Nuclear and Conventional Power Plant Security Teams. EMX is dedicated to providing innovative, cost effective solutions to safeguard critical infrastructure and assets. We have recently expanded our business to integrate our surveillance systems with international pipeline and refinery SCADA systems.

Russian-born helicopter pioneer Igor Sikorsky is long dead, but helicopters bearing his name still fly the skies. A subsidiary of United Technologies, Sikorsky Aircraft makes such military helicopters as the Black Hawk (troop assault, combat support, special operations, and medevac operations) and the Seahawk (submarine hunting, missile targeting, anti-surface ship warfare, and search and rescue). Sikorsky is developing the next-generation CH-53K helicopter (to replace the CH-53E) for the US Marines. Civil products include the S-76 and S-92, which are used for rescue, offshore oil, medical, and corporate use. Sikorsky also offers fixed-wing aircraft, spare parts, and MRO services for helicopters.

Middle River Aircraft Systems has been designing, building and servicing the world's best aircraft for seventy years. Located on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, Middle River Aircraft Systems (MRAS) operates a 1.7 million square feet facility on 180 acres. One of the country's biggest suppliers of aircraft during World War II, today MRAS is dedicated to meeting the aircraft industry's specialized needs. MRAS works with the industry's major airframers and engine producers to design, build and support the structures that complement their products. MRAS is one of the world's leading suppliers of jet engine thrust reversers -- the brakes of a jet engine - providing reversers for both General Electric and Pratt & Whitney, the world's largest aircraft engine manufacturers.The company also produces a variety of specialized structures for major aircraft manufacturers including Boeing and Lockheed Martin for both commercial and military aircraft.In addition to design and manufacturing, MRAS provides technical support and spares services for a variety of aerostructures. Aftermarket and support customers include nearly every major domestic commercial airline and many international airlines. Our support team, combined with our spare parts distribution center, keeps customers flying around the world.

Alliant Techsystems Inc. supplies aerospace and defense products to the U.S. government agencies, and its prime contractors and subcontractors. The company also supplies ammunition and related accessories to law enforcement agencies and commercial customers. Its ATK Armament Systems segment offers military ammunition and gun systems, such as small-caliber training and tactical ammunition rounds; medium-caliber ammunition, including fighting and light armored vehicles, helicopters, A-10 close-combat support aircraft, and AC-130 gunship aircraft; and chain guns. This segment also provides ammunition, gun care products, targets and traps, rifle scopes and mounts, and binoculars to law enforcement agencies and sport shooting enthusiasts; solid extruded propellant for medium caliber and tank ammunition, artillery charge systems, and air and ground launched rockets; and commercial gun powder for sporting ammunition manufacturers, hunters, and sport shooters. The company’s ATK Mission Systems segment offers missile systems, precision-guided munitions, force protection systems, soldier weapon systems, barrier systems, large-caliber ammunition, tactical and hypersonic propulsion systems, warheads, fuzes, missile defense divert and control systems, electronic warfare and aircraft integration products, structural and engine components, radomes, and apertures. Alliant Techsystems’ ATK Space Systems segment manufactures human and cargo launch vehicles, conventional and strategic missiles, missile defense interceptors, and decoy and illuminating flares. This segment also offers solar arrays and solar panel substrates; radio frequency antenna reflectors and antennas; composite bus structures, towers, and subsystems; thermal systems; titanium propellant tanks; and insertion motors, as well as technical services. It operates in the United States, Puerto Rico, and internationally. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Eurowings flies passengers to more than 50 markets large and small throughout Europe as a regional affiliate of airline giant Deutsche Lufthansa. Subsidiary Germanwings offers low-fare, no-frills service. The two airlines maintain a fleet of about 70 aircraft. In addition to its scheduled service, Eurowings provides charters in partnership with sister company Lufthansa CityLine. Lufthansa owns a controlling stake in Eurowings, and it has an option to buy out the company's other major shareholder, German businessman Albrecht Knauf.

Iran Aseman Airlines flies to nearly 50 destinations throughout its Persian homeland as well as to seven neighboring countries. Its main hub is the airport in Tehran, but one of three secondary ones is in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The carrier operates a fleet of 25 planes, including Fokker 100 and Boeing 727 jets as well as ATR-72 turboprops. Iran Aseman, founded in 1980, transports about 2.5 million passengers a year. (Aseman is the word for "skies" in Farsi, Iran's national language.) The airline acknowledges that ongoing US economic sanctions against Iran have hampered the carrier's ability to acquire new planes and parts at the most cost-effective rates.

Airlines hire Air Serv to provide the ground-based services that help passengers and cargo take to the skies. The company's offerings include cargo handling, ground transportation, passenger services (such as baggage handling and ticket verification), and ramp services. Air Serv operates at about 20 airports throughout the US; the company also does business in the UK. Customers have included Delta Air Lines, FedEx, and UAL's United Airlines. Air Serv was established in 2002 by chairman Frank Argenbright, who previously had founded Argenbright Security.

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.

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