BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. The Company designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, combat vehicles, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years and is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defense systems. BAE Systems has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The Company employs nearly 100,000 people and generates annual sales of approximately $25 billion through its wholly owned and joint-venture operations.

AAI Corporation was founded in 1950. Today, we are a global corporation providing a vast array of innovative aerospace and defense technologies. Our businesses include tactical unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and allied armed forces, as well as training and simulation systems, automated aircraft test and maintenance equipment, armament systems, aviation ground support equipment, and logistical, engineering, and supply chain management services. AAI became an operating unit of Textron Systems Corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Textron Inc. in late 2007. United Industrial Corporation, AAI’s parent company, was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange until its acquisition by Textron in late 2007. Headquartered in Hunt Valley, Md., AAI has more than 621,000 square feet of facilities and manufacturing space. We also have key facilities in Charleston, S.C.; Choctaw, Miss.; Sierra Vista, Ariz.; Huntsville, Ala.; Austin, Texas; and Orlando, Fla.; as well as numerous field offices around the country that support various defense industry customer bases and requirements. We are more than 2,600 employees strong, and our annual sales in 2007 were $663 million. AAI Services Corporation, formerly AAI Engineering Support Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of AAI. Also headquartered in Hunt Valley, AAI Services was founded in 1981 and provides training, engineering and logistical support, and supply chain management services for its customers’ systems, facilities, and equipment on a worldwide basis. Our strategic acquisitions in recent years include electronic warfare systems company ESL Defence Limited of the United Kingdom, Australian unmanned aircraft systems developer Aerosonde Pty Ltd, and functional test systems manufacturer Symtx Inc. of Austin, Texas.

Rockwell Collins, Inc. engages in the design, production, and support of communications and aviation electronics worldwide. It operates in two segments, Commercial Systems and Government Systems. The Commercial Systems segment supplies integrated avionics systems and products; cabin electronics systems and products; communications systems and products, such as data link, frequency, and satellite communications systems; navigation systems and products; and situational awareness, and surveillance systems and products. It also provides flight deck systems and products; integrated information systems; and electro mechanical pilot controls and actuation systems; and simulation and training systems, including visual system products, training systems, and engineering services. This segment serves original equipment manufacturers of commercial air transport, and regional and business aircraft; commercial airlines; and fractional and other business aircraft operators. In addition, it offers maintenance, repair, and parts and after-sales support services.The Government Systems segment provides communications systems and products designed to help customers transfer information; military data link systems and related products; and navigation systems and products, including radio navigation systems, global positioning systems, handheld navigation systems, and multi-mode receivers. It also provides subsystems for the flight deck comprising flight controls and displays, information/data processing and communications, navigation, and/or safety and surveillance systems; cockpit display systems; and integrated computer systems. This segment serves the U.S. Department of Defense, other government agencies, civil agencies, defense contractors, and foreign ministries of defense. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Rockwell Collins, Inc. (NYSE:COL) operates independently of Rockwell Automation, Inc. as of June 29, 2001.

Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States. As of December 31, 2008, it operated 537 Boeing 737 aircraft and provided service to 64 cities in 32 states. The company also sells frequent flyer credits and related services to companies participating in its Rapid Rewards frequent flyer program, including credit card companies, hotels, telecommunication companies, and car rental agencies. It has a strategic alliance with The St. Joe Company to provide air service to Northwest Florida's new international airport near Panama City Beach, Florida. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

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.

Air Canada is Canada’s largest full-service airline and the largest provider of scheduled passenger services in the Canadian market, the Canada-U.S. transborder market and in the international market to and from Canada. In 2008, Air Canada together with its regional partner Jazz carried approximately 33 million passengers, providing direct passenger service to more than 170 destinations on five continents. Air Canada is a founding member of Star Alliance™, providing the world's most comprehensive air transportation network.Air Canada's predecessor, Trans-Canada Air Lines (TCA) inaugurated its first flight on September 1, 1937. The 50-minute flight aboard a Lockheed L-10A carried two passengers and mail between Vancouver and Seattle. By 1964, TCA had grown to become Canada's national airline; it changed its name to Air Canada. The airline became fully privatized in 1989. In 2000, Air Canada acquired Canadian Airlines International. Today, Air Canada is the 13th largest commercial airline in the world, with approximately 24,700 full-time equivalent employees. Air Canada actively supports charitable organizations through its Community Investments program, Kids' Horizons. (www.aircanada.com/kids) Air Canada shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol “AC-B.TO”.

Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies Corp. company (NYSE:UTX), is a world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, industrial gas turbines and space propulsion systems. Pratt & Whitney reported an operating profit of $2.12 billion in 2008 on revenues of $12.97 billion. The company’s 38,577 employees support more than 9,000 customers in 180 countries around the world.Pratt & Whitney was founded in Hartford, Conn., in 1925 by Frederick Rentschler. Pratt & Whitney’s first aircraft engine was the 410-horsepower, air­cooled Wasp, which delivered unprecedented performance and reliability for the time and transformed the aviation industry. Pratt & Whitney has been leading change ever since.Pratt & Whitney builds engines for front line fighters, like the F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, as well as the C-17 Globemaster III military transport.Pratt & Whitney Canada has produced more than 60,000 engines which power corporate jets, regional aircraft and helicopters around the globe.Pratt & Whitney’s large commercial engines power more than 30 percent of the world’s passenger aircraft fleet. The company continues to develop new engines and work with its partners in International Aero Engines and the Engine Alliance to meet airline customers’ future needs. Pratt & Whitney’s broad portfolio of businesses includes industrial gas turbines that light cities and power ships. Our PureCycle power system converts heat from geothermal resources, oil and gas wells and other sources into clean electricity.Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne has been the power behind over 1,600 launches and has been a key engine provider to the U. S. space program since its inception. That service continues today with the Space Shuttle Main Engines and the engines for the current Delta and Atlas launch vehicles. The U.S. return to the moon and innovative missile defense products will also be powered by Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne engines.Pratt & Whitney is developing game changing technologies for the future, such as the PurePowerTM PW1000G engine, with patented Geared TurbofanTM technology, for next generation of passenger aircraft and hypersonic propulsion systems for aircraft that will travel more than six times the speed of sound. Through Global Service Partners, Pratt & Whitney is also developing innovative new services that will delight customers around the globe. Pratt & Whitney Global Material Solutions is the first OEM to re-engineer, certify and manufacture both gas-path and life-limited parts for the CFM56-3 engine.

ExelTech Aerospace is a leading North American aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) company serving the commercial airline industry. The company inspects and repairs aircraft structures, refurbishes interiors, and installs and services electronic equipment. Customers include JetBlue Airways, American Eagle (regional partner of American Airlines), and Mesaba Airlines (subsidiary of Northwest Airlines). The company was founded in 2000 and has repair facilities in Canada at Montreal's Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport and Quebec's Jean Lesage International Airport. It also has operations in the US and Europe.

E’Prime is committed to providing innovative, reliable, and cost-effective launch services to the United States Department of Defense (U.S. Air Force); the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); and other government and commercial entities including telecommunications, aerospace, security, and defense industries. E'Prime Aerospace Corporation (EPEO:PK), a U.S. company with more than 2,000 shareholders, secures a unique and proprietary technology derived from the Peacekeeper Missile System and maintains a leading industry position to provide and implement the most accurate, efficient, reliable, and cost effective launch programs available worldwide. E’Prime's larger Eagle S-III – Eagle S-VII launch vehicles will lift from 16,925-59,340 lbs. to lower-earth-orbit (LEO), which is 90 miles plus above Earth, and from 5,415-19,780 lbs. to geosynchronous-earth-orbit (GEO), which is 22,300 miles above earth. These vehicles will provide a reliable cost-competitive alternative to E’Prime's liquid fueled competitors for these heavier payloads. The Eagle S-VII is the most powerful launch vehicle in the world, with the capability of launching extremely heavy payloads, such as the International Space Station.

Deep industry knowledge and seven decades of experience are a lot to be proud of. Not that we’re boasting. It’s just that it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to acquire a complete understanding of one of the most highly competitive sectors of the aviation industry. After all, there’s a healthy dose of persistence needed to constantly find new and more innovative ways of working on the ground to keep our customers in the air. Our company was founded in 1937 as the in-house maintenance division of Air Canada, operating as Air Canada Technical Services (ACTS). In 1968, we began providing airframe, engine and component solutions to non-Air Canada customers, helping us expand our MRO reach among new carriers. In 2007, we reached an agreement to acquire 80% of Aeroman, the MRO affiliate of Taca Airlines, one of Central America's largest airlines. On October 16, 2007, ACTS became an independent company when premier investment firms Sageview Capital and KKR Private Equity Investors acquired a 70% stake in our organization, providing us with strong support and expertise to contribute to our long-term success. On September 23, 2008, we formally adopted Aveos as our new name, signifying the latest step in our evolution. Today, we’re the leading independent, nose-to-tail MRO provider in the Americas. With our affiliate Aeroman, Latin America’s top MRO provider, and strategic partners such as General Electric, CFM International, Hamilton Sundstrand, Honeywell and Aero Inventory, we offer a comprehensive range of customizable services across five MRO facilities. So wherever our customers may need us, chances are we’re just around the corner. Our talented and passionate employees focus on forging long-term, close partnerships with customers. By understanding your challenges, we help you proactively seize opportunities, increase your overall efficiency and reduce your total cost of fleet ownership. Good news for everyone. At Aveos, we strive to continuously improve our service model by paying close attention and adapting to our customers’ ever-changing realities. And we preserve our reputation for excellence through ongoing investments in Lean manufacturing, Environment, Health and Safety, and best-in-class enterprise management. We’re proud to admit that not a lot of MROs can claim the same.

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