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.

Umeco plc is a leading international provider of supply chain services and advanced composite materials primarily to the aerospace & defence, automotive, motor sport and wind turbine industries.The majority of these products and services are supplied to major customers including Boeing, Airbus, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce plc, Parker Aerospace, Goodrich, ATK, Lockheed Martin and the US Department of Defence.The Group is managed through two divisions: Supply Chain and Composites and had revenue in the year to March 2009 of £415.3 million. Umeco plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (umc.l)

Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures firearms. It offers pistols, revolvers, tactical rifles, hunting rifles, black powder firearms, handcuffs, and firearm-related products and accessories. It also provides forging, heat treating, finishing, plating, and castings services. In addition, the company operates a private law enforcement training facility, as well as retail stores that offer firearms, hunting, shooting, camping, fishing, and sporting gear and accessories in Springfield, Massachusetts and Rochester, New Hampshire.Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation serves gun enthusiasts, collectors, hunters, sportsmen, competitive shooters, protection focused individuals, law enforcement agencies and officers, and military agencies in the United States and internationally. It markets its products through distributors, dealers, and consumer promotions, as well as specialized retail merchandising. Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation was founded in 1852 and is based in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems (MABS), formerly K&F Industries Holdings, wants to bring aviation to a screeching halt. MABS makes steel brakes, carbon brakes, electric brakes, brake control systems, landing gear computers, brake temperature sensors, main and nose wheels, and wheel speed transducers. MABS braking systems are used in commercial and business jets, military aircraft, helicopters, regional turboprops, and general aviation aircraft. Major customers include Bombardier, Embraer, Gulfstream Aerospace, and Hawker Beechcraft. Meggitt USA, a subsidiary of UK-based Meggitt PLC, purchased K&F Industries in June 2007.

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Lufthansa Technik's roots go back to the founding of the new Lufthansa in the early fifties. After the four allies dissolved the old Lufthansa in 1951, a successor company was founded just two years later. At that time, at the western end of the Hamburg airport, the foundation was laid for the new airline's technical base. When Deutsche Lufthansa AG began its scheduled flight service on 31 March 1955, the first double hangar, able to accommodate three four-engine propeller-driven Super Constellations, was already standing at the Hamburg base. In 1957 construction of two additional hangars began. The workshop area was expanded. An engine shop with an electroplating facility and an office building were added.On 2 March 1960 the landing of Lufthansa's first Boeing 707 in Hamburg ushered in the jet age. The Frankfurt airport was to become the future homebase of the new long-haul jets. Lufthansa began building a maintenance base at Rhine-Main airport. Frankfurt subsequently became the most important hub in Lufthansa's route network and the center for daily maintenance. In 1962 Lufthansa opened a test stand for jet engines at its maintenance base in Hamburg. It also built the world's first noise-protection hangar there. In the sixties, in addition to its own aircraft, it began servicing those of other customers. The U.S. FAA authorized Lufthansa's engineering division to service the aircraft and engines of American airlines. Even then Lufthansa’s engineers were developing their own repair procedures that attracted airlines from all over the world to Hamburg.

ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. owns strategic investments in the air transportation industry, and operates various divisions to leverage the assets of its subsidiaries, including ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. and ExpressJet Services, LLC. ExpressJet Airlines serves 128 scheduled destinations in North America and the Caribbean with approximately 1,050 departures per day. The companys operations include a capacity purchase agreement for Continental Airlines, Inc. (Continental); providing clients with customized 41-seat and 50-seat charter options (www.expressjet.com/charter); and supplying third-party aviation and ground handling services. As of March 31, 2009, it operated 244 aircraft comprising 214 aircraft for Continental under the capacity purchase agreement, and 30 aircraft for corporate aviation under long-term charter agreements and ad-hoc charter arrangements. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

VivaAerobus is a low-cost carrier that flies to 18 cities in Mexico from its hub in Monterrey and also lands in Austin, Texas, in the US. With VivaAerobus' no-frills service, passengers pay to check their luggage and purchase food; seating is first-come, first-serve. The airline was created in 2006 by European discount airline Ryanair and Mexican bus transportation company IAMSA. It has a fleet of nine Boeing 737-300 jets, but it also offers bus travel along with its flights to more than 70 destinations in Mexico and three in Texas (from Austin, the shuttle goes to El Paso, San Antonio, or Houston.)

Agusta Aerospace sells and services helicopters made by its parent, UK-based AgustaWestland. Agusta Aerospace offers sales support and services for customers in the US, Canada, and Central and South America. Services include airframe and sheet metal fabrication, inspections, pilot and mechanic training, component repair, overhaul, inventory support, and replacement services. Helicopters supported include the A109E, A119 KOALA, A109K2, A109C, A109MAX, and A109A. Customers come from the corporate, emergency medical, law enforcement, offshore, and utility markets.

The Saab Barracuda LLC facility in Lillington, North Carolina, manufactures signature management products and provides customized services.Foremost among the camouflage, concealment and deception products is the Ultra Lightweight Camouflage Net System – ULCANS – which provides multi-spectral protection against visual, near infrared, thermal infrared and broadband radar detection.ULCANS is fielded with the U.S. Army and other Department of Defense organizations and is available in both woodland and desert versions.

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