The Port of Seattle oversees both an airport (Seattle-Tacoma International, or Sea-Tac) and a seaport. The agency's aviation division sees more than 30 million passengers a year. The seaport division serves more than 20 shipping lines that transport both containerized and bulk cargo. It also handles calls from cruise ships. In addition, the seaport division oversees commercial fishing, marinas, and portside commercial properties. Most of the agency's revenue comes from airport operations. The Port of Seattle is run by a five-member commission elected by King County voters.

WestJet Airlines has taken off in Canada -- and beyond -- by following the Southwest Airlines business model. The low-fare carrier serves more than 65 destinations, mainly in Canada but also in the US, the Caribbean, and Mexico. It operates a fleet of about 80 Boeing 737s that feature live seatback satellite TV (from BCE's Bell ExpressVu). The carrier is working to expand its fleet to about 135 aircraft. Most of WestJet's destinations outside Canada are vacation spots, and subsidiary WestJet Vacations allows customers to book hotel accommodations along with their airline tickets. WestJet was founded in 1996.

Western Aircraft began as the corporate flight department for the Morrison Knudsen Corporation (MK), headquartered in Boise, Idaho, over 60 years ago. In 1957, MK responded to an overwhelming need for aircraft repair services by applying for and receiving its first FAA Certified Repair Station Certificate. During the 1980's, three more hangars were added, and the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Morrison Knudsen Corporation incorporated under the name of Western Aircraft Inc.

Kingfisher Airlines has emerged as one of the leaders, behind Air India and Jet Airways. The carrier serves about 70 domestic destinations with a fleet of about 75 aircraft, including Airbus jets and ATR 72 turboprops. It maintains bases in major cities such as Delhi and Mumbai. Kingfisher Airlines is a unit of UB Holdings, best known for its United Breweries unit, and the carrier shares the Kingfisher brand with a popular Indian beer. In 2008 the carrier absorbed the operations of low-cost carrier Air Deccan, another domestic airline in which UB Holdings owned a stake. Owned by Chairman and CEO Vijay Mallya, Kingfisher Airlines began flying in 2005.

One of the world's leading airport operators, BAA owns and manages seven airports in the UK, including London's Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted. The company oversees functions such as cargo handling, fire protection, property management, retail operations (including its own World Duty Free stores), and security. In addition, it runs the Heathrow Express rail service to London and works with other mass transit operators. Outside the UK, BAA has a 65% stake in the Naples International Airport in Italy and manages the retail operations at three US airports in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Boston. A group led by Spanish infrastructure manager Ferrovial acquired BAA in 2006 for more than ?10 billion in stock.

Bath Iron Works builds some really high-tech tubs. The company, which became a subsidiary of General Dynamics in 1995, constructs surface ships for the US Navy. BIW is the lead designer and builder for the Arleigh Burke class AEGIS guided-missile destroyer, is building the next-generation Zumwalt class DDG-1000 land attack destroyer, and is part of the team developing the LPD-17 amphibious assault ship. BIW's Surface Ship Support Center offers design and engineering, upgrade, logistics, manpower management, fleet services, and other support services. Among the largest private-sector employers in the state of Maine, BIW built its first ship for the US Navy, the gunboat "USS Machias," in the 1890s.

Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 146,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The corporation reported 2008 sales of $42.7 billion. Lockheed Martin's operating units are organized into broad business areas. 1) Aeronautics, with approximately $11.5 billion in 2008 sales, includes tactical aircraft, airlift, and aeronautical research and development lines of business. 2) Electronic Systems, with approximately $11.6 billion in 2008 sales, includes missiles and fire control, naval systems, platform integration, simulation and training and energy programs lines of business. 3) Information Systems & Global Services (IS&GS), with approximately $11.6 billion in 2008 sales, includes C4I, federal services, government and commercial IT solutions. 4)Space Systems, with approximately $8 billion in 2008 sales, includes space launch, commercial satellites, government satellites, and strategic missiles lines of business.

Regional airline Flybe flies passengers throughout the UK and to about a dozen countries in Europe. It serves around 55 destinations overall, including about 25 in the UK, from bases in Belfast, Birmingham, the Channel Islands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Manchester, and Southampton. Flybe expanded in 2007 by acquiring key operations of British Airways' BA Connect regional business. Overall, Flybe operates a fleet of more than 70 aircraft, including Embraer 195 regional jets and Bombardier Q400 turboprops. The carrier began operations in 1979. The Flybe brand, adopted in 2002 and pronounced as two syllables, is derived from one of the company's former operating identities, British European, or BE.

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.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V. engages in the development, operation, and maintenance of airports in the Pacific and central regions of Mexico. It operates 12 airport facilities in Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Tijuana, Los Cabos, Silao, Hermosillo, Mexicali, Los Mochis, La Paz, Manzanillo, Morelia, and Aguascalientes. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Guadalajara, Mexico.

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