Hong Kong's leading airline, Cathay Pacific Airways flies passengers and cargo to about 120 destinations around the globe, including some served by code-sharing partners. (Code-sharing allows airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus extend their networks.) Cathay Pacific's partners include fellow members of the Oneworld alliance, which is led by AMR's American Airlines, British Airways, and Japan Airlines. Overall, Cathay Pacific, regional subsidiary Dragonair, and majority-owned cargo unit Air Hong Kong maintain a fleet of about 120 aircraft. Airline operations account for nearly all of the company's sales; other Cathay Pacific units provide flight catering, maintenance, and related services.

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. provides logistics services in the United States and internationally. The company's services include consolidating or forwarding air and ocean freight; distribution management; vendor consolidating; providing cargo insurance; purchase order managing; and offering customized logistics information. Its airfreight services comprise the procurement of shipments from its customers; determination of the routing; consolidation of shipments bound for a particular airport distribution point; and selection of the airlines for transportation to the distribution point.The company also offers breakbulk services that include receiving and breaking down consolidated airfreight lots and arranging for distribution of the individual shipments. Its ocean freight and ocean services include freight consolidation from Asia to the United States; and handling full container loads.The company also acts as a customs broker, who assists importers to clear shipments through customs by preparing required documentation and calculations, as well as provides other value added services at destination, such as warehousing and product distribution, time definite transportation, and inventory management. In addition, it offers custom clearances for goods moving by rail and truck. The company's customers primarily include computer retailers, distributors of consumer electronics, department store chains, clothing and shoe wholesalers, manufacturers, and catalogue stores. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

ILC Industries Ltd., which is located in Hospet, the Steel city of the South, is a company to reckon with, Amidst the giants and veterans of Steel Industries in Bellary District, ILC is best known for its Business focus, steady growth, able leadership and professionalism.ILC's phenomenal growth and diversification into various sectors could be definitely be an interesting case study for the market watchers and industry analysts.ILC Industries which was started in 1994 as a logistics company has today forayed into various sectors including banking, education, petroleum retailing and slated to enter the fields of warehousing, cold storage and education sector.Mr. Somasekhar, the founder and managing director of ILC is a fine visionary and an astute businessman. This super achiever envisaged the tremendous potential for the growth of mining and steel industry in this region at the right moment to start a company which today stands a colossal proof of his business acumen and able leadership.

DeCrane Aerospace is the world leader in interiors for the private jet market, delivering a full range of services including design, engineering, integration, manufacturing, installation and certification. And we work with all facets of the aviation industry from OEMs, commercial airlines and military to business, VIP and head-of-state aircraft. When Jack DeCrane founded the company in 1989, he had a vision to offer one source for integrated assemblies, subassemblies and component parts to various segments of the aerospace industry. Over the years DeCrane acquired leading aerospace providers to achieve this vision.

Titan Airways intends to serve the giants of the corporate world. The company provides charter flights to destinations throughout Europe. Specializing in VIP and corporate travel, the carrier caters to aircraft manufacturers, car companies, investment houses, sports teams, tour operators, and others. Titan operates a mixed fleet of jets (Boeing 757s and 737s and BAe 146 200s) and King Air B200 turboprop aircraft. Services include bespoke aircraft charters, airline sub-charters, aircraft leasing, and air-ambulance transport. Titan Airways was founded in 1988.

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation wants to be the go-to company of the future. Also known as SpaceX, the company is developing satellite launch vehicles that it claims will cut satellite launch costs by more than 50%. Its Falcon family of vehicles includes the light lift Falcon 1, the medium-lift Falcon 9, and the Falcon 9 heavy-lift. To keep costs down, the first stage of the Falcon 1 and both stages of the Falcon 9 series are reusable; for greater reliability, the Falcon 9 can complete missions after sustaining an engine failure. SpaceX is headed by Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal.

XOJET serves airline travelers that want the entire cabin to be first class. The private airline company offers private jet services to business and leisure travelers. The company's business model breaks from the private jet fractional model (many owners of one jet) by offering customers the choice between limited jet ownership (3 to 4 owners), non-owner memberships, and on-demand seat and aircraft leasing. XOJET serves major US metropolitan areas but also offers custom-priced services to international destinations. The company's typical customers are frequent corporate and business executive travelers. XOJET is privately owned by investment firms and former CEO Paul Touw, who founded the company in 2006.

For this company, Australia and the Asia/Pacific remain Virgin territory for low-fare airlines. Virgin Blue Holdings' main subsidiary, Virgin Blue Airlines, serves more than 20 cities in Australia, where it is #2 behind Qantas. Virgin Blue carriers include Pacific Blue, which serves New Zealand, and Polynesian Blue, which flies to several Pacific islands. In February 2009 Virgin Blue launched V Australia, an airline flying between Australia and the US West Coast. Overall, Virgin Blue operates a fleet of about 75 Boeing 737s and Embraer E-Jets and serves some 30 destinations. The company also sells tour packages and offers cargo services. Virgin Blue is an affiliate of UK-based Virgin Group.

Meggitt USA handles stateside business for UK defense contractor and parent company Meggitt PLC. Meggitt's segments include Aerospace, Defense, and Sensing systems. Products for these segments include flight displays and avionics instruments, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), aerospace fire detection systems, vibration sensors, braking systems, ducting and sealing products, fans, pumps, and weapons control, targetry, and scoring systems. Meggitt also makes automotive climate control systems. The company sells to the aerospace, automotive, civil aviation, engineering, electronics, law enforcement, medical, and oil industries. North America accounts for more than half of Meggitt PLC's sales.

Formerly known for its non-stop service to parts of sub-Saharan Africa, North American Airlines is sticking to the skies a little closer to home these days. The US-certified air carrier announced in 2008 that it would eliminate routes to Africa, citing rising fuel costs as the impetus behind its decision. The carrier offers air transportation services throughout the world for the US military (its largest customer) and commercial clientele. Founded in 1989, North American is primarily a charter airline, operating a fleet of 10 passenger aircraft. A subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings, North American operates out of headquarters at JFK International Airport in New York City.

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