Shultz Steel Company, in South Gate, California, was founded in 1947 by Mr. Gordon W. Shultz, (1916-2004). Mr. Shultz had previously founded and operated two other successful forging companies prior to Shultz Steel Company.The company began with a total of four employees, serving the aerospace industry with an inventory of steel mill products readily available from stock in popular grades and sizes. During the 1950's, flat die and closed die forging hammers were added to the facility which enabled the supply of forgings to customers' specific size and shape requirements – either close tolerance forged bars or configurated shapes.

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.)

Ceske Aerolinie (known as Czech Airlines or CSA) is the national carrier of the Czech Republic. Since joining the European Union in 2004, the airline has greatly expanded. It flies to about 70 cities in 40 countries in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, North America, and Asia. It operates a fleet of about 50 Airbus and Boeing jets and is a member of the SkyTeam alliance which also includes Air France-KLM, Aeroflot, and, Delta Air Lines. Founded as Czechoslovak State Airlines in 1923, the Czech Ministry of Finance owns 57% of the airline; other Czech agencies own the rest. However, the government plans to sell the airline in 2009. A group of Czech and Icelandic investors has made a bid to purchase CSA.

Finavia is ready for takeoff in Finland. The state-owned company operates nearly 30 airports throughout country. Finavia and its subsidiaries provide a variety of airport management services such as airport security, maintence, and parking. Its Airpro Oy unit offers passenger as well as airport terminal services; subsidiary Lentoasemakiinteist?yj provides office space for air transport businesses. The company's Avia College also offers aviation training in areas such as air traffic control. In order to keep up with the rise in transit traffic, Finavia is expanding its Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.

AirDialog (doing business as Linear Air) is the lighter, smaller, and less crowded cousin of commercial airlines. Linear Air provides air-taxi services to passengers using a fleet of small private jets. Serving mostly groups of business travelers and some leisure travelers, the company flies in and out of regional airports located in more than 750 northeastern US and eastern Canadian cities. The company has operations in Boston and New York as well. Linear Air was founded in 2004 by current CEO William "Bill" Herp. Linear Air's fleet is comprised of nearly 10 Cessnas and Eclipse jets, but the company looks to expand its fleet in the future.

Island-hopping Aer Arann provides scheduled passenger transportation service to more than 25 destinations, primarily in Ireland and the UK but also in Northern France. Most of its flights originate from Cork, Dublin, or Galway. The carrier operates a fleet of about a dozen ATR 72-500 turboprop aircraft, which were chosen in part for their fuel efficiency. Chairman Padraig O'Ceidigh owns a controlling stake in the company, which he acquired in 1994. Aer Arann began operations in 1970 to fly between Galway and the Aran Islands, off Ireland's western coast.

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.

Stork Fokker delivers the goods that help airplanes get off the ground. With competencies in manufacturing, engineering, and supply chain management, Stork Fokker designs and builds structural components, such as tail and fuselage panels, doors for landing gear systems, electrical systems, and other aircraft parts for aerospace and defense companies. Its clients include commercial aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, business jet companies Cessna and Gulfstream, and military contractor Lockheed Martin. Stork Fokker represents the aerospace division of conglomerate Stork B.V., which is ultimately owned by UK-based private equity firm Candover.

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.

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.

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