A pioneering European discount airline, Ryanair Holdings offers low-fare, no-frills air transportation via its main subsidiary, Ryanair. The carrier flies to about 150 destinations, including more than two dozen in Ireland and the UK; overall, it serves more than 25 countries throughout Europe, plus Morocco. Ryanair specializes in short-haul routes between secondary and regional airports. It operates from more than 35 bases, including airports in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden, as well as in Ireland and the UK. The carrier maintains a fleet of about 200 Boeing 737-800s. Throughout 2008 and early 2009, Ryanair launched several unsuccessful bids to acquire rival Irish airline Aer Lingus.

MBDA, a world leader in missiles and missile systems, is a multi-national group with over 10,000 employees in France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany. MBDA has three major aeronautical and defence shareholders - BAE Systems (37.5%), EADS (37.5%) and Finmeccanica (25%), and is the first truly integrated European defence company. In 2008, the Group recorded a turnover of 2.7 billion euros, produced over 3,000 missiles and achieved an order book of 11.9 billion euros. MBDA works with over 90 armed forces worldwide.MBDA was created in December 2001, after the merger of the main missile producers in France, Italy and Great Britain. Each of these companies contributed the experience gained from fifty years of technological and operational success. The restructuring of the industry in Europe was completed with the acquisition of the German subsidiary EADS/LFK in March 2006. This further enriched MDBA’s range of technologies and products, consolidating the Group’s world-leading position in the industry.MBDA has demonstrated its ability to bring together the best skills across the whole of Europe, and has succeeded in becoming the prime contractor for a series of strategic multi-national programmes. These include the six-nation Meteor air superiority weapon, the Franco-British conventionally armed cruise missile, Storm Shadow/SCALP, and a family of air defence systems based on the Aster missile for France and Italy (for ground and naval based air defence) and for the UK (naval air defence for the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers).

China Airlines got its start shuttling supplies to insurgents on the Thai-Burmese border, making parachute drops over Laos, and conducting spy flights over Vietnam. Now the company's fleet of more than 65 aircraft, which includes Boeing and Airbus jets, flies passengers and freight to about 65 cities in Asia, Europe, and North America from its hub in Taipei, Taiwan. Some destinations are served via code-sharing agreements with partners such as Delta Air Lines. (Code-sharing allows carriers to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus extend their networks.) China Airlines was founded by retired military pilots in 1959 with a fleet of two seaplanes.

Chromalloy partners with our customers to deliver innovative solutions that reduce the operating expense and extend the life of gas turbine engines. We are one of the world's largest non–OEM providers of advanced coatings, repairs and replacement parts for gas turbine engines. And we are the only non-OEM company in the world that provides coatings, repairs, castings, manufacturing and overhauls—all from a single source. Our customers include major airlines, military forces worldwide and industrial gas turbine engine owners.

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.

Thales Training & Simulation lets pilots fly high while their feet are firmly on the ground. The company, a subsidiary of French aviation company Thales, makes and sells simulation equipment and provides training services for operators of civil and military airplanes and helicopters; it also provides services for heavy trucks and military vehicles and power plant operation centers. Thales estimates that more than 40 airlines and most of the world's major militaries have been customers; sales are about equally split between civil and military markets. Europe accounts for about 70% of sales.

SAFRAN USA (formerly Snecma USA) operates on the fly. It acts as a holding company for a series of aircraft and industrial parts makers in the US and Mexico. Manufacturers include Labinal (wiring and electrical systems), Messier-Dowty (landing gear systems), and Aerotec de Mexico (wiring harnesses for military aircraft). The lineup features gas turbine engines; subfractional horsepower electrical motors; and aircraft brakes, wheel, and landing gear. Formed in 2009, subsidiary MorphoTrak offers biometric and identification management products and services to Federal, state and local governments, and commercial markets. When SAFRAN USA's former parent Snecma was acquired by SAFRAN, Snecma USA was renamed SAFRAN USA.

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides aircraft and outsourced aircraft operating solutions to the air freight industry. It operates in four segments: Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance (ACMI); Scheduled Service; Air Mobility Command (AMC) Charter; and Commercial Charter. The ACMI segment offers aircraft that is crewed, maintained, and insured by the company for lease. The Scheduled Service segment provides scheduled air cargo services to international freight forwarders and agents. This segment also operates airport-to-airport routes on a specific schedule. The AMC Charter segment provides full planeload charter flights to the U.S. military. The Commercial Charter segment provides planeload of capacity charter services to charter brokers, freight forwarders, direct shippers, and airlines. The company’s customers include airlines, freight forwarders, the U.S. military, and charter brokers. It operates in Asia, the Middle-East, Australia, Europe, South America, Africa, and North America. As of December 31, 2007, the company operated a fleet of 37 Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft. Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings was founded in 1992 and is based in Purchase, New York.

SIA Engineering Company (SIAEC), together with its 22 joint ventures and subsidiaries across eight countries, forms the SIAEC Group.The SIAEC Group provides extensive maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of aircraft to more than 85 international airlines worldwide.With certifications from more than 20 airworthiness authorities, SIAEC's six hangars and 22 in-house workshops in Singapore provide complete MRO services in airframe, component, engine, aircraft conversions and modifications to major airlines from four continents. Our 16 component, engine and modifications joint ventures forged with the world's leading engine and component manufacturers, further deepen our MRO service offerings.At Singapore Changi Airport, SIAEC provides line maintenance services to more than 60 airlines passing through Singapore. We ensure a high level of punctuality for all our customers' flight departures. Beyond Singapore, our growing network of line maintenance support is extended to more than 40 airports in Australia, China, Indonesia and the Philippines.

The Million Air chain of fixed-base operations stands as the nation's premier provider of upscale, private aviation services. Million Air currently delivers general aviation services through a chain of separate franchises strategically located across the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. Million Air Interlink, Inc. owns the Million Air name and franchising rights.A Fixed-Base Operation (FBO) is essentially a refueling facility for aircraft that offers a variety of aviation-related services. The past five years have seen the purchase of many of the nation's leading FBOs and FBO chains by larger companies seeking growth in the private aviation market. These companies recognize the opportunities created by a rapidly expanding private aviation fleet and the limited airport space available for FBOs.Today, a larger percentage of affluent individuals and companies are utilizing private aviation instead of facing the uncertainties, inconvenience and safety issues associated with commercial aviation. Scheduled new aircraft deliveries will further stretch the capacity of the nation's FBOs. These developments will dramatically enhance the value of the Million Air franchise and provide exciting growth opportunities for the Million Air chain.

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