Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopian) is the flag carrier of Ethiopia. During the past sixty plus years, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivalled in Africa for efficiency and operational success, turning profits for almost all the years of its existence. Operating at the forefront of technology, it has also become one of Ethiopia’s major industries and a veritable institution in Africa. It commands a lion’s share of the pan African network including the only daily east-west flight across the continent. Ethiopian serves 53 international destinations with 157 weekly international departures from Addis Ababa and a total of 410 weekly international departures worldwide. Further more, it is working diligently to make the Ethiopian Aviation Academy the leading aviation academy in Africa. Ethiopian is one of the airlines, in the world, operating the newest and youngest fleets.

Air Atlantique Group provides travelers with a glimpse of the past, but they do not deal in time travel. Utilizing a fleet of vintage aircraft, the Air Atlantique Group provides a variety of flight services, including charter passenger and charter freight services, aircraft maintenance and repair, and training. It also provides aircraft for specialty reconnaissance flights, such as aerial surveillance and photography and marine-pollution monitoring. Among its charter services is the provision of classic aircraft for nostalgic flights. The company also charters its aircraft for use in television and movie productions.

Jet Source is Southern California's leading business aviation center and is chosen by San Diego's elite inbound and outbound air travelers for its high standards in service and safety as well as its commitment to their security and privacy.It is the only facility in Southern California with the internal capabilities to support all of the operational needs of corporate aircraft, at one location. Jet Source provides a spectrum of aviation services including a Fixed Based Operation (FBO), a FAA Diamond Award-winning Part 145 avionics repair station, a personalized aircraft management program, and a dedicated fuel station. In addition, with its 135 certificate enabling charter, Jet Source is able to offer its aircraft owners the option to charter and derive additional revenue from their aircraft investment.Jet Source is the only San Diego company to earn an ARG/US Platinum rating, the industry's highest standard of safety. Each Jet Source pilot undergoes yearly emergency drill training and all crew members are trained on a flight simulator and assigned to no more than two aircraft types. With a worldwide certification, Jet Source's pilots and crew can fly the company's fleet of charter aircraft to more than 5,000 airports throughout the United States as well as the rest of the world.

Ball Aerospace & Technologies runs the gamut from A to V -- antennas to video systems -- with stops in between for GPS equipment, high-tech subsystems, and systems integration. A subsidiary of Ball Corporation, the company's antennas include models for airborne, naval, and land-based applications; military platforms include the Joint Strike Fighter (officially named the Lightning II), F/A-18, and the Advanced Tactical Missile System. Ball cameras/video equipment include night-vision systems and high-resolution satellite cameras for NASA vehicles, weather satellites, and the military. Ball's other offerings include cryogenic systems, fast-steering mirrors, and satellite accessory control systems.

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.

Cessna Aircraft is one of the most famous names in small planes. A subsidiary of Textron, the company manufactures business jets, utility turboprops, and small single-engine planes. Best known for its small prop planes, Cessna is also a leading maker of business jets; it makes nine variations of its popular Citation jet. Cessna's single-engine planes are typically used for personal and small-business purposes. Cessna also offers fractional ownership programs for its business jets. It has delivered more than 190,000 jets and planes during its 80-year-plus history, making it the world's leading general-aviation aircraft company. Cessna accounts for about 40% of Textron's sales.

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.

TransDigm Group Incorporated engages in the design, production, and supply of engineered aircraft components for use on commercial and military aircraft worldwide. The company offers mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls used in various actuation applications; ignition systems and components, such as igniters, exciters, and spark plugs used to start and spark turbine and reciprocating aircraft engines; gear pumps used primarily in lubrication and fuel applications; specialized valves and engineered connectors used in fuel, hydraulic, and pneumatic applications; power conditioning devices used to modify and control electrical power; specialized fluorescent lighting; specialized AC/DC electric motors and components used in various defense and commercial applications; and aircraft audio systems.It also provides engineered latching and locking devices used in various bin, security, and other applications; lavatory hardware and components; rods and locking devices used primarily to hold open cowlings to allow access to engines for maintenance; specialized cockpit displays; elastomers used in various clamping and heating applications; and NiCad batteries/chargers used to provide starting and back-up power. The company’s customers include distributors of aerospace components; commercial airlines; large commercial transport and regional and business aircraft original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); various armed forces; defense OEMs; system suppliers; and various other industrial customers. The company, formerly known as TD Holding Corporation, was founded in 1993 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

A member of the royal family of European airlines, British Airways (BA) serves about 150 destinations in some 75 countries from hubs at London's Heathrow and Gatwick airports. The carrier operates a fleet of more than 240 aircraft, consisting mainly of Airbus and Boeing jets. BA extends its network to more than 500 destinations via code-sharing relationships, chiefly with AMR's American Airlines and other members of the Oneworld global marketing alliance, such as Iberia and Qantas. Among Europe's flag carriers, BA is outranked only by the combined Air France-KLM and by Lufthansa. Since mid-2008, BA has been engaged in merger talks with Iberia, Spain's #1 airline.

Bill Moog had been working for Cornell Aeronautical Laboratories, in a team tasked with developing automatic control devices for use in advanced aircraft and guided missile applications. Bill's part in that was to invent a practical electro-hydraulic servovalve – a high performance control device.He developed a design that he thought was an improvement on anything that had been done before. He took it to present to Johns Hopkins University, who were funding the project. They didn't think it was a breakthrough.By the next morning, Bill had redrawn and redesigned his ideas. This time he was certain he had come up with a truly revolutionary servovalve. He showed it to Cornell. Nobody wanted it.Bill was undeterred. The upside of the rejection was that, because nobody saw the potential in the device, nobody was going to stand in his way if he went out and made it himself. And that's what he did. He set up shop in an old airplane hangar. His brother Art sold his house and joined him. They got Lou Geyer to come on board to test the results and explain the product to customers. And they convinced a couple of machinists to agree to make the components, even though they couldn't pay them anything until the valves were sold. But they did sell. And before long, that original servovalve was joined, one by one, by an inspiring portfolio of breakthrough products that helped shape the most high-tech industry sectors in the world. And those first few employees were joined by a growing workforce who subscribed to the same ideals as the three founders – that tough problems only serve to challenge those who are creative and determined to come up with even more ingenious solutions.

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