Advanced Interactive Systems, Inc., provides comprehensive training solutions for people in positions where lives are on the line. AIS manufactures PRISim® training simulators for lethal and less-lethal weapons handling and judgment skills. AIS offers Modular Live Fire Training Ranges including Live Fire Simulation Systems. The AIS Ltd. group designs and builds anti-terrorist and other special application training facilities, with installations in more than 60 countries. The Reality Response Division manufactures interactive simulation systems and synthetic environments that provide reality-based training for CBNRE (Chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological, explosive) hazard response tasks. Headquartered in Seattle, AIS is a privately owned company with offices in Monterey, California; Orlando, Florida; Abu Dhabi, UAE; Singapore, Malaysia; and Farnham, England.

For people in Singapore, traveling very far means traveling by air, and that means Singapore Airlines (SIA). The carrier flies to about 65 cities in about 35 countries, primarily in the Asia/Pacific region but also in Europe and North America. It boasts a fleet of about 100 aircraft. SIA extends its network via code-sharing with fellow members of the Star Alliance marketing partnership, such as Lufthansa. (Code-sharing allows airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus offer service to additional destinations.) The government of Singapore, through Temasek Holdings, owns 55% of SIA.

"O Canada" is the national anthem; Air Canada, the national airline; and ACE Aviation, its parent company. Air Canada and regional affiliate Jazz serve about 170 destinations in Canada, the US, Asia/Pacific, and Europe. The carriers together operate about 340 aircraft. ACE Aviation spun off a minority stake in Air Canada in an IPO in 2006; it retains a controlling interest in Air Canada but not Jazz. In late 2008, ACE Aviation announced it was winding down its operations and liquidating its assets, including its majority stake in Air Canada. ACE Aviation owns a minority stake in aircraft maintenance company Aero Technical Support & Services Holdings (parent company of Aveos).

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.

River Hawk Aviation, Inc. operates as an aviation products and services company. It offers aircraft charter, lease and management, and fixed base operations and maintenance services. The company’s services include refueling services, full service maintenance team and parts supply, pilot recruitment and placement, de-ice capabilities, office and shop space, crew internet access, escorted ramp access, arrangement of ground transportation for guests and crew, and pilot training school, as well as aircraft storage, hangar, and ramp space services. It also sells aircrafts, aviation products, technology and aviation related consulting services, marketing, and appraisals to the aviation community. River Hawk Aviation offers its products and services to commercial airline and charter companies, government contractors, and original equipment manufacturers.

ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. owns strategic investments in the air transportation industry, and operates various divisions to leverage the assets of its subsidiaries, including ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. and ExpressJet Services, LLC. ExpressJet Airlines serves 128 scheduled destinations in North America and the Caribbean with approximately 1,050 departures per day. The companys operations include a capacity purchase agreement for Continental Airlines, Inc. (Continental); providing clients with customized 41-seat and 50-seat charter options (www.expressjet.com/charter); and supplying third-party aviation and ground handling services. As of March 31, 2009, it operated 244 aircraft comprising 214 aircraft for Continental under the capacity purchase agreement, and 30 aircraft for corporate aviation under long-term charter agreements and ad-hoc charter arrangements. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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.

Raytheon ("light of the gods") took a shine to its place in the upper pantheon of US military contractors; the company regularly places among the Pentagon's top 10 prime contractors. The company's defense offerings include reconnaissance, targeting, and navigation systems, as well as missile systems (Patriot, Sidewinder, and Tomahawk), and radars. Raytheon also makes radios, air traffic control systems and radars, and satellite communications systems. Raytheon also offers commercial electronics products and services, but the US government accounts for more than 85% of sales.

For now, you can still fly Northwest -- at least until the logos on the planes change to "Delta." Northwest Airlines, which was acquired by Delta Air Lines for $2.8 billion in late 2008, transports passengers and cargo to about 240 cities in North America, the Asia/Pacific region, and Europe. Its US network includes locations served by regional carriers flying as Northwest Airlink. Northwest's fleet includes about 320 jets; regional partners operate another 200 aircraft. The acquisition by Delta created the largest airline in the world by traffic. Once the integration of the two carriers is complete, Delta will operate a fleet of about 775 aircraft and serve more than 375 destinations worldwide.

Taiwan's EVA Airways flies passengers and cargo to some 45 cities around the globe. The carrier operates a mixed fleet of about 52 jets (including the recent addition of 15 Boeing 777s). It contracted with cargo carrier World Airways in 2004 to fly some of EVA's routes. In December 2005 the airline announced it was forming a cargo joint venture (through subsidiaries Sinoprime and Juniper Estate) with Shanghai Airlines dubbed Shanghai International Freight Airlines. EVA keeps its passengers in touch with email technology courtesy of OnAir, a joint venture between Airbus and SITA INC. EVA is an affiliate of Evergreen Marine.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.