BT Fuze Products (BTFP) ensures that shells, bombs, and missiles blow up...but only if and when they are supposed to. The days of lighting fuzes by hand and watching them burn down with growing drama are long gone; today's electronic, mechanical, and electro-mechanical fuzes are highly engineered products used to detonate tank, artillery, and mortar shells with precision timing. BTFP also makes arming and safe devices for artillery, canister munitions, air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and anti-ship missiles. BTFP, which traces its roots to the Bulova Watch Company, was acquired by L-3 Communications in 2001.

Anixter Pentacon isn't deploying any troops, just scads of military fasteners. A subsidiary of Anixter International, Anixter Pentacon distributes many types of fasteners and related components. In addition to distribution services, Pentacon also offers testing, supply chain management, inventory management, kitting, assembly, and related services. The company draws its customers primarily from aerospace and military manufacturers. Anixter Pentacon uses its parent company's extensive network of distribution locations and operates its own service centers in California, Texas, and Quebec.

Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States. As of December 31, 2008, it operated 537 Boeing 737 aircraft and provided service to 64 cities in 32 states. The company also sells frequent flyer credits and related services to companies participating in its Rapid Rewards frequent flyer program, including credit card companies, hotels, telecommunication companies, and car rental agencies. It has a strategic alliance with The St. Joe Company to provide air service to Northwest Florida's new international airport near Panama City Beach, Florida. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Spain's #2 airline (after Iberia), Spanair provides scheduled and charter passenger services within its home country and throughout Europe, as well as to selected destinations in the Americas. It operates a fleet of 60 aircraft, including MD-80 jets as well as newer models from Airbus and Boeing. Spanair offers service to additional destinations via its partners in the Star Alliance, a global airline marketing and code-sharing alliance. (Code-sharing enables carriers to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus extend their networks.) Spanair was a subsidiary of Scandinavian carrier (and Star Alliance member) SAS until early 2009 when SAS sold the company to a group of Spanish investors.

Cubic's Simulation Systems Division (SSD) provides a full range of virtual training devices to military and commercial customers worldwide. We focus on the development and systems integration of simulation-based training systems for armor, missile, small arms and aircraft communities. Our devices include the Engagement Skills Trainer 2000 (EST 2000) — the U.S. Army's only validated small arms training system— full-scale 3-D training systems, Integrated Crew Training Systems, and tabletop simulators for classroom, shipboard and field use.

Alaska Air Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., operates as an airline company serving destinations in the western United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company provides passenger air services; and freight and mail services primarily to and within the state of Alaska and on the West Coast. As of December 31, 2008, Alaska Airlines operated a fleet of 110 jet aircraft; and Horizon Air Industries operated a fleet of 18 jets and 41 turboprop aircraft. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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.

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.

Hexcel Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of composites for use in the commercial aerospace, space and defense, and industrial applications. It operates in two segments, Composite Materials and Engineered Products. The Composite Materials segment manufactures and markets carbon fibers, fabrics and specialty reinforcements, prepregs, structural adhesives, honeycomb, composite panels, molding compounds, polyurethane systems, gel coats, and laminates. The Engineered Products segment manufactures and markets composite structures and precision machined honeycomb parts, such as aerodynamic fairings, wing panels, rotor blades, and other specific aircraft components.The company's products are used in various end applications, including commercial and military aircraft, space launch vehicles and satellites, wind turbine blades, automotive, bikes, skis, and various other industrial applications. Hexcel Corporation sells and markets its products directly, as well as through independent distributors and manufacturer representatives. It sells its products in the United States, France, Austria, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company was founded in 1946 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

When US troops or US tour groups are sent overseas, Global Aviation Holdings (formerly Global Aero Logistics) helps them reach their destinations. The holding company, which operates through subsidiaries World Airways and North American Airlines, provides military and commercial charter passenger services. In addition, the carriers lease cargo aircraft under ACMI (an acronym for aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) contracts. Together, Global Aviation's carriers maintain a fleet of more than 30 jets. A third subsidiary, ATA Airlines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2008 and ceased operations. Investment firm MatlinPatterson owns a controlling stake in Global Aviation Holdings.

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