AAR provides a wide range of products and value-added services for the aviation/aerospace industry. Using a “close-to-the-customer” business model, AAR serves airline and defense customers through four operating segments: 1) Aviation Supply Chain 2) Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul 3) Structures and Systems 4) Aircraft Sales & Leasing Headquartered in Wood Dale, Illinois, a suburb near O’Hare International Airport, AAR employs over 6,000 people at more than 60 locations around the world. AAR has more than half a century of experience helping commercial and government customers achieve their goals while controlling costs. Our commitment to quality, safety, customer satisfaction and airworthiness serves as the cornerstone of our business.

BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defense and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. The Company designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, combat vehicles, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years and is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defense systems. BAE Systems has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The Company employs nearly 100,000 people and generates annual sales of approximately $25 billion through its wholly owned and joint-venture operations.

Spirit Airlines aims to lift the spirits of people seeking sunshine: The low-fare carrier makes connections between major US cities and popular vacation spots in Florida, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Overall, Spirit Airlines serves more than 40 destinations. It operates a fleet of about 30 Airbus 319s, 320s, and 321s. In addition to offering scheduled passenger service, the company works with partners in the travel industry to sell vacation packages through its Web site. Investment firm Indigo Partners, an aviation industry specialist, owns a majority interest in Spirit Airlines, which was founded in 1980 as Charter One.

The Houston Airport System provides a safe and dynamic air services network that fosters economic vitality for the transportation industry and the greater Houston region. The Houston Airport System has a mission of helping to ensure that its employment, services, and facilities are accessible to the public, customers, and travelers. In 1937, as Houston began its ascent to become the energy capital of the world, the city acquired the site of its first major airport, William P. Hobby Airport. As Houston continued to grow so did the Houston Airport System, by adding new airports - George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston in 1969, and Ellington Airport in 1984, and expanding and tailoring services to fulfill a wide range of customer needs.Houston airports have advanced and highly technical weather, navigational and landing aids to ensure safe and on-time flight operations in all weather conditions. No customer is too big, or too small, for the Houston Airport System. Our airfields handle any type of aircraft, even those as large as the Antonov 225 on runways that extend up to 12,000 feet, and we will be able to accommodate any aircraft produced for commercial use far into the foreseeable future.

National flagship airline Air India transports passengers throughout India and around the world. Affiliate Air India Express operates as a low-fare carrier, mainly between India and destinations in the Middle East, and Air India Cargo provides freight transportation. Air India took its current form in 2007, when the government of India combined the company with another state-controlled carrier, Indian Airlines, which focused on domestic routes. The combined entity, owned by holding company National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL), uses the Air India brand. Overall, Air India and its affiliates have a fleet of about 150 aircraft.

TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc. is an independent provider of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for major commercial airlines, regional air carriers, aircraft leasing companies, government and military units and air cargo carriers. The Company provides MRO services through its subsidiaries, Triad International Maintenance Corporation (known in the industry as TIMCO) and Brice Manufacturing Company, Inc.Through its four active locations, the company provides aircraft heavy maintenance services and line maintenance services. TIMCO manages heavy maintenance repair and overhaul facilities in three locations: Greensboro, North Carolina; Macon, Georgia; and Lake City, Florida. The engine center facility at Oscoda, Michigan offers full JT8D (including -200 Series) engine teardown, inspection, repair and build up services, complete Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), engine air worthiness directive (AD) compliance, fuel nozzle overhaul, bleed valve overhaul, gearbox overhaul, and High Pressure Compressor (HPC) disk overhaul.Through its TIMCO Aerosystems subsidiary, TIMCO provides complete interior modification services including engineering, design, manufacture, integration and certification. TIMCO also manufactures and repairs aircraft seating and cabin interior components and soft goods at its Brice Manufacturing, Inc. subsidiary in Pacoima, California. TIMCO offers aircraft seating and cabin interior components, modification installation kits and a large inventory of high quality PMA parts well below OEM catalogue pricing.In addition to aircraft maintenance and modification, TIMCO GSO is an FAA Designated Alteration Station (DAS-100214-CE) providing design, engineering and FAA certification services for both in house programs and on a contract basis directly to OEMs and aircraft owners and operators.

Bombardier Skyjet, a division of Bombardier Aerospace, provides on-demand private jet charter and jet card programs for frequent travelers of the jet-set variety, particularly corporate executives. The company maintains a Web site for customers to book flights and access accounts. Established in 1997, Bombardier Skyjet serves more than 5,000 airports, primarily in the US and Europe. Customers can fly across more than 60 countries worldwide.

XOJET serves airline travelers that want the entire cabin to be first class. The private airline company offers private jet services to business and leisure travelers. The company's business model breaks from the private jet fractional model (many owners of one jet) by offering customers the choice between limited jet ownership (3 to 4 owners), non-owner memberships, and on-demand seat and aircraft leasing. XOJET serves major US metropolitan areas but also offers custom-priced services to international destinations. The company's typical customers are frequent corporate and business executive travelers. XOJET is privately owned by investment firms and former CEO Paul Touw, who founded the company in 2006.

Terma has evolved into a global supplier of high-tech products and technology to the defense and aerospace industries. The group's international customers contribute more than 80% of Terma's total sales. Non-defense businesses of Terma include air traffic management systems, radar systems, IT services, and equipment for the space industry. The group has established a presence in the US with the 2004 formation of subsidiary Terma North America in Georgia and Washington, DC. Customers of the group include the Royal Netherlands Air Force, the Royal Danish Navy, the US Air Force, and Northrop Grumman. Orla and Svend Aage Jargensen founded Terma in 1944.

Hong Kong's leading airline, Cathay Pacific Airways flies passengers and cargo to about 120 destinations around the globe, including some served by code-sharing partners. (Code-sharing allows airlines to sell tickets on one another's flights and thus extend their networks.) Cathay Pacific's partners include fellow members of the Oneworld alliance, which is led by AMR's American Airlines, British Airways, and Japan Airlines. Overall, Cathay Pacific, regional subsidiary Dragonair, and majority-owned cargo unit Air Hong Kong maintain a fleet of about 120 aircraft. Airline operations account for nearly all of the company's sales; other Cathay Pacific units provide flight catering, maintenance, and related services.

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