Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) gives planes a push and helicopters a lift. A subsidiary of United Technologies, P&WC manufactures fixed-wing and helicopter aviation engines for business, general aviation, military, regional, utility, and agricultural applications. P&WC also manufactures engines for industrial applications and provides maintenance and repair services. Taken together, P&WC and US-based Pratt & Whitney (also a subsidiary of United Technologies) are among the largest makers of jet engines in the world, competing with Rolls-Royce and GE Aircraft Engines.

The legendary Flying Dutchman sails on alone, but KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is part of Air France-KLM, Europe's largest airline company. KLM and Air France operate from their respective hubs in Amsterdam and Paris as independent carriers, but they are working to coordinate their businesses. KLM flies to 250 destinations and operates 190 planes, including about 55 used for its KLM Cityhopper charter operations. It also owns two subsidiaries based in the Netherlands that offer budget charter and scheduled flights: Transavia and Martinair. Air France and KLM extend their worldwide networks as members of the SkyTeam alliance, which also includes carriers such as Alitalia, China Southern, and Korean Air Lines.

AirNet Systems, Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, focuses its resources on providing value-added, time-critical aviation services to a diverse set of customers in the most service-intensive, cost-effective manner possible. AirNet operates an integrated national transportation network that provides expedited transportation services to banks and time-critical small package shippers nationwide. The Company operated a total of 130 aircraft, 114 for its cargo airline and 16 for its passenger charter airline at March 31, 2005, located strategically throughout the United States. AirNet is committed to focusing its resources on providing value-added time-critical air shipment and aviation services to a diverse set of customers in the most service-intensive and cost effective manner possible.

The Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) was corporatized from a state enterprise, namely Airports Authority of Thailand (AAT), to be a public limited company on September 30, 2002 with the registered head of. ce at 333 Cherdwutagard Road, Don Muang, Bangkok 10210, Thailand. AOT is a leader of Thailand's airport business operator. Its main business lines are managing, operating and developing airports. Presently, AOT has 6 international airports under responsibility: Don Muang, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Hat Yai, Chiang Rai and Suvarnabhumi, all of which accommodate both domestic and international . ights. With the opening of commercial operations on September 28, 2006, Suvarnabhumi Airport serves as the main airport replacing Don Muang International Airport, which was unable to accommodate the overwhelming air traffic growth. At an initial stage, Suvarnabhumi Airport has a capacity to accommodate up to 45 million passengers and 3 million tons of cargo per year. Within a single hour, the airport can operate up to 76 Flights.AOT's main revenue derives from: (a) aeronautical revenue consisting of landing charge, parking charge, passenger service charge and aircraft service charge, and (b) non- aeronautical revenue consisting of concession revenue, of.ce and real property rents and service revenues. In the management of airport operations, AOT has to acquire external operators to provide some required ground services for passengers as agreed under contracts with AOT. They are, for example, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited and Thai Airports Ground Services Company Limited. Operators of retail shops, warehouse facilities, limousines, parking services and other conveniences have to pay for concession fees, rent and service charges. Other non-contract tenants running services within AOT airports pay rent and service charges to the AOT.

Aero Tec Laboratories was founded in 1970 as a design and testing facility for "flexible composite" materials. Shortly thereafter, the firm broadened its scope to include the actual fabrication of end products from its own outstanding fiber/elastomer composites. From ambitious beginnings in engineered inflatables and crashworthy fuel cell bladders, ATL has further spread its technologies into compensators, accumulators, potable water vessels, self-healing ballistic tanks, space containerization, bulk storage bladders and scores of similar endeavors. The common thread among ATL's products is the seeming dichotomy of remarkable toughness and durability coupled with extreme light weight, high flexibility and compactness.

Hub Group, Inc., an asset-light freight transportation management company, provides intermodal, truck brokerage, and logistics services in North America. Its intermodal services consist of arranging for the movement of customers' freight in containers and trailers over long distances. The company contracts with railroads to provide transportation for the long-haul portion of the shipment, and with local trucking companies for pickup and delivery. Its truck brokerage operations provide customers with specialized programs, including the Dedicated Trucking program, where certain carriers informally move freight for its customers on a continuous basis.The company offers various transportation management services and technology solutions, including shipment optimization, load consolidation, mode selection, carrier management, load planning and execution, and Web-based shipment visibility. It also provides rail and international drayage services for the intermodal sector. Hub Group primarily serves consumer products, retail, and durable goods industries. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois.

Aviall is a leading solutions provider of aftermarket supply-chain management services for the aerospace, defense and marine industries. Aviall, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, and is comprised of two operating units, Aviall Services ("Aviall") and Inventory Locator Service ("ILS"). Aviall is headquarted in Dallas, Texas. As one of the world's largest providers of new aviation parts and related aftermarket operations, Aviall markets and distributes products for more than 225 manufacturers and offers approximately 1,000,000 catalog items from 39 customer service centers located in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Aviall provides maintenance for aviation batteries and wheels and brakes, as well as hose assembly, kitting and paint-mixing services. The company also offers a complete set of supply chain and logistics services, including order processing, stocking and fulfillment, automated inventory management and reverse logistics to OEMs and customers. ILS, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, provides information and facilitates global eCommerce via its electronic marketplace that enables subscribers to buy and sell commercial parts, equipment and services, as well as providing eBusiness Services to the aviation, marine and defense industries.

Latecoere SA makes such airplane structures as fuselage sections and doors, and such onboard wiring products as electric harnesses and racks. Airbus accounts for more than half of Latecoere's sales; products made for Airbus include upper fuselage shells, lower nose sections, cargo doors, passenger doors, and avionics/electronics bays, shelves, and racks. Latecoere also makes landscape video camera systems and aircraft taxi aid systems. Latecoere offers research and design services through its subsidiary LATecis Ingénierie & Services, located in Toulouse. Other customers include Boeing, Bombardier, Dassault, and Embraer.

If travel plans take you through the Baltic states, you might want to consider flying airBaltic. Latvia's flag carrier, airBaltic serves more than 25 destinations in Europe from its hubs in Riga and Vilnius. The airline's fleet includes seven Boeing 737-500 and seven Fokker 50 aircrafts. Founded in 1995, airBaltic is 53% owned by the Latvian government. Scandinavian air group SAS AB had owned the other 47% but sold its shares in early 2009 to airBaltic's management for about $25 million. The sale comes after the Latvian government rejected a buyout offer from SAS.

Agusta Aerospace sells and services helicopters made by its parent, UK-based AgustaWestland. Agusta Aerospace offers sales support and services for customers in the US, Canada, and Central and South America. Services include airframe and sheet metal fabrication, inspections, pilot and mechanic training, component repair, overhaul, inventory support, and replacement services. Helicopters supported include the A109E, A119 KOALA, A109K2, A109C, A109MAX, and A109A. Customers come from the corporate, emergency medical, law enforcement, offshore, and utility markets.

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