CHC Helicopter hovers near the top of the helicopter heap. The company, which operates more than 150 helicopters in more than 30 countries worldwide, offers transportation services primarily for oil and gas exploration and production companies. CHC does much of its business in the North Sea; it also operates in several other major offshore oil production areas. In addition, the company provides helicopters for emergency medical services and offers helicopter maintenance services, through its Heli-One unit. An affiliate of investment firm First Reserve, which specializes in the energy industry, owns CHC.

Kreisler has manufactured precision components for the aerospace industry for over half a century by delivering a consistently high quality product and helping our customer solve complex engineering and manufacturing challenges. Success over the years has been defined by an ability to provide innovative solutions with changes in design, technology and equipment. Kreisler offers its customers in-house manufacturing and engineering services that reduce costs at every stage of production, from design to assembly and inspection. Sophisticated design software and state-of-the-art manufacturing and inspection equipment deliver the best components possible. An ISO 9000 registered quality system and aerospace certified manufacturing processes compliment the engineering and manufacturing organization by making sure processes are under statistical control and products are consistent in quality. The company's technical capabilities are complimented by continuous improvement efforts and certified quality systems that help to improve product quality and reliability. Kreisler has earned NADCAP accreditation for internal manufacturing processes including welding, nickel plating, as well as special chemical processes such as passivation and titanium cleaning.

Flying passengers to vacation spots throughout Europe, the Mediterranean, and North Africa, Transavia provides charter service (on behalf of tour operators) to about 75 destinations and low-cost scheduled service to more than 25 destinations. The carrier operates a fleet of about 30 Boeing 737s, primarily from Amsterdam but also from other airports in the Netherlands and from Paris. Along with providing transportation services, customers can arrange hotel accommodations and ground transportation (provided by partners) through Transavia's Web site. Transavia is a unit of Dutch national airline KLM, which in turn is part of Air France-KLM, Europe's largest airline company.

Air Methods Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides air medical emergency transport services and systems in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Community-Based Model, Hospital-Based Model, and Products. The Community-Based Model segment provides air medical transportation services, which include medical care, aircraft operation and maintenance, communications and dispatch, and medical billing and collection services. As of December 31, 2008, this segment operated 131 helicopters and 4 fixed wing aircraft. The Hospital-Based Model segment offers air medical transportation services and medically-equipped helicopters and airplanes for hospitals. As of December 31, 2008, this segment operated 191 helicopters and 12 fixed wing aircraft. The Products segment involves in the design, manufacture, and installation of aircraft medical interiors and other aerospace and medical transport products for domestic and international customers. Air Methods Corporation was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

Emrise Corporation. is an international manufacturer of defense and aerospace electronic devices and subsystems and telecommunications equipment.Emrise’s electronic devices group, which includes EEC Corporation and its subsidiaries, provides standard and custom power conversion products, RF and microwave devices and subsystems and subsystem assemblies to the global electronic components market, primarily for defense, aerospace, telecommunication and industrial applications. Emrise’s telecommunications group, consisting of CXR Larus Corporation and CXR Anderson Jacobson, provide transmission and network access equipment, timing and synchronization systems and test equipment to the International communications industry. Founded in 1983, the Company operates out of facilities in the United States, France and the United Kingdom.

A pioneer in the aerospace industry, Learjet Inc. builds high-performance business jets -- the limos of the sky. The company has built more than 2,000 aircraft at its Wichita, Kansas, plant since its first jet rolled off the assembly line in 1964. Current Learjet models -- from light jets to midsize and super midsize jets -- tout superior cruise velocity, ascent rates and operating maximums, and competitive operating costs. Since 1990 Learjet has operated as a subsidiary of Bombardier.

Bombardier Flexjet (known as Flexjet) offers fractional jet ownership services, in which customers acquire partial ownership of aircraft operated by the company. With ownership comes a specified number of flying hours -- think of the arrangement as an airborne timeshare. (A one-sixteenth share of an airplane equates to 50 hours of flight time per year.) Through the Flexjet 25 program, customers can also buy flight time in 25-hour blocks without taking an ownership interest in a plane. Flexjet's fleet of more than 90 aircraft includes Learjet and Challenger business jets manufactured by the company's parent, Montreal-based Bombardier. Flexjet was established in 1995.

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. provides logistics services in the United States and internationally. The company's services include consolidating or forwarding air and ocean freight; distribution management; vendor consolidating; providing cargo insurance; purchase order managing; and offering customized logistics information. Its airfreight services comprise the procurement of shipments from its customers; determination of the routing; consolidation of shipments bound for a particular airport distribution point; and selection of the airlines for transportation to the distribution point.The company also offers breakbulk services that include receiving and breaking down consolidated airfreight lots and arranging for distribution of the individual shipments. Its ocean freight and ocean services include freight consolidation from Asia to the United States; and handling full container loads.The company also acts as a customs broker, who assists importers to clear shipments through customs by preparing required documentation and calculations, as well as provides other value added services at destination, such as warehousing and product distribution, time definite transportation, and inventory management. In addition, it offers custom clearances for goods moving by rail and truck. The company's customers primarily include computer retailers, distributors of consumer electronics, department store chains, clothing and shoe wholesalers, manufacturers, and catalogue stores. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

To be sentient is to be aware, and to be Sentient is to be aware of a market niche in private jet transportation. Unlike charter jet users, Sentient customers pay a membership fee in advance for guaranteed access to aircraft. But as opposed to fractional jet ownership, where customers buy a portion of a jet and then pay for flight expenses, Sentient member-customers pay for flight time only. Customers choose types of jets (light, midsize, heavy) rather than individual aircraft. The jets are flown by independent operators. Sentient is a unit of Sentient Jet Holdings, which in mid-2008 announced it was selling the company to an affiliate of Macquarie Group.

LMI Aerospace, Inc. provides design engineering services, structural assemblies, kits, and components to the aerospace, defense, and technology markets primarily in the United States. It operates in two segments, Aerostructures and Engineering Services. The Aerostructures segment assembles, kits, fabricates, machines, finishes, and integrates close tolerance aluminum and specialty alloy components, and sheet metal products primarily for commercial, corporate, regional, and military aircraft. Its aerospace products include leading edge wing slats and flapskins; winglets and related wing modification kits; fuselage and wing skins; helicopter cabin and aft section components and assemblies; wing panels; door components, assemblies, and floorbeams; thrust reversers and engine nacelles/cowlings; cockpit window frames and landing light lens assemblies; interior components; structural sheet metal and extruded components; auxiliary power units; housings and assemblies for gun turrets; and various components and assemblies.This segment also offers value-added services related to the design, production, assembly, and distribution of aerospace components, as well as delivers kits of products. The Engineering Services segment provides wing/wingbox, fuselage, and empennage design; winglet design; nacelle, engine cowl, and thrust reverser design; weight improvement engineering; aircraft modification engineering; systems design and integration; tool design and fabrication; aviation training system; aviation maintenance engineering; and aviation system software engineering. It produces components and assemblies for laser equipment used by semiconductor and medical equipment manufacturers in the technology industry, as well as provides prototyping and design capabilities to support new product development. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in St. Charles, Missouri.

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