Boeing Satellite Systems International is happiest when its products are far, far away. The company is a contracting unit for commercial spacecraft within Boeing's Space & Intelligence Systems division. It manufactures communications, meteorological, military, and research satellites. Boeing Satellite Systems International built the world's first geosynchronous communications satellite (Syncom); since its inception in 1961, the company estimates that it has manufactured almost 40% of all the communications satellites in commercial service today. Typical satellite applications include weather forecasting, radar mapping, telecommunications, satellite television, and national security.

Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems (S&IS) is the company's center for all intelligence and government/commercial space systems. It is part of Boeing's Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) which combines weapons and aircraft capabilities, with intelligence and surveillance systems. IDS's other units are Military Aircraft, Network and Space Systems, and Global Services and Support. S&IS, through its Satellite Development Center (SCD) and its manufacturing subsidiary Spectrolab, makes communications and scientific satellites, payloads, and components for national defense, science, and environmental applications. Nearly 40% of the commercial satellites in service worldwide were built by Boeing.

Boeing, the world's largest aerospace company, is also the #2 defense contractor (behind Lockheed Martin) and the #2 maker of commercial aircraft (behind Airbus); it does business in the UK through subsidiaries such as Boeing United Kingdom Limited. Noteworthy Boeing businesses include commercial (747, 767, 777, and upcoming 787 Dreamliner) and military (F/A-15 Eagle, F-22 Raptor, and AH-64D Apache) aircraft, space and communications systems (GPS satellites, space launch services, Space Shuttle), and weapons systems (Harpoon missile, X-45 unmanned combat air vehicle).

Bombardier Aerospace is getting more and more people into its airplanes. The Bombardier division makes small (Learjet), medium-large (Challenger), and super-large/long-range (Global) business jets; CRJ regional jets and Q Series Turboprops; and amphibious aircraft. It also plans the development of a C Series (C110, C130) of commercial aircraft that will seat 110-149 people. When not building aircraft, Bombardier Aerospace also offers military aviation training, pilot and maintenance training, fractional jet ownership (Flexjet), charter services (Skyjet), aircraft interior completion, and maintenance, technical support, and parts services.

Bombardier makes the goods to get people moving. Its Bombardier Aerospace subsidiary is among the world's leading manufacturers of commercial aircraft; Bombardier is the #1 regional aircraft maker, with its CRJ and Q series; and it is one of the largest makers of business jets (Global, Challenger, and Learjet). Its Bombardier Transportation division is one of the world's largest railway equipment makers. The company sold its recreation vehicle business, which made Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles, ATVs, and Sea-Doo personal watercraft. Bombardier makes about one-third of its sales in North America. The Bombardier family controls the company.

Bristol Aerospace is a Canadian civil aerospace and defense company and a subsidiary of Magellan Aerospace. Bristol Aerospace offers a range of repair and overhaul services for fixed and rotary wing aircraft and specializes in the manufacture of commercial and military aircraft engines and components and subsystems. It also produces rockets, payloads, small satellites, and defense equipment, including air-to-ground rockets, booster motors, and target training systems. The company has served clients in Algeria, Australia, Brazil, Iran, Japan, the UK, and the US.

CDI-Government Services is the government services sector of CDI Engineering Solutions, a division of CDI Corporation. Today, CDI-Government Services provides Ship Design, Naval Engineering, Aviation Engineering and Professional Services to the Department of Defense, The Department of Homeland Security, and the Defense Industry at-large. CDI-Government Services supports the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, and prime contractors who have long-term, high value project commitments to government agencies. Headquartered in Washington DC and with 13 offices located nation-wide, CDI-Government Services has a staff of more than 700 engineers, designers, logisticians, and technicians, and more than 30 years experience in the Government Sector. In short, CDI-Government Services can engineer solutions, manage projects, and source talent - offering customers project specific expertise or a cost effective, single source provider to fulfill their multiple needs.

Cessna Aircraft is one of the most famous names in small planes. A subsidiary of Textron, the company manufactures business jets, utility turboprops, and small single-engine planes. Best known for its small prop planes, Cessna is also a leading maker of business jets; it makes nine variations of its popular Citation jet. Cessna's single-engine planes are typically used for personal and small-business purposes. Cessna also offers fractional ownership programs for its business jets. It has delivered more than 190,000 jets and planes during its 80-year-plus history, making it the world's leading general-aviation aircraft company. Cessna accounts for about 40% of Textron's sales.

Cirrus Design enables its customers to reach the clouds, be they cirrus, cumulus, or stratus. The company, also known as Cirrus Aircraft, manufactures the SRV, SR20-G2, SR22, SR22-Turbo, and SR22-Turbo GTS single-engine, four-seater, piston-powered aircraft. Cirrus planes are made primarily of composite materials rather than aluminum; the company believes composites allow for an aerodynamically superior design. All Cirrus models come with parachutes that will lower the aircraft to the ground in case of emergency. The company was founded in 1984 by chairman Alan Klapmeier and his brother, Dale. Arcapita, the Bahrain-based investment firm, owns 58% of Cirrus Design.

Dassault Aviation Company Profile Dassault Aviation keeps corporate leaders flying high in its Falcon family of business jets. Luxury jets account for the bulk of the company's fortunes, with Falcon Jet making up more than 60% of sales. Dassault's lean and mean military aircraft, such as the Mirage and Rafale jet fighters, account for much of the remainder. The company teamed up with SAFRAN to develop tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and is prime contractor for EADS' combat UAVs. Dassault Aviation makes about one-third of its sales in France. The founding Dassault family owns just over half of the company; EADS owns about 46%.

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