ExelTech Aerospace is a leading North American aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) company serving the commercial airline industry. The company inspects and repairs aircraft structures, refurbishes interiors, and installs and services electronic equipment. Customers include JetBlue Airways, American Eagle (regional partner of American Airlines), and Mesaba Airlines (subsidiary of Northwest Airlines). The company was founded in 2000 and has repair facilities in Canada at Montreal's Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport and Quebec's Jean Lesage International Airport. It also has operations in the US and Europe.

Filtration Development Company, which does business as FDC/aerofilter, can't do much about the kicking-up-dust part, but the company does make filters that keep helicopter turbine engines from getting clogged and damaged, thus lowering maintenance and repair costs and decreasing downtime. The company's systems are used on Bell, Eurocopter, and Sikorsky models.

Finmeccanica is the main Italian industrial group operating globally in the aerospace, defence and security sectors, and is one of the world's leading groups in the fields of helicopters and defence electronics. It is also the European leader for satellite and space services as well as having considerable know-how and production capacity in the energy and transport fields. Headquartered in Italy and with a vast industrial base in the UK as well as important production facilities in the rest of Europe and in the USA, Finmeccanica has a workforce of more than 73,000 people, and a revenues volume of euro mil. 15,037. Technology and innovation are the keystones of Finmeccanica's success and competitive edge. For this reason, the Group invests 1,809 billion euros a year in R&D activities (representing 14% of revenues), making Finmeccanica the leading Italian investor in hi-tech sectors. As far as the core business is concerned, investments amount to 20% of turnover - a percentage that is higher than some of its main competitors.A large part of R&D investment is channelled into dual technology projects, leading to significant advantages in civil applications of considerable strategic importance. To maintain its leadership in hi-tech sectors, Finmeccanica focuses on the value of its human resources, and the laboratories of its subsidiaries are staffed by around 3,000 highly specialized researchers.

First Aviation Services Inc. ("First Aviation") was established in June 1995 by First Equity Group ("First Equity") to acquire National Airmotive Corporation (“NAC”) from Triton Group Ltd.In March 1997, First Aviation acquired the assets of Aerospace Products International, Inc. ("API" - formerly Aircraft Parts International Combs, Inc.) from AMR Combs, Inc., a subsidiary of AMR. API is located in Memphis, Tennessee. In November 1999, NAC was sold to Rolls-Royce North America, Inc. for an adjusted sales price of approximately $71 million. In 1999, API expanded into Canada, forming Aircraft Products International Ltd. In 2000, API expanded again, into the Asia Pacific market, forming API Asia Pacific Inc., in the Philippines. More recently API established operations in Shanghai, China. First Aviation, together with its subsidiaries (collectively "FAvS"), is one of the leading suppliers of aircraft parts and components to the aviation industry worldwide, and is a provider of third party logistics and inventory management services to the aerospace industry. API distributes the products of over 150 parts and component manufacturers and suppliers. In addition, API offers brake and starter/generator overhaul services, and is a Federal Aviation Administration authorized hose assembly facility. Customers of FAvS include passenger and cargo airlines, fleet operators, corporate aircraft operators, fixed base operators, certified repair facilities, governments and military services.

The company exited its former lines of business, which consisted of title insurance, venture capital investments, and real estate. In 1999 Firstmark sold flagship subsidiary Southern Title Insurance and related operations to Old Guard Group. Seeking to buy or merge with unaffiliated businesses, it purchased Tecstar ElectroSystems (now Firstmark Aerospace), a maker of flight control parts and equipment used by military and commercial aircraft, and in 2006 Aircraft Belts, which makes and repairs safety belts, hardware, and systems for aircraft and medical applications.

Flight Safety Technologies is developing advanced technologies to improve the safety and efficiency of air travel through product development of proprietary technologies that monitor wake turbulence, reduce airport delays, and enhance aviation safety.These technologies have the potential to generate substantial cost savings for airports, airlines and passengers.At Flight Safety Technologies, our vision is a simple one: we seek to develop technology to improve the safety, efficiency and security of air travel. We can achieve our vision by developing high technology products and systems that give early warning of dangerous air conditions on runways and near airports; provide the means by which smaller aircraft can avoid mid-air collisions and inadvertent flight into terrain; and protect commercial airliners from the threat of shoulder-launched missiles. We believe that the American flying public deserves the greatest possible safety and efficiency when traveling. With the support of government appropriations for our research and development and a series of critical strategic relationships, we are determined to do all we can to ensure it.

FLIR Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets thermal imaging and infrared camera systems in the United States and internationally. It operates in three divisions: Thermography, Commercial Vision Systems, and Government Systems. The Thermography division manufactures hand-held thermal imaging systems that detect and measure minute temperature differences, which are used in various industrial and commercial applications, including high-end predictive and preventative maintenance, research and development, test and measurement, leak detection, scientific analysis, manufacturing process control, and building inspection. It serves research and development facilities, universities, industrial companies, utility companies, building inspectors, electrical contractors, thermography consultants, damage restoration contractors, and various commercial enterprises. The Commercial Vision Systems division provides infrared detectors, camera cores, readout integrated circuits, and other sub-components to original equipment manufacturers in automotive night vision, recreational marine, firefighting, airborne law enforcement, and commercial security markets. It also serves automotive suppliers, aircraft manufacturers and dealers, marine electronics dealers, integrators of security systems, and news gathering agencies. The Government Systems division offers hand-held and fixed mounted products for force protection, counter terrorism, search and rescue, perimeter security, navigation safety, law enforcement, narcotics detection, maritime and border patrol, and anti-piracy applications. It serves domestic and foreign government agencies, including military, paramilitary, and police forces. FLIR Systems offers its products through direct sales personnel, and a network of independent representatives and distributors. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon.

Foam Matrix makes composite parts and assemblies for aerospace companies. Typical applications include unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) wings, tails, and control surfaces. Specifically, the company has made fins for the Pegasus launch system as well as wings, elevons, and tails for the Joint Air Surface Standoff Missile. Foam Matrix also has supplied material for use in surfboards, sailboards, and wind turbine blades. The company's technology allows for the creation of molded products without having to assemble multiple pieces, which makes for lower cost manufacturing. President Kent Sherwood founded the company in 1994.

GE - Aviation is the world's leading producer of large and small jet engines for commercial and military aircraft. We also supply aircraft-derived engines for marine applications and provide aviation services. GE - Aviation's technological excellence, supported by continuing substantial investments in research and development, has been the foundation of growth, and helps to ensure quality products for customers.

General Electric is the world's largest maker of jet engines, so if you've ever been to an airport, you've doubtless heard the whine of GE jet engines. Keeping all those engines functioning is the task of GE Engine Services. The company provides engine maintenance, repair, overhaul services, and technology upgrades, as well as engine exchange. It supplies customers with new and used engine parts; leases engines and provides financing for engine customers; and inspects, analyzes, and diagnoses engines. Not only does it work on its own engines, but it also works on its competitors' engines, including those made by Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney.

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