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.

Avantair, Inc. engages in the sale and management of fractional ownership interests and charter card usage of professionally piloted aircraft for personal and business use in North America. It sells fractional ownership shares of aircraft and charter cards. The company, through fixed flight based operations, provides aircraft maintenance, concierge, and other services to its customers in Clearwater, Florida; Camarillo, California; and Caldwell, New Jersey. It also offers pilot, maintenance, fuel, and hangar space for the aircraft. In addition, the company operates demonstration flights. Avantair, Inc. markets its fractional ownership interests to individuals and businesses. As of June 30, 2009, it operated 52 aircraft, including 46 aircraft for fractional ownership, 5 company owned aircraft, and 1 leased and company managed aircraft. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.

WestJet Airlines has taken off in Canada -- and beyond -- by following the Southwest Airlines business model. The low-fare carrier serves more than 65 destinations, mainly in Canada but also in the US, the Caribbean, and Mexico. It operates a fleet of about 80 Boeing 737s that feature live seatback satellite TV (from BCE's Bell ExpressVu). The carrier is working to expand its fleet to about 135 aircraft. Most of WestJet's destinations outside Canada are vacation spots, and subsidiary WestJet Vacations allows customers to book hotel accommodations along with their airline tickets. WestJet was founded in 1996.

SAIC, Inc. provides scientific, engineering, systems integration, and technical services and solutions to various branches of the U.S. military, agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. government civil agencies, state and local government agencies, foreign governments, and customers in select commercial markets. The company's Government segment provides a range of technical services and solutions in the areas of defense, intelligence, homeland security, logistics and product support, systems engineering and integration, and research and development of technologies with applications in areas, such as national security, intelligence, and life sciences.SAIC’s Commercial segment provides various information technology (IT) systems integration and technical services, including applications and IT infrastructure management, data lifecycle management, and business transformation services to industries, such as oil and gas, utilities, and life sciences worldwide. It has a strategic alliance with BPL Global, Ltd. to pursue business development opportunities in the smart grid sector. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Bristow is one of the world’s largest providers of helicopter services. The first civil helicopter company to work in the oil and gas industry, Bristow has earned an international reputation for speed of response and quality of service.Bristow is a truly global organization, working together from facilities around the world to offer a wide-ranging array of services. Bristow, through its brand names Air Logistics and Bristow Helicopters, provides helicopter transportation, maintenance, search and rescue, and related services to the offshore oil and gas industry as well as other business sectors. Contract helicopter maintenance and training programs are available to ensure that clients receive the highest degree of flexibility and the safest, most experienced flight and maintenance crews available. Bristow also provides pilot training through Bristow Academy.Bristow prides itself on providing the safest and most reliable service to customers in all major offshore and onshore oil and gas producing regions of the world.

Defense Industries International can help your odds of getting through the encounter unscathed. The company's primary projectile-proof products include body armor, bulletproof vests, and bomb disposal suits as well as ballistic helmets, wall covers, and one-way windows. Other offerings include harnesses, backpacks, battle pouches, tents, vehicle covers, winter suits, and sleeping bags. Customers include military (NATO, UN Peacekeeping Forces, Israeli Defense Forces), law enforcement, border patrol agencies, and corporations.

Air Wisconsin Airlines Corporation (AWAC) operates as the largest privately held regional airline in the United States. Founded in 1965, AWAC schedules nearly 500 departures per day system-wide to 26 states and two Canadian provinces. With service to approximately 70 cities throughout North America, AWAC carries nearly 6 million passengers per year.AWAC works in partnership with US Airways, United Airlines, and Northwest Airlines. In addition to the flying services AWAC provides while operating 70 CRJ regional jets as US Airways Express, the airline is also a ground-handler for United Express and Northwest Airlines at over 30 locations throughout the country.

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.

Mas Air provides scheduled cargo services far and wide. Based in Mexico City, the carrier serves major destinations in Central, North, and South America. Its major US hubs are Los Angeles and Miami. It specializes in live animal cargo handling and logistics. Mas Air operates a fleet of Boeing 767 and DC10 cargo jets, which offer internal temperature variation for multiple types of cargo. The company also provides maintenance service for other carriers, acts as the general sales agent for Lan Chile (a Chilean airline), and as the general handling agent for British Airways.

Jet Source is Southern California's leading business aviation center and is chosen by San Diego's elite inbound and outbound air travelers for its high standards in service and safety as well as its commitment to their security and privacy.It is the only facility in Southern California with the internal capabilities to support all of the operational needs of corporate aircraft, at one location. Jet Source provides a spectrum of aviation services including a Fixed Based Operation (FBO), a FAA Diamond Award-winning Part 145 avionics repair station, a personalized aircraft management program, and a dedicated fuel station. In addition, with its 135 certificate enabling charter, Jet Source is able to offer its aircraft owners the option to charter and derive additional revenue from their aircraft investment.Jet Source is the only San Diego company to earn an ARG/US Platinum rating, the industry's highest standard of safety. Each Jet Source pilot undergoes yearly emergency drill training and all crew members are trained on a flight simulator and assigned to no more than two aircraft types. With a worldwide certification, Jet Source's pilots and crew can fly the company's fleet of charter aircraft to more than 5,000 airports throughout the United States as well as the rest of the world.

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