Airbus is a leading aircraft manufacturer with the most modern and comprehensive family of airliners on the market, ranging in capacity from 100 to more than 500 seats. More than 6,000 Airbus aircraft have been ordered by over 200 customers worldwide since the company first entered the market in the early seventies. Of these more than 4,000 aircraft have already been delivered, leaving a healthy order book in excess of 2,000 aircraft for delivery over the coming years. With an annual turnover of over 22 billion euros in 2005, Airbus is a global company, employing some 55,000 people of some 85 different nationalities in design and manufacturing facilities in France, Germany, the UK, and Spain, as well as subsidiaries in the U.S., China, Japan and in the Middle East. Airbus also operates spare parts and training centres in Europe, the U.S. and Asia, and provides round-the-clock support services to all Airbus operators, helping them enhance the profitability of their fleets. Headquartered in Toulouse, France, Airbus is an EADS joint company with BAE Systems.

http://www.airbus.com

1985-2006 21 YEARS OF INNOVATION

AWAS offers a wide range of services, including operating leases, aircraft trading, sale & lease back transactions, facilitation of crew provision & wet lease operations and a range of investor services, including risk and asset management.

Established in 1985, AWAS has offices in Seattle, New York, Miami, Dublin, London, Singapore and Sydney.  The company owns and manages a large and diverse fleet of modern jet aircraft on lease to airline customers around the world.

Over 21 years we have worked with over 220 customers in 88 countries, taken delivery of 179 new aircraft and have traded some 280 aircraft to a wide range of customers around the world.

AWAS aircraft are operating with airlines around the world, ranging from start-up airlines to flag carriers.

The AWAS fleet is composed of Airbus A300-600R, A320, A321, A330 & A340, Boeing 737CG, 737NG, 757-200/200PF/200PCF, 767-200ER/-300ER, 747-300/-400, 777-200ER, MD-83 and Fokker 70 aircraft.

http://www.awas.com

The Boeing Company is the world's leading aerospace company and manufacturer of commercial jetliners.  Boeing airplanes are in service with 990 operators worldwide and make up more than 75 percent of the world fleet.  By focusing intensely on customers and the dynamic, complex air travel marketplace, Boeing develops valuable innovations in technology and products that benefit operators and the traveling public.  Boeing's industry-leading family of products and services deliver comprehensive customer solutions that contribute to a safe and efficient global air transportation system

http://www.boeing.com

CFM International is the world's leading manufacturer of aircraft engines in the 100Pax+ aircraft market, with a wide family of engines powering 29 aircraft models for  440 customers/operators worldwide both in the commercial as well as the military sectors. Close to 50 percent of the 16000 aircraft ordered over the past 21 years in the 100Pax+ market are powered by CFM56 engines.

http://www.cfm56.com/

EDS has more than 9,000 people serving more than 300 transportation clients, including 109 domestic and international air carriers as well as airports, airport ground handling agencies, travel and hospitality companies, freight and distribution businesses, both passenger and cargo rail carriers, and governmental agencies. EDS has been providing IT services to clients for more than 40 years and is the world leading airline IT services provider.

About EDS
EDS (NYSE: EDS) is a leading global technology services company delivering business solutions to its clients. EDS founded the information technology outsourcing industry more than 40 years ago. Today, EDS delivers a broad portfolio of information technology and business process outsourcing services to clients in the manufacturing, financial services, healthcare, communications, energy, transportation, and consumer and retail industries and to governments around the world.

http://www.eds.com

With headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil, and offices, subsidiaries and customer service bases in the United States, France, Australia, China and Singapore, Embraer is a customer-oriented company with 36 years of experience in designing, manufacturing, marketing and supporting aircraft for the commercial airline defense and business aviation markets. Founded in 1969 as a state-owned company, Embraer was privatized in 1994 and has been under the leadership of President & CEO Maurício Botelho since September 1995.  As of December 31, 2005, Embraer had a total workforce of 16,953 people, and its firm order backlog totaled US$ 10.4 billion..

http://www.embraer.com

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 a complete range of services that enhance customer value.

GE Aviation's technological excellence, supported by continuing investments in research and development, has been the foundation of growth and helps  ensure quality products that exceed customer requirements. GE Aviation continues to pioneer the world of flight by making it more reliable, quieter, and more energy efficient.  The sole power behind the Boeing 777-200, the GEE is the world's most powerful engine for the world's longest range commercial aircraft.  Our  next-generation Gene engine has been selected by Boeing for its new 787  Dream liner and by Airbus for its new A350 aircraft, both of which are  designed to deliver substantially improved economics over today's aircraft.  Closer to home, GE Aviation and Honda have formed a joint venture to  bring to market a new class of small, durable, and efficient jet engines that could enable 6-8 passenger business jet convenience at traditional commercial aviation prices.

http://www.geae.com/

IBM is the world's largest information technology company, with 80 years of leadership in helping businesses innovate.  Drawing on resources from across IBM and key IBM Business Partners, IBM offers a wide range of services, solutions, and technologies that enable customers, large and small, to take full advantage of the new era of on demand business through focusing on innovation that matters.
In addition, IBM has the industry experience and business consulting capabilities to help Airlines transform and differentiate themselves to meet the needs of the on demand era:  to set priorities, to find leverage and innovation points, to put theory into practice, and to deliver short-term ROI with a plan for long-term effectiveness.

http://www.ibm.com/industries/travel

Medina Quality Assurance Services (“Medina”) develops, manages and certifies food quality and food safety assurance programs for food producers
and large-scale food purchasers including international airlines.

Over the last 25 years Medina has conducted over 10,000 food quality and food safety audits on in-flight caterers and food suppliers worldwide on behalf of its airline clients. Medina’s in-flight food provider quality and food safety standards, auditing tools and methods are recognized as one of the most effective, efficient, objective and consistent tools for maximizing the chances that in-flight food providers produce safe food products that also meet the airlines’ quality expectations.

Medina’s food quality and food safety assurance products and services are based on principles of professionalism, scientific integrity and a devoted commitment to protecting the health and well being of our airline clients’ passengers, pilots and crew, and protecting, strengthening and improving passenger satisfaction.

Medina developed in collaboration with IATA he ICQA programme to regularly measure and encourage caterers’ compliance with food processing safety and quality standards set by programme participants.

http://www.medinaquality.com/home.php

Pratt & Whitney, a United Technologies company, has been a world leader in aerospace propulsion for over 80 years with a full range of products and services for general aviation, business aircraft, helicopters, large commercial and military aircraft.  In addition, Pratt & Whitney has business units focused on space propulsion and industrial gas turbines.
Today, in addition to about 14,000 commercial aircraft engines in service with hundreds of airlines around the world, Pratt & Whitney has a one-of-a-kind global network of 26 overhaul and repair centers that supports its installed base, fuels dynamic growth in its services business and enables it to offer airline customers unique, comprehensive and integrated service solutions.
Pratt & Whitney also participates in two joint venture companies that provide engines for commercial aircraft.  International Aero Engines, comprised of Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, MTU and JAEC, has more than 2,500 V2500s in service on the Airbus A320 family with another 1,000 on firm order.  The Engine Alliance, a 50-50 joint venture between Pratt & Whitney and GE, is developing the GP7200 engine for the Airbus A380.  To date the GP7200 has secured leading market share on the A380.

http://www.pratt-whitney.com/

The Sabre Airline Solutions® business, a Sabre Holdings company, is the world's proven leader of software products for the airline industry, offering passenger management solutions and consulting services for airlines to simplify their operations
and lower costs. More than 200 airlines around the world use its broad portfolio of smart solutions as decision-support tools to increase revenues and improve operations.  More than 100 airlines worldwide rely on Sabre Airline Solutions for passenger management solutions. In addition, more than 100 airline industry clients around the world have turned to the Sabre Airline Solutions consulting group for strategic, commercial and operational consulting.

http://www.sabre-holdings.com/

Established in 1993, SALE has grown to become a recognised force in the aircraft leasing business. With offices in Singapore, the UK and the USA, the company offers truly global reach and has aircraft flying with airlines in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the Middle East and North and South America.
The SALE portfolio is based primarily around new generation aircraft types, including the A320 family, Next-Generation 737 and 777. In addition to direct operating leases, the company undertakes purchase and leaseback transactions on new aircraft, plus a wide range of structured
finance, marketing and technical services.

http://www.saleleasing.com

SITA is the world's leading service provider of IT business solutions and communications services to the air transport industry. SITA manages complex communication solutions for its air transport, government and GDS customers over  the  world’s  most  extensive  communication network, complemented by consultancy  in  the  design,  deployment  and integration of communication services.   Its extensive range of airline and airport applications and services  includes  airport  operations  and  integrated  baggage services, common  use  and  desktop  services,  flight  operations  and air-to-ground communications and end-to-end airline distribution and fares services.

SITA  has  two main subsidiaries: OnAir, which is leading the race to bring in-flight  mobile  telephony to the market in 2006, and CHAMP Cargosystems, the  world's  only  IT  company  solely  dedicated  to air cargo. SITA also operates two joint ventures providing services to the air transport community:  Aviareto for aircraft asset management and CertiPath for secure electronic identity management.

SITA covers 220 countries and territories and the head office is in Geneva, Switzerland. 
SITA had revenues of US$ 1.582 billion in 2004 (€ 1170 billion [1])

[1] USD = 0.74 € (Dec 30, 2004)

http://www.sita.aero

Securing your future

Thales is an international electronics and systems group, serving defense, aerospace, security and services markets.
The group employs 60,000 people worldwide, has operations in more than 50 countries and generated revenues of $12 billion in 2005.

Thales in the Civil Aerospace Business, is one of the few companies in the world to provide aerospace customers with cost-effective solutions to all their needs. Our worldwide aerospace business truly cover every aspect of air transport safety and security, from turnkey airport installations to onboard electronics and crew training.

Thales is a worldclass partner for Avionics, Utilities, In-Flight Entertainment, Training and Simulation.
Close to its customers, Thales has set up operations near manufacturers, operators and Airlines to better meet their requirements. They provide all the systems and support capabilities we need to deliver complete solutions.

http://www.thalesgroup.com

Unisys is a leading provider of consulting, solutions, services and technologies to airlines, airports, ground handling, logistics, freight, travel, distribution and hospitality enterprises. Our clients comprise over 200 airlines – including 21 of the top 25 – and more than 600 airports.

Our expertise is renown in the industry. Today our systems process 29 percent of all passengers and move 35 percent of the world's international air cargo shipments. And we lead the industry in providing security solutions for air transport into and within the US and for the global supply chain. China's aviation industry relies on Unisys as its leading supplier of solutions and technology. And Fortune Magazine named Unisys one of the top outsourcing suppliers in the industry.

Unisys continues to lead the industry in innovation. Our first RES and DCS system, USAS, was introduced to the industry for over 40 years ago. Its successor, AirCore, is a 21st century marketing, sales and service solution suite aimed at today's customer-centric air transport model. Modular in design, AirCore was built using open technologies enabling agility for change and reduced costs.

Unisys is also unique in its approach to providing solutions for secure business operations. We do it by creating visibility throughout all layers of the enterprise, showing cause-effect relationships between strategy, processes, applications and infrastructure. This is the Unisys 3D Visible Enterprise approach and Blueprinting methodology being used by hundreds of clients around the world.

Our solutions use market-driven initiatives and technologies in which we have world-renowned credentials.
• Enterprise Security
• Outsourcing
• Real-time Infrastructure
• Open Source Solutions & Support
• Microsoft Solutions

Unisys offers a powerful advantage. Combining 3D Visible Enterprise capabilities and solutions for secure business operations with our trusted core competencies of Consulting, Systems Integration, Outsourcing, Infrastructure and Server Technology.  This is the power that Unisys brings to our clients' enterprises.

Unisys has more than 35,000 dedicated people in 100 countries serving thousands of clients around the world. Learn more about Unisys in the Transportation industry at www.unisys.com or email transportationsolutions@unisys.com

http://www.unisys.com