Royal Aeronautical Society / Handbook 2020 / Corporate Partners

RAeS Corporate Partner Scheme

The Society now has over 250 Corporate Partners, 25,241 individual members and is host to over 100 events each year at the Society’s HQ and 300 via its global Branches, Divisions and Specialist Committees, making it arguably the most influential aerospace society worldwide.

The RAeS is the only professional body very well attended at the highest levels of PROFILE RECOGNITION dedicated to the entire aerospace the aerospace industry and prove a most community. popular form of networking. Briefings are LIST OF CURRENT CORPORATE It retains a sense of history and free of charge and corporate events are at PARTNERS tradition, while maintaining its energy beneficial Corporate Partner rates. Please and relevance and ability to contribute to visit the Corporate Partner section of the Your organisation will be included in the today’s environment and is ideally placed to RAeS website to find out more (www. current list of RAeS Corporate Partners face the challenges of the future. aerosociety.com/corporate joining the elite of the aerospace industry By joining the Society’s Corporate committed to best practice, heritage and Partner Scheme, your organisation CONFERENCES, EVENTS, LECTURES, innovation. A full Corporate Partner listing aligns itself to the Charter of the Royal SPECIALIST GROUPS & BRANCH may be found on the RAeS website and Aeronautical Society and demonstrates a MEETINGS in the Corporate Partner Directory found commitment to professional development within The RAeS Handbook. of engineering and technical staff within the The Society has an extensive diary of aerospace community. events many of which are free to attend RAeS HANDBOOK or are at a reduced rate for Corporate Partners. Please visit the Events Section Annually published at the beginning AIM of the RAeS website (www.aerosociety. of the year, the RAeS Handbook is an com/events) to access the latest activities aide-mémoire to all Corporate Partners The aim of the Corporate Partner Scheme and select those specifically of interest. highlighting the activities of its membership is to bring together organisations The RAeS also welcomes Corporate and the Society’s activities and links in to promote best practice within the Partner participation in events through the international arena. As a Corporate international aerospace sector. With nomination of keynote speakers or session Partner you will receive a hard copy of this over 250 Corporate Partners worldwide, chairs within the conference and lecture publication and a free the scheme provides a respected and programme. listing in the Corporate Partner Section. recognised independent forum of discussion and information exchange ANNUAL BANQUET AT PREFERENTIAL on issues facing the aerospace sector, RATES FREE NOTICE IN ‘AEROSPACE’ MONTHLY as well as providing unique networking MEMBERS’ PUBLICATION opportunities with influential figures in the Held at a prestigious London venue each industry, government and public sector. May, the Society’s Annual Presidential All Corporate Partners are announced Banquet is one of the most important in AEROSPACE magazine with a short social functions in the aerospace description published (up to 100 words) Key benefits include: calendar, attracting over 600 guests. highlighting your organisation’s activities Corporate Partner members are able to and commitment to maintaining the highest CONFERENCES AND EVENTS book corporate tables at substantially professional standards across the industry. preferential rates. Unrivalled networking and promotional USE OF RAeS CORPORATE PARTNER opportunities are available through CORPORATE PARTNER GRADUATE/ LOGO attending, sponsoring or exhibiting at RAeS APPRENTICE TRAINING SCHEME events, including conferences, lectures, As a Corporate Partner you are invited to briefings and social occasions. Corporate Partners who manage their use the RAeS official Corporate Partner own training scheme may wish to access logo and thus reflect your commitment to CORPORATE PARTNER BRIEFINGS AND special graduate/apprenticeship packages best practice within the aerospace industry. EVENTS associated with the Society’s high profile conferences. For more details contact SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING Exclusive to Corporate Partners and the Conference & Events Department specially invited guests, these events are [email protected] There are a number of occasions where

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individual organisations may wish to raise For more information please visit www. ACCESS TO RAeS FACILITIES their profile and be associated with a aerosociety.com/join. To discuss general specific Corporate Partner event, Society benefits of membership, contact the USE OF THE NATIONAL AEROSPACE conference or lecture, or to advertise in Membership Team at membership@ LIBRARY, FARNBOROUGH our monthly publication, AEROSPACE at a aerosociety.com. For enquiries about reduced rate. grades of membership or Engineering Located at the Hub in Farnborough, the PUBLICATIONS Council registration, contact Society’s National Aerospace Library [email protected]. houses over 100,000 books and RAeS PUBLICATIONS publications and is probably the largest DISCOUNTED JOINING FEES aeronautical archive in Europe. Corporate Corporate Partners receive complimentary Partners may take advantage of free copies of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Employees of Corporate Partners receive of charge research using the Library’s monthly publications: AEROSPACE and a financial benefit when applying for experienced staff and have access to The Aeronautical Journal. In addition, all individual membership. In this instance, other special volumes. Corporate Partners have a unique login application fees applicable for graded to the Society’s website that provides membership will be waived. USE OF RAeS HQ FACILITIES access to all our publications (online only) dating back to c.2003. This now allows all FREE ACCREDITATION COSTS No.4 Hamilton Place is open all year, five Corporate Partner employees access to days a week, except for standard UK the latest issues and archives of our leading The Society is licensed to accredit Bank Holidays and the period between publications. academic programmes that provide the Christmas and the New Year. exemplifying level of understanding, The Members’ Lounge located on the THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF AEROSPACE knowledge and skills to underpin second floor is open Monday to Friday ENGINEERING professional competence to help from 9am to 5pm to members and their graduates on their way to registration guests. Facilities include: Corporate Partners enjoy a substantial with the Engineering Council. Corporate discount of 15% when purchasing the Partners benefit from free accreditation THE BUSINESS SUITE complete set of The Encyclopaedia of of their professional development Aerospace Engineering. Published by John schemes, worth £1,000 + VAT. Comprises a fully equipped business Wiley & Sons, the publication covers nine lounge and three meeting rooms. One volumes with over circa 6,000 pages and RAeS CAREERS TEAM meeting room (Toulouse Room) is free to is arguably the most authoritative work of Corporate Partners. its kind. The Royal Aeronautical Society has The Society has an established Careers endorsed the publication and negotiated a Team which runs a number of initiatives DISCOUNTED ROOM HIRE special rate for Corporate Partner members. to promote aerospace, aviation and STEM subjects to young people, as well In addition all RAeS Corporate Partners PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT as provide guidance and advice to those receive 20% off venue hire of the main seeking employment in the sector. For reception rooms at No.4 Hamilton Place, PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION FOR more information on supporting our including the Bill Boeing Lecture Theatre. EMPLOYEES educational initiatives please contact the team at: [email protected]. The Society encourages best-practice FINANCIAL VALUE across the aerospace industry through CAREERS IN AEROSPACE WEBSITE professional recognition of individual Annual Corporate Partner membership skills, experience and qualifications as ADS and the RAeS maintain www. fees depend on annual aerospace well as the opportunity to register with careersinaerospace.com which aims turnover, starting from as little as £1,107 the Engineering Council. RAeS post- to showcase the aerospace industry to + VAT and ranging in a five tier structure. nominal designations are internationally young people, their teachers, parents and recognised and respected, confirming careers advisors and provide in-depth achievement of expertise. Membership and inspirational careers information, and registration levels include: guidance and resources. > Associate (ARAeS) RECRUITMENT > Associate Member (AMRAeS) > Member (MRAeS) If you are looking to reach thousands of > Fellow (FRAeS) or Companion (CRAeS) potential applicants around the world, the RAeS offer discounted rates for > Chartered Engineer (CEng) Corporate Partners to post jobs on our > Incorporated Engineer (IEng) dedicated website, www.aerosocietyjobs. > Engineering Technician (EngTech) com

To find out more or to discuss joining the Royal Aeronautical Society Corporate Partner scheme please Email: [email protected] or Call: +44 (0)20 76704346

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Corporate Partner Profiles

AAR specialist instruction to ensure access for all. [email protected] 1100 N Dale Road, Wood Dale, The charity also acts as a representative body www.affinityFTS.co.uk Illinois 60191 for disabled aviators working with regulators and United States of America the aerospace industry to promote access and Contact: Iain Chalmers +44 (0)20 8990 6721 awareness. Affinity supports UK military air capability by [email protected] playing a key part in the seamless progression of www.aarcorp.com pilots through flight training. Under a landmark THE AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY partnering programme with the UK MoD, Affinity Contact: Paul Richardson OF supplies and supports three fleets of aircraft (Grob AAR is an independent provider of aviation 13-B Indraprastha Estate, 120TP, Embraer Phenom 100 and Beechcraft services to commercial and government New Delhi, 110002 T-6C) within the Military Flying Training System customers around the globe. The company India (UKMFTS). This includes fleet management and airworthiness, delivery of aircraft availability and was founded in 1955 and today has revenues +91 11 23370058 complex programme management. of approximately $2bn with more than 6,000 [email protected] Affinity is a UK-registered company and is employees in 20 countries. AAR’s aftermarket www.aerosocietyindia.in a joint venture of Kellogg Brown & Root Limited expertise and award-winning market solutions, (‘KBR’) and Elbit Systems (UK) Limited. which can be integrated or leveraged separately, Contact: Yatindra Kumar help customers increase efficiency and reduce Employees: 18-20 costs while maintaining high levels of quality, Revenue: approx. 30mil rupees – £391,517 service and safety. AAR is a trusted partner The Aeronautical Society of India was founded AFRICAN BUSINESS AVIATION to airlines, militaries and OEMs delivering in 1948 with the objective of the Society is ASSOCIATION (AFBAA) PO Box 657, Kigali competitiveness so they can focus on to promote the advancement and diffusion of Rwanda transporting passengers, cargo and parts around the knowledge of aeronautical sciences and +44 (0)1206 844288 the world. aircraft engineering as well as elevation of the [email protected] +1.630.227.2000 | aarcorp.com | AOG 24/7 aeronautical profession. The Society has two www.afbaa.org worldwide: +1.630.227.2470 | [email protected] special Divisions and 17 Branches at all the important centres of aviation and aerospace in the Contact: Nick Fadugba country. Its membership of more than 13,000 is The African Business Aviation Association was drawn from all major aeronautical establishments. ADS GROUP launched in May 2012 to represent the interests Salamanca Square, 9 Albert Embankment, of Africa’s aircraft owners, operators, and London SE1 7SP suppliers to the business aviation community in AEROSUD HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD a single voice. AfBAA has some 119 members. +44 (0)20 7091 4500 Corner of Van Ryneveld Ave & Van Der Spuy Str, AfBAA’s primary objective is to promote the [email protected] Pierre Van Ryneveld, Pretoria, 0157 understanding and benefits that business www.adsgroup.org.uk South Africa aviation provides for the continent’s economic +27 12 662 5000 development and prosperity through advocacy. [email protected] Contact: Paul Everitt FRAeS As an active, well-funded, professionally run www.aerosud.co.za ADS is the premier trade organisation for all organisation AfBAA is committed to increasing companies operating in the UK aerospace, membership, raising awareness of the Association Aerosud consists of two operating companies, defence, security and space sectors. ADS internally and externally in Africa and supporting Aerosud Aviation and Aerosud Technology operates to create the best possible climate in all entities involved in Business Aviation in Africa. which its members can do business, including Solutions. Aerosud Aviation consists of number lobbying and media relations work alongside of product streams in the Commercial Aviation networking and other business-to-business Design and Manufacture Sector which covers AIG AEROSPACE LIMITED thermoplastic and composite interior components, activities. The AIG Building, 58 Fenchurch Street, London specialist thin walled welded products, structural EC3M 4AB metal assemblies, avionic racks and electrical United Kingdom AEROBILITY distribution boxes with application on Boeing and Blackbushe Airport, Camberley GU17 9LQ Airbus aircraft families. These product streams Contact: Mark Sperring United Kingdom include the design, certification and production, For over 70 years, AIG has provided innovative +44 (0)303 303 1230 both for after-market refurbishment as well as aerospace insurance solutions for nearly every [email protected] new products. Aerosud Technology Solutions is a type of industry using aircraft – from airlines to http://www.aerobility.com specialist structural composites entity designing space, manufacturers to airports. We will work and manufacturing complex shaped composite with you to customize coverage options that can Contact: Mike Miller-Smith structures utilising a patented Cellular Core help minimize risks and maximize safety. AIG Aerobility is a registered charity that aims to use Technology (CCT) process. Aerospace has been dedicated to addressing the the challenges of flight and exposure to aviation global insurance and risk management needs of as a tool for improving the lives of those with the Aerospace market. We lead business in every a disability. Whatever the age or whatever the AFFINITY FLYING TRAINING continent with our focus on forming long standing disability, be it physical, learning or mental, or SERVICES LTD partnerships with our clients and business an injury acquired in conflict – Aerobility gives Hangar 29, RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire partners, with the end customers’ needs always everyone the chance to fly and participate in NG34 8HB being paramount. We are world leaders with aviation-orientated activities. Aerobility operates United Kingdom a hugely experienced underwriting and claims adapted aircraft, supporting equipment and +44 (0)1400 222 030 offering.

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AIR NEW ZEALAND LTD AIRBUS Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and 185 Fanshawe Street, Private Bag 92007, Wellington House, 125-130 Strand, London related services. It has maintained a presence in Auckland, 1147 WC2R 0AP South Africa since 1994. Airbus Southern Africa New Zealand United Kingdom (Pty) Ltd, is headquartered at Grand Central +64 9 336 2914 +44 (0)20 7395 7801 Airport in Midrand, South Africa. The Grand [email protected] [email protected] Central base is home to the company’s regional http://www.airnewzealand.co.nz/ www.airbus.com and Defence & Space businesses. Worldwide, including South Africa, Airbus employs Contact: Capt David Morgan FRAeS Contact: Ian Middleton, Director of a workforce of around 129,000 people. Air New Zealand is an international and domestic Communications (UK) airline group which provides air passenger and Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space cargo transport services within New Zealand, and related services. In 2018, it generated AIRCRAFT RESEARCH as well as to and from , the South West revenues of €64bn and employed a workforce ASSOCIATION LTD Pacific, Asia, North America and the UK. of around 134,000. Airbus offers the most Manton Lane, Bedford MK41 7PF Air New Zealand also encompasses business comprehensive range of passenger airliners. United Kingdom units providing engineering and ground handling Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, +44 (0)1234 324600 services. Subsidiaries extend to booking systems, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well [email protected] travel wholesaling and retailing services. as one of the world’s leading space companies. www.ara.co.uk In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. Contact: Timothy Figg, Business Development LTD Airbus is part of the fabric of the UK. Our Executive ARA is an independent centre of excellence and Brahan Building, Perth College, Crieff Road, Perth 13,500-strong UK workforce designs and builds leading solution provider of Transonic Wind Tunnel PH1 2NX wings for its commercial aircraft family, is Britain’s (TWT) testing and complementary aerodynamic United Kingdom largest space company, a world-leader in cyber services. +44 (0) 1738 877105 security, and the biggest supplier of large aircraft Located 50 miles north of London UK, ARA [email protected] to the RAF, through the A400M Atlas and the specialises in high technology solutions in fluid www.airservicetraining.co.uk A330MRTT Voyager. As Britain’s civil dynamics and wind tunnel testing working hub, Airbus represents around 50% of the UK’s with major international aircraft and defence Contact: Robert Sutherland CEng FRAeS civil helicopter fleet and is a key supplier to the manufacturers. Air Service Training (Engineering) Ltd (AST) has Ministry of Defence. Airbus has trained more than ● TWT testing to Mach 1.4 been providing aeronautical engineering training 1,000 apprentices over the past ten years and ● Store Separation to the world’s Airlines, Maintenance Organisations has collaborations with more than 20 universities, ● Gust Rig and Military formations since 1931, in which spending £350m in UK Research & Development. ● Innovative optical visualisation techniques time it has developed a reputation for innovative, ● Instrumented model design and manufacture effective and high quality training strategies to ● Design & analysis consultancy using state of the meet industry needs. AIRBUS AUSTRALIA PACIFIC art computational techniques for wing shaping AST is EASA Part 147 Approved and currently Airbus GROU0037, 701 MacArthur Ave Central, and design, propeller design and installation, delivers training and examinations to meet Pinkenba, 4008 CFD tool development and industrialisation. the knowledge requirements of the EASA Part Australia ● Co-ordination of large multi business/ 66 Aircraft Maintenance Licence. In addition [email protected] organisation research projects to delivery at its main site in Perth, AST also delivers training and examinations at a number of Contact: Nathan Pick international locations. In addition to its EASA Part Airbus in Australia Pacific is a part of Airbus, a AIRLINES UK 147 Approval AST also holds CAAN Approval and global leader in aeronautics, space and related 25 Southampton Buildings, London WC2A 1AL is awaiting confirmation of its GCAA Approval. services. In 2016, Airbus generated revenues +44 (0)20 3709 8935 Additionally AST offers short modular courses of €67bn and employed a workforce of around [email protected] and examinations, or examination only to meet the 134,000. www.airlinesuk.org requirements for National licence conversion, initial Airbus employs more than 1,750 people across licence issue following the ‘Self-Improver’ route and 15 sites in Australia and New Zealand. With a Contact: Tim Alderslade extensions to basic Part 66 Licence Categories. long-standing presence in commercial aircraft and Airlines UK is the trade body for UK registered Teaching engineers for one of the most the largest market share in civilian and military airlines, with members representing all sectors demanding professions in the world requires a very helicopters, the company supports more than 500 of the industry. We work with governments, special approach and complete dedication to the aircraft across the Pacific and is well recognised as regulators and legislators to promote the interests highest safety standards, and AST the training a leading through-life-support provider in military of UK airlines, and with organisations across the provider of choice for many people and organisations. fixed-wing and helicopter platforms. We have been sector to encourage long-term and sustainable AST can also offer innovative bespoke training supplying Earth observation satellite imagery to the growth in aviation. solutions to meet all engineering needs, and in Australian market for over 25 years, and our fully We formulate opinions and engage with partnership with Perth College offers academic integrated optical and radar satellite constellation stakeholders on a number of issues, including awards in Aeronautical Engineering up to Batchelor enables daily acquisitions at high resolutions. airport capacity, taxation, sustainable aviation, of Science Hons degree level. The BSc in Aircraft disruptive passengers and regulation and Maintenance and Management combines the consumer protection. We are proud members of the requirements of the approved EASA Part 66 AIRBUS SOUTHERN AFRICA Sustainable Aviation, A Fair Tax on Flying and The course with the requirements of a recognised (PTY) LTD Sky’s the Limit industry campaigns. degree qualification. Northwest Block, Grand Central Airport, New Approved Courses/Examination Capabilities Road, Midrand, Gauteng ● Category A1 Turbine Aeroplanes South Africa AIRMAP INC ● Category A2 Piston Aeroplanes +27 11 266 2600 1460 4th Street, Suite 304, Santa Monica, ● Category A3 Turbine Helicopters [email protected] 90401 ● Category B1.1 Turbine Aeroplanes www.airbushelicopters.co.za United States of America ● Category B1.2 Piston Aeroplanes www.airbus.com +1 209 728 5423 ● Category B1.3 Turbine Helicopters [email protected] ●Category B2 Avionics Contact: Lynne Carstens www.airmap.com

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Contact: Richard Deakin CEng FRAeS OneSKY will unite Australian skies under a new, AMDA FOUNDATION LIMITED AirMap is the leading airspace and automation harmonised civil-military air traffic management PO Box 4095, Geelong, 3220 company serving the drone economy. AirMap system, which will give Airservices new levels Australia connects airspace authorities, enterprise of operational efficiency, cost efficiency, and [email protected] operators, and industry developers with safety. At the same time, it will reduce delays for www.amda.com.au automation software solutions for scaling safe the travelling public and provide opportunities to and efficient drone operations in low-altitude improve environmental outcomes. Contact: Philip Smart airspace. AirMap’s UTM and U-space products AMDA FOUNDATION LIMITED is an Australian are deployed in the Czech Republic, , not-for-profit corporation established to promote Singapore, Switzerland, the US, and available in ALIXPARTNERS the development of aviation and Australia’s over 30 countries. The company serves a global 6 New Street Square, industrial, manufacturing and information/ community of over 250,000 pilots and 2,500 London EC4A 3BF communications technology resources in registered developers. In 2019, AirMap acquired United Kingdom the fields of aviation, aerospace, maritime, Hangar Technology, an enterprise drone dataflow +44 (0)20 7098 7400 defence and security. AMDA achieves this platform, to further accelerate enterprise drone [email protected] goal by delivering Australia’s most prominent adoption through digital automation. AirMap http://www.alixpartners.com and respected world-class biennial industry is committed to advancing drone enablement expositions as platforms for interaction between through global research initiatives including Contact: Eric Bernardini industry, Defence, Government and academia. NASA-UTM, the European Network of U-space AlixPartners is a global firm of senior business These include the Australian International Airshow Demonstrators, and the US DoT UAS Integration and consulting professionals that specialise in and Aerospace & Defence Exposition (Avalon), and Pilot Program and UTM Pilot Program. Learn improving corporate financial and operational the RotorTech Helicopter and Unmanned Flight more at www.airmap.com. performance, executing corporate turnarounds, Exposition. and providing litigation consulting and forensic accounting services when it really matters – in urgent, high impact situations. AIRPORT OPERATORS AMERICAN INSTITUTE ASSOCIATION Our aerospace and defence team is deeply OF AERONAUTICS AND 3 Birdcage Walk, London SW1H 9JJ rooted in the industry and understands the unique United Kingdom strategic and operating challenges it faces. We ASTRONAUTICS 12700 Sunrise Valley Drive, Suite 200, Reston, +44 (0)20 7799 3171 solve complex challenges and create real results VA, 20191-5807 [email protected] for our clients. We have earned a reputation for United States of America http://www.aoa.org.uk our hands-on problem-solving skills based on +1 703 264 7500 real-world operational, financial, and analytical [email protected] Contact: Patricia Page experience. http://www.aiaa.org/ The Airport Operators Association (AOA) is the Our clients include large and middle market

Trade Association that represents UK airports. Its companies as well as their investors, creditors, Contact: Dan Dumbacher mission is to see UK airports grow sustainably. and other corporate stakeholders. Since 1963, members from a single professional The AOA represents the views of UK airports to Government, Parliament and regulators to secure society have achieved virtually every milestone policy outcomes that help deliver its mission. It AMAC AEROSPACE in modern American flight. That society is represents more than 50 UK airports in the UK. SWITZERLAND AG the American Institute of Aeronautics and For more information, please visit www.aoa.org. Sternengasse 18, Basel, 4051 Astronautics. With nearly 30,000 individual uk. Switzerland members from 91 countries, and 95 corporate +41 58 310 31 31 members, AIAA is the world’s largest technical [email protected] society dedicated to the global aerospace AIRSERVICES AUSTRALIA www.amacaerospace.com profession. Created in 1963 by the merger of 25 Constitution Avenue, Canberra, 2600 the two great aerospace societies of the day, the Australia Contact: Waleed Muhiddin American Rocket Society (founded in 1930 as +61 (02) 6268 4111 We offer corporate and private aircraft the American Interplanetary Society), and the [email protected] maintenance (MRO), refurbishment and Institute of the Aerospace Sciences (established www.airservicesaustralia.com completion services, as well as aircraft in 1933 as the Institute of the Aeronautical management and charter operations. We are Sciences), AIAA carries forth a proud tradition of Contact: Communications represented as a ‘Group of Companies’ that span more than 80 years of aerospace leadership. Airservices is a government owned organisation the width of Europe and have presence in Turkey providing safe, secure, efficient and and Lebanon. Our experienced management environmentally responsible services to the team and expert professional staff prove to be an AMITY UNIVERSITY DUBAI aviation industry. Airservices safely manages exceptional force for meeting and exceeding the PO BOX 345019, Dubai International Academic 11% of the world’s airspace where there are more expectations and demands of our international City, Dubai than four million aircraft movements carrying customers. United Arab Emirates more than 156 million passengers annually. +971 4 4554 900 Airservices provides the aviation industry [email protected] with telecommunications, aeronautical data, AMAZON.CO.UK www.amityuniversity.ae navigation services and aviation rescue fire 60 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN fighting service (ARFFS). Airservices provides United Kingdom Contact: Sarath Syamala ARFFS at 26 of Australia’s busiest airports and +44 (0)20 8636 9280 Amity University Dubai is a leading Higher provides air traffic control from two air traffic [email protected] Education provider in The Middle East. Degrees services centres, two terminal control units and www.amazon.co.uk are awarded from Amity University, Uttar 29 towers at international and regional airports. Pradesh, India; recognised by the University Every day of each year, Airservices keeps flying Contact: Jamie Booth Grants Commission (UGC) and approved by around Australia safe. It’s a huge responsibility Prime Air is a project from Amazon’s next- Knowledge and Human Development Authority and one they take very seriously. By 2021, generation Research & Development lab. The goal (KHDA), Dubai. Students are trained by Australia will be providing air traffic control of this future Amazon delivery system is to get faculty with extensive academic and industrial services using the most advanced and integrated packages into customers’ hands in 30 minutes or experience, with involvement in various air traffic control system in the world—OneSKY. less using unmanned aerial vehicles. professional forums and research publications

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in prestigious international journals. Aerospace appointed as the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and mergers and acquisition support. With Engineering program endeavours to create Training Service Partner under the UK Military deep sector expertise, analytically rigorous industry ready aerospace professionals by Flight Training System (UKMFTS). consulting methodologies, and a uniquely flexible training students on concepts like design The UKMFTS delivery model represents a service model, Avascent provides clients with analysis of aerial and space vehicles. It provides unique partnering agreement between the RAF, the insights and advice they need to succeed in an in-depth understanding of the technical issues MoD and Ascent; and provides an innovative dynamic customer environments. pertaining to the aerospace sector. training solution to create the next generation of UK military aircrew. AVEILLANT LTD ARPAS UK 18-21 Evolution Business Park, Milton Road, Sherwood House, 41 Queens Road, Farnborough ASIAN BUSINESS AVIATION Impington, Cambridge CB24 9NG GU14 6JP ASSOCIATION (ASBAA) United Kingdom United Kingdom Level 11, Admiralty Centre, Tower 2, 18 +44 (0)1223 455555 +44 (0)20 3985 0904 Harcourt Road, Admirality, Causeway Bay [email protected] [email protected] Hong Kong www.aveillant.com www.arpas.uk +852 3182 7129 [email protected] Contact: Sally Laight Contact: Elena Major www.asbaa.org Aveillant is a UK-based world leader in radar ARPAS UK is the professional trade association technology. Its surveillance products provide a for remotely piloted aircraft systems in the UK. It Contact: Cathy Chiu uniquely detailed, comprehensive, and adaptable is a not-for-profit association run by an elected AsBAA’s mission is to represent the needs of picture of surroundings. Aveillant’s approach committee. We represent the membership on a its members and the wider industry through its differs fundamentally from the technology path number of working groups, safety partnerships three core pillars: Advocacy, Representation and followed to date. Rather than rotating a narrow and industry co-ordination groups with the Community. We actively Advocate the benefits beam, the company’s Holographic Radar constantly CAA, NATS & the DfT. All members are actively of business aviation to key stakeholders such as surveys all the airspace, then uses algorithms to encouraged to be involved in our activities and Government, transport ministries and the media. intelligently interpret what it sees. This provides a we have a thriving support network. In addition to We Represent the interests of all sectors of the real-time 3D picture, with unparalleled resolution being a learned association we actively promote business and general aviation industry across the and update speed. Because our solution is rooted collaboration and business opportunities region, and we create a Community in which our in software and because we collect 10,000% between members. members can network, access B2B opportunities more information than conventional radars, our and tackle common issues with greater collective capabilities are broad and flexible – PSR, drone- influence. detection, wind-farm mitigation, etc – all using the AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF same technology. APPLIED SCIENCES (AUAS)/ DEPARTMENT AVIATION Weesperzijde 190, Amsterdam, 1097 DZ The Hub, 500 Aztec West, AVIATION LOGISTICS The Netherlands Almondsbury Business Park, NETWORK LTD +31 20 595 14 00 BS32 4RZ Unit A1 Calder Way, Colnbrook, [email protected] United Kingdom Slough SL3 0BQ www.hva.nl/aviation +44 (0)1454 662000 United Kingdom [email protected] +44 (0)1753 688061 Contact: Geert Boosten www.atkinsglobal.com/defence [email protected] The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences www.aln.aero offers Bachelor of Engineering degrees in Contact: Chris Parsons aviation in two variants: Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group Contact: Ralph Perkins FRAeS 1. Aviation Engineering (the technical aspects of is one of the world’s most respected design, The Aviation Logistics Network provides 24/7 the aeroplane) engineering and project management 2. Aviation Operations (transporting people and consultancies. Together, SNC-Lavalin, a global logistical support to the civil aviation fleet for cargo from A to B) fully integrated professional services and project emergency transportation of aircraft parts to Aviation Engineering focuses on flight management company, and Atkins help our assist with Aircraft On Ground (AOG) and time operations, maintenance and repair & overhaul. clients plan, design and enable major capital critical parts delivery. The network is comprised Aviation Operations encompasses aviation projects, and provide expert consultancy that of specialist organisations geared to the specific logistics, air transport development and security covers the full lifecycle of projects. challenges of the various supply chain needs of & technology. We supplement coursework with the commercial aerospace industry. Our aims are guest lectures and internships and students to ensure that commercial aircraft continue to must complete a final thesis project. Some AVASCENT fly via the co-ordination of the delivery of spare choose to train as a pilot or air traffic controller 3rd Floor, 132 Buckingham Palace Road, London parts in to the supply chain and maintenance and top students can apply for an Honours track SW1W 9SA bases. Aviation Logistics Network (ALN) is a not in Aviation Engineering or Aviation Management. United Kingdom for profit organisation run for the benefit of its +44 (0)20 3934 9100 members. [email protected] ASCENT FLIGHT TRAINING avascent.com #7001 MoD Abbey Wood, AVIATION STRATEGIES Bristol BS34 8JH Contact: Elodie Caudet INTERNATIONAL United Kingdom Avascent is the leading strategy and 440 Rene-Levesque Blvd, +44 (0)1454 771 619 management consulting firm with more than West, Suite 1202, Montreal, H2Z 1V7 [email protected] 30 years’ experience supporting corporate Canada www.ascentflighttraining.com leaders, investors and government stakeholders +44 (0)1514 398 0909 in the aerospace, defence, security, and public [email protected] Contact: Jemma Talbot services markets. Working with corporate http://www.aviationstrategies.aero Ascent Flight Training Ltd (a joint venture leaders and financial investors, Avascent between and Babcock) is delivers sophisticated, fact-based solutions in Contact: Jason Poirier Lavoie the training design and delivery organisation the areas of strategic growth, value capture, Founded in 1998, Aviation Strategies

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International (ASI) provides corporate-level AXIS FLIGHT TRAINING In the air domain we design, manufacture, strategic advice and performance enhancement SYSTEMS GMBH upgrade, and support combat and trainer aircraft consulting services in the field of civil aviation. Philipsstrasse 27, Lebring, A-8 403 and supply electronics equipment across a range ASI’s international multi-disciplinary network Austria of military and commercial aircraft. Our pedigree of seasoned experts specialises in providing +43 (0)5 9889-0 includes Typhoon, F-35 Lightning II, Tornado independent and strategic advisory services [email protected] and Hawk. We are also heavily involved in the to the Boards and senior executive leadership www.axis-simulation.com development of the next-generation of unmanned teams of airports, airlines, air navigation air systems. services, civil aviation authorities, and Contact: Dr Christian Theuermann Through-life support services are a core part governments. The firm’s multinational consulting AXIS manufactures flight training devices that of our offering. We provide the full spectrum of services are tailored to clients’ needs, based provide pilots with a genuine training experience support from engineering services to information on industry best practices, and aim to enhance management to pilot and groundcrew training, and what is more they do so with unmatched organisational performance. in each case tailored to meet the individual operational efficiency. Our full flight simulator is The ASI Institute (ASI-I), the firm’s requirements of each customer. designed to improve aviation safety, meet today’s professional training and development division, training requirements and exceed the regulatory is integral to the ASI approach. ASI-I is an ICAO standards. With all our products we ensure TRAINAIR PLUS Full Member and has earned maximum usability with minimum downtime. BAINES SIMMONS LIMITED the reputation for being a world-class leader in Unit A5, Fairoaks Airport, Chobham GU24 8HU delivering executive education for the aviation United Kingdom industry. BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL +44 (0)1276 855412 [email protected] GROUP www.bainessimmons.com 33 Wigmore Street, London W1U 1QX AVIATION WITHOUT BORDERS United Kingdom Room 8, Building 208, Epsom Square, Hounslow Contact: Emma Dobson +44 (0) 20 7355 5300 TW6 2BJ Baines Simmons is a world leader in airworthiness [email protected] United Kingdom and aviation safety consultancy and training www.babcockinternational.com +44 (0)7836 230 333 services, serving the global civil and military aviation [email protected] sectors and Regulatory Authorities worldwide. Contact: Geoff Maple www.aviationwithoutborders.org We are trusted advisors to more than 400 of the Babcock delivers critical and vital aviation services world’s leading airlines and aviation organisations, globally. Providing fixed and rotary-wing technical Contact: Stanley Stewart as well as to EASA and National Aviation Authorities training for UK armed forces, equipment support, Aviation Without Borders is a registered UK including the UK CAA. Our expert Consultants airbase management, and operation of owned and charity providing humanitarian assistance through support organisations requiring experience and customer owned aircraft fleets. We have a long and aviation services irrespective of politics, religion, expertise to improve safety, compliance, risk race or nationality. proud history providing aerial emergency services, management, human factors, error management We use the magic of flight to help make life search and rescue, oil and gas industry aviation – and integrated safety and business performance. better for deserving youngsters in the UK, we help delivering over 200,000 flying hours each year. We We also offer inspirational training courses at guide young people ‘on track’ to careers in aviation, have been supporting UK defence aviation for over our Surrey based Aviation Safety Academy, as well we help fly vital supplies such as medicines and 100 years. Operating at the heart of UK military as in-company. Our philosophy is entirely focused water purifying kits to support NGOs overseas and flying training, delivering bespoke integrated on the development of individual competence and we help operate humanitarian flights for those in aviation services, we now also work alongside the organisational safety performance. need in Central Africa. French Air Force. Babcock’s proven expertise and The charity is unique in using the talents and unwavering focus on safe, efficient delivery means skills of the aviation community, and beyond, in we are a trusted name in defence and civilian BIRD & BIRD LLP such a worthwhile humanitarian manner. aerospace. 12 New Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1AG United Kingdom +44 (0)207 415 6000 AVNAVCOM AERONAUTICAL BAE SYSTEMS PLC [email protected] AWARENESS AND OUTREACH Stirling Square, 6 Carlton Gardens, London SW1Y www.twobirds.com/en/sectors/aviation DWC LLC 5AD Building E, Office 108, Business Park, Dubai United Kingdom Contact: Paul Briggs World Centre, Dubai +44 (0)1252 373232 We are the leading international law firm for United Arab Emirates [email protected] organisations being transformed by technology and +971 (0)4 887 9656 www.baesystems.com the digital world. Our specialised international team [email protected] advise on all aspects of the aviation, commercial http://www.avnavcom.com Contact: ACM Sir Andrew Pulford aerospace, space, defence & security and travel At BAE Systems, we help our customers to sectors: our clients include many of the world’s Contact: Oussama Jadayel stay a step ahead when protecting people and leading airlines, aerospace companies, financiers, AvNavCom is a company set up by a number of national security, critical infrastructure and vital aircraft lessors, travel companies and key defence aviation professionals and academics who believe information. We provide some of the world’s most organisations. that young people should be prepared to grasp the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace Our team advises on all the legal issues our best opportunities. They are well connected with and security solutions and employ a skilled clients face, in particular guidance on complex the industry and seek to introduce young people to workforce of over 80,000 people in more than regulatory issues, protecting them when disputes aviation and expose them to what the sector can 40 countries. arise, advising on critical commercial issues and offer them. AvNavCom helps direct them to make From state of the art cyber threat detection projects, as well as on matters such as employee the right decisions when building their capacities to flight control systems that enable pilots to rights and consumer protection. We are involved to meet the demands of the aviation sector. make better decisions, we never stop innovating in a number of key trends disrupting the sector AvNavCom is based at the prestigious Aviation to ensure that our customers maintain their including digitalisation, shift of power eastwards, City in Dubai South and from there it networks advantage. This is a long-term commitment environmental regulation, OEMs developing their with the whole UAE aerospace industry as well involving significant investments in skills. We service offerings, OEM failures and airline failures. as schools, universities and youth clubs to put also work closely with local partners to support Bird & Bird has more than 1,350 lawyers and the young talent face-to-face with their future economic development through the transfer of legal practitioners across a worldwide network of employers. knowledge, skills and technology. 30 offices and 20 countries.

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Revenues: €382m (financial year ending April [email protected] www.bombardier.com 2018, published January 2019) http://www.boeing.com.au Employees: UK: 690, global: 2,889 (as at Contact: Haley Beattie November 2019) Contact: Kenneth Morton Employees: approx 3,500 Boeing is part of the aerospace and defence Bombardier Belfast specialises in the design, test, fabric of Australia, with a heritage stretching manufacture, assembly and after-market support BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT back 90 years and a reputation for building of complex composite and metallic aerostructures, Diamond House, Birmingham B26 3QJ long term partnerships based on trust and including wings, fuselages, horizontal stabilisers United Kingdom performance. Boeing Australia represents The and engine nacelles. +44 (0)871 222 0072 Boeing Company’s largest operational presence It is the largest manufacturer and investor [email protected] outside of the United States, with more than in Northern Ireland, and its customers include http://www.birminghamairport.co.uk 3,000 employees working across a range of Airbus, Bombardier, Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney commercial and defence systems, advanced and Collins Aerospace. In addition to its design Contact: Vickie Higgins manufacturing, research and development, and and manufacturing portfolio, it has a growing MRO Birmingham Airport is the UK’s third largest airport logistics and services. Boeing’s two largest (maintenance, repair and overhaul) business, with outside London and the UK’s seventh largest overall. wholly-owned subsidiaries in Australia are Boeing over 55 years’ experience in operator support. It handles c13m passengers a year and c35m Aerostructures Australia and Boeing Defence Bombardier’s local aerospace activities benefit people live within its two-hour catchment – half the Australia. Boeing Aerostructures Australia some 700 UK suppliers, making a significant population of the UK. designs, tests, certifies and produces world impact on the economy. As the Midlands’ largest airport, it serves more class advanced structures including part of the than 150 direct scheduled and charter routes and trailing edge of the most technically advanced offers an additional 340 possible connections commercial aircraft in the world – the Boeing 787 BOXARR LTD worldwide. Dreamliner; in addition, the business is the sole The Engine Shed, Station Approach, Temple It is one of the West Midlands’ largest employers, source producer of 737 ailerons, 747 moveable Meads BS1 6QH creating jobs for 30,900 people across the West leading edges and 777 cove lip doors, elevators United Kingdom Midlands and adding £1.5bn in GVA to the regional and rudders. Boeing Defence Australia provides +44 (0)117 911 4762 economy. world-class, innovative solutions for the support, [email protected] Sitting in the centre of the country’s road and maintenance, modification and upgrade of Boeing www.boxarr.com rail network means that it is one of the UK’s most and non-Boeing aircraft; military aircrew training accessible airports. design and delivery; and the design, development Contact: Chris Reynolds In July, Birmingham Airport released its 15-year and support of Command, Control, Computers, BOXARR software enables collaborative Master Plan to set out its vision on how it would Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance modelling, visualisation, simulation, and analysis improve its infrastructure and deliver excellent and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) solutions. Boeing of inter-dependent systems – at ‘real world’ service, catering for 18 million passengers a year. conducts research and development activities in scales of complexity. Users can combine and Over this period, the Airport will generate £2.1bn to Melbourne and Brisbane, manages a significant interrogate their human-expertise and sources of the regional economy annually, supporting 34,000 Australian supply chain including small and data/information, within an intuitive knowledge- jobs by 2033. medium-sized enterprises, and partners representation. BOXARR’s flexible paradigm It has also made a commitment to become a net with numerous universities and community can be applied across a wide range of complex zero carbon airport by the year 2033, prioritising organisations. challenges, such as: systems-engineering & zero carbon airport operations and minimising integration; supply-chain mapping/efficiency/ carbon offsets. resilience; offset management, project/ This year, Birmingham Airport has again been BOEING UK LTD programme/mission planning; PLM, logistical/ voted Best UK Airport for airports above 10 million 4th Floor, 25 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0EX operational process enhancement; etc. In turn passengers per year by the Airport Operators United Kingdom these can be stitched together into holistic Association, as well as Best UK Airport above 10 +44 (0)20 7340 1900 ‘system of systems’ models of inter-dependency. million passengers per year by the British Travel www.boeing.com BOXARR is fast and efficient to deploy, so Awards. organisations (and their suppliers, partners and Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company allies) can collaboratively model challenges; and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners identify and mitigate hidden risks; reveal BOEING AEROSTRUCTURES and defence, space and security systems, and opportunities for optimisation; enhance resilience; AUSTRALIA service provider of aftermarket support. Boeing simulate the propagated impact of proposed 266 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207 employs 2,500 people across the UK at numerous design/strategy/policy changes; and effectively Australia sites, from Lossiemouth to Gosport, and spent respond to unforeseen events. +61 3 9647 3721 £1.9bn ($2.4bn) with Tier 1 UK suppliers in 2018. [email protected] The number of people employed as a result of www.boeing.com.au Boeing UK operations, its purchases and the LTD spending of those employed directly or in its Dyce Avenue, Dyce, Aberdeen AB21 0LQ Contact: Adnan Raghdo FRAeS supply chain has increased by a third since 2012. United Kingdom Boeing Aerostructures Australia, is the largest In 2018 Boeing marked 80 years of partnership +44 (0)1224 723151 designer and manufacturer of high-end aero- with the United Kingdom, the Armed Forces, [email protected] structure components in Australia, providing British manufacturing and the air transport www.bristowgroup.com customers with a complete solution to aircraft industry. Today the UK remains a critically component manufacture – from developing the most important market, supplier base and a source of Contact: Alan Corbett aerodynamic and efficient design, to certification, some of the world’s most innovative technology Bristow Group is the leading provider of testing, fabrication and in-service support. partners. For more information visit www.boeing. industrial aviation services offering helicopter co.uk or follow us on Twitter @BoeingUK transportation, search and rescue (SAR) and aircraft support services, including helicopter BOEING AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS maintenance and training, to government and PTY LTD BOMBARDIER civil organisations worldwide. With headquarters Level 10 Exchange House, 10 Bridge Street, Airport Road, Belfast BT3 9DZ in Houston, Texas, Bristow has operations in the Sydney, NSW 2000 United Kingdom North Sea, Nigeria, the US Gulf of Mexico, and Australia +44 (0)28 9045 8444 in most of the other major offshore oil and gas +61 2 9086 3300 [email protected] producing regions of the world, including Australia,

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Brazil, Canada, Russia and Trinidad. Bristow our inputs to the European regulator. +612 8337 8888 provides SAR services to the private sector ● We have access to the international forum of [email protected] worldwide and to the public sector for all of the UK IBAC (International Business Aviation Council). www.ctfreight.com on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency As a founder of this group it allows all the international associations across the globe to Contact: Wade Bollard work together to help provide strategic direction C.T.Freight was established in 1981 by Clive BRITISH AIRLINE PILOTS for our sector. The IBAC secretariat operates Thomas who is owner and CEO of the company. ASSOCIATION from the same offices as ICAO and therefore We are the largest independently owned forwarder BALPA House, 5 Heathrow Boulevard, 278 Bath they are able to lobby directly for long term in the Australian market with offices at all major Road, West Drayton UB7 0DQ changes on our behalf, to help shape our sector ports as well as international offices in NZ, Fiji, United Kingdom in the long term. Singapore and the US and a global network of +44 (0)20 8476 4000 ● BBGA is working hard to improve the perception agents. [email protected] of our sector and has strong links with the EBAA A core segment of C.T.Freights business is www.balpa.org who are developing a significant marketing the aerospace industry and we service a number programme to help that process. We have of major companies in our territory with their Contact: Dr Rob Hunter full and unrestricted access to the material international freight requirements. The British Airline Pilots Association is the generated to help market our sector. C.T.Freight is the strategic partner in Australia professional association and registered trade union for the Aviation Logistics Network which is a group established to represent the interests of all UK made up of specialist aerospace focused freight pilots. Our vision of ‘Making Every Flight a Safe BRITISH HELICOPTER companies around the world allowing us to offer Flight’ is at the very core of everything we do. ASSOCIATION our clients end to end solutions worldwide. Unit C2, West Entrance, Fairoaks Airport, Chobham GU24 8HU BRITISH AIRWAYS PLC United Kingdom CAE AIRCREW TRAINING Waterside, PO Box 365, Harmondsworth UB7 0GB +44 (0)1276 856100 SERVICES PLC United Kingdom [email protected] MSHATF, RAF Benson, Wallingford OX10 6AA [email protected] www.britishhelicopterassociation.org United Kingdom www.ba.com +44 (0)149 182 8000 Contact: Tim Fauchon, CEO [email protected] Contact: Rob Crew The British Helicopter Advisory Board was formed www.cae.com British Airways Plc is the world’s biggest in January 1969 at the instigation of some leading international airline, carrying more passengers from members of commercial helicopter companies Contact: Andrew Naismith FRAeS one country to another than any of its competitors. in the UK. They realised that there was no single CAE is a global leader in training for the civil It is one of the world’s longest established airlines, authoritative voice speaking for the whole helicopter aviation, defence and security, and healthcare and has always been regarded as an industry leader. industry similar to organisations which represent markets. Backed by a record of more than 70 other major aviation interests. years of industry firsts, the company continues In 2008, the BHAB changed its name to the to help define global training standards with its BRITISH BUSINESS AND British Helicopter Association to more closely innovative virtual-to-live training solutions to make GENERAL AVIATION reflect its role. The British Helicopter Association flying safer, maintain defence force readiness and ASSOCIATION (BBGA) LTD (BHA) now covers all commercial helicopter activity enhance patient safety. CAE has the broadest Office 1, Brook Farm Barns, Dorton, Aylesbury in the country. global presence in the industry, with over 9,000 HP18 9NQ employees, 160 sites and training locations in over United Kingdom 35 countries. Each year, CAE trains more than +44 (0)1844 238020 BRITTEN-NORMAN LIMITED 220,000 civil and defence crewmembers, including [email protected] 11-12 St James’s Square, Bembridge, London more than 135,000 pilots. www.bbga.aero SW1Y 4LB In the UK, CAE is a leading provider of synthetic United Kingdom training equipment and training services to the Contact: Marc Bailey MRAeS +44 (0)20 3371 4000 Ministry of Defence. The company supports a range Who are we and what do we do: [email protected] of training programmes on platforms such as the ● We are the UK’s influential voice of Business and www.britten-norman.com Royal Navy Merlin, C-130J, and General Aviation both fixed and rotary-wing training solutions for the ● BBGA represents the interest of member Contact: Lara Harrison Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme. companies at a regional level when we need Britten-Norman, the UK’s only EASA A2 approved For nearly 20 years, CAE has owned and operated to progress issues with bodies like airports, aircraft manufacturer, has been designing and the flagship Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew local communities or divisions of government building aircraft and aircraft systems for over 60 Training Facility (MSHATF) at RAF Benson, delivering agencies. years. Models include the famous Islander and comprehensive synthetic training to the Royal Air ● At National level BBGA is part of the key part the latest Manned Airborne Surveillance/ISTAR Force, Royal Navy and third party operators of the of the body established with CAA and DfT. The platform, the Defender 4000. With facilities in Asia, Leonardo Helicopters AW101 Merlin, Boeing CH-47 General and Business Strategic Forum give America and Europe, Britten-Norman is able to Chinook and Puma. For civil and effective access to the CEO of our CAA and the provide in-service support to customers across 120 business aviation training, CAE operates one of Aviation Minister. The forum is a small group of countries in 6 continents. its largest training centres near London’s Gatwick only three associations which include AOPA, The Company’s capabilities include Airport in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. GAA and the BBGA, which provides complete subcomponent manufacturing, mission systems coverage of the sector without any overlap. integration, test and trials, maintenance, repair ● The BBGA has access to all the government and overhaul, aviation training and global customer CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LTD offices and is the first point of contact for support. Britten-Norman is backed by approvals 81F Central Tower, Cathay Pacific City, 8 Scenic consultations on our sector. from CAA (A8-21), EASA (21J/G, 145, 147, ATO & Road, Lantau, DE4 2FN ● At a European level the association has access Part M), and the UK MoD (DAOS, MAOS & CFAOS). Hong Kong to EASA and the Commission through the vehicle +852 2747 8686 which is ECOGAS (European Council of General www.cathaypacific.com Aviation Support). This allows us to work with the C.T.FREIGHT top five member state associations and together PO Box 88, MASCOT, 1460 Contact: Neil Glenn FRAeS we have 700 members to refer to when making Australia Cathay Pacific is an international airline registered

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and based in Hong Kong, offering scheduled ● through efficient use of airspace, the work in partnership with our customers to ensure passenger and cargo services to 180 destinations environmental impact of aviation on local that we offer flexible lending terms to enable in 44 countries and territories. The airline was communities is effectively managed and CO2 the purchase of a new aircraft or to raise finance founded in Hong Kong in 1946. It has been deeply emissions are reduced, using existing aircraft as security. We spend time committed to its home base over the last seven ● the aviation industry manages security risks getting to know each customer before proposing decades, making substantial investments to effectively. an appropriate and affordable solution that suits develop Hong Kong as one of the world’s leading The UK Government requires that the CAA’s costs their requirements, including deposit requirements, international aviation centres. are met entirely from charges to those it provides a currency of loan and interest/capital repayments. The Cathay Pacific Group operated 200 service to or regulates. We can finance aircraft registered in Britain, the aircraft at 30th June 2016. Cathay Pacific itself US, Ireland, the Isle of Man or Guernsey. had 145 aircraft at that date. Its other investments include catering and ground-handling companies CIVIL AVIATION SAFETY and its corporate headquarters and cargo terminal AUTHORITY AUSTRALIA CLYDE & CO LLP at Hong Kong International Airport. Cathay Pacific Box 2005, Canberra, 2601 St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, London continues to invest heavily in its home city. At 30 Australia EC3A 7AR June 2016 it had 69 new aircraft due for delivery [email protected] United Kingdom up to 2024. www.casa.gov.au +44 (0)20 7876 5000 Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited (‘Cathay [email protected] Dragon’), a regional airline registered and based Contact: Rob Walker www.clydeco.com in Hong Kong, is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is an Cathay Pacific operating 42 aircraft on scheduled independent statutory authority that regulates Contact: Patrick Slomski FRAeS services to 53 destinations in Mainland China and Australian aviation safety and the operation of Beaumont & Son – Aviation at Clyde & Co provides elsewhere in Asia. Cathay Pacific owns 20.13% Australian aircraft overseas. We employ about 800 a full legal service to airlines, financiers, leasing of Air China Limited (‘Air China’), the national flag people working across Australia to keep our skies companies and other participants in the aviation carrier and a leading provider of passenger, cargo safe for all. and aerospace industry and their insurers. and other airline-related services in Mainland We license pilots, aircraft maintenance The excellence of the firm’s service has been China. Cathay Pacific is the majority shareholder in engineers, register aircraft, oversee aviation acknowledged and it has been recognised as the AHK Air Hong Kong Limited (‘Air Hong Kong’), an all- safety and promote safety awareness. We are world’s leading aviation law firm with an unrivalled cargo carrier offering scheduled services in Asia. also responsible for making sure that Australian depth of knowledge and experience of the legal Cathay Pacific is a founding member of the airspace is administered and used safely. and corresponding commercial, financing and oneworld global alliance, whose combined network Together with the Department of Infrastructure, operational issues faced by the aviation sector. We serves more than 1,000 destinations worldwide. Transport, Cities and Regional Development, and offer advice on accidents, claims, liability, litigation, Cathay Dragon is an affiliate member of oneworld. Airservices Australia, we constitute a tripartite insurance, financing, regulatory, competition, structure for providing safe aviation in Australia. contractual and general non-contentious matters Our mission is to promote a positive and affecting the whole industry sector. CITY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON collaborative safety culture through a fair, effective 10 Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB and efficient aviation safety regulatory system, United Kingdom supporting our aviation community. PLC +44 (0)20 7040 5060 Brook Road, Wimborne BH21 2BJ [email protected] United Kingdom www.city.ac.uk CLEAR B2B MARKETING & PR +44 (0)120 288 2020 2-4 Park Street, Cirencester GL7 2BN [email protected] Contact: Dr Omid Yeganeh United Kingdom www.cobham.com City, University of London, was the first institution +44 (0)1285 626000 in the United Kingdom to be approved to offer [email protected] Contact: Lee Griffiths ‘courses of instruction in aeronautics’, in September www.clearb2b.com Employees: 10,000 world wide; 2,300 1909. City still offers Aeronautical Engineering UK Cobham specialises in meeting the insatiable programmes to BEng and MEng degree level, as well Contact: Julie Clare demand for data, connectivity and bandwidth in as world-renowned Masters programmes in Aviation Clear B2B is a specialist business to business defence, security and commercial environments. Management. Aeronautical research, particularly marketing and public relations company which Offering a technically diverse and innovative range in the areas of aerodynamics and flow control (for works in the UK and internationally with leading of technologies and services, the Group protects both airframe and gas turbine applications), and air and challenger brands in specific industry sectors lives and livelihoods, responding to customer needs safety management, is a major activity at City and including aerospace, defence and security. We with agility that differentiates it. Employing more is supported by our world-class experimental and advise clients on marketing communications than 10,000 people on five continents, the Group computational facilities and expertise. strategies and develop and implement appropriate has customers and partners in over 100 countries. programmes to achieve their agreed business The most important thing we build is trust. objectives. CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY Aviation House, Beehive Ringroad, Crawley RH6 COLLINS AEROSPACE 0YR CLOSE BROTHERS AVIATION Unit 730 Wharfedale Road, Winnersh, Wokingham United Kingdom AND MARINE FINANCE RG41 5TP +44 (0)330 022 1500 Wimbledon Bridge House, 1 Hartfield Road, London United Kingdom www.caa.co.uk SW19 3RU +44 (0)118 935 9000 United Kingdom [email protected] Contact: Rob Bishton +44 (0)20 8390 9444 https://www.collins.com The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which is a public [email protected] corporation, was established by Parliament in www.closeaviationandmarine.co.uk Contact: Sarah Minett 1972 as the UK’s independent specialist aviation Collins Aerospace, a unit of United Technologies regulator. It works so that: Contact: Andrew Blundell Corporation (NYSE: UTX), is a leader in ● the aviation industry meets the highest safety We have over 40 years’ experience creating bespoke technologically advanced and intelligent solutions standards, finance packages to help our customers meet their for the global aerospace and defence industry. ● consumers have choice, value for money, are aviation funding needs. Created in 2018 by bringing together UTC protected and treated fairly when they fly, Drawing on our experience and expertise, we Aerospace Systems and Rockwell Collins, Collins

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Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive [email protected] Kempton Park, 1620 portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest www.daviesturner.com South Africa challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly +27 (0)11 927 3535 evolving global market. For more information, visit Contact: Maxine Flowers [email protected] www.collins.com Davies Turner Aviation are the Aerospace division www.denelaviation.co.za of the Davies Turner Group – one of the UK’s most respected Logistics and Supply Chain companies, Aeronautics, a Eurocopter and Lockheed CONTINENTAL CARRIERS PVT. originally formed in 1870 and are still owned/ accredited facility carries out Maintenance, LTD managed by the descendants of the founder. Repair & Overhaul (MRO) services for the South Continental House, 76-77 Kapashera, Bijwasan We provide Emergency 24/7 cover for Aircraft African Air Force and the Global Market on Road, New Delhi, 110037 On Ground situations worldwide utilising our fixed and rotary wing aircraft. These include line India network of handpicked specialist partners of the maintenance as well as depot level maintenance +91 11 43392200 (Aviation Logistics Network). Our capabilities for front line fighters, helicopters and heavy [email protected] extend to specialist areas such as aircraft engine transport aircraft. These include the Mirage www.continentalgroup.com storage/shipping, spare parts and inventory control family, Oryx and C-130. Denel Aviation is also the as well as Dangerous goods shipping. design authority and OEM for the Rooivalk Attack Contact: Arun Sharma Helicopter and the Oryx helicopter that is in Continental Carriers Pvt Ltd (CCPL) is a supply service with the . Products chain management company which was one of the DECISION ANALYSIS SERVICES & Services offered are Fixed Wing MRO, Rotary first Indian IATA approved Forwarders & Customs Grove House, Lutyens Close, Chineham Court, Wing MRO, Flight Test, Engineering, Component Brokers. IT has been in business for over 60 years, Basingstoke RG24 8AG Workshops, Aviation Manpower Group and having been established in 1957. United Kingdom Rooivalk Attack Helicopter. The Company is an active member of ALN, +44-(0)1256-338608 FIATA, FFFAI, ACAAI and several Chambers of [email protected] Commerce in India and abroad. CCPL is an ISO www.das-ltd.co.uk DENEL AEROSTRUCTURES 9001-2008 accredited company and has a SOC LTD network of branches and sales offices in all major Contact: Peter Cook FRAeS Astro Park, Atlas Road, Bonaero Park, 1620, PO cities in the country, and a worldwide network of Decision Analysis Service Ltd (DAS) is an Box 11, Kempton Park, 1620 specialised business partners. Over the years, independent management and technical South Africa CCPL has been in the forefront of many innovations consultancy providing decision support skills +27 (0)11 927 3070 in Civil Aviation in the country. Continental was to government and industry. We augment client [email protected] awarded the contract for Cargo handling of Delhi capability to make and implement critical decisions www.denelaerostructures.com Airport from 1979-1985 is now the first Indian in highly regulated sectors. Our people distil the company to start a Greenfield AFS in India with complex issues of companies and government into Contact: Thivian Vadivelu RA3 clearance. clear practical outcome focused implementation Denel Aerostructures designs and produces actions. Last year over 90% of the previous year’s complex metallic and composite assemblies for clients re-engaged us on new projects and 50% of the international Aerostructures Supply Chain. CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY our turnover was with Government Departments Previous customers include Airbus, Saab and Kent House, College Road, Wharley End, Cranfield in the UK and overseas. Our people operate in AgustaWestland. MK43 OAL the Government, Energy and Defence sectors in United Kingdom the UK, North America, Europe, Japan, Africa and +44 (0)1234 754 061 Australasia. DENEL DYNAMICS [email protected] Division of Denel SOC Ltd, Denel Campus (Irene), www.cranfield.ac.uk Nelmaping Drive, Irene, PO Box 7412, 0046 DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & South Africa Contact: Ian Baines SUPPORT +27 12 671 1911 At the forefront of aerospace technology for over DES Eng CFM-3, Spruce 3c; #1313, MoD Abbey [email protected] 60 years, Cranfield takes a practical and holistic Wood, Bristol BS34 8JH www.deneldynamics.co.za approach right across the business of flying. United Kingdom Cranfield’s clients value our multidisciplinary +44 (0)30679 33338 A proud innovator of missile and UAVS solutions, approach. We bring together aeronautical [email protected] Denel Dynamics is Africa’s systems house for engineering, materials and manufacturing with https://des.mod.uk/ guided weapons and unmanned aerial vehicle expertise in aviation business processes and systems. A division of Denel (Pty) Ltd, the company practices. We play a big part in the aerospace Contact: Andrew Spencer is wholly owned by the South African Government. business sector through close commercial Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) equips Located in Centurion in the Gauteng province partnerships. Our varied aerospace and aviation and supports the UK’s armed forces for current of South Africa, Denel Dynamics develops activities are underpinned by all the advanced and future operations. It acquires and supports systems for its primary customer, the South facilities, tools and expertise you would expect to throughlife, including disposal, equipment African National Defence Force, and offers its find, including capabilities unique to Cranfield – and services ranging from ships, aircraft, products and related engineering services on the from flying laboratories and flight deck simulators vehicles and weapons, to electronic systems international market. to industrial-scale gas turbine engine test facilities and information services. DE&S also satisfies used for performance and diagnostic studies. ongoing requirements including food, clothing, Cranfield’s success in the aerospace sector depend medical supplies, maintenance and temporary DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, on impressive resources, a deep expertise in the accommodation as well as operating HM Naval ENERGY & INDUSTRIAL field and a strategic business approach. Bases and the joint supply chain for the armed STRATEGY (BEIS) forces. DE&S works closely with industry through 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET partnering agreements and private finance United Kingdom DAVIES TURNER AVIATION initiatives in accordance with the defence industrial +44 (0)20 7215 1128 (DIVISION OF THE DAVIES strategy to deliver effective solutions for defence. [email protected] TURNER GROUP) www.beis.gov.uk Unit A1, Calder Way, Colnbrook, Slough SL3 0BQ United Kingdom Contact: Roger Bourne OBE, Deputy Head of +44 (0)1753 688049 Maintenance & Repair Overall, Atlas Road, Aerospace

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The BEIS Aerospace Team works with industry DSTL electro-optic space systems, EW suites, airborne through the Aerospace Growth Partnership to i-sat B, room G01, Building 5, Dstl Porton Down, warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and tackle barriers to growth, boost exports and Salisbury SP4 0JQ military communications systems and radios. The grow high value jobs. This includes supporting United Kingdom Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing investment in R&D through the £3.9bn +44 (0)1980 952 652 military platforms, developing new technologies Government/industry funding commitment out to [email protected] for defence, homeland security and commercial 2026, supported by the Aerospace Technology www.dstl.gov.uk aviation applications and providing a range of Institute (ATI) and Innovate UK. In addition, BEIS support services. funding for the aerospace industry also helps drive Contact: David Childs For additional information, visit: www.elbitsystems. private investment in productivity, competitiveness The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory com. and innovation in the supply chain through the (Dstl) is the UK’s leading Government agency in ‘Sharing in Growth’ highly intensive supplier applying Science and Technology (S&T) to the performance improvement programme; the defence and security of the UK. As part of the EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL SC21 Competitiveness & Growth ‘intermediate’ Ministry of Defence (MoD), Dstl responds to the UNIVERSITY performance improvement programme; and the S&T direction set by the UK Government’s National 1 Aerospace Boulevard, Daytona Beach, 32114 National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and United States of America Programme supported by the ATI. Security Review. +1 386 226 6970 More widely: BEIS brings together [email protected] responsibilities for business, industrial strategy, www.erau.edu science, innovation, energy, and climate change. EASYJET Hangar 89, London Luton Airport LU2 9PF Contact: Dr John Watret FRAeS United Kingdom As the world’s leader in aviation and aerospace DIAMOND AIRCRAFT +44 (0)1582 525973 education, our mission is to teach the science, INDUSTRIES DEUTSCHLAND [email protected] practice and business of aviation and aerospace, GMBH www.easyjet.com preparing students for productive careers and Branch Office Germany, Hans-Fleißner-Straße 54, leadership roles in service around the world. Egelsbach, 63329 Contact: Mark Ramsden With more than 130 campuses worldwide and Germany easyJet is Europe’s leading airline offering a unique diverse modalities for learning, Embry-Riddle is +49 6103 3785 2100 combination of the best route network connecting committed to providing a climate that facilitates www.diamondair.de Europe’s primary airports, with great value fares the highest standards of academic achievement and friendly service. easyJet carries more than 90 and knowledge discovery, in an interpersonal Contact: Luca Giaquinta million passengers annually, around 15 million of environment that supports the unique needs of Diamond Aircraft Industries is an Austrian which are travelling on business. each individual. composite aircraft manufacturer with offices in easyJet aims to be a good corporate citizen, North America, Europe and Asia. The Diamond employing people on local contracts in eight Group offers its customers innovative products, countries across Europe in full compliance with EMIRATES services and know-how worldwide in the areas of national laws and recognising their trade unions. PO Box 686, Dubai general aviation, flight simulation and remote The airline supports a number of local charities United Arab Emirates sensing. and also has a corporate partnership with +971 4708 1111 ● Our Vision: revolutionise general aviation. UNICEF which has raised over £14m for the most www.theemiratesgroup.com vulnerable children since it was established in ● Our Goal: set the highest standards possible in 2012. Contact: Sir Timothy Clark FRAeS aircraft production and development. The airline takes sustainability seriously Employees: Over 105,000 within the Emirates ● Our Promise: combine the most progressive and invests in the latest technology, operates Group materials and technology to deliver highly efficiently and fills most of its seats. This means In the 2018-19 Financial Year the Emirates Group reliable, economic aircraft that are less since 2000 easyJet has reduced the carbon profit was AED 2.3bn damaging to the environment while never emissions for each kilometre flown by a passenger About the Emirates Group: The Emirates sacrificing performance, safety or beauty. by over 32% and is on track to meet its target of a Group comprises Emirates, the world’s largest 38% reduction by 2022. international airline, and dnata, one of the world’s Innovation is in easyJet’s DNA – from our largest air services providers. The Group’s DRONE MAJOR GROUP LIMITED launch over 25 years ago, when we changed operations, including more than 50 brands under Level 39, 1 Canada Square, London E14 5AB the way people fly, to the present day where we Emirates and dnata and joint venture businesses, +44 (0)20 7458 4088 lead the industry in digital, web, engineering and span over 80 countries on six continents. [email protected] operational innovations to make travel more easy https://www.dronemajorgroup.com and affordable for our passengers. EUROPEAN BUSINESS AVIATION Contact: Gary Renault ASSOCIATION (EBAA) Drone Major Group… ELBIT SYSTEMS UK Square de Meeûs 37, Brussels, BE – 1000 …enables clients to navigate the expanding Kingsway House, 77 Kingsway, London WC2B 6SR Belgium applications of drone and counter drone technology United Kingdom +32 2 318 28 00 across all environments (surface, underwater, air +44 (0)20 3206 9400 [email protected] & space). Drone Major serves to advise on what is www.elbitsystems.com www.ebaa.org possible, where to acquire it, and how to integrate it safely and effectively. Contact: Shai Issler Contact: Paul Walsh …is the world’s leading independent advisory Elbit Systems Ltd is an international defence EBAA is Europe’s business aviation association. It service for the drone and counter drone industry, electronics company engaged in a wide range of aims to promote excellence and professionalism providing specialist advisory services enabling it’s programs throughout the world. The Company, amongst our Members to enable them to deliver clients to navigate the vast drone industry and its which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, best-in-class safety and operational efficiency, widening applications. operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval whilst representing their interests at all levels …is the world’s largest industry cluster, systems, command, control, communications, in Europe, to ensure the proper recognition of supporting connecting and advising suppliers of computers, intelligence surveillance and business aviation as a vital part of the aviation drone and counter drone technology around the reconnaissance (C4ISR), unmanned aircraft infrastructure, supporting local and national world. systems (UAS), advanced electro-optics, economies.

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EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY HQ exhibitions, conferences and events worldwide. services, ranging from the aforementioned airline 24 Rue du Général Bertrand, 75007, Paris, If you have a professional interest in education, pilot training to a complete portfolio of air traffic training, modelling and simulation in Europe, join control training, RPAS courses and bespoke pilot +33 1 5369 7654 Europe’s premier Association. training solutions for corporate customers. [email protected] www.esa.int EXPLEO ENGINEERING UK LTD FLIGHTSAFETY Contact: Martine Denis Club Street, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 6FN INTERNATIONAL LTD The European Space Agency (ESA) provides United Kingdom Farnborough Airport, Farnborough GU14 6XA Europe’s gateway to space. +44 (0)1772 645000 United Kingdom ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created [email protected] +44 (0)1252 554 500 in 1975, with the mission to shape the development expleogroup.com [email protected] of Europe’s space capability and ensure that www.flightsafety.com investment in space delivers benefits to the citizens Contact: Jeff Hoyle of Europe and the world. Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, Contact: Paul Hewett ESA has 22 Member States and has established integrated engineering, quality services and FlightSafety International the world’s premier formal co-operation with seven other Member management consulting for digital transformation. professional aviation training company and States of the EU. Canada takes part in some ESA We help businesses harness unrelenting supplier of flight simulators, visual systems and programmes under a Co-operation Agreement. technological change to successfully deliver displays to commercial, government and military By co-ordinating the financial and intellectual innovations that will help them gain a competitive organisations. FlightSafety International provides resources of its members, ESA can undertake advantage and improve the everyday lives of people more than a million hours of training each year to programmes and activities far beyond the scope around the globe. We operate in over 25 countries. pilots, technicians and other aviation professionals of any single European country. It is working in from 154 countries and independent territories. particular with the EU on implementing the Galileo FlightSafety operates the world’s largest fleet of and Copernicus programmes. FARNBOROUGH AIRPORT advanced full flight simulators at Learning Centers ESA develops the launchers, spacecraft and Farnborough GU14 6XA and training locations in Asia, Europe, North and ground facilities needed to keep Europe at the United Kingdom South America, the Pacific Rim, South Africa and forefront of global space activities. +44 (0)125 237 9000 the UK. Today, it develops and launches satellites for [email protected] Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications http://www.tagfarnborough.com/ and astronomy, sends probes to the far reaches of the Solar System and co-operates in the human Contact: Brandon O’Reilly New Walker Hangar, Exeter International Airport, exploration of space. Farnborough Airport is Europe’s only dedicated Exeter EX5 2BA Learn more about ESA at www.esa.int business aviation airport featuring award winning United Kingdom VIP terminal, hangars and fixed-based operations. +44 (0)1392 364520 The airport offers fuel service, engineering, [email protected] EUROPEAN TRAINING AND cleaning, catering, transportation, on-site hotel http://www.flybe.com SIMULATION ASSOCIATION CIC plus Flight Safety training facilities. The full service Operational Headquarters:, 28 Sea Crest Road, private airport for passengers, crew and aircraft. Contact: Mark Anderson Newbiggin-By-The-Sea NE64 6BW Employees: 2,000 plus United Kingdom Flybe is Europe’s largest regional airline and flies +44 7722 234752 FEDERAL AVIATION more UK domestic flights than any other airline [email protected] ADMINISTRATION 38% of all UK domestic flights in 2019. Flybe www.etsa.eu US Embassy Paris, 2 Avenue Gabriel, Paris, 75 382 currently operates 139 routes serving eight France countries from 56 departure points in the UK and Contact: Steve Wilkinson +33 143 12 2225 Europe ETSA has established itself as ‘The European Voice’ [email protected] Flybe is owned by Connect Airways, a of the MS&T community. www.faa.gov consortium comprising Cyrus Capital, Stobart The European Training and Simulation Group and and in 2020 will rebrand Association CIC (ETSA) is a not-for-profit Contact: Ian Ross, FAA Representative to become Virgin Connect, a part of the Virgin Membership Association. ETSA represents the The US Federal Aviation Administration is the family. European training and simulation community. aviation authority in the US that provides safety It provides a non-partisan environment for oversight and air traffic services for the world’s Government bodies, academia, users and suppliers busiest airspace. FROST & SULLIVAN within Europe to network, exchange opportunities, Chiswick Park Building, 566 Chiswick High Road, ideas, information and strategies on education, London W4 5YF training and simulation technology & methodology. FLIGHT TRAINING EUROPE United Kingdom ETSA undergoes, and co-ordinates, research, SL, Aeropuerto de Jerez de la Frontera, Base Aérea +44 (0)20 8996 8500 development and innovation work to promote and la Parra, Jerez De La Frontera, 11401 [email protected] help instigate, improve and extend the widespread Spain www.frost.com use and efficacy of modelling and simulation +34 956 317800 technologies (including virtual, augmented and [email protected] Contact: Scott Clark mixed reality) and practices for training and other http://www.ftejerez.com The Frost & Sullivan Aerospace, Defence and applications throughout the European community. Security (AD&S) business works with both ETSA organises seminars, workshops, visits Contact: Oscar Sordo government organisations and aerospace and and interest groups. It runs a website (www.etsa. From its unique all-in-one aviation campus and with defence companies, from platform primes, eu) and exclusive members’ portal through which over 30 years at the forefront of flight training in subsystem suppliers through to the supply chain, ETSA members can access; informative data and Europe, FTEJerez has established itself as one providing market research and insights to support contact details for organisations within the MS&T of the leading and most exclusive flight training planning, new product development and business community, MS&T newsfeeds, forums and data organisations, specialising in ab initio ATPL training capture. Our research program is exclusively repository, together with details of upcoming MS&T programmes for aspiring pilots and airline cadets focused on growth opportunities for our clients, events. ETSA also provides Member discounts/ alike. Over the years, FTEJerez has built and requiring an innate understanding of our customers’ benefits at many major training & simulation consolidated a range of first-class aviation training capabilities and portfolio. The breadth of industry

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coverage means we can take learnings across defence company and a key supplier of the UK Kingdom based company providing a wide range of multiple sectors and apply them to an AD&S Ministry of Defence. We have been delivering aviation training services and custom-built solutions context and real world situations. avionic, maritime and vehicle-based systems to a in the field of Air Traffic Management. The company wide range of platforms for more than 50 years. operates in a fast-moving and exciting industry Our engineers develop pioneering technology, sector providing its services to customers from GAMIT LTD which provides intelligence, surveillance and over 35 countries, many of which are fast-growing Building 21 & 22, M11 Business Link, Parsonage reconnaissance solutions to support airborne emerging markets. Global ATS offers many services Lane, Stansted CM24 8GF missions in fixed and rotary-wing aircraft around which can be provided either in-country or at its United Kingdom the world. Gloucestershire Airport facility, a UK CAA and ICAO +44 (0)1279 818800 ATC training college in western . Global’s [email protected] success is driven by experienced people and a http://www.gamit.co.uk GENERAL SIR JOHN commitment to get results – operating responsibly, KOTELAWALA DEFENCE executing with excellence, applying innovative Contact: Nadeem Muhiddin UNIVERSITY technologies and importantly delivering customer Gamit was established in 1990 at London Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Faculty of satisfaction. Stansted Airport, with the objective to provide Engineering, Kandawala Estate, Rathmalana, technical support services for private, corporate, Sri Lanka Government, and commercial airlines. +94 11 2635268 GOWLING WLG (UK) LLP Gamit provides maintenance on site representation, [email protected] Two Snowhill, Birmingham B4 6WR spare parts and logistics with 24/7 AOG support, in www.kdu.ac.lk United Kingdom addition to digitalised aircraft records keeping. +44 (0)870 903 1000 Contact: Wg Cdr Lasantha Gunasinghe [email protected] The only tri-service defence university in Sri Lanka http://gowlingwlg.com GATWICK AIRPORT LTD with a history of 40 years, the Kotelawala Defence Destinations Place (7th Floor), University (KDU) has been the pioneer in providing Contact: Matthew Harvey Gatwick Airport RH6 ONP undergraduate level education in Aeronautical International law firm Gowling WLG has renowned United Kingdom Engineering for over 26 years. The department expertise in aviation, aerospace and defence +44 (0)1293 507534 of Aeronautical Engineering has produced many (AAD). Our clients include more than 20 carriers [email protected] competent young aeronautical engineers to the worldwide, UK MoD, primes and a host of first and www.gatwickairport.com nation to respond on the requirements of the nation second tier suppliers in the supply chain. and evolving technologies used within the Sri Lanka Clients chose our dedicated AAD team for Contact: Mark Lever Air Force. In keeping in par with the national policy their experience, their good advice, commerciality Gatwick is the world’s busiest single-runway airport, of elevating Sri Lanka into an Educational and and no-nonsense approach. We have the legal connecting over 46m passengers to over 225 Aviation Hub in the South Asian Region, the KDU experts, around the world, to help in all of M&A, global destinations every year, while driving jobs opened its doors to civilian students as well. The commercial contracts, MRO, IP issues, disputes and opportunities in the South-East and across the department ensures a multidisciplinary learning around the world, passenger and ticketing systems, UK. environment for its students who range from locals outsourcing, employee relations, pensions, ITAR, as well as Africans and other Asian countries. aircraft financing or knowledge of international aviation standards. GENERAL ATOMICS AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS UK GKN AEROSPACE Tower 42, Level 23, 25 Old Broad Street, London 2nd Floor, One Central Boulevard, Blythe Valley GREEN AEROSPACE GROUP EC2N 1HQ Park, Shirley, Solihull B90 8BG Units 1-2, Terry’s Cross Farm, Horn Lane, United Kingdom United Kingdom Woodmancote BN5 9SA [email protected] +44 (0)121 210 9800 United Kingdom www.ga-asi.com https://www.gknaerospace.com/ +44 (0)1273 494216 [email protected] Contact: Dr Jonny King Contact: Chris Saunders www.greenaerospacegroup.com General Atomics Aeronautical Systems UK Ltd GKN Aerospace is the world’s leading multi- (GA-UK) is an affiliated entity of General Atomics technology tier 1 aerospace supplier. With 50 Contact: Simon Green Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI). Based in manufacturing locations in 15 countries, we Since 1969, the Green Aerospace Group London, GA-UK provides dedicated support for UK serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine of Companies has worked with every major Ministry of Defence RPAS requirements. The RAF manufacturers. We design and manufacture International Airline and Government Military operates a fleet of MQ-9A Reaper RPAS which innovative smart aerospace systems and worldwide. Delivering a unique portfolio of will be replaced by Protector RG Mk1 in the early components, including high-performance aircraft asset management products ranging from 2020s. Protector, based on the new generation integrated metallic and composite assemblies component support and MRO to aircraft leasing MQ-9B SkyGuardian, has been designed and built for aerostructures and engine products, as well and finance. Our purpose built, wholly owned, to the same stringent airworthiness standards as as aircraft wiring interconnect systems. Our 50,000sqft headquarters located in the heart of manned aircraft and with its Detect & Avoid System technologies are used in aircraft ranging from the provides the logistics centre for will be operated in non-segregated airspace. most used single aisle aircraft and the largest our worldwide operations. passenger planes in the world to business jets and In addition to our company portfolio ranging the world’s advanced 5th generation fighter aircraft. from aerospace to construction we are continually UK looking for new projects capable of broadening and LIMITED supplementing our global footprint. Bryn Brithdir, Oakdale Business Park, Blackwood, GLOBAL ATS Newport NP12 4AA Hangar 35, Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton, United Kingdom Cheltenham GL51 6SR GULF AVIATION +44 (0)149 523 6300 United Kingdom Tryst House, Glenbervie Business Park, Larbert FK5 [email protected] +44 (0)1452 715 630 4RB http://www.generaldynamics.uk.com/ [email protected] United Kingdom www.global-ats.com +44 (0)345 270 7240 Contact: Amanda Jackson Contact: Marcus Mimms [email protected] General Dynamics UK is a leading international Global Aviation Training Services (GATS) is a United http://www.gulfaviation.co.uk

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Contact: Alex Murphy United Kingdom +1 336 662 0246 Gulf Aviation delivers aviation fuels and lubricants +44 (0)140 026 7616 www.hondajet.com to a wide range of customers throughout the UK. [email protected] Our turnkey operation allows us to focus on our www.raf.mod.uk/aircadets Contact: Mark Rector customers. By forming relationships built on trust, Honda Aircraft Company was born from Honda’s service and quality, Gulf Aviation can keep your Contact: Wing Commander Stuart McNeill MBE desire to explore new technologies outside of business fuelled and your aircraft in the air, no The RAFAC comprises 949 ATC squadrons in 34 the automotive sector. Years of research and matter how big or small your requirements are. Wings and six Regions that all have non-public funds development ensued, and the HondaJet was born We can provide aviation products to flying clubs, with charitable status and 215 Combined Cadet and then commercialised after the project team, helicopter operators, air taxis, private airfields, Force (CCF) (RAF) sections in six geographic areas; led by engineer Michimasa Fujino, proved out its fixed-based operators, charter and management the 1,100 plus units are spread across the whole of breakthrough design and market viability. companies, as well as a host of other operations in the UK. Total cadet membership is 42,000 young Today, Fujino leads Honda Aircraft as President the GA market. men and women aged 13 to 19 years. from all social and CEO as it manufactures the best-in-class backgrounds and ethnic groups. We have 10,000 HondaJet Elite. In the few short years since its uniformed and civilian staff 98% of whom are introduction, the HondaJet Elite’s presence has LTD volunteers. In addition, we have No2 Flying Training expanded all over the world, achieving the coveted 15 Sackville Street, London W1S 3DJ School at RAF Syerston that trains and checks the No 1 delivery status in its class two years in a row United Kingdom staff of the 9 Volunteer Gliding Schools (VGS) that (2017 and 2018). +44 (0)20 7292 0000 operate a fleet of gliders. We also run Adventure www.gulfstream.com Training Centres at Fairbourne in and at Windermere in Cumbria. Contact: Trevor Esling FRAeS LIMITED Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly Technology House, 239 Ampthill Road, Bedford owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), HINDUSTAN INSTITUTE OF MK42 9QG designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE United Kingdom and supports the world’s most technologically 40 GST Road, St Thomas Mount, +44 (0)1234 336000 advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has Chennai, 600 016 [email protected] produced more than 2,800 aircraft for customers India www.hybridairvehicles.com around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse +91 44 2231 0027 transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream [email protected] Contact: George Land offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising www.hindustanuniv.ac.in Founded in 2007, Hybrid Air Vehicles is the the Gulfstream G280TM, the Gulfstream G550TM, company behind the innovative Airlander hybrid the Gulfstream G500TM, the Gulfstream G600TM, Contact: Dr Anand Jacob Verghese MRAeS aircraft. Airlander can take off and land from the Gulfstream G650TM, the Gulfstream HINDUSTAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & virtually any flat surface and offers a powerful G650ERTM and the Gulfstream G700TM. We SCIENCE (HITS), popularly known as Hindustan combination of flexibility, persistence, payload invite you to visit our website for more information University, started in the year 1985, is one of the capacity, and efficiency that is suitable for roles at www.gulfstream.com. most sought after Universities in Tamil Nadu, India from surveillance and border patrol to search for its highly qualified and experienced faculty, & rescue and expeditionary tourism. Due to its excellent infrastructure and academic excellence inherent efficiency, Airlander is the future of HAWKSLAND ASSOCIATES since its inception. It is one of the top technical zero-carbon aviation. Airlander is an aircraft that 8 Spindlewood, Elloughton, Brough HU15 1LL institutions in the country accredited by NAAC with encourages customers to Rethink the Skies and United Kingdom ‘A’ grade and NBA, Government of India. consider new approaches to solving some of the +44 (0)1482 669622 HITS offers several Under Graduate toughest challenges facing aerospace today. [email protected] Programmes and Post Graduate Programmes http://www.hawksland.com in Engineering & Technology, Architecture, Management, Applied Science and Law in addition IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON Contact: Gary Windas to MS (by Research) MPhil and PhD programmes. Department of Aeronautics, Exhibition Road, Established in 1988, Hawksland Associates It has received many awards and recognitions for London SW7 2AZ provides business development, management & its excellence in education. HITS is ranked 95 in United Kingdom technical support services to aerospace, aviation, India under the All-India Engineering category, by +44 (0)20 7594 5100 defence, allied-industry and private equity markets. National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), [email protected] We help our clients manage complex programmes, and has been granted Category II University with http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/aeronautics improve business performance, drive shareholder Graded Autonomy by Ministry of Human Resource value and create competitive advantage. We are Development (MHRD), Govt. of India. HITS has Contact: Sian Haynes known for our straightforward ‘handson’ approach been awarded Gold Category in QS I.Gauge Aeronautics was first taught at Imperial College in to solving the most difficult business challenges. Indian University rating. The students community 1909, with the first chair of aviation occupied in We work alongside client teams supporting them: comprises students from several foreign countries 1920 by Sir Richard Glazebrook. After a sustained identify new market opportunities, win contracts in addition to those from all over India, thus expansion in the last ten years, it is now the largest and grow market share; make acquisitions and offering a cosmopolitan campus environment. such Department by number of academic staff in joint ventures; develop and manage new aircraft HITS has entered into MoUs and Academic the country. The Department has a world-leading and systems programmes – a core part of our Partnerships with several leading Industries reputation for excellence in its teaching and business; reduce waste and costs; establish lean and Universities in India and abroad. HITS has research and has consistently achieved the highest manufacturing and MRO operations; develop and been awarded many Funded Research Projects rating in all national assessments of research. commission factories and final assembly lines; set- from leading organisations like Department of Its core research portfolio currently includes up and manage low-cost supply chains; develop and Science and Technology (DST), Defence Research composite and multifunctional materials, structural integrate new advanced technologies. Leadership, and Development Organisation (DRDO), Naval health monitoring, computational fluid dynamics, coaching, mentoring and knowledge transfer also Research Board (NRB) and many other leading turbulence research, control and optimisation, form part of our offering. Industries and R&D organisations. and manufacturing methods. In addition to carrying out fundamental research we maintain excellent collaborative links with industry. 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INCE & CO LLP In addition, Inzpire delivers a broad range of IWM DUXFORD Aldgate Tower, 2 Leman Street, London E1 8QN training and consultancy services which improve Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR United Kingdom performance, safety, operational effectiveness United Kingdom +44 (0)20 7481 0010 and efficiency of British and International Armed +44 (0)1223 835 000 www.incelaw.com Forces. We provide helicopter, fixed-wing and duxford.iwm.org.uk UAS operational training and support, both in live Contact: Gillie Belsham and synthetic environments. Furthermore, Inzpire Contact: Susie Stirling Ince & Co LLP’s team of aviation lawyers has over provides Human Factors and Safety Training, Employees: between 100-150 40 years’ experience in the aviation and finance supports UK Typhoon operations, and has the IWM is unique in its coverage of conflicts, industries and advises on matters ranging from capability to deliver Intelligence, Cyber and especially those involving Britain and the aircraft financing to the handling of complex and Counter-Terrorism training. Commonwealth, from WW1 to the present day. We significant matters in a range of jurisdictions. seek to provide for, and to encourage, the study We cover the full spectrum of aviation advice, and understanding of the history of modern war including insurance and reinsurance, liability IPSA PARIS and ‘wartime experience’. IWM Duxford is Europe’s claims and subrogation work. We also advise on 63, Boulevard de Brandebourg, premier centre of aviation history. The historic site, regulatory and commercial issues, commercial 94200, Ivry-sur-Seine outstanding collections of exhibits and world- aircraft and business jet acquisition, fleet renewal France renowned air shows combine to create a unique and asset-based financing, reputation, aviation +33 (0)6 70 43 00 07 museum where history really is in the air. contract work, corporate governance, crisis [email protected] www.ipsa.fr management, strategic safety and reputation issues. JACOBS Contact: Philippe Guidi Our clients include airlines, operators, 2nd Floor, 1 The Square, Temple Quay, IPSA is a graduate engineering school accredited by manufacturers, airports, insurers, reinsurers and Bristol BS1 6DG the CTI (Commission des Titres d’Ingénieurs), based financiers. United Kingdom in Paris and Toulouse, with a five-year Masters +44 (0)117 910 2580 programme specialised in Aeronautics and Space. [email protected] Since 1961 IPSA’s effective approach INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY http://www.jacobs.com to engineering (in mechanics and propulsion,

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Contact: Peter Burden type of mass fatality accident including aviation LEONARDO KDC Projects is an AS/EN9100 approved disasters, natural disasters, war, and terrorist 8-10 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AE technical solutions service provider for high attacks. Headquartered near Houston, Texas, it has United Kingdom technology engineering companies. offices and facilities in Sydney, Australia, London, +44 (0)1935 702506 Expertise includes model based systems UK, and Beirut, Lebanon, and Santo Domingo, [email protected] engineering (MBSE), safety & reliability analysis, Dominican Republic. https://www.uk.leonardocompany.com requirements capture, bespoke software automation, verification and validation, and Contact: Alison Corr the design & analysis of composite & metallic L3HARRIS COMMERCIAL Leonardo is a global player in Aerospace, Defence structures and mechanical & electrical AVIATION and Security, operating through five Divisions: installations. 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Global experts in commercial pilot training, onshore OEM and technology leader in rotorcraft, technology and aviation safety designed to meet the requirements of commercial, Whether your airline is looking for a world-leading public service and military customers. Products KENNEDYS LAW LLP flight training simulator or a custom Airline Pilot range from the 1.8-ton five-place single-engine 25 Fenchurch Avenue, London EC3M 5AD training course, L3Harris has the expertise, AW009 to the 16-ton three-engine AW101 United Kingdom products and systems to meet both your budget and helicopter. Leonardo Helicopters is developing +44 (0)20 7337 0300 your operational requirements. the world’s first commercial , the AW609, www.kennedyslaw.com An offering designed around airlines and their crews and rotary wing unmanned air systems. Integrated ● Vertically integrated training products support and training solutions form an important Contact: Mark Welbourn ● Full flight simulation element of service provision to Leonardo Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in ● Integrated airline pilot training services Helicopters’ growing customer base. Leonardo dispute resolution and advisory services. With over ● Aircraft maintenance training Electronics designs, develops and manufactures 2,000 people across 22 countries, our growing ● Airline pilot resourcing solutions across air, land, sea, space and in cyber. network of lawyers deliver straightforward legal The Division’s capability includes integrated mission advice to the corporate, commercial, insurance and systems, radars, infra-red & electro-optic sensors, public sectors. L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES UK lasers, electronic warfare systems, on-board Our dynamic team of market leading aviation 23 King Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 6QY avionics, aerial target systems, satellite sensors, specialists are based in Europe, the Middle East, +44 (0)20 3705 5198 space mission payloads and advanced robotic Asia Pacific and the Americas. We are instructed on www.l3harris.com systems. Leonardo Electronics offers a full suite of some of the industry’s most high profile and complex ISTAR solutions providing continuous situational claims and our depth of industry knowledge, and Contact: Graeme Mackay awareness at tactical level and interoperability history of working in-house at a number of airlines, L3Harris is an agile global aerospace and defence within any operational environment. It also develops means we understand our insurer and insured technology innovator, delivering end-to-end and produces unmanned air systems offered clients’ culture and key brand issues, in addition solutions that meet customers’ mission-critical through full lifecycle service contracts. Leonardo is to the business of all players within the industry. needs. We provide advanced defence and also a partner of the Tempest programme, working Our specialist lawyers have experience in multi- commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space together to develop the next generation of Combat jurisdictional claims, major losses and disputes. and cyber domains. We bring speed, innovation and Aircraft. We have experience in handling volume cases for a flawless execution together with our commitment to number of airlines, including passenger, employee, make the world more secure. third party and baggage claims, and claims and LOCKHEED MARTIN UK LTD regulatory issues relating to drones. Cunard House, 15 Regent Street, London SW1Y Our clients include insurers, airlines and air LEBANESE PILOTS 4LR operators, airports and aerodromes, aircraft ASSOCIATION (LPA) United Kingdom leasing companies, the general, business and sport MEA Head Quarters, +44 (0)20 7979 8000 aviation community, maintenance organisations, PO Box 113-6710, Beirut, [email protected] product manufacturers, tour and travel operators Lebanon www.lockheedmartin.co.uk and high net worth and private individuals. +44 (0)961 1623611 [email protected] Contact: Peter Ruddock CB CBE FRAeS FCMI Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace KENYON INTERNATIONAL Contact: Capt Rola Hoteit FRAeS company that employs approximately 105,000 EMERGENCY SERVICES LTD The Lebanese Pilots Association (LPA) is the pilots’ people worldwide and is principally engaged in Kenyon House, The Western Centre, Western Road, union in Lebanon that was established on 17 March the research, design, development, manufacture, Bracknell RG12 1RX 1955. integration and sustainment of advanced +44 (0)1344 316 650 Today the LPA includes 224 pilots from Middle East technology systems, products and services. [email protected] Airlines (MEA) and Trans Mediterranean Airlines Lockheed Martin UK is the Corporation’s UK- https://www.kenyoninternational.com (TMA). It has a board that consists of ten elected based arm with more than 20 sites across the UK pilots. employing approximately 2,000 people. LMUK is a Contact: Mazen Bekdash The main concern of LPA is to protect pilots’ strategic partner to the UK Government, spending Kenyon International Emergency Services is interest and to improve their condition of service. approximately £1bn annually and supporting 1,000 an international leader in worldwide disaster In addition LPA is responsible for their medical companies in its supply chain. management, providing pre-incident crisis planning after retirement, their loss of license and their and post emergency response services on behalf of pension scheme. the world’s foremost companies. The LPA is a member of International LONDON BIGGIN HILL AIRPORT Privately owned, Kenyon remains the only Federation of Air Lines Pilots’ Associations Passenger Terminal, Main Road, Biggin Hill, Bromley firm in its business with a hundred year history, (IFALPA) and a member of Skyteam Pilots’ TN16 3BH comprehensive resources, and experience in every Associations (SPA). United Kingdom

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+44 (0)1959 578500 United Kingdom 70 years of experience, Martin-Baker has saved [email protected] +44 (0)1223 373737 over 7,590 aircrew lives to date in 92 air forces http://www.bigginhillairport.com [email protected] around the World. www.marshalladg.com Contact: Andy Patsalides London Biggin Hill is the only dedicated business Contact: Alistair McPhee CEng FRAeS MARTYN FIDDLER AVIATION aviation airport within the capital. Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has Douglas Chambers, North Quay, Douglas IM1 4LA Whilst providing private business jets and owners specialised in protecting people in critical Isle of Man with a home base as well as offering a key London situations for more than 100 years. Today the +44 (0)1624 777 600 gateway to overseas visitors, Biggin Hill continues company continues to deliver world-leading applied [email protected] to honour its heritage as arguably the best-known engineering services to a wide range of global http://www.martynfiddler.aero RAF fighter station of WW2. London Biggin Hill customers, ensuring they benefit from our agility, Airport continues to strategically expand its innovation and collaborative approach, whatever Contact: Nicole Taylor activities within the business and general aviation their needs. They rely on our core capabilities of Martyn Fiddler Aviation has over 30 years’ sector in order to provide high value local jobs managed services, integration and technologies, experience in helping clients own and import their and further support for the London and wider UK which we deliver in partnership through the ability aircraft. We have unrivalled in-house capabilities to economy. to solve the most complex of challenges. We are a identify issues and provide solutions for business team of more than 1,600 highly skilled colleagues, aircraft owners and operators, airlines and aircraft located across UK, Canada, Europe and UAE, leasing companies. LONDON LUTON AIRPORT dedicated to setting the highest standards across Our specialist aviation services apply to: Percival House, 134 Percival Way, Luton LU2 9NU the industry. taxation, ownership, EU importation, exportation United Kingdom Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group is part and customs matters. Our clients benefit from the +44 (0)1582 395571 of Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Limited, the experience, training and expertise of a dedicated [email protected] private holding company of the Marshall family. aviation team working together on solutions which www.london-luton.co.uk Founded in 1909, the Group had a turnover of can save the client time and expense. £2.5bn in 2018, and more than 5,500 employees. Contact: Alberto Martin London Luton Airport (LLA) is the fifth busiest MBDA UK LIMITED airport in the UK and among the top three in Europe MARTEC LTD PO Box 19, Six Hills Way, for General Aviation. LLA carried more than 17 St Augustine’s Business Park, Swalecliffe, SG1 2DA million passengers in 2019. The airport indirectly Whitstable CT5 2QJ United Kingdom employs 10,000 people and is a key economic United Kingdom +44 (0)143 875 2000 driver for the region. The airport is operated and +44 (0)1227 793733 paula.campbell@-systems.com developed by a consortium of which the majority [email protected] www.mbda-systems.com shareholder is AENA, the world’s largest airport http://www.martec.solutions operator, and AMP Capital, a specialist global Contact: Paula Campbell investment manager. LLA has recently invested Contact: Ross Young MBDA has over 50 years of experience in the over £160million to transform the airport and Martec is a leading manufacturer of harsh design, development and integration of guided improve the passenger experience including a environment interconnects for aerospace, defence, weapon systems and has a broad range of weapon complete redesign of the terminal. A new, £225m sub sea & motorsport. Since 1987 Martec system solutions covering the full spectrum of rail link is also under construction to link the airport has provided innovative design, development capabilities to maximise our Customers’ capabilities terminal building to the main-line rail services to support and manufacturing capability to for the 21st Century. The current generation London St Pancras with completion in 2021. aerospace projects, particularly in the fields of include Dual Mode and high temperature and pressure hermetic sensor air-to-ground weapons and ASRAAM and and systems packaging. We provide support to air-to-air weapons. LONDON OXFORD AIRPORT all stages of the project lifecycle, from concept Employees: UK 3,000; Worldwide: 10,000 The Terminal, Oxford Airport, Langford Lane, through to qualification, acceptance and Kidlington OX5 1RA obsolescence management. Located in Whitstable, United Kingdom Kent, we have been a member of the Amphenol +44 (0)1865 290710 Group since March 2016. PLC [email protected] Atlantic House, Aviation Park West, http://www.londonoxfordairport.com Bournemouth International Airport, Christchurch MARTIN-BAKER AIRCRAFT BH23 6EW Contact: James Dillon-Godfray COMPANY LTD United Kingdom London Oxford Airport is one of the UK’s primary Lower Road, Higher Denham, Uxbridge UB9 5AJ +44 (0)120 259 7597 business and general aviation airports, located United Kingdom http://www.meggitt.com/ an hour north west of London and seven miles +44 (0)189 583 2214 from Oxford city. Historically host to Europe’s [email protected] Contact: Hugh Clayton largest pilot training academy (currently CAE www.martin-baker.com Meggitt PLC is a leading international company OAA), the airport today also sees some 6,000 specialising in high performance components and business aviation moments a year and a further Contact: James Martin FREng CBE CEng FRAeS subsystems for aerospace, defence, and selected 6,000 helicopter movements, mainly with Airbus Martin-Baker is the world’s longest established energy markets. More than 72,000 aircraft rely on Helicopters whose UK HQ is at the airport. The and most experienced manufacturer of ejection Meggitt’s critical technologies. Our global operations airport has evolved in the last decade to be one seats and related equipment to safeguard the are focused on providing high performance of the UK’s primary hubs for aviation support and aviator throughout the escape, survival, location solutions, adapted to meet unique customer services to the pilot training, business aviation and and recovery phases. The company has also requirements, encompassing thermal solutions, broader general aviation sectors. developed a range of special crashworthy seats for wheel and brake systems, fire detection, safety helicopters that incorporate energy attenuation equipment, advanced polymer and composites, systems and a range of fixed-wing crew and mission radomes, seals, avionics, high-performance sensing MARSHALL AEROSPACE AND seats that can be fitted in most maritime patrol and condition monitoring. Every day, through DEFENCE GROUP and reconnaissance aircraft. Martin-Baker has teamwork and expertise, our teams around the The Airport, Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 headquarters in Denham (England) and locations in world, enable the extraordinary, to fly, to power, to 8RX France, ,Australia and the US. Backed by over live. More information at www.meggitt.com

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MEMORIAL YORKSHIRE AIR The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation +7 499 158-43-33 MUSEUM & ALLIED AIR FORCES Association (MEBAA) is the official representative [email protected] Elvington, York YO41 4AU of the business aviation industry in the Middle http://www.mai.ru United Kingdom East and North Africa (MENA) region and is a +44 (0)1904 608595 member of the International Business Aviation Contact: Maxim Shkurin [email protected] Council (IBAC). MEBAA is a non-profit association Moscow Aviation Institute (National Research www.yorkshireairmuseum.org established in 2006 with the mission to provide University) is the leading aerospace university of a platform for members of the business aviation Russia. Contact: Barbara George, Museum Director industry in the MENA region to gather, understand The mission of MAI is create the background Home of the legendary Halifax bomber Friday and communicate the needs and benefits of the of the world’s top-level engineering manpower industry. the 13th, the Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied through forward-looking research at all stages Air Forces Memorial is set on the grounds of the of the aviation, rocket and space technology life former site of RAF Elvington, a WW2 airfield used cycle. MAI is engaged in all major partnership extensively by Allied bomber crews, including MILITARY AVIATION projects; it also co-operates with leading Russian Commonwealth squadron No77 and the only two AUTHORITY (MAA) and foreign industry-based corporations such as French heavy bomber squadrons of WW2. Juniper Level 1, Wing 4, #5104, MoD Abbeywood COMAC, ENAC, Safran, BrahMos Aerospace, HAL, Less than seven miles from York City Centre, North, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8QW PJSC United Aircraft Corporation and others. The we are a wonderful location for a very enjoyable United Kingdom high-tech projects in MAI are fulfilled with the help family day out. With over 60 aircraft and historic [email protected] of advanced technologies in the following areas: http://www.gov.uk/maa vehicles, 15 exhibitions, indoor and outdoor mathematical simulation; displays, picnic areas, parkland, a cinema, a lifecycle products management; Contact: EUR ING Paul Robinson CEng FRAeS restaurant, and a variety of events throughout the composite structures manufacturing; Part of the Ministry of Defence and operating within year, we promise that you will be truly inspired integrated avionics; the Defence Safety Authority, the Military Aviation by your visit. Come and discover our amazing Authority (MAA) is an independent organisation engineering systems electrification. aircraft or explore the restored World War Two responsible for the regulation, surveillance, Control Tower and learn what life was like here at inspection and assurance of the Defence air an original wartime base. New events for 2020: operating and technical domains. It ensures the safe MUSEUM OF FLIGHT Rolling Thunder Day, VE Day Celebration Weekend, design and use of military Air Systems. 9404 East Marginal Way South, Seattle, WA Open Cockpits Day, Summer Family Fest and 999 As the single authority responsible for 98108 Emergency Services Day. regulating all aspects of Air Safety across United States of America Defence, the MAA has full oversight of all Defence +1 206 764 5700 aviation activity. Through independent audit and www.museumofflight.org MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES continuous surveillance and oversight of military Airport Road, PO Box 11-206, Beirut aviation, the MAA aims to provide the Secretary of Contact: Trip Switzer Lebanon State for Defence with the necessary assurance The independent, non-profit Museum of Flight is one +9611622888 that appropriate standards of Air Safety are of the largest air and space museums in the world. [email protected] maintained in providing operational capability. Its collection includes more than 150 historically http://www.mea.com.lb The MAA’s Vision: To be a leading, and significant air- and spacecraft, as well as the Red internationally recognised, Air Safety regulatory Barn® – the original manufacturing facility of The Contact: Capt/Dr Mohammed Aziz FRAeS and assurance organisation that is proactive, Boeing Company. The museum’s aeronautical library Middle East Airlines was established in May 1945. innovative, modern, efficient and effective. Its and archives are the largest on the American west In 1963, it merged with Air Liban and in 1968 most Purpose: To enhance the delivery of operational coast. More than 140,000 children are served of its fleet was destroyed on ground as a result of capability through continual improvement in annually by museum educational programmes – the an Israeli attack on Beirut International Airport; military air safety, appropriate culture, regulation most extensive museum-based aviation and space however, the airline emerged stronger. and practice. outreach programme in the country. The Museum The frequent closure of Beirut International is the only aviation museum in Washington State Airport during Lebanon’s civil war between 1975 that is both nationally accredited with the American and 1990 constituted another challenge to MEA; MOOG WOLVERHAMPTON Association of Museums and a Smithsonian again, the airline managed to survive. With the LIMITED affiliate. return to normality in 1990, MEA succeeded in Valiant Way, Wobaston Road, Wolverhampton WV9 reinstating service to all its previous destinations 5GB and strengthened its network. United Kingdom NATS From 1998 to 2002, MEA implemented its +44 (0)1902 394338 4000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham PO15 7FL largest restructuring ever, turning around the [email protected] United Kingdom company from huge annual losses to achieve www.moog.com +44 (0)1489 616001 profits for 17 consecutive years. [email protected] Throughout its history, MEA has been proud Contact: Christopher Jones FRAeS http://www.nats.aero of maintaining the highest safety standards, Moog is a worldwide designer, manufacturer regardless of its financial situation. and integrator of precision control systems and Contact: Jane Johnston products for the world’s leading aerospace and NATS is a leading air navigation solutions specialist, defence programmes. Moog’s high-performance handling more than 2.6 million flights in 2018 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH systems control military and commercial aircraft, across the UK and eastern North Atlantic. NATS AFRICA BUSINESS AVIATION satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, provides en-route air traffic control from UK centres ASSOCIATION (MEBAA) missiles, flight simulators and load testing at Swanwick, Hampshire and Prestwick, Ayrshire, Business Central Tower- Tower B, Office 3101, equipment. Our aftermarket support options air traffic control services at 13 UK airports and, Sheik Zayed Road – Dubai Media City, include MRO services, upgrade programs and in a joint venture with Ferrovial, at a number of PO Box 117733, Dubai turnkey logistics support. airport towers in Spain. Building on its reputation United Arab Emirates for operational excellence and innovation, NATS +971 4 4356670 offers aerodrome, data, engineering, capacity, [email protected] MOSCOW AVIATION INSTITUTE efficiency and environmental performance solutions www.mebaa.com Moscow Aviation Institute, Volokolamskoe shosse to customers worldwide, including airports, airlines Contact: Oumaima Asnaina 4, Moscow, 125 993 air traffic service providers and governments. There

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is more information on the NATS website at www. include: business aviation operators, commercial PANASONIC AVIONICS nats.aero & cargo airlines, rotary companies, military & CORPORATION defence, MRO, FBO, OEM. Quadrant House, 50 Heron Drive, Langley SL3 8XP United Kingdom NEWTON +44 (0)1753 741400 2 Kingston Business Park, Kingston Bagpuize, ODGERS BERNDTSON [email protected] Abingdon OX13 5FE 20 Cannon Street, London EC4M 6XD www.panasonic.aero United Kingdom United Kingdom +44 (0)1865 920 700 +44 (0)20 7529 1111 Contact: Bob Dick FRAeS [email protected] [email protected] Panasonic Avionics connects the business www.newtoneurope.com http://www.odgersberndtson.co.uk and pleasure of flying. We design, develop, manufacture, and install customised in-flight Contact: Emma O’Donnell Contact: Clare Glackin entertainment and communications (IFEC) Odgers Berndtson is the UK’s leading executive Newton is the leading operational and financial solutions that positively impact the airline’s improvement specialist in Europe. Founded search firm, helping private and public sector business, based on their specific fleet, brand, and in 2001 by a group of highly qualified and organisations find the highest calibre people for operations requirements. experienced engineers, the company’s objective is permanent and interim management appointments We are committed to the success of our straightforward: to deliver sustainable performance in the UK and internationally. We have a dedicated customers and our support continues long after improvement of 10%-50% in our client’s operations Aerospace & Defence Practice which operates aircraft delivery. Our global turnkey support and supply chain without capital expenditure. across all parts of the sector, both nationally and organisation delivers proactive maintenance and From its roots in manufacturing, Newton applies internationally. repair services that ensure maximum system its unique engineering-based approach across reliability, availability, and performance. We deliver the aerospace and defence industries, working more than entertainment systems. We deliver in areas as diverse as technical problem solving, PAKISTAN AERONAUTICAL business solutions. manufacture, assembly, procurement, tooling, COMPLEX (PAC) aircraft maintenance and test, from the factory floor Kamra, District Attock, 43570 to design offices and throughout the supply chain. Pakistan PROSPECT Newton has a proven track record of delivering +92 519 0990 New Prospect House, 8 Leake Street, rapid improvements in cost, delivery and quality www.pac.org.pk London SE1 7NN performance, from the UK’s largest defence United Kingdom alliances to world class niche suppliers. Contact: Gp Capt Kamran Ahmad BE FRAeS +44 (0)20 7902 6694 Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra (PAC Kamra) [email protected] is situated 70km from Islamabad, the nation’s www.prospect.org.uk NORTHROP GRUMMAN capital. The complex houses four factories and is Clareville House, Oxendon Street, spread over 10 square kilometres. It employs over Contact: John Stevenson London SW1Y 4EL 10,000 personnel. Prospect is the leading UK union for professionals United Kingdom PAC Kamra offers MRO services for the working in aviation with members in airworthiness, +44 (0)20 7930 4173 entire aircraft fleet of PAF and its associated air traffic control, navigation and communications http://www.northropgrumman.com/uk/ equipment. It also offers some specific and general systems, accident investigation and regulation engineering services to other Armed Forces of of the industry. Prospect continues to campaign Contact: Gillian Arnott Pakistan as well as other customers, as and when Northrop Grumman is a leading global security required. hard on safety and is involved in many wide company providing innovative systems, products PAC is involved in the manufacture of ranging activities such as influencing the regulator and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, Mushshak and Super Mushshak trainer aircraft. It and any proposed regulatory amendments. and logistics and modernisation to government and is also engaged in co-production of JF-17 fighter Prospect are a founding member of AEI (Aircraft commercial customers worldwide. The company has aircraft in collaboration with China National IAero- Engineers International) and with our longstanding a well-established global presence and maintains Technology Import and Export Corporation. participation on committees such as CHIRP, UK an extensive network of regional offices and local Flight Safety and the Royal Aeronautical Licensed businesses serving customers in key markets in Engineers standing committee, Prospect continue Europe, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and PAKISTAN AIR FORCE to champion strict adherence to technical, safety, . Air Headquarters PAF Complex, Sector E-9, environmental, trading and employment standards Islamabad, 44230 Prospect is a member of the International Pakistan Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the OAKLANDS GLOBAL +92 519506701 European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), 7 Vale Avenue, Tunbridge Wells TN1 1DJ [email protected] which is the recognised social partner for all EU United Kingdom http://www.paf.gov.pk social dialogue on transport matters. The Civil +44 (0)1892 536472 Aviation Section of the ETF is deeply involved in [email protected] Contact: ACM Mujahid Khan FRAeS the technical development of EASA regulations. www.oaklandsglobal.co.uk The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is a highly efficient air force dedicated to defend the aerial frontiers Contact: William Finden MRAeS of the country. It is recognised globally for its QANTAS AIRWAYS Oaklands Global is an international consultancy professionalism and safety standards. Building A, 10 Bourke Road, Mascot 2020 firm providing recruitment and executive search It has been involved in two major wars, in Australia services to the Aviation & Aerospace industries. We 1965 and 1971. On both occasions it achieved +61 2 9691 3636 are a partner of choice for contract, permanent and outstanding operational results. In the recent past www.qantas.com.au executive search recruitment solutions across all it has been brought the insurgency under control, business units. in conjunction with the land forces. Contact: Alan Joyce With over 50 years of combined recruitment As an operator of a small fleet, PAF struggles Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, experience we have learnt to be adaptable to balance its limited resources with the ever- Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest and resourceful which enables us to provide increasing demands placed on it. PAF has met domestic and international airline. Registered our international Client portfolio with not just this challenge by focusing on the core task of originally as the Queensland and Northern Territory recruitment services, but also market insight and producing battle-winning people who lie at the Aerial Services Limited (QANTAS), Qantas is widely advice to attract the right candidates. Our Clients heart of this capability. regarded as the world’s leading long-distance

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airline and one of the strongest brands in Australia. it serves. Qatar Airways, the official FIFA partner, research in aeronautical engineering as early as The airline has built a reputation for excellence is the official sponsor of many top-level sporting 1907 by Albert Peter Thurston, meaning that in safety, operational reliability, engineering and events, including the FIFA 2022 World Cup. we are the world’s oldest continuous provider maintenance and customer service. Qatar Airways Cargo, one of the world’s leading of education and research in aeronautical The Qantas Group’s main business is international air cargo carriers, serves more than engineering. We continue to have a thriving the transportation of customers using two 60 freighter destinations worldwide via its world- research community and to deliver high quality complementary airline brands – Qantas and class Doha hub and also delivers freight to more teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate Jetstar. The airline also operates subsidary than 160 key business and leisure destinations level. businesses including other airlines and businesses globally. in specialist markets such as Q Catering. The airline brands operate regional, domestic and RAYTHEON UK international services. The Group’s broad QFINSOFT (PTY) LTD Kao One, Kao Park, Harlow CM17 9NA portfolio of subsidiary businesses ranges from 76 Soveriegn Drive, Route 21 Corporate Park, United Kingdom Qantas Freight Enterprises to Qantas Frequent Poshnet Suite #274, Irene, Centurion, 0047 [email protected] Flyer. Qantas employ over 30,000 people South Africa http://www.raytheon.co.uk with approximately 93% of them based within +27 12 345 1917 Australia. [email protected] Contact: Sen Sami http://www.qfinsoft.co.za/ Employees: UK 1,700 Global: c.64,000 With facilities in Broughton, Waddington, QATAR AIRWAYS Contact: Danie de Kock Glenrothes, Harlow, Gloucester and Manchester, Airport Road, PO Box 22550, Doha Qfinsoft (Pty) Ltd was founded in 1999 and Raytheon UK is invested in the British workforce Qatar represents the combined expertise of a group of and the development of UK technology. Across +974 4022 2200 engineers with years of practical and consulting the country the company employs 1,700 people [email protected] experience in computer aided engineering. These and supports 9,000 jobs. As a prime contractor www.qatarairways.com technical capabilities have led to the development and major supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence, of several commercial products and engineering Raytheon continues to invest in research Contact: Salam Al Shawa software packages. Through Qfinsoft’s international and development, supporting innovation and Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of network, we have partnered with world-leading CAE technological advances across the country. Qatar, is celebrating more than 20 years of Going companies to represent them in South Africa. With Places Together, with travellers across more than these partnerships we distribute, train and support 160 business and leisure destinations on board local users in the use of ANSYS and Rocky DEM LTD a modern fleet of more than 250 aircraft. The software products. Building F5, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon airline added a number of exciting destinations OX14 3DB to its growing network in 2019, including Lisbon, United Kingdom Portugal, Gaborone, Botswana and Langkawi QINETIQ +44 (0)1865 520200 Malaysia. Several new destinations are due to be QinetiQ Aerospace, Building A5, Cody Technology [email protected] launched in 2020, including Luanda, Angola and Park, Ively Road, Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 www.reactionengines.co.uk Osaka, Japan. 0LX A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways United Kingdom Contact: Mark Thomas CEng FRAeS was named ‘World’s Best Airline’ by the 2019 +44 (0)870 010 0942 Reaction Engines is a privately held Company World Airline Awards, managed by international imberesford@.com based in Culham, Oxfordshire, UK. It employs air transport rating organisation Skytrax. It was www.qinetiq.com over 200 staff across its sites in the UK and US. also named ‘Best Airline in the Middle East’, Reaction Engines develops the technologies ‘World’s Best Business Class’ and ‘Best Business Contact: Ian Beresford MBE CEng FRAeS needed for an advanced combined cycle air- Class Seat’, in recognition of its ground-breaking We provide technology-based independent advice breathing rocket engine class called SABRE™ Business Class experience, Qsuite. Qatar Airways and support to customers in our core markets of (Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine), a leading is the only airline to have been awarded the aerospace, defence and security, including military, contender for the next generation of hypersonic coveted ‘Skytrax Airline of the Year’ title, which security and civilian organisations across a broad flight and space access vehicles. SABRE is an is recognised as the pinnacle of excellence in the range of international markets, particularly the innovative new class of aerospace propulsion airline industry, five times. UK, USA and Australia. We do this by building that has the potential to provide efficient air- Qsuite, a patented Qatar Airways product, relationships with our customers, becoming a breathing thrust from standstill on the runway to features the industry’s first-ever double bed in true partner they can trust to contribute technical speeds above five times the speed of sound in the Business Class, as well as privacy panels that stow innovation, domain knowledge, independence and atmosphere. away, allowing passengers in adjoining seats to integrity to their mission. In addition to the SABRE development create their own private room. programme, Reaction Engines offers a unique and Qatar Airways was the first Gulf carrier to extensive range of capabilities, from propulsion join global airline alliance oneworld, enabling its QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF systems and advanced heat exchanger design and passengers to benefit from more than 1,000 LONDON development, through to advanced manufacturing airports in more than 160 countries, with 14,250 School of Engineering & Material Science, Mile End and precision machining. Our heat exchanger daily departures. Road, London E1 4NS technology has the potential to revolutionise what Oryx One, Qatar Airways’ in-flight United Kingdom can be achieved with thermal management across a entertainment system offers passengers up to +44 (0)20 7882 5555 range of industries, from aerospace to motorsport, 4,000 entertainment options from the latest http://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk industrial processes, and the energy industry. blockbuster movies, TV box sets, music, games and much more. Passengers flying on Qatar Airways Contact: Prof Vassili Toropov CEng FRAeS flights served by its B787, B777, A350, A380, Queen Mary is one of the world’s leading RESOURCE GROUP – AVIATION A319 and select A320 and A330 aircraft can also universities, with first-class academic, inspirational TECHNICAL TRAINING stay in touch with their friends and family around teaching, and a distinguished 229-year history of K4 Hangar, Cotswolds Airport, the world by using the award-winning airline’s on- preparing men and women for rewarding careers. Cirencester GL7 6BA board Wi-Fi and GSM service. The School of Engineering and Materials United Kingdom Qatar Airways proudly supports a range Science (SEMS) has a long, successful history +44 (0)1299 669850 of exciting international and local initiatives of education and research in aeronautical [email protected] dedicated to enriching the global community that engineering. We pioneered the teaching and www.resourcegroup.co.uk

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Contact: Emma Harris United Kingdom our 49,000sqft facility we have available a large Swiss parented and with origins tracing back to +44 (0)20 3075 1100 stock of wheels, brakes and tyres available for 1976, Resource Group is privately owned and has [email protected] repair, overhaul, exchange, exchange and loan of businesses located in the UK, Spain, Germany and www.rolandberger.co.uk light, regional, commercial and corporate aircraft. Switzerland. We are Safran and Honeywell approved and can Resource Group’s Training Solutions Division Contact: Robert Thomson MA give competitive pricing on flat rate maintenance comprises its Aviation Technical Training business Roland Berger is a global firm with 52 offices in and CPALs. (LRTT Ltd) and its newly branded Learning Design 35 countries and a strong focus on the aerospace Since forming in 2002 we have been dedicated function. & defence industry. Our A&D team serves the to the aviation MRO market and related businesses The Aviation Technical Training business is an civil aeronautics, space, defence, and security and committed to deliver high quality, cost EASA Part-147 and GCAA CAR 147 Approved industries. We advise OEMs and their suppliers, effective products and services to Airlines, Hangar basic training organisation that brings 15 years Government agencies, and investors along the Facilities and Stockists. Our staff are available to of flawless, worldwide training delivery and an entire value chain, covering global, strategic and offer a friendly, professional service that is based enviable reputation for civil and military, fixed and operational solutions from design and production, in an experienced understanding of the aviation rotary wing maintenance training to the industry. all the way to service. industry. Whether your companies operation is The Learning Design team can design and We help our clients identify and exploit new scheduled, charter, passenger or cargo, we aim deploy all methods of learning, considering all sources of growth and efficiency, delivering deep to improve on costs as well as the delivery time of learning styles, cultures and environments, and the industry expertise and cutting edge strategic components. latest technologies. Their collaborative approach advice, alongside sustainable operational allows them to design and develop cutting edge, improvements. We also support them in structuring bespoke training solutions. and managing large development programmes ROYAL AIR FORCE and major transformation initiatives, taking full Ministry of Defence, Main Building, Whitehall, advantage of digital technologies and mindsets. London SW1A 2HB RIGBY GROUP (RG) PLC United Kingdom 80 Brook Street, London W1K 5EG +44 (0)20 7218 2239 United Kingdom ROLLS-ROYCE PLC [email protected] +44 (0)20 3418 0445 PO Box 31, Moor Lane ML-49, Derby DE24 8BJ http://www.raf.mod.uk/ [email protected] United Kingdom http://www.rigbygroupplc.com +44 (0)1332 244491 Contact: Wg Cdr Greg Smith http://www.rolls-royce.com The Royal Air Force has five top-level strategic Contact: Judy Groves, Marketing Director objectives: To succeed on Operations; Build a A multinational, service-based holding company Contact: Robert Savidge workforce for the future; Grow capacity and for a portfolio of privately-owned businesses, Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies resilience; Deliver the next generation Air Rigby Group is family-owned, and has, since its that deliver the cleanest, safest and most Force; Operate safely, deliver efficiently and act inception in 1975, built a distinguished reputation competitive solutions to meet our planet’s vital professionally. as both an investor and business operator. power needs. Renowned for our independent thinking, our ability Rolls-Royce has customers in more than 150 to follow through, and our approach to acquiring countries, comprising more than 400 airlines and ROYAL AIR FORCE CHARITABLE and nurturing businesses, we enable companies leasing customers, 160 armed forces, 4,000 TRUST ENTERPRISES within the Group to be the very best they can marine customers including 70 navies, and more Douglas Bader House, Horcott Hill, Fairford GL7 be. Diversifying from our origins as a principally than 5,000 power and nuclear customers. 4RB technology-led business, we are currently Annual underlying revenue was £15bn in United Kingdom comprised of six key divisions: Technology, 2017, around half of which came from the +44 (0)128 571 3300 Airports, Hotels, Real Estate, Aviation, and provision of aftermarket services. The firm and [email protected] Finance. Together, they consist of 99 companies announced gross order book stood at £78.5bn at www.rafcte.com/rafcte and over 8,500 employees, operate in 20 the end of December 2017. countries across Europe and the Middle East, and In 2017, Rolls-Royce invested £1.4bn on Contact: David Winstone generate a £2.77bn turnover. research and development. We also support Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Enterprises Rigby Group’s airport and airport management a global network of 31 University Technology (RAFCTE) is the trading arm of the Royal Air division Regional & City Airports (RCA) helps Centres, which position Rolls-Royce engineers at Force Charitable Trust (RAFCT), RAFCTE stages regional airports to prosper through effective the forefront of scientific research. the worlds largest military airshow, the Royal management and collaboration, enabling them to Rolls-Royce employs 50,000 people in International Air Tattoo. RAFCTE also offers benefit from the economies of scale and sharing of 55 countries. More than 19,400 of these are event management and consultancy services and best practice traditionally enjoyed by much larger engineers. organises the prestigious annual ‘Royal Air Force airports. Led by a team with proven commercial The Group has a strong commitment to in Concert’ national tour. All RAFCTE activities and operational expertise in both the airport and apprentice and graduate recruitment and to further support its parent, RAFCT, in fulfilling its mission airline sectors, we own Bournemouth Airport, developing employee skills. In 2017 we recruited which is: to promote the Royal Air Force, to support Coventry Airport, Exeter Airport and Norwich 313 graduates and 339 apprentices through our its people now and into the future and to encourage Airport, and operate Blackpool Airport, City of worldwide training programmes. air-mindedness and the aviation-related education Derry Airport and Solent Airport on behalf of their of youth. owners. Providing a range of specialist and high- ROTABLE REPAIRS LTD response services, Rigby Group’s aviation division 20 Progress Road, ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM comprises three businesses: British International Leigh On Sea, Essex SS9 5PR COSFORD Helicopters (BIH), a highly respected operator United Kingdom Shifnal, Shifnal TF11 8UP of medium and heavy aircraft, with particular [email protected] United Kingdom expertise in offshore operations and the defence www.rotablerepairs.com +44 (0)1902 376 200 sector, Patriot Aviation, and Capital Air Ambulance, [email protected] the UK’s largest air ambulance service. Contact: Bryan Croft http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/ Owned by Desser Aerospace and specialising in aircraft wheels, brakes and tyres Rotable Repairs Contact: Darren Priday ROLAND BERGER LIMITED is a EASA Parts 145, FAA Part 145 and TCCA Visit the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford and 55 Baker Street, London W1U 8EW Transport Canada approved repair station. 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and associated memorabilia. The Museum houses ● 35 workshops with sophisticated logistics Contact: Dr Seyed Mohseni one of the greatest aircraft collections in the support SAMAD Aeospace is a UK-based technology start- world and is acclaimed for its variety of content on ● Competitive labour rates and turnaround times up. Our dream is to revolutionise the way humans display. This free fun day out includes, warplanes, SAAT’s capability includes: and goods fly around the world. To achieve that, a research aircraft, military transport and the group of world-renowned experts in their respective ● Airbus A319 National Cold War Exhibition. A major feature of fields worked together and developed a range of this unique exhibition is Britain’s three V-Bombers: ● Airbus A340 (series) products that will redefine air travelling experience. Vulcan, Victor and Valiant. A number of aircraft are ● Boeing 737 (series) Imagine a transportation which is safer than a car, suspended in flying attitudes, including the Dakota, ● Boeing 747 (-200, -300, -400, SP) completely flexible, as eco-friendly as an electric Canberra, Meteor and Lightning. Interactive kiosks The organisation is prepared to engage with other vehicle, less time consuming than any plane of train and audio visual Hotspots tell the story of the Cold airlines that are seeking viable individualised and as luxurious as a private jet. This is the unique War in a fun and innovative way. solutions and is able to provide a wide range of combination of features that will be offered by services ranging from simple training requests and e-Starling and Starling-Jet in a door-to-door human component repairs, through to power-by-the-hour air transportation, while UAV Starling will transport ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE maintenance support and fleet management. goods at an unprecedented pace; thus completely Office of Chief of Air Force, R1-6-C001, Russell changing perspectives about air travel. Offices, Department of Defence, Canberra, 2600 Australia SAAB TECHNOLOGIES UK LTD +61 2 6265 5475 Kinnaird House, 1 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5AU SATELLITE APPLICATIONS [email protected] United Kingdom CATAPULT www.airforce.gov.au +44 (0)20 7535 3430 Electron Building, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Oxford, www.saab.com Didcot OX11 0QR Contact: AM Mel Hupfeld United Kingdom The Royal Australian Air Force has an international Contact: Jenny Gardner +44 (0)1235 567999 reputation for our military expertise and Saab is a global defence and security company [email protected] professionalism. We operate some of the most operating in the fields of air, land and naval defence, http://www.catapult.org.uk/satellite technologically advanced equipment in the world civil security and commercial aeronautics. We including a range of new platforms, employing over number some 17,000 people and have operations Contact: Stuart Martin 19,000 highly skilled and professional uniformed on all continents. Technologically, we are leaders The Satellite Applications Catapult is a unique permanent and reserve personnel and civilians in in many areas, spending around a quarter of our innovation and technology company which boosts Australia and around the world. revenue on internal research, development, science UK productivity by helping organisations harness and technology with thousands of our engineers the power of satellite-based services. and scientists dedicated to finding innovative We work with businesses of all sizes to realise ROYAL NAVY FLEET AIR ARM solutions to the problems of today and tomorrow. their potential from space infrastructure and its Mail Point 2-4, Leach Building, Whale Island, Our investment in the future starts at schools’ level applications. Portsmouth PO2 8BY and continues through universities and beyond. By connecting industry and academia, we get United Kingdom During 2019, we established a Saab Innovation new research off the ground and into the market +44 (0)2392 625835 Hub at Imperial college to help develop the UK’s more quickly. [email protected] STEM capabilities. Our products are second to We help organisation make use of and benefit www.royalnavy.mod.uk none. from satellite technologies, bringing together multi- disciplinary teams to generate ideas and solutions Contact: Lt Cdr Craig Jordan RN in an open innovation environment. The helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft of the UK Our aim is to support UK industry to capture a Fleet Air Arm provide the Royal Navy with a multi- Cheltenham Road East, Gloucester GL2 9QH 10% share of the predicted £400bn global space role airborne combat capability able to operate United Kingdom market by 2030. independently at short notice, in all environments, +44 (0)1452 712424 day and night, over the sea and land. A Top Class http://www.safran-landing-systems.com Employer with Top Class People: Modern, Relevant, SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL, Capable and Resilient, the mission of the Fleet Air Contact: Kerissa Khan MRAeS INDUSTRIAL AND Arm is to deliver air power from the sea. In doing so, Safran Landing Systems is the world leader in AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING the Fleet Air Arm provides the UK with a flexible, aircraft landing and braking systems. Company University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, global, independent intervention capability giving capabilities encompass the full life cycle of our Wits 2050 the ability to act at a time and place of our choosing. products, ranging from design, development and South Africa manufacture to in-service support, repair and +27 11 717 7308 overhaul. The company supplies innovative landing www.wits.ac.za/mecheng SAA TECHNICAL (SOC) LTD gear solutions to 30 leading commercial, military, (SAAT) business and regional airframers, and supports Contact: Prof Craig Law MRAeS Jones Road, Private Bag X12, Kempton Park, 1627 more than 27,000 aircraft in service making over The School of Mechanical, Industrial & Aeronautical South Africa 70,000 landings every day. The company employs Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand, +27 (0)11 978-9993 over 7,600 staff worldwide working in locations Johannesburg, has a reputation for academic across Europe, North America and Asia, with the [email protected] excellence in teaching and research. The School company’s UK landing gear production and MRO http://www.flysaa.com/Technical offers the only Washington Accord accredited facilities located at Gloucester, employing a team of Aeronautical Engineering Degree on the African 1,200 people. Contact: Mike Kenny continent and the students are active members Technical Sales & Marketing SAA Technical (SAAT) of the Society. The School is engaged in relevant is a world-class aircraft maintenance and repair cutting edge aerospace research including: research in unsteady and compressible flows, organisation and is the largest and most advanced SAMAD AEROSPACE Unit 1 Medway Court, Cranfield Technology Park, advanced manufacturing of metallic aircraft maintenance provider on the African continent. Cranfield MK43 0FQ structures and Air Traffic Management. The School Some of the key benefits include: United Kingdom also offers a number of Masters programmes by ● 85,000m2 of hangar space +44 (0)1234 758078 either course work or research, such as the MSc ● A skilled and experienced workforce [email protected] in Aeronautical Engineering or the MSc Systems ● A focus on quality www.samadaerospace.com Engineering. The coursework MSc in Aeronautical

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Engineering is a dual degree offered in collaboration practice, share new service innovations and SHORT HILLS AVIATION with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. improve the performance of the public services Morristown Airport, 18 Airport Road, Morristown, it manages. A strong public sector ethos runs NJ 07960 through the organisation which is why you will United States of America SECONDO MONA S.P.A always find people are motivated to make a +1 973 292 3395 Via C. Del Prete N.1, 21019 Somma Lombardo, positive difference. Serco constantly evaluates its [email protected] Italy performance and the efficiency of its operations, http://www.shorthillsaviation.com/ +39 0331 756288 as well as the outcomes achieved its customers. [email protected] Serco combines commercial know-how with a Contact: Mario Dudzinski https://www.secondomona.com deep public service ethos, to advise policy makers, Short Hills Aviation Services is an FAA-certified design innovative solutions, integrate systems Part 135 Air Carrier specialising in premier Contact: Riccardo Mona and deliver front-line services that make a positive aircraft charter and management services. Short Secondo Mona was founded in 1903 and active difference. Serco provides critical support services Hills Aviation owns its diversified fleet of Falcon in aviation since 1913 with MRO activities for to defence organisations, operating both in-country corporate jets ranging from a Falcon 900B to a the first aero-engines. Since 1923 it designs and and embedded within deployed forces around the Falcon 50. produces its own equipment for aircraft, mainly in world. With deep expertise operating across all Our experienced and professional Charter military domains, including space, marine, land, fuel. Department provides clients with exceptional and air, we maximise the resources of defence Today Secondo Mona is a qualified and experienced service by making their travel experience as time- organisations by delivering lower-cost, higher- partner in the global aerospace and defence efficient, enjoyable, and cost-effective as possible. market for the supply of on-board equipment and quality assured support services to military We offer an aircraft management programme systems. The products designed and developed by command and personnel around the globe. Serco’s for aircraft owners who value their time and wish to SECONDO MONA have been selected by European highly-qualified, specialist teams, who are often delegate their resource-draining responsibilities to companies for more than half a century and in recruited from military backgrounds, understand a dedicated management team who will pamper the the last decade also by both American and Asian the unique demands of the organisations they aircraft in our state-of-the-art aircraft management customers. serve, so that they are able to work fully integrated facility. It was designed with your needs in mind, as a key component of the Whole Force, with including generous hangar space, a comfortable service personnel whenever and wherever they are lounge area, and is discreetly and conveniently needed. Operational excellence and dependable SECURECLOUD+ LIMITED located in the NYC Metro Area (KMMU). 5th Floor, Greyfriars House, 30 Greyfriars Road, on-time delivery means Serco can ensure military Reading RG1 1PE assets are always mission-ready United Kingdom SIMERA TECHNOLOGY GROUP +44 (0)330 123 3633 (PTY) LTD [email protected] SHELL AVIATION LTD Ou Paardevlei Road, Somerset West, 7130 www.securecloudplus.co.uk Shell International Petroleum Company – Aviation, South Africa , London SE1 7NA +27 (0)21 852 6450 Contact: Peter Williamson United Kingdom http://www.simera.co.za SecureCloud+ specialises in innovative ICT +44 (0)20 7934 1234 systems for Defence and Public Sector customers www.shell.com/aviation Contact: Johann du Toit who have demanding security requirements. Users Simera Technology Group is a mechanical and are given access to their networks, applications Contact: Thomas De Boer and information using secure solutions delivered Shell Aviation is a leading global supplier of mechatronic engineering design and development as an end-to-end managed service. The company is aviation fuels and lubricants with a heritage of over company servicing government, research, and already delivering against multi-year contracts for 100 years. It supplies fuel at about 900 airport design and production industry sectors throughout managed services to government customers at all locations and operates its refuelling and lubricants all phases of the product development life cycle. tiers of the government’s IT security classification supply across more than 60 countries. It serves Our experience, expertise and access to the latest system, including TOP SECRET. 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Aviation has comprehensive expertise in areas from optimally tailored to your particular project product development in the laboratory to refining, requirements. shipping, pipelines, trucking, storage and handling, In addition to general engineering development SERCO LTD, DEFENCE and fuelling aircraft. Passionate about aviation, it support work, we specialise in UAV and Small Enterprise House, 11 Bartley Wood Business Park, invests in the future of aviation – in new locations satellite optical payload systems. Another keen Bartley Way, Hook RG27 9XB and in upgrades to existing ones, in technical interest is the optimisation of UAV airframes to United Kingdom advances, and in people – at local, regional and form optimised Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) +44 (0)1256 386233 global levels. It has a dedicated team of aviation that make use of in-house sensor designs. 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The Serco Defence the industry. It has consistently been named, Our vision is to be a worldwide partner to all business unit is part of the United Kingdom and ‘Best Technical and Operational Performer’, ‘Best high-standard training organisations to make civil Europe (UKE) Division within the Serco Group. International Fuel Supplier’ and ‘Best Aviation Fuels aviation safer. Serco’s broad cross-sector and international and Lubricant Brand’ by trade publications, as We are not only selling products, but provide experience means it can transfer emerging best voted by the industry. solutions.

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SAA’s core business is the provision United States of America +65 8878 0829 of passenger airline and cargo transport services [email protected] +1 800 660 9982 together with related services, which are provided http://www.siae.org.sg [email protected] through SAA and its four wholly owned subsidiaries: www.smartskynetworks.com SAA Technical; Mango its low-cost carrier; Air Contact: Yeow Khee LIM Chefs, the catering entity of SAA and South African SIAE is a non-profit organisation dedicated Contact: Dr Bruce Holmes Travel Centre (SATC). SAA is the winner of the ‘Best to promoting Aviation Safety and Aerospace SmartSky Networks, a next-generation aviation Airline in Africa’ Award in the regional category for Technology. SIAE’s continuing education communications provider, is launching the United ten consecutive years and the winner of ‘Service programmes have helped to maintain a pool of States’ first airborne 4G LTE air-to-ground WiFi Excellence Africa’ for two consecutive years. qualified professionals to support Singapore’s network in 2018. SmartSky’s patented spectrum- Mango and SAA hold the number one and number drive to be the aviation hub of choice. In recent reuse technology leverages 60 MHz of spectrum two successive spots as South Africa’s most on years, SIAE has embarked on the mission to build and beamforming to provide more than 10 times the time airlines. SAA is a leader among the long-haul a strong aviation culture for the Next Generation typical speed and capacity of the current industry carriers, offering outstanding service designed for Aviation Professionals (NGAP) to ensure future standard ATG network. With system hardware long-haul comfort. safe air transport. designed for multiple frequencies, SmartSky is Current activities include the annual Aviation positioned to expand internationally in the future Safety Competition for students, publication of our where different frequency bands might be required. quarterly newsletter, Vortex, Café Aeronautique SmartSky is also launching the Skytelligence™ SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS’ for informal gathering of aviation professionals and technology framework as an integrated body of ASSOCIATION technical seminars in partnership with RAeS. SIAE tools and resources for use by aerospace apps 2360 Tallahassee, Weston, FL, 33326 also organises the biennial SATEC Conference developers, suppliers, and operators. 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The BEng programmes are accredited located across ten key sites. by the Engineering Council of South Africa and SYSTEMS ENGINEERING & recognised internationally under the Washington ASSESSMENT LTD Accord. The Department’s main activities are Beckington Castle, 17 Beckington Corner, UK teaching, contract research and consulting, Beckington, Frome BA11 6TA LIMITED with strengths in the following areas: structural United Kingdom Building 660, Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour optimisation & FEM, turbomachinery design and +44 (0)1373 852 000 Lane, Bristol BS16 1EJ testing, ‘noise, vibration and harshness’, CFD and [email protected] United Kingdom experimental fluid dynamic investigations, granular www.sea.co.uk +44 (0)117 937 5192 flow modelling, renewable energy systems, [email protected] largescale cooling systems, machine vision Contact: Nadia Parham http://www.thalesaleniaspace.com systems, cyber-physical systems and biomedical SEA’s Air Systems team has an enviable reputation engineering. for solving wide-ranging engineering challenges, Contact: Jill Hutchinson particularly issues relating to all aspects of Thales Alenia Space in the UK is the Centre of airworthiness in the post-Haddon-Cave era. Our Excellence for propulsion for the whole of Thales STIRLING DYNAMICS LTD Air Systems capability is delivered to DE&S and Alenia Space, including propulsion research 26 Regent Street, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4HG other customers by highly experienced Subject and development. Drawing on over 40 years of United Kingdom Matter Experts, who cover: Independent Technical experience and a unique combination of skills, +44 (0)117 9152 500 Evaluation (with significant expertise in Unmanned expertise and cultures, Thales Alenia Space delivers [email protected] Air Systems); Integrated Test, Evaluation & cost-effective solutions for telecommunications, www.stirling-dynamics.com Acceptance; Certification & Qualification; navigation, Earth observation, environmental

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With a network shop. taught postgraduate programmes in aerospace of over 500 staff across five faculties conducting engineering, and was selected by the UK EPSRC aerospace research, we have tremendous breadth to run PhD/EngD training centres in composite and the scope to stimulate career opportunities VHR GLOBAL TECHNICAL materials, robotics and composites manufacturing. and develop expertise in aerospace innovation and RECRUITMENT The City of Bristol is in the centre of the UK’s enterprise. We are home to a number of university Luna House, 37-39 Bermondsey Wall West, London largest concentration of the aerospace industry, technology centres including Aircraft and Gas SE16 4RN and the Faculty and the Department have strong Turbine Noise, Computation Modelling, Intelligent United Kingdom links with this local industry, as well as Government Agents and High Performance Computing. +44 (0)20 7500 7980 departments and research establishments. The Additionally we have many other research centres [email protected] Department also plays a significant role in the and groups addressing frontier technologies for http://www.v-hr.com UK National Composites Centre, located on the aerospace sector including photonics and Contact: Daniel Brooks the outskirts of Bristol. The Department has optoelectronics, computed tomography, tribology, VHR is one of the Aviation industry’s leading strong international links, with a presence in autonomous vehicles, sensors and nanomaterials suppliers of permanent and contract recruitment many past and current EU research programmes and prototyping. 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United Kingdom The Group is an acknowledged leader in the Contact: Robert Pidgeon +44 (0)1483 332 000 specialist market of oversized and super-heavy Whitestone Aviation are leading specialist aviation [email protected] cargo transportation and creates sophisticated lawyers based in the heart of legal London. www.zenon.aero solutions to support major, longstanding customers Our aviation team regularly advises in both non- in the oil and gas, aerospace, energy, heavy contentious and contentious matters. Our barristers Contact: Andy Saunders machinery, humanitarian and automotive industries appear in courts both in and out of London on behalf Established in 2006, Zenon Recruitment is one as well as leading brands in other sectors. In 2018, of the major airlines, travel companies, airports, of Europe’s fastest growing specialist suppliers of the Group enhanced its capabilities further with ground handlers, insurers and manufacturers. C-Suite, senior executives, operations, sales, pilots, the launch of a new AOG service – a dedicated We also act in both domestic and international flight crew and skilled engineering personnel to the product which provides a fast response solution arbitration. aviation industry. to tackle aircraft-on-ground situations and Our expertise covers a wide range of specialist We take pride in building and forging strong, ensure aerospace manufacturers and aircraft areas, including: long lasting relationships with candidates and operators are able to guarantee quick deliveries ● Arbitration clients alike. As such we are often referred to as of replacement parts to allow aircraft to re-enter ● Contractual disputes, involving carriage and the the supplier of choice by those in the arena. We service in the shortest possible timescales. sale, supply, construction and manufacture of provide a truly bespoke service to Airlines/OEMs, In 2019 and beyond, the Group will continue to aircraft. Manufacturing Businesses, FBOs, MROs, Corporate implement its strategy of developing and delivering ● Carriage by air disputes involving EU regulations & VIP Jet/Helicopter Operators throughout the UK, high quality services which meet and exceed the and the Warsaw and Montreal Conventions. Europe and on a truly Global basis. needs and expectations of its global customers. ● UK Drone law ● Insurance claims, including major losses and complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes. WELSH GOVERNMENT ● Passenger claims, including baggage, personal QED Centre, Treforest Estate, Pontypridd CF37 injury, denied boarding, delay and cancellations 5YR claims. United Kingdom ● Cargo and product liability disputes. +44 (0)300 061 5582 ● International multimodal carriage disputes, [email protected] including the Convention on the Contract for the businesswales.gov.wales/ International Carriage of Goods by Road. advancedmaterialsandmanufacturing We were instructed on the commercial aspect of the RAFA Shoreham Airshow disaster. We are always Contact: Phil Catherwood also instructed by leading London law firms.The The aerospace industry in Wales remains a vast majority of our barrister’s are qualified to be cornerstone of UK Aerospace & Defence activity instructed directly by clients and companies. and is home to significant operations for six of We pride ourselves on providing the aero-sector with the top ten A&D companies globally, with Airbus, first-rate and streamlined tailored legal solutions to General Dynamics, GE Aviation, Raytheon, the widest range of disputes and problems, as well BAE Systems and Safran. There are also close as providing training and education for major forces collaborations and supply chains which include in the aviation industry. Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. In total, there are over 150 A&D companies operating in Wales. The Welsh Government’s Economic Action WILLIS LEASE FINANCE Plan (EAP) 2017 is closely aligned to the UK CORPORATION Industrial Strategy with clear connections between Ground Floor, 1 Babmaes Street, London SW1Y

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