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AAR CORP ADEX S.L. formed in 2004, is located in Madrid, T +420 255 761 111 1100 N Dale Road, Wood Dale, 60191 Spain. Principal company activity is the optimised E [email protected] United States of America adaptive control of industrial processes based on W www.aero.cz T +1 630 227 2000 an internationally patented methodology called W www.aarcorp.com Adaptive Predictive Expert Control. Contact: Josef Sonsky A significant application area is Aerospace, with Aero Vodochody a.s. is the largest aerospace Contact: Paul Richardson participation in projects including SINTONIA UAV manufacturer in the Czech Republic, mainly AAR is an independent provider of aviation design led by Boeing, for control of material curing focusing on cooperation with leading aerospace services to commercial airlines and governments processes, changes in vehicle shape, propulsion manufacturers in international aerostructure globally. Incorporated in 1955, the Company system, flight STOL and optimised flight control for projects: eg Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (S-76 now has revenues of approximately $1.6bn with energy consumption. EADS UAV ATLANTE program helicopter), Embraer (KC-390 fixed leading more than 4,500 employees in 20 countries. We participation involving flight control. Development edge development, rear fuselage, doors), Alenia are a trusted partner to customers in over 100 in simulation of a patented Adaptive Self Tuning Aermacchi (C-27J Spartan centre wing box), countries. Flight Control System (AST-FCS) has led to H2020 Sonaca (Bombardier CSeries fixed leading edge AAR is a solutions integrator for the aviation grant to progress towards commercialisation. development and production), Latecoere (Embraer aftermarket. Our full-service capabilities range from 170/190 door subassemblies), Saab (JAS-39 a single heavy maintenance check, to a complete Gripen weapon pylons), Messier-Bugatti-Dowty rotable components programme, to distribution ADS GROUP LTD (A320 MLG side stays), Airbus (A320/349 of OEM parts. We leverage our award-winning Salamanca Square, 9 Albert Embankment, London subassemblies), etc. Historically, Aero Vodochody MRO expertise, parts supply experience, global SE1 7SP has been the largest producers of jet training warehouse network and seamless IT platforms to United Kingdom aircraft and continues providing support to several create custom solutions that help our customers do T +44 (0)20 7091 4500 air forces globally. more with less. F +44 (0)20 7091 4545 E [email protected] W www.adsgroup.org.uk AEROBILITY ACCELERATE CORPORATION Blackbushe Airport, Camberley, Hampshire GU17 34 Churchill Tower, South Harbour Street, Ayr Contact: Paul Everitt 9LQ KA7 1JT ADS are the premier trade organisation for all United Kingdom United Kingdom companies operating in the UK aerospace, defence, T +44 (0)303 303 1230 T +44 (0)79 1617 1810 security and space sectors. ADS operates to create E [email protected] E [email protected] the best possible climate in which its members can W www.aerobility.com W www.acceleratecorporation.com do business, including lobbying and media relations work alongside networking and other business-to- Contact: Mike Miller-Smith Contact: Bruce Thomson business activities. Aerobility is a registered charity that aims to use Accelerate Corporation is developing SpaceIPX the challenges of flight and exposure to aviation (Space IP Exchange) which is a digital portal that as a tool for improving the lives of those with facilitates strategic growth through a genuine AERO SEKUR LIMITED a disability. Whatever the age or whatever the holistic approach to the exploitation of space The Hub, Fowler Avenue, Farnborough GU14 7JF disability, be it physical, learning or mental, or through both existing and future technologies. The United Kingdom an injury acquired in conflict – Aerobility gives SpaceIPX system has processes that values space T +44 (0)1252 302344 everyone the chance to fly and participate in intellectual property, the intellectual asset (IA) is F +44 (0)1252 302101 aviation orientated activities. Aerobility operates underwritten and then the IA is leveraged through E [email protected] adapted aircraft, supporting equipment and a tax efficient finance raising system Collataral to W www.aerosekur.com specialist instruction to ensure access for all. maximise the commercial value. The charity also acts as a representative body Accelerate Corporation also has a large Contact: Mark Butler, Chief Executive Officer for disabled aviators working with regulators and drone system called Metaranis under protocol Aero Sekur is a specialist supplier of safety and the aerospace industry to promote access and development to determine exact offshore situations protection systems to the global aerospace, space awareness. and to accurately report on real-time weather. and defence markets. Core competency is the MaCloudAir is potential new direct long-haul airline. design of advanced engineered structures using flexible materials. Products for aerospace include AERONAUTICAL SOCIETY OF life raft/flotation systems, flexible fuel tanks and a INDIA ADAPTIVE PREDICTIVE EXPERT ground-breaking Non-Pyrotechnic Inflation System. 13-B Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi CONTROL ADEX S.L. A space portfolio features planetary landing India Centro de Empresas ‘La Arboleda’, Ctra de systems; planetary and orbital habitats; sample T +911 123 3700 Ext 58 Valencia, km 7,300, Madrid 28031 capture/return and inflatable greenhouse structures. E [email protected] Spain W www.aerosocietyindia.in T +34 91 332 7792 E [email protected] AERO VODOCHODY A.S Contact: Ashok Bushan, Hon Secretary General W www.adexcop.com U Letište 374, 250 70 Odolena Voda Employees: 18-20, Revenue: approx 30mil rupees Contact: Daniel Viúdez-Moreiras Czech Republic -£391,517 (under £500,000)

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The Aeronautical Society of India was founded and defence sectors through a national series of development, joint ventures, airline fleet and in 1948 with the objective of the Society is to showcases and forums around Australia. network development, aviation finance, leasing promote the advancement and diffusion of the and maintenance advisory services, debt recovery, knowledge of aeronautical sciences and aircraft business facilitation, negotiation and arbitration, engineering as well as elevation of the aeronautical AEROSUD HOLDINGS airline and airport marketing, international air profession. The Society has 16 Branches at all the Corner of Van Ryneveld Ave & Van Der Spuy Str, services negotiations, airport slots procurement, important centres of aviation and aerospace in the Pierre Van Ryneveld, Pretoria 0157 cargo, ground handling and aircraft fuelling, country. Its membership of more than 10,000 is South Africa advisory services, and aircraft and engine drawn from all major aeronautical establishments. T +27 (0)12 662 5000 repossession, etc. F +27 (0)12 662 5001 AAS helped to pioneer African aviation E [email protected] publishing with the launch of African Aviation AERONAUTICS SYSTEMS W www.aerosud.co.za Magazine in 1990, and also helped pioneer COMPETENCY, CSIR international aviation conferences specifically DPSS, CSIR PO Box 395, Brummeria, Pretoria Contact: Rob Jonkers, Program Director tailored for Africa. 0001 Aerosud consists of one operating company, South Africa Aerosud Aviation (Pty) Ltd, with Aerosud Holdings T +27 (0)12 841 4229 (Pty) Ltd as the Holdings Company. Aerosud AGUSTAWESTLAND W www.csir.co.za Aviation consists of two business streams. The Westland Works, Lysander Road, Yeovil, Somerset Fabrication business stream specialises in the BA20 2YB Contact: John Monk design and manufacture of high volumes of United Kingdom South Africa’s CSIR Aeronautic Systems fabricated sheet metal parts and assemblies for T +44 (0)1935 475222 Competency is focused on aerodynamic analysis, major OEMs Airbus and Boeing on product lines W www.agustawestland.com design, development and simulation, wind-tunnel of the A320, A350 and A400. The Composites testing, aero elasticity services, structural analysis business stream specialises in the design, Contact: Julie Pilbeam and aircraft stores clearance. Facilities include certification and production of Interiors products, AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica Company, is High, Medium and Low Speed Wind Tunnels, both for after-market refurbishment as well as a technology leader in its markets and has an Water Tunnels, Cascade Test Facility, Turbine Test new products to major OEMs Airbus and Boeing unrivalled range of rotorcraft products designed facility, UAS Integration Laboratory, Simulation on product lines of A320, A350, A400, B737 and to satisfy the requirements of commercial, public Laboratory and a Ground Vibration Test Facility. B777. One of the new composite products Aerosud service and military customers. The Company’s Typical activities include NDT, helicopter structural Aviation is involved is the manufacture of primary products range from the 1.8-ton five-place single- and aerodynamic technologies, gas turbine engine structure thermoplastic PEEK fuselage clips for the engine SW-4 to the 16-ton three-engine AW101 technologies, air weapons flow and structural Airbus A350. helicopter. AgustaWestland places great emphasis characterisation, store carriage and release Aerosud is also involved in training individuals’ on customer satisfaction, providing leading prediction, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), skills required in the aerospace industry, and is integrated support and training solutions to its international ground vibration testing (GVT), flutter also involved in research and development of growing customer base. AgustaWestland has its analysis and prediction, flutter flight test software new technologies in design and manufacturing main operations in Italy, the UK, Poland and the US. and hardware systems, faster than real-time techniques, notably in thermoplastic hot forming mission simulations, real-time flight simulations, and laser additive manufacture of titanium. mechanical weapons and store integration, and AIR NEW ZEALAND aircraft structures technology. 185 Fanshawe Street, Private Bag 92007, AERTEC SOLUTIONS LTD Auckland 1147 5th Floor, Colston Tower, Colston Avenue, Bristol New Zealand AEROSPACE AUSTRALIA LTD BS1 4UX T +64 9 336 2914 Airshows Downunder, PO Box 4095, Geelong, VIC United Kingdom F +64 9 336 2667 Australia T +44 (0)117 922 6802 W www.airnewzealand.co.uk T +61 3 5282 0500 E [email protected] E [email protected] W www.aertecsolutions.com Contact: John Blair W www.airshow.com.au Air New Zealand is an international and domestic Contact: Matthew Horsman airline group which provides air passenger and Contact: Ian Honnery AERTEC was created in 1997 and is composed by cargo transport services within New Zealand, The Australian International Airshow and Aerospace consultants and engineers specialised in aerospace as well as to and from Australia, the South West & Defence Exposition at Avalon comprise two and aviation with a complete vision in industrial Pacific, Asia, North America and the United separate, but concurrent, events – the Australian operations, infrastructures, systems and business Kingdom. Air New Zealand also encompasses International Airshow and the Australian processes for the aerospace and aviation sectors. business units providing engineering and ground International Aerospace & Defence Exposition. handling services. Subsidiaries extend to booking They are organised respectively by Aviation systems, travel wholesaling and retailing services. Development Australia Limited and Aerospace AFRICAN AVIATION SERVICES Australia Limited). The Avalon show alternates with LIMITED the Pacific International Maritime Exposition, also 2 Kings Court, Newcomen Way, Severalls Industrial AIR TRAINING CORPS presented biennially, during the intervening years at Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 9RA Headquarters Air Cadets, RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Darling Harbour, Sydney by their corporate affiliate, United Kingdom Lincolnshire, NG34 8HB Maritime Australia Limited. T +44 (0)1206 844288 United Kingdom All are not-for-profit foundations, established to F +44 (0)1206 844299 T +44 (0)1400 267600 promote the development of Australia’s industrial, E [email protected] F +44 (0)1400 267602 manufacturing and information/communications W www.africanaviation.com E [email protected] technology resources in the aviation, aerospace, W www.raf.mod.uk/aircadets maritime and defence sectors. They are members of Contact: Nick Fadugba a not-for-profit national group headed by Aerospace African Aviation Services Limited (AAS) was Contact: Stuart McNeil Maritime and Defence Foundation of Australia established by Nick Fadugba with the raison The ACO comprises 930 ATC squadrons in 36 Limited. d’être of promoting aviation development in Wings and six Regions that all have non-public The group’s members also pursue their Africa. It is engaged in aviation consultancy, event funds with charitable status and 203 Combined respective corporate missions by promoting careers management and publishing. Cadet Force (CCF) (RAF) sections in six geographic and skills in the aviation, aerospace, maritime Its consultancy services including business areas; the 1100 plus units are spread across the

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whole of the UK. Total cadet membership is 45,000 W www.ara.co.uk United States of America young men and women aged 13 to 19 years. from Contact: Kieron Rentle T +1 703 264 7500 all social backgrounds and ethnic groups. We have The Aircraft Research Association (ARA) is an F +1 703 264 7551 10,000 uniformed and civilian staff 98% of whom independent non-profit distributing research and E [email protected] are volunteers. In addition, we have The AC Central development organisation. Established in 1952, W www.aiaa.org Gliding School (ACCGS) at RAF Syerston that trains the ARA has gained worldwide recognition as a and checks the staff of the 27 Volunteer Gliding centre of excellence in aerodynamics and a global Contact: Dr Klaus Dannenberg Schools (VGS) that operate a fleet of 130 gliders. customer base which includes most of the prime AIAA is the world’s largest technical society We also run Adventure Training Centres at Llanbedr civil and defence aerospace manufacturers. It offers devoted to the global aerospace profession. With in Wales and at Windermere in Cumbria. the complementary services of computational more than 35,000 individual members and 80 aerodynamics, wind-tunnel model design and corporate members, AIAA brings together industry, manufacture and experimental aerodynamics. This academia, and government to advance engineering AIRBUS GROUP exceptional combination of services enables ARA and science in aviation, space, and defence. Wellington House, 125-130 Strand, London WC2R to provide specialist input and high value to civil 0AP and military aerospace projects from the very early United Kingdom design concept stage, right through to mid-life ALIXPARTNERS T +44 (0)20 7845 8400 upgrades of an in-service capability. 20 North Audley Street, London W1K 6WE F +44 (0)20 7845 8401 United Kingdom E [email protected] T +33 1 76 74 72 00 W www.airbus-group.com AIRLINER1 EUROPE LTD F +33 1 76 74 72 01 19 Colquhoun Avenue, Hillington Park, Glasgow E [email protected] Contact: Jeremy Greaves, VP Communications & PR G52 4BN E [email protected] About Airbus Group United Kingdom E [email protected] Airbus Group is a global leader in aeronautics, T +44 (0)141 373 7378 W www.AlixPartners.com space and related services. In 2014, the Group E [email protected] Contact: – comprising Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space W www.airliner1.com Thierry Duvette, Managing Director and and Airbus Helicopters – generated revenues of Carl Hanson, Managing Director Contact: €60.7bn and employed a workforce of around Steven Masson AlixPartners is a global firm of senior business 138,600. Airliner1 is a company dedicated to delivering and consulting professionals that specialise in Airbus Group in the UK new innovating training solutions. Providing our improving corporate financial and operational customers with next generation training devices performance, executing corporate turnarounds, Airbus Group in the UK has a highly skilled that reduce costs while enhancing the training they and providing litigation consulting and forensic workforce of 14,000 people with ten times this provide. Our products are built by aircraft engineers accounting services when it really matters – in figure in its supply chain among c.4,000 British to meet the standards your simulator engineers urgent, high-impact situations. Our aerospace and companies. Value added to UK economy estimated demand. defence team is deeply rooted in the industry and at over £5bn per year. It is the UK’s largest civil From classroom FMC/MCDU desktop solutions understands the unique strategic and operating aerospace company and exporter, its biggest space to our new ground breaking FMC/Procedural challenges it faces. We solve complex challenges and satellite company, as well as being the UK’s trainers and our Fixed based training devices. All of and create real results for our clients. We have civil helicopter hub. In 2014 Airbus Group became which have been designed to take advantage of the earned a reputation for our hands-on problem- the biggest supplier of large aircraft to the Royal Air latest technological innovations. solving skills based on real-world operational, Force. All this is supported by a long-term strategy financial, and analytical experience. Our clients of investment in R&D and skills. include large and middle market companies as well AIRPORT OPERATORS as their investors, creditors, and other corporate AIRBUS HELICOPTERS ASSOCIATION stakeholders. SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD 3 Birdcage Walk, London SW1H 9JJ United Kingdom Grand Central Airport, North West Office Block, T +44 (0)20 7799 3171 ALLIED FORCES MEMORIAL & New Road, Midrand E [email protected] YORKSHIRE AIR MUSEUM South Africa W www.aoa.org.uk Elvington, York YO41 4AU T +27 (0)11 266 2600 United Kingdom F +27 (0)11 266 2628 Contact: Patricia Page, Executive Assistant & T +44 (0)1904 608595 W www.airbushelicopters.co.za Office Manager F +44 (0)1904 608246 W www.airbushelicopters.com The Airport Operators Association (AOA) is the E [email protected] national trade association which represents the W www.yorkshireairmuseum.org Contact: Lynne Carstens interests of UK airports, and is at the heart of the Airbus Helicopters Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd (AHZA) UK’s aviation industry. The AOA’s membership Contact: Ian Reed, Museum Director was formed in 1994 and has its headquarters includes over 50 airports and more than 160 Largest independent air museum in Britain and at Grand Central Airport, Midrand. It is a wholly- companies representing a wide range of suppliers home to The Allied Air Forces Memorial. Situated owned subsidiary of its parent company, Airbus in the aviation industry. Working on behalf of in York on the unique WW2 RAF & French Air Helicopters SAS. AHZA, which currently has a these members, the AOA’s mission is to influence Force Station – the largest original base open to staff complement of 86 employees mainly based governments, regulators and opinion formers at the public. World famous collection includes 50 at Grand Central Airport but also at its Cape Town national and international level, in order to secure historic types plus significant archives and library branch, generated a turnover of R292 million in positive policy outcomes. This includes playing a including National Aircrew Association & Air 2011. leading role in security, economic development, Gunners Collections. The UK’s definitive Bomber operational safety and environmental sustainability Command and Aviation Pioneers exhibitions. With a AIRCRAFT RESEARCH issues 20-acre award winning parkland & environment, the ASSOCIATION LTD site includes 600-seat restaurant and conference centre adjacent to the 10,000ft runway. Main Manton Lane, Bedford MK41 7PF AIAA (AMERICAN INSTITUTE activities: memorial, live aircraft, events and United Kingdom OF AERONAUTICS AND publications associated with ‘Reach for the Sky’ T +44 (0)1234 350681 ASTRONAUTICS) schools’ education programme. F +44 (0)1234 328584 1801 Alexander Bell Drive # 500, Reston, Virginia E [email protected] 20191

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AMAC AEROSPACE committee. We represent the membership on a Contact: Karen Blackmore Henric Petri-Strasse 35, 4051 Basel number of working groups, safety partnerships and Atkins provides high-end engineering consultancy, Switzerland industry co-ordination groups with the CAA, NATS procurement and technical services to national T +41 58 310 31 31 & the DfT. All members are actively encouraged to defence and security organisations and industry F +41 58 310 31 35 be involved in our activities and we have a thriving partners globally. We work in partnership with our E [email protected] support network. In addition to being a learned clients to provide independent advice and support. W www.amacaerospace.com association we actively promote collaboration and Our expertise spans air, land and sea, as well business opportunities between members. as information and communications, and we work Contact: Kadri Muhiddin, CEO and Bernd Schramm, throughout the lifecycle of a platform, system or COO facility. We offer corporate and private aircraft maintenance ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED (MRO), refurbishment and completion services, as AIRCRAFT ENGINEERS well as aircraft management and charter operations. Flaxman House, Gogmore Lane, Chertsey, Surrey AVEILLANT LTD Our experienced management team and expert KT16 9JS 300 Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge CB4 professional staff prove to be an exceptional force United Kingdom 0XL for meeting and exceeding the expectations and T +44 (0)1932 577055 United Kingdom demands of our customers. F +44 (0)193 2565239 T +44 (0)1223 226290 E [email protected] E [email protected] W www.prospect.org.uk W www.aveillant.com AMAZON.CO.UK LTD 60 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN Contact: John Ferrett Contact: Joseph Woolfolk United Kingdom The Association of Licensed Aircraft Engineers Aveillant is a UK-based world leader in radar T +44 (0)20 8636 9280 (ALAE) Branch of Prospect are the leading UK union technology. Its surveillance products provide a E [email protected] for professionals working in aviation with members uniquely detailed, comprehensive, and adaptable in air traffic control, navigation and communications picture of surroundings. Contact: Lesley Smith systems, accident investigation and regulation of the Aveillant’s approach differs fundamentally from Prime Air is a project from Amazon’s next-generation industry. The ALAE Branch of Prospect continues to the technology path followed to date. Rather than Research & Development lab. The goal of this campaign hard on safety and is involved in many wide rotating a narrow beam, the company’s Holographic future Amazon delivery system is to get packages ranging activities such as influencing the regulator Radar constantly surveys all the airspace, then uses into customers’ hands in 30 minutes or less using and ant proposed regulatory amendments. ALAE algorithms to intelligently interpret what it sees. This unmanned aerial vehicles. are a founding member of AEI (Aircraft Engineers provides a real-time 3D picture, with unparalleled International) and with our longstanding participation resolution and update speed. on committees such as CHIRP, UK Flight Safety Because our solution is rooted in software, and THE AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY and the Royal Aeronautical Licensed Engineers because we collect 10,000% more information OF APPLIED SCIENCES (AUAS)/ standing committee, ALAE continue to champion than conventional radars, our capabilities are broad DEPARTMENT AVIATION strict adherence to technical, safety, environmental, and flexible – PSR, drone-detection, wind-farm mitigation, etc – all using the same technology. Weesperzijde 190, Amsterdam, 1097 DZ trading and employment standards. The Netherlands T +3120 595 14 00 ASSYSTEM UK AVIATION LOGISTICS NETWORK W www.hva.nl/aviation Club Street, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 6FN LTD Contact: Geert Boosten United Kingdom Unit A1 Calder Way, Colnbrook, Slough, Berkshire The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences T+ 44 (0)1772 645000 SL3 0BQ offers Bachelor of Engineering degrees in Aviation in W www.assystem.com United Kingdom two variants: T +44 (0)1753 688061 Contact: Robert Hemmings W www.aln.aero 1. Aviation Engineering (the technical aspects of the Assystem is an engineering services consultancy airplane) present in 19 countries with a global workforce of Contact: Ralph Perkins 2. Aviation Operations (transporting people and 11,000 employees. Having supplied innovative The Aviation Logistics Network provides 24/7 cargo from A to B) solutions to high-tech companies for over 45 years, logistical support to the civil aviation fleet for Aviation Engineering focuses on Flight Operations, Assy-stem has developed a first class engineering emergency transportation of aircraft parts to Maintenance and Repair & Overhaul. Aviation organisation to support many of the Global assist with Aircraft On Ground (AOG) and time Operations encompasses Aviation Logistics, Air Aerospace and Industrial companies around the critical parts delivery. The network is comprised Transport Development and Security & Technology. world. of specialist organisations geared to the specific We supplement coursework with guest lectures and Assystem helps its customers to develop their challenges of the various supply chain needs of the internships, and students must complete a final products and infrastructures, managing them commercial aerospace industry. Our aims are to thesis project. Some choose to train as a pilot or air through their entire life cycle. Assystem Aerospace ensure that commercial aircraft continue to fly via traffic controller, and top students can apply for an is active throughout the product engineering value the co-ordination of the delivery of spare parts in to Honours track in Aviation Engineering or Aviation chain, with capabilities ranging from concept design the supply chain and maintenance bases. Management. to in-service support. Aviation Logistics Network (ALN) is a not for profit Assystem employs approximately 1,750 Organisation run for the benefit of its members. engineers in the UK, located across the country ARPAS UK with primary delivery centres in Bristol, Derby and Sherwood House, 41 Queens Road, Farnborough, Preston. AVIATION SKILLS PARTNERSHIP Hampshire GU14 6JP Gainsborough House, 2 Sheen Road, Richmond United Kingdom TW9 1YJ E [email protected] ATKINS United Kingdom W www.arpas.uk The Hub, 500 Park Avenue, Aztec West, T +44 (0)20 8973 2616 Almondsbury Business Park, Bristol BS32 4RZ E [email protected] Contact: Paul Rigby United Kindgom W www.aviationskillspartnership.com ARPAS UK is the professional trade association T +44 (0)1454 662000 for remotely piloted aircraft systems in the UK. It E [email protected] Contact: Simon Witts is a not-for-profit association run by an elected W www.atkinsglobal.com/defence Aviation Skills Partnership (ASP) is an independent

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organisation dedicated to transforming the approach the Apache. From weapons to avionics, each device safety and business performance. We also offer to aviation skills and creating sustainable and clear allows students to familiarise themselves with some inspirational training courses at our surrey-based pathways and requirements at all ages and stages of the most advanced technology in the world. The Aviation Safety Academy, as well as in-company. Our across all aviation skills areas. equipment is based on full size aircraft systems philosophy is entirely focused on the development ASP was established in 2013, from a team of and provides a high degree of fidelity offering the of individual competence and organisational safety educational and industry experts to create, develop necessary tactile and visual cues, greatly reducing performance. and implement the skills solutions that the industry the need to use operational aircraft for training needs in partnership with training organisations, purposes. Constant investment by the MoD and employers and educators. ATIL in technology insertions has ensured that the B/E AEROSPACE The programmes and pathways we develop training system remains one of the most up to date Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire through partnership, match industry requirements in the world. LU7 4TB and are aligned to their best practice, and aviation United Kingdom regulations; combining higher education, work-based T +44 (0)1525 858300 learning and accredited qualifications, they are AXIS FLIGHT TRAINING W www.beaerospace.com delivered through our multi-purpose hubs and other SYSTEMS GMBH selected locations. Philipsstrasse 27, 8403 Lebring Contact: Elizabeth Payne Austria B/E Aerospace is the world’s leading manufacturer T +43 (0)5 9889 0 of aircraft cabin interior products. B/E Aerospace AVIATION STRATEGIES F +43 (0)5 9889 115 designs, develops, and manufactures a broad range INTERNATIONAL E [email protected] of products, including aircraft cabin seating, lighting 440 Rene-Levesque Blvd, West, Suite 1202, W www.axis-simulations.at and engineering solutions, oxygen systems, food and Montreal, H2Z 1V7 beverage preparation and storage equipment, galley Canada Contact: Martin Rossmann systems, water and waste systems, and advanced T +001 514 398 0909 AXIS manufactures flight training devices that lavatory systems. The Company also provides cabin E [email protected] provide pilots with a genuine training experience and interior reconfiguration, program management, and W www.aviationstrategies.aero what is more they do so with unmatched operational certification services. efficiency. Our full flight simulator is designed Contact: Maxime Langlois to improve aviation safety, meet today’s training Founded in 1998, Aviation Strategies International requirements and exceed the regulatory standards. BEAGLE TECHNOLOGY GROUP (ASI) provides corporate-level strategic advice and With all our products we ensure maximum usability LTD performance enhancement consulting services with minimum downtime. Stony Lane, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 1EX in the field of civil aviation. ASI’s international United Kingdom multi-disciplinary network of seasoned experts T +44 (0)120 2482296 specialises in providing independent and strategic BAE SYSTEMS F +44 (0)120 2499449 advisory services to the Boards and senior executive Airport Works, Rochester, Kent ME1 2XX E [email protected] leadership teams of airports, airlines, air navigation United Kingdom W www.beagletechnologygroup.com services, civil aviation authorities, and governments. T +44 (0)163 4844400 The firm’s multinational consulting services are E [email protected] Contact: John Taylor tailored to clients’ needs, based on industry best W www.baesystems.com ‘Niche Engineering From Concept To Supply’ practices, and aim to enhance organisational Founded in 1955, Beagle Technology Group designs performance. Contact: Glenn Torpy and manufactures metallic and composite parts and The ASI Institute (ASI-I), the firm’s professional BAE Systems is a global defence, security and structures, as well as highly finished components training and development division, is integral to the aerospace company with approximately 84,000 for the aerospace, defence and marine markets. ASI approach. ASI-I is an ICAO TRAINAIR PLUS Full employees worldwide, predominantly in the United During this period Beagle has been involved with Member and has earned the reputation for being a Kingdom, United States, Australia, India and the the development and support of many major world-class leader in delivering executive education Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Company delivers programmes across all market sectors, and has for the aviation industry. a full range of products and services in the air, invested heavily in enabling technology across maritime and land domains, as well as advanced the business. The company’s expertise lies in the electronics, security, information technology creation of value added niche engineering from AVIATION TRAINING solutions and customer support services. In 2013 concept to supply. INTERNATIONAL LTD BAE Systems reported sales of £18.2bn. Our 80,000sq ft principal manufacturing Coldharbour Business Park, Sherborne, facility is located in Christchurch, Dorset, UK. All Dorset DT9 4JW our Metallic, Composite and Design Capabilities United Kingdom BAINES SIMMONS LIMITED are offered in-house giving a turnkey engineering T +44 (0)1935 810300 Aviation Safety Centre, Fairoaks Airport, Chobham, capability to our customers. This combined with a F +44 (0)1935 810325 Surrey GU24 8HX highly skilled, flexible and responsive workforce, E [email protected] United Kingdom ensures quality control, timescales and price are W www.atil.co.uk T +44 (0) 1276 855412 guaranteed. E [email protected] Our responsiveness from concept to supply Contact: Sarah Cook, Managing Director W www.bainessimmons.com reflects the highly organised processes driving the Aviation Training International Limited (ATIL) is business. To support this the company is approved a 50:50 joint venture between AgustaWestland Contact: Sarah Singleton to ISO9001 and AS9100 with five supporting Limited and The Boeing Company. Formed in 1998 Baines Simmons is a world leader in airworthiness NADCAP accreditations, alongside approvals from a to deliver the Apache Training Service contract, ATIL and aviation safety consultancy and training large number of major OEMs. holds a unique position as a training organisation services, serving the global civil and military aviation in being able to provide total synthetic training sectors and Regulatory Authorities worldwide. We solutions in the areas of Aircrew, Groundcrew and are trusted advisors to more than 400 of the world’s BELL HELICOPTER Maintenance training. Training is provided for the leading airlines and aviation organisations, as well as 3255 Bell Helicopter Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas 76118 Army Air Corps (AAC) Aircrew and Groundcrew, to EASA and National Aviation Authorities including United States of America and the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers the UK CAA. Our expert Consultants support T +1 817 280 5316 (REME) Technicians. A range of equipment is organisations requiring experience and expertise F +1 817 278 5316 employed to represent the sophisticated systems to improve safety, compliance, risk management, E [email protected] that reside within an aircraft of the complexity of human factors, error management and integrated W www.bellhelicopter.com

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Contact: Victoria Roberts handling ten million passengers per year. Located completed and manufacturing is planned to take Bell Helicopter, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron just eight miles from the centre of Birmingham and place in the Somerset East region in conjunction Inc, is an industry-leading producer of commercial a little over an hour to London by train, it serves with airport development. The BCDA represents the and military, manned and unmanned vertical-lift almost 10 million people a year, travelling with 50 interests of the National Aerospace Centre in the aircraft and the pioneer of the revolutionary tiltrotor airlines to 140 direct destinations, including daily Eastern Cape Province. aircraft. Globally recognised for world-class flights to New York, Delhi, Istanbul, Dubai, Paris and customer service, innovation and superior quality, Frankfurt. With over £300 million invested in the Bell’s global workforce serves customers flying Bell Airport over the past ten years, Birmingham now BOEING aircraft in more than 120 countries. boasts world class facilities and state-of-the-art 25 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0BX infrastructure, including a newly extended runway, United Kingdom which means aircraft can fly further, bringing new T +44 (0)20 7340 1900 BIRD & BIRD LLP long-haul destinations within direct range for the F +44 (0)20 7340 1901 15 Fetter Lane, London EC4A 1JP first time. E [email protected] United Kingdom W www.boeing.co.uk T +44 (0)20 7415 6000 F +44 (0)20 7415 6111 BISHOP GMBH – AERONAUTICAL Contact: Matt Knowles W www.twobirds.com ENGINEERS Boeing employs 2,000 people across the UK at Aviation House, Blankenese Bahnhofstrasse 12, numerous sites, from Glasgow to Gosport, and Contact: Paul Briggs, Partner D-22587 Hamburg the company is experiencing continued solid Bird & Bird is a global firm, covering all areas of Germany organic growth. In 2016 Boeing celebrates its commercial and business law, with specialists in T +49 (0)40 866 258 10 centennial while in 2013 Boeing marked 75 years a range of industry sectors, including aviation & F +49 (0)40 866 258 20 of partnership with the United Kingdom, the Armed aerospace, defence and security and especially W www.bishop-gmbh.com Forces, British manufacturing and the air transport where technology, regulation and intellectual industry. Today the UK remains a critically important property have a significant impact. We have over Contact: Peter Bishop, Communication/PR Officer market, supplier base and a source of some of the 2,000 people working as a single, cohesive team Specialists in composites with competences world’s most innovative technology partners. In across 27 offices in Europe, Middle East and Asia- in SHM, rapid assembly, robust repairs and 2014 Boeing spent £1.4bn ($2.2bn) with the UK Pacific. crash analysis. Other services include R&T, aerospace industry. The company sustains more Aviation: We have practical, hands on experience innovation/new concepts, work packages, and than 10,000 jobs in the UK supply chain and a of working within the aviation industry including supply of experienced engineers. Bishop GmbH total of more than 60,000 British jobs across the advising airlines, lessors, financiers, aircraft is establishing a new Aeronautical Think-tank country, enhancing skills, facilitating exports and manufacturers, groundhandlers, airports, MROs, (NATT) in the private sector, and welcomes contact generating intellectual property. freight forwarders, insurers, tour operators and from interested organisations. Office locations: travel agents around the world. We take pride in Hamburg, Harburg, Bremen, Cologne and Mobile helping our clients to reach commercial, workable (North America). Bishop GmbH has built up a global BOEING AEROSTRUCTURES solutions across a wide range of transactions and network of partners and suppliers, and developed AUSTRALIA ventures, at the cutting-edge of business and legal a strategically important competence in the field 226 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne, Vic 3207 developments. of aircraft cabin interiors. The Company intends Australia Aerospace, Defence & Security: The range to continue growth into all areas of aeronautics, T +61 (0)3 9647 3721 of legal issues we have worked on covers just and regularly add new partners to its portfolio of W www.boeing.com.au about every type of agreement, transaction and services. Our aim is to become the world’s ‘one- disputes that the industry presents. Our expertise stop-shop’ for aeronautics and gateway to anyone Contact: Melanie Shanahan, Communications includes: aerospace equipment maintenance and wishing to conduct business in Germany. Manager support solutions, anti-bribery and corruption, Boeing Aerostructures Australia is the largest collaboration structures including alliancing, designer and manufacturer of high-end teaming agreements, research and development BLUE CRANE DEVELOPMENT aerostructure components in Australia, providing and joint venturing, corporate M&A work, cyber AGENCY customers with a complete solution to aircraft security and intelligence, defence contracting 72-74 Paulet Street, Somerset East, 5850 component manufacture – from developing the most and major programmes for complex mission South Africa aerodynamic and efficient design, to certification, critical assets, employment and immigration, T +27 042 243 0095 testing, fabrication and in-service support. EU public procurement law, export control and E [email protected] customs, international co-operation, IP protection, W led.co.za/leda/blue-crane-development-agency- exploitation and litigation, regulatory issues, bcda BOEING AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS space & satellites, supply chain and procurement, PTY LTD customer finance/leasing, asset management Contact: Robin Beach Level 10 Exchange House, 10 Bridge Street, and export credit and unmanned aerial systems. The Blue Crane Development Agency (BCDA) was Sydney NSW 2000 With our insider industry experience we also established with a mandate from the South African Australia support clients with risk assessment and ‘life cycle Government to develop and grow local and rural E [email protected] management’ beyond just giving legal advice. economies in terms of jobs, alleviate poverty and W www.boeing.com.au uplift communities. The BCDA through cooperation with various Western & Eastern Cape municipalities Contact: David Sidman, Communications Director BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT has planned various macro projects that interlink Australia-New Zealand Diamond House, Birmingham, West Midlands B26 and will holistically and collectively provide a Boeing is part of the aerospace and defence 3QJ stimulus to grow the regional economy. fabric of Australia, with a heritage stretching back United Kingdom Aviation in South Africa forms an integral part of 85 years and a reputation for building long term T +44 (0)871 222 0072 the Government’s development strategies, and has partnerships based on trust and performance. F +44 (0)121 782 8802 various registered macro projects in this field. One Boeing Australia represents The Boeing Company’s E [email protected] of these include the development and production largest operational footprint outside of the United W www.birminghamairport.co.uk of South Africa’s first Light Sport Aircraft, which States, with almost 3,000 employees across 28 is being done in conjunction with the Aeronautical locations. The company has seven wholly-owned Contact: Paul Kehoe faculty of Wits University. The aim of the project Australian subsidiaries working across a range of Birmingham Airport is the UK’s third largest airport is to establish an aircraft manufacturing industry aerospace, commercial aviation, defence, logistics outside London and the UK’s seventh largest overall, in South Africa. The design has been successfully and navigation businesses.

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BOMBARDIER pilot training for both commercial and business Airport Road, Belfast BT3 9DZ BRITTEN-NORMAN aviation on the Airbus A320, B747-400, Northern Ireland Bembridge Airport, Bembridge, Isle of Wight Airbus A340-600, Falcon 7X and Falcon T +44 (0)289 045 8444 PO35 5PR 900EX/2000EX EASY at its training centre W www.uk.bombardier.com United Kingdom located near London’s Gatwick Airport, in Contact: Haley Dunne T +44 (0)20 33714 000 Burgess Hill, West Sussex. UK – Military Training E [email protected] & Simulation CAE’s military operations include Bombardier, Belfast, is a centre of excellence W www.britten-norman.com the provision of synthetic training solutions and for the design, manufacture and aftermarket services to UK MOD. CAE UK plc also provides support of large aircraft structures, including Contact: Lara Harrison support services to the Merlin Training Centre wings, fuselages and engine nacelles in metal and Britten-Norman, the UK’s only privately owned at RNAS Culdrose, Lynx Mk8 at RNAS Yeovilton advanced composites. It is the largest investor in civil aircraft manufacturer, has been building and and C130J at RAF Lyneham. CAE Aircrew Northern Ireland and the largest manufacturing modifying aircraft for 60 years. Models include Training Services plc owns and operates the company, with a workforce of almost 6,000. Since the famous Islander and Trislander commuter Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training 1989, the Belfast base has been transformed variants and the latest Manned Airborne Facility (MSHATF) at RAF Benson. The MSHATF through a focused investment programme by Surveillance/ISTAR variant, the Defender 4000. provides training to the Royal Air Force, Royal Bombardier of some £2.5bn in plant, machinery, The Company’s capabilities include Navy and third party operators of AgustaWestland facilities, product development and training. subcomponent manufacturing, mission systems AW101 Merlin, Boeing CH-47 Chinook and Airbus integration, maintenance, repair and overhaul, helicopter Puma helicopter. aviation training and global customer support. BRITISH AIRLINE PILOTS Britten-Norman is backed by approvals from CAA ASSOCIATION (BALPA) (A8-21), EASA (21J/G, 145, 147, Part M), and CAE OXFORD AVIATION BALPA House, 5 Heathrow Boulevard, 278 Bath the UK MoD (DAOS, MAOS & MFOC/CFAOS). ACADEMY Road, West Drayton UB7 0DQ London Oxford Airport, Kidlington, Oxfordshire United Kingdom OX5 1QZ T +44 (0)20 8476 4000 BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW United Kingdom F +44 (0)20 8476 4077 UNIVERSITY T +44 (0)1865 841234 E [email protected] Department of Travel and Aviation, School of F +44 (0)1865 378789 W www.balpa.org.uk Applied Management and Law, Queen Alexandria E [email protected] Road, High Wycombe HP11 2JZ W www.caeoaa.com Contact: Rob Hunter United Kingdom The British Airline Pilots Association is the T +44 (0)149 452 2141 Contact: Emma O’Donnell, Head of Marketing and professional association and registered trade F +44 (0)149 452 4392 Interactive Learning union established to represent the interests of E [email protected] CAE Oxford Aviation Academy is the largest ab all UK pilots. Our vision of ‘Making Every Flight a W www.bucks.ac.uk initio flight training network in the world with Safe Flight’ is at the very core of everything we do. capacity to train more than 2,000 cadets per year Contact: Dr Jennifer Tilbury, Head of Academic across nine flight schools on four continents. Department, Travel & Aviation Drawing upon over 50 years of pilot training BRITISH AIR TRANSPORT The University offers a range of exciting and expertise, CAE Oxford Aviation Academy’s range ASSOCIATION innovative travel and aviation related awards of programmes includes CPL, ATPL and MPL 8th Floor, 64 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QP including Foundation and BSc (Hons) degrees training routes, all of which combine premier United Kingdom offered in conjunction with commercial pilot ground school courses with high quality flying T +44 (0)20 7808 7111 training. Students can attain a Frozen ATPL instruction delivered in accordance with national E [email protected] as part of their degree. The university has aviation authority requirements. W www.bata.uk.com partnerships with major ATOs in Portugal and the CAE Oxford Aviation Academy is part of UK, giving students a choice of training provider. CAE, a global leader in modelling, simulation and Contact: Nathan Stower, Chief Executive Other industry related awards include BA (Hons) training for civil aviation and defence. BATA is the trade body for UK-registered airlines, degrees in airline and airport management; with members representing all sectors of the international tourism management with air travel; CARGO LOGIC AIR industry. In 2014, BATA members employed and international travel and tourism management. 75,000 people, operated four-fifths of the UK The department has developed business Endeavour House, Cooper’s End Road, London commercial aircraft fleet and were responsible relationships with a range of travel and aviation Stansted Airport CM24 1AL for some 98% of UK airline output, carrying 138 related organisations ensuring the delivery of United Kingdom million passengers and one million tonnes of industry relevant, innovative education and T+44 (0)1279 680113 cargo. employment opportunities for graduates. E [email protected]

Contact: Dmitrey Grishin, Chief Executive Officer BRITISH AIRWAYS CAE AIRCREW TRAINING CargoLogicAir is a new British cargo airline Waterside (HCB1), Africa House, PO Box 365, SERVICES offering customers the highest levels of service, Harmondsworth, Middlesex UB7 0GB RAF Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 6AA safety and security, all delivered by a highly United Kingdom United Kingdom knowledgeable and experienced team of air cargo T +44 (0)20 8562 0486 T +44 (0)1491 828000 professionals. E [email protected] E [email protected] Based at London Stansted Airport, W www.baemro.com W www.cae.com CargoLogicAir operates scheduled Boeing 747 Freighter services as well as global air cargo Contact: Rob Crewe Contact: Andrew Naismith charter flights for customers around the world. One of the world’s leading global premium airlines. CAE is a leading provider of simulation and With a lean business model, the development The main activities of British Airways Plc and modelling technologies as well as integrated of CargoLogicAir’s services and network will its subsidiary undertakings are the operation of training services for commercial and business ensure customers enjoy a consistently high quality international and domestic scheduled air services aviation and defence customers worldwide. The of service, which will be further enhanced as new for the carriage of passengers, freight and mail company has annual revenues of approximately market opportunities are explored. and the provision of ancillary services. C$2.0bn, with operations and training facilities in 35 countries.UK – Civil Training CAE provides

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CARGYLL PEOPLE of the one world alliance which has a combined Contact: Patrick Slomski PERFORMANCE network of more than 720 destinations. Beaumont & Son – Aviation at Clyde & Co provides Carriage Court, Lower Howell Road, Malvern a full legal service to airlines, financiers, leasing WR14 1UX companies and other participants in the aviation United Kingdom CHRISTY AEROSPACE & and aerospace industry and their insurers. T +44 (0)1886 833888 TECHNOLOGY The excellence of the firm’s service has been E [email protected] Old Rectory, Llanfairynghornwy, Isle of Anglesey, acknowledged and it has been recognised as the W www.cargyll.co.uk Holyhead, Gwynedd LL65 4LH world’s leading aviation law firm with an unrivalled United Kingdom depth of knowledge and experience of the legal Contact: Carl Graham, Principal Psychologist T +44 (0)1407 730582 and corresponding commercial, financing and Cargyll is a team of independent, leading edge E [email protected] operational issues faced by the aviation sector. We psychologists, trainers, coaches, facilitators and W www.christygroup.co.uk offer advice on accidents, claims, liability, litigation, actors who really know about improving people and insurance, financing, regulatory, competition, improving business. We offer people performance Contact: Helen Christy, Director contractual and general non-contentious matters solutions for individuals, teams and organisations Christy Aerospace & Technology Ltd is a privately affecting the whole industry sector. to increase personal effectiveness and business owned Group of Companies. We are UK MoD Prime success. From 1:1 coaching to large scale Contractors and UKTI DSO Charter Members. organisational change. We provide imaginative, Training Software: In 2005, we successfully COBHAM practical and scientifically robust solutions that delivered to RAF Valley our first major pilot-training Brook Road, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 2BJ make a difference. Our work is underpinned by software product, Hawk Technical Courseware, United Kingdom the best of psychology and business brains – which has either met or exceeded every functional T +44 (0)1202 882020 translated into memorable and usable tools and target. Our new generation of software provides a F +44 (0)1202 840523 techniques for use in business and life. fully capable suite of aircraft software simulation at E [email protected] a fraction of the expected price. W www.cobham.com Consultancy: We provide specialist consultancy CASCO services in all aspects of military flying training, Contact: Julian Hellebrand Aviation Centre, Star Estate, Partridge Green, including basing plans and estate rationalisation. Cobham specialises in meeting the insatiable Horsham, West Sussex RH13 8RA Manpower: We provide specialist manpower for demand for data, connectivity and bandwidth in United Kingdom aircrew training-related tasks. defence, security and commercial environments. T +44 (0)1403 711444 Offering a technically diverse and innovative range W www.casco.aero of technologies and services, the Group protects CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY lives and livelihoods, responding to customer Contact: Barrie Roberts CAA House, 45-59 Kingsway, London WC2B 6TE needs with agility that differentiates it. Employing We are a leading Independent supplier of United Kingdom more than 10,000 people on five continents, the commercial aircraft parts and related services to T +44 (0)20 7379 7311 Group has customers and partners in over 100 Airlines, MROs and Leasing companies across W www.caa.co.uk countries. The most important thing we build is the globe. We specialise in providing low cost trust. solutions for all commercial aircraft types to keep The CAA is the UK’s specialist aviation regulator. our customers flying whatever part they need, It ensures the aviation industry meets the highest whenever and wherever they need it. safety standards; protects consumers by making CORNWALL DEVELOPMENT Casco was incorporated in 1982 and has sure they have choice and value and are treated COMPANY rapidly emerged as an industry leader. We have fairly; drives improvements in airlines and airports’ Pydar House, Pydar Street, Truro, the technical and commercial experience to meet environmental performance and ensures industry Cornwall TR1 1EA the exacting and ever changing needs of today’s manages security risks effectively. United Kingdom aerospace industry. T +44 (0)1872 322800 We support our customer, wherever they are in W www.aerohub.co.uk the world, from our facility located close to London CLEAR B2B MARKETING & PR Gatwick providing parts 24 hours, seven days a 2-4 Park Street, Cirencester, Contact: Miles Carden week, 365 days a year. Gloucestershire GL7 2BN Aerohub @ Newquay Cornwall Airport is the United Kingdom UK’s only aerospace focused Enterprise Zone. T +44 (0)1285 626000 Located in the West of England on a state-of- CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS E [email protected] the-art civilian airport, Aerohub offers aerospace 35th Floor, Two Pacific Place, 88 Queensway, W www.clearb2b.com and aviation companies access to a global supply Admiralty chain as well as the operational freedom to grow Hong Kong Contact: Julie Clare their business. With uncongested airspace, one of T +852 274 75000 Clear B2B is a specialist business to business the longest runways in the UK, extensive funding W www.cathaypacific.com marketing and public relations company which support, 283 acres of land for development and works in the UK and internationally with leading a large Business Park, all with simplified planning, Contact: Christopher Gibbs and challenger organisations in specific industry Aerohub is quickly becoming one of the fastest Cathay Pacific Airways is a Hong Kong-based sectors including aerospace, defence and security. growing aerospace clusters in the UK. airline offering scheduled passenger and cargo We advise clients on marketing communications services to over 119 destinations in 38 countries strategies and develop and implement appropriate and territories. Cathay Pacific operates a fleet programmes to achieve their agreed business CRANFIELD AEROSPACE of 128 wide-body aircraft. The passenger objectives. Building 84, Cranfield, Bedford MK43 0AL fleet includes Boeing 747-400s, B777-200s, United Kingdom B777-300s, B777-300ER, Airbus A340-300s T +44 (0)1234 754046 and A330-300s. The freighter fleet consists of CLYDE & CO F +44 (0)1234 751181 B747-400, B747-400BCF (Boeing Converted St Botolph Building, 138 Houndsditch, W www.cranfieldaerospace.com Freighter) and B747-400ERF. Cathay Pacific London EC3A 7AR employs more than 18,500 staff. Cathay Pacific United Kingdom Contact: Mark Kelk and its subsidiaries employ close to 26,700 people T +44 (0)20 7623 1244 Cranfield Aerospace is the wholly-owned worldwide. Cathay Pacific is a founder member W www.clydeco.com commercial arm of Cranfield University and provides rapid innovative solutions to some of

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the most challenging issues in aerospace today. CTC AVIATION GROUP managed by the descendants of the founder. Through our MoD & EASA approvals, we provide Mauretania Road, Southampton, We provide Emergency 24/7 cover for aircraft innovative solutions for complete manned & Hampshire SO16 0YS on ground situations worldwide utilising our unmanned airborne systems, either experimentally United Kingdom network of handpicked specialist partners of the or fully certified, for release to service. We also T +44 (0)23 8073 7567 (Aviation Logistics Network). Our capabilities provide a range of services relating to weapons E [email protected] extend to specialist areas such as aircraft engine clearance and countermeasures and Independent W www.ctcaviation.com storage/shipping, spare parts and inventory control Safety Assessment and Technical Evaluation (ISA/ as well as dangerous goods shipping. ITE). CAe is the market leader in the provision of Contact: Karen Bath, Head of Corporate hi-fidelity G-cueing for most of the world’s military Communications and Marketing simulators and is unique in successfully providing CTC Aviation is a global airline pilot training and DC ADVISORY this into Autosport. resourcing company providing innovative solutions 5 King William Street, London EC4N 7DA in true partnership with our customers. Our United Kingdom latest-generation training centres and resources T +44 (0)20 7856 0999 CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY are located at attractive, well connected and W www.dcadvisory.com AEROSPACE convenient locations in the UK, USA and NZ. Building 30, Cranfield University, Cranfield, Our services cover the full spectrum of Contact: Michelle Le Merre Bedfordshire MK43 0AL requirements from ab initio cadet pilot selection, DC Advisory is a leading European independent United Kingdom training and airline placement to the more advanced corporate finance adviser with significant cross- T +44 (0)1234 750111 selection, training and provisioning requirements border transaction experience. F +44 (0)1234 750875 for experienced pilots, instructors and examiners. Our advice is focused and allows us to be E [email protected] The success of our company and the quality of experts in the fields of mergers and acquisitions, W www.cranfield.ac.uk the services we provide is underpinned by the real debt raisings, and restructuring. value that we place upon safety, our customers We advise a wide range of organisations Contact: Ian Baines and our people while still remaining flexible with an including corporates, financial sponsors and At the forefront of aerospace technology for over absolute commitment to excellence. entrepreneurs. 60 years, Cranfield takes a practical and holistic We have more than 150 practitioners across approach right across the business of flying. six offices in Europe together with deep coverage Cranfield’s clients value our multidisciplinary CYIENT EUROPE LIMITED in Asia and the US through our parent company, approach. We bring together aeronautical High Holborn House, 52-54 High Holborn, Daiwa Securities. We have significant experience engineering, materials and manufacturing with London WC1V 6RL within the aerospace and defence sector. expertise in aviation business processes and United Kingdom practices. We play a big part in the aerospace T +44 (0)1454 809700 business sector through close commercial E [email protected] DECISION ANALYSIS SERVICES partnerships. Our varied aerospace and aviation W www.cyient.com Grove House, Lutyens Close, Chineham Court, activities are underpinned by all the advanced Basingstoke, Hampshire RG24 8AG facilities, tools and expertise you would expect to Contact: Chris Jones United Kingdom find, including capabilities unique to Cranfield – Cyient is a leading provider of engineering and T +44 (0)1256 338608 from flying laboratories and flight deck simulators operational solutions for the aerospace and defence F +44 (0)1256 338618 to industrial-scale gas turbine engine test facilities industry. We are a global company that works with E [email protected] used for performance and diagnostic studies. our clients to achieve more and shape a better W www.das-ltd.co.uk Cranfield’s success in the aerospace sector depend tomorrow. on impressive resources, a deep expertise in the With decades of experience within the Contact: Peter Cook field and a strategic business approach. aerospace and defence sector, Cyient is well Decision Analysis Service Ltd (DAS) is a growing positioned to solve problems be it in engine independent management consultancy providing structures, avionics, systems, electronics and decision support skills. We augment client CREATIVE ELECTRONIC interiors. Our end to end solutions ensure that capability to make and implement critical decisions SYSTEMS – CES we are part of the fabric of this complex industry. in highly regulated sectors. Our people distil the 5 Hertford Avenue, London SW14 8EF The services we offer include product realisation complex issues of companies and government into United Kingdom and life-cycle support, MRO, embedded software, clear practical outcome focused implementation T +44 (0)20 8487 8372 process engineering, plus design, project actions. Last year 92% of the previous year’s F +44 (0)20 8392 2534 management and analytics. clients re-engaged us on new projects and 50% of E [email protected] Strong capabilities combined with a global our turnover was with Government departments W www.ces-gb.co.uk network of more than 12,500 associates across in the UK and overseas. Our people operate in the 38 locations enables us to deliver measurable Government, energy and defence sectors in the UK, Contact: Frederic Brajou, Managing Director and substantial benefits to major aerospace and North America, Europe, Japan, South Africa and CES was founded in 1981. From its Swiss defence companies worldwide. Australasia. headquarters in Geneva, CES has been active in major programs related to fixed wing, rotary wing and UAV/UCAV platforms. The Swiss HQ is DAVIES TURNER AVIATION DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND supported by three subsidiaries (Germany, Spain, (DIVISION OF THE DAVIES SUPPORT UK and USA). TURNER GROUP) DES Airworthiness Team, Walnut 3a, #1319, MoD CES designs and manufactures complex high- Unit A1, Calder Way, Slough, Berkshire SL3 0BQ Abbey Wood, Bristol BS34 8JH performance avionics, defence and communications United Kingdom United Kingdom boards, sub-systems and complete systems T +44 (0)1753 688049 T +44 (0)117 913 0291 for flight control computer, mission computers, E [email protected] W www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/MicroSite/DES radars, ground station, as well as test and support W www.daviesturner.com equipment. Contact: Andrew Spencer Over the past years, CES has extended its Contact: Paul De Sousa Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) equips expertise to airborne environmental qualification Davies Turner Aviation are the aerospace division and supports the UK’s armed forces for current and level as well as DO-254 and DO-178B design of the Davies Turner Group – one of the UK’s most future operations. It acquires and supports through- certification processes. respected Logistics and Supply Chain companies, life, including disposal, equipment and services originally formed in 1870 and is still owned/ ranging from ships, aircraft, vehicles and weapons,

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to electronic systems and information services. guided weapons and unmanned aerial vehicle T +44 (0)1980 613121 DE&S also satisfies ongoing requirements including systems. A division of Denel (Pty) Ltd, the company E [email protected] food, clothing, medical supplies, maintenance and is wholly owned by the South African government. W www.dstl.gov.uk temporary accommodation as well as operating Located in Centurion in the Gauteng province of HM Naval Bases and the joint supply chain for the South Africa, Denel Dynamics develops systems Contact: Carolyn Pitt armed forces. DE&S works closely with industry for its primary customer, the South African National The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory through partnering agreements and private finance Defence Force, and offers its products and related (Dstl) supplies specialist services to the Ministry of initiatives in accordance with the defence industrial engineering services on the international market. Defence (MoD) and wider government. It is one of strategy to deliver effective solutions for defence. the principal government organisations dedicated to science and technology in the defence and DENEL SAAB AEROSTRUCTURES security field. Our vision is to be the first port of DELTA AIR LINES Denel Saab Aerostructures (Pty) Ltd, Astro Park, call for defence and security-related S&T within Metro Building, 1 Butterwick, London W6 8AL Atlas Road, Bonaero Park, 1620, PO Box 11, Government, and our purpose is to maximise the United Kingdom Kempton Park, 1620 impact of S&T for UK defence and security. Our T +44 (0)871 2211 222 South Africa Centre for Defence Enterprise (CDE) is the point of W www.delta.com T +27 11 927 2015 contact for suppliers with innovative ideas to bid for Contact: Perry Cantarutti F +27 11 927 2874 proof-of-concept research funding. 60% of MoD’s Delta Air Lines serves nearly 165 million customers W www.denel.co.za science and technology programme (total funding: each year. Delta and the Delta Connection carriers W www.saabgroup.com £410m) is supplied by our external partners in offer service to 319 destinations in 57 countries industry and academia worldwide. on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta Contact: Victor Xaba employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and Denel Aerostructures designs and produces operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. complex metallic and composite assemblies EASYJET The airline is a founding member of SkyTeam global for the international Aerostructures Supply Hangar 89, London Luton Airport, Bedfordshire alliance and participates in the industry’s leading Chain. Main customers include Airbus, Saab and LU2 9PF trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM AgustaWestland. United Kingdom and Alitalia as well as a newly formed joint venture T +44 (0)1582 525973 with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance E [email protected] partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS, W www.easyjet.com daily flights. Additional information is available on INNOVATION & SKILL delta.com. 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET Contact: Andrew Winterton United Kingdom Founded in 1995 and listed on the London Stock T +44 (0)20 7215 5000 Exchange in November 2000, easyJet plc is a point DENEL AVIATION SOUTH F +44 (0)20 7215 0105 to point low fares airline headquartered at Luton AFRICA E [email protected] Airport operating two arlines, easyJet and easyJet Atlas Road, Kempton Park 1620 W www.bis.gov.uk Switzerland. easyJet is the UK’s largest airline and South Africa one of Europe’s leading airlines, operating on over T +27 (0)11 927 3535/+27 (0)12 671 2858 Contact: Roger Bourne 700 routes across more than 134 airports in 32 F +27 (0)12 671 2751 The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills countries with a fleet of over 225 Airbus aircraft. E [email protected] promotes competitiveness and productivity within easyJet employs over 9,500 people including W www.denel.co.za the UK’s aerospace and defence industries. 2,500 pilots and 5,500+ cabin crew. easyJet operates up to c1,450 sectors per day from 26 Contact: Ismail Dockrat bases. Last year easyJet flew over 60 million Denel Aviation, a Eurocopter and Lockheed DIAMOND AIRCRAFT passengers. accredited facility carries out maintenance, repair INDUSTRIES GMBH easyJet’s ambition is to be Europe’s preferred & overhaul (MRO) services for the South African Betriebsstatte Deutschland, Am Flugplatz, short-haul airline, delivering market leading returns. Air Force and the global market on fixed and rotary Egelsbach wing aircraft. These include line maintenance Germany as well as depot level maintenance for front line T +49 6103 3785 2100 EDIF ERA fighters, helicopters and heavy transport aircraft. F +49 6103 3785 2156 Era Technology Ltd, Cleeve Road, Leatherhead, These include the Mirage family, Oryx and C130. W www.diamondair.de Surrey KT22 7SA Denel Aviation is also the design authority and United Kingdom OEM for the Rooivalk Attack Helicopter and the Contact: Danyck Nguewo T +44 (0)1372 367345 Oryx helicopter that is in service with the South Diamond Simulation GmbH & Co KG (DSIM) with F +44 (0)1372 367359 African Air Force. Products and services offered offices in Trebur and Egelsbach, Germany, is a E [email protected] are fixed-wing MRO, rotary-wing MRO, Flight Test, subsidiary of Diamond Aircraft Industries (DAI). W www.edifgroup.com Engineering, Component Workshops, Aviation DSIM develops and markets state-of-the-art flight Manpower Group and Rooivalk Attack Helicopter. simulation training devices (FSTD) for all types of Contact: Nigel Peterson DAI aircraft. These devices are exact replicas of the Edif ERA (ERA Technology Ltd, part of the original airplane cockpits. FSTDs from Diamond Edif Group) is a leading specialist engineering DENEL DYNAMICS Simulation are used worldwide by well-known consultancy that improves safety and reliability of Division of Denel SOC Ltd, Denel Campus (Irene), flight training organisations and can be certified critical assets. Edif ERA has a respected pedigree Nelmaping Drive, Irene, PO Box 7412, according to the following standards: JAR-FSTD A, in these fields and has been working with MOD and Centurion 0046 FNPT II; 14 CFR Part 60 FTD Level 5/6; CCAR Part Industry for many years providing design support, South Africa 60. DSIM also operates its own certified DA42 assessment and testing, and expert consultancy T +27 (0)12 671 1911/1555 FSTD at the Diamond Aviation World platform at and advice. Edif ERA’s core services include F +27 (0)12 671 1407 the Egelsbach Airport. product engineering, assessment and assurance E [email protected] with particular focus on Supportability, Training W www.deneldynamics.co.za and Human Capability, Systems Engineering, Cost DSTL Modelling and Simulation, Regulatory Compliance, Contact: Christo de Kock i-sat B, room G01, Building 5, Dstl Porton Down, Safety and Airworthiness, Software, EMC, Asset A proud innovator of missile and UAVS solutions, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JQ Conditioning and Integrity including Forensic and Denel Dynamics is Africa’s systems house for United Kingdom Failure Investigation Services.

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Edif Group owned companies Edif ERA and EMIRATES AIRLINE GROUP EUROPEAN AVIATION Edif NDE (Vendor Inspection, Expediting, Quality PO Box 686, Dubai SUPPLIERS ORGANISATION Assurance and Project Management) have offices United Arab Emirates Suite 1, 9 Mansfield Road, Eastwood, Nottingham across Europe and the rest of the world. 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The shareholder’s mandate is clear; the airline We represent leading parts suppliers in EMBRAER EUROPE must be safe, have a global brand and presence, countries including the United Kingdom, Denmark, Zuiderhof II, Jachthavenweg 109C, 1081 KM be commercially self-sufficient and achieve France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Amsterdam sustainable profitability. Switzerland and Israel. The Netherlands Today Etihad Airways is one of the fastest- T +31 20 215 8101 growing airlines in the world, with more than 110 W www.embraer.com routes, a fleet of more than 110 aircraft – with EUROPEAN TRAINING more than 200 aircraft on firm order. SIMULATION ASSOCIATION Contact: Ana Lago It operates over than 260 flights per day, Ralls House, Parklands Business Park, Denmead, Embraer S.A. (NYSE: ERJ; BM&FBOVESPA: carried over 14 million passengers in 2014, and Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 6XP EMBR3) is the world’s largest manufacturer of employs more than 24,000 staff from over 140 United Kingdom commercial jets up to 130 seats, and one of Brazil’s nationalities. T +44 (0)7722 234752 leading exporters. Embraer’s headquarters are E [email protected] located in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, and W www.etsa.eu it has offices, industrial operations and customer EURAVIA ENGINEERING & service facilities in Brazil, China, France, Portugal, SUPPLY CO LTD Contact: Steve Wilkinson Singapore, and the US. 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It represents As the world’s leader in aviation and aerospace include a fully automated jet engine test cell. to governments and other users of training and education, our mission is to teach the science, Euravia has over 50 different civil and defence simulation the non-partisan business interests of practice and business of aviation and aerospace, customers in five continents. Euravia’s approvals the industry. preparing students for productive careers and include EASA145; FAA Part145; DAOS Design ETSA exists to promote effective efficient leadership roles in service around the world. With Authority; ISO9001:2000 (Aerospace); AS9100 training, and the use of modelling and simulation, more than 150 campuses worldwide and diverse (Aerospace); CAA UK; NATO Manufacturer & for the benefit of providers, practitioners and users. modalities for learning, Embry-Riddle is committed NAMSA Supplier and other National Authorities ETSA organises seminars, workshops, visits and to providing a climate that facilitates the highest and OEMs. interest groups. It runs an informative and current standards of academic achievement and knowledge website (www.etsa.eu), publishes regular Members’ discovery, in an interpersonal environment that Newsletters, and provides Member discounts/ supports the unique needs of each individual.

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FlightSafety operates Approvals, EASA Part 21 Design and Manufacture EuroUSC™ is Europe’s leading independent the world’s largest fleet of advanced full flight Approvals and collectively offer business aircraft approvals specialist covering accreditation of simulators at Learning Centres and training management, charter, maintenance and design, organisations, flight school approvals, safety locations in Asia, Europe, North and South America, cleaning, FBO Executive Handling and aviation management and safety case development, the Pacific Rim, South Africa and the UK. software services to a wide range of high net worth, airworthiness assessment and flight crew licensing corporate, military and Government clients. for remotely piloted aircraft systems (RxPAS) operating within civil airspace. EuroUSC™ currently FLYBE concentrates its main efforts on non-European Jack Walker House, Exeter Airport, Exeter, Devon GAMIT LTD Aviation Safety Agency aircraft systems, which EX5 2HL Building 21 & 22, M11 Business Link, Parsonage are currently dealt with independently by each EU United Kingdom Lane, Stansted, Essex CM24 8GF Member State through their own National Aviation T +44 (0)1392 366669 United Kingdom Authority (NAA). W www.flybe.com T +44 (0)1279 818800 EuroUSC™ is approved by the UK CAA F +44 (0)1279 818801 (DAI/9932/09) to assess the ‘Airworthiness’ of Contact: Ian Baston, Director Flight Operations E [email protected] Light Unmanned Aircraft Systems up to 150kg Flybe, Europe’s largest and most successful W www.gamit.co.uk under its Light UAS Scheme™. The Light UAS regional airline with 180 routes serving 12 Scheme™ covers the Design, Construction countries, operating from a total of 86 departure Contact: Nadeem Muhiddin Airworthiness, Operations and Pilot/Crew points, 35 UK and 51 European airports* (all routes Established in 1990, Gamit is a technical Qualification. In 2010 EuroUSC™ launched on sale Oct ’11-Sep’12). Flybe is the UK’s Number consultancy for private, corporate, Government, the pilot qualification the Basic National UAS One Domestic Airline operating more UK flights and small airlines. Specialising in VIP aircraft Certificate (BNUC-S™) which is now the most than any other airline: carrying more domestic management Gamit provides complete technical recognised and widely spread Pilot Qualification passengers at London Gatwick than any other support managing airframe and engine technical for RPAS. airline and operating over four times more domestic log, planned and un-planned maintenance and routes than any other airline* (UKCAA statistics production of maintenance work scopes for Sep ’10 - Aug ’11). Flybe was listed on the London operators. As well as an established CAMO, Gamit FINMECCANICA Stock Exchange in December 2010. also provides comprehensive global spare parts and 8-10 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AE logistics with 24/7 AOG support. 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Finmeccanica worldwide employs and confidence they need to achieve their dreams over 45 years of experience, GECAS offers a over 53,000 people across five continents with of becoming airline pilots. Students learn to fly in wide range of aircraft types including narrow- revenues of around €14.6bn in 2014. As a world- state of the art aircraft, surrounded by the stunning bodies, wide-bodies, regional jets, turboprops, class technology leader in aerospace, defence and views of the Sussex Downs. FTA provides courses freighters and helicopters, plus multiple financing security, Finmeccanica has a strong track-record in that are both accessible and flexible, always products and services including operating leases, delivering cutting-edge and competitive solutions putting our students first. purchase/leasebacks, secured debt financing, to its customers. 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GENERAL ATOMICS Hub in the South Asian Region, the KDU opened its for civil and criminal incidents involving commercial, AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS UK doors to civilian students as well. The department military and private flights, worldwide. Tower 42, 25 Old Broad Street, London EC2N 1HQ ensures a multidisciplinary learning environment Gconsultants include currently licensed fixed United Kingdom for its students who range from locals as well as wing and rotary pilots and qualified aviation E [email protected] Africans and other Asian countries. professionals in other aviation related disciplines. W www.ga-asi.com

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GA-UK Contact: Dr Andrew Clarke, VP Engineering Established in 1988, Hawksland Associates provides dedicated support for UK Ministry of GKN Aerospace is one of the world’s largest provides Business Development, Management & Defence Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) independent first tier aerospace suppliers, Technical Support Services to aerospace, aviation, requirements. The RAF’s fleet of deployed providing complex, high-performance, high-value defence, allied-industry and private equity markets. Predator® B/MQ-9 Reaper RPAS are controlled from integrated metallic and composite assemblies We help our clients manage complex programmes, Ground Control Stations at both RAF Waddington for aerostructures and engine products. 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Our purpose built, Sri Lanka 33 St James’s Square, London SW1Y 4JS wholly owned, 50,000sqft headquarters located T +94 11 2635268 United Kingdom in the heart of South East England provides the E [email protected] T +44 (0)20 7129 1416 logistics centre for our worldwide operations. W www.kdu.ac.lk E [email protected] In addition to our company portfolio ranging W www.gmrconsulting.com from aerospace to construction we are continually Contact: Jeevani Abeygoonewardene looking for new projects capable of broadening and Contact: The only tri-service defence university in Sri Lanka Jayne Baxter, Managing Director supplementing our global footprint. with a history of 30 years, the Kotelawala Defence Gprovides consultancy services to the global University (KDU) has been the pioneer in providing aerospace industry, including aviation research HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES undergraduate level education in Aeronautical and technical expertise, together with flight Engineering for over 20 years. 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Our consultants at Jonathan first and only University in Nigeria with a degree 94200 Lee Executive Search have board level experience program in aeronautics and astronautics, which France with international organisations in the aerospace, makes the program stands out as one of the T +33 (0)1 56 20 62 60 defence, engineering and manufacturing industries, signature degree programs of the University. E [email protected] and have the empathy and knowledge to identify With Collaboration with the International Aviation W www.ipsa.fr and propose the best candidates with the College, Ilorin, KWASU has made the training commitment and capability to achieve the results of aeronautic engineers a national and African Contact: Gabriella Torino, International Liaison your organisation requires - ‘Directors recruiting regional priority. KWASU’s other flagships Co-ordinator Directors’. include tourism and hospitality management, IPSA is a graduate engineering school based performing arts, geology, linguistics and African in Paris and Toulouse, with a five-year Masters languages, agriculture, special education and programme specialised in Aeronautical and KELTIE LLP mass communication, among others where Space Systems. Since 1961, IPSA’s effective Fleet Place House, 2 Fleet Place, London EC4M greater numbers of students consistently win approach to engineering work (engines, mechanics, 7ET the undergraduate research awards in higher telecommunication, embedded systems, United Kingdom proportion. mechatronics and electronics) has been combined T +44 (0)20 7329 8888 with a strong emphasis on communication and W www.keltie.com management skills. More than 70 professors, drawn L-3 COMMUNICATIONS from military and industrial fields, compulsory Contact: Joe Brannen Headquarters industrial placements, industrial projects, English Keltie is a leading partnership of patent and trade 600 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10016 language testing and a compulsory semester abroad mark attorneys. We act globally in all fields of USA ensures IPSA students have a strong foundation for technology across the full range of intellectual T +1 212 805 5335 a range of careers from design engineer to quality property (IP) law, with a particular interest in the F +1 212 682 9553 or commercial managers in a variety of engineering aeronautical sector. London Operations sectors. With a strong international perspective Our work includes protecting our clients’ IP Amadeus House, 27B Floral Street, Covent IPSA has more than 22 international university rights which includes filing and securing patents, Garden, London WC2E 9DP partners and provides Russian and Chinese trade marks and registered designs in the UK, United Kingdom language courses, encouraging students to also Europe and internationally. We also act on behalf T +44 (0)20 7812 6422 benefit from Erasmus grants for their industrial of our clients to oppose IP rights belonging to third F +44 (0)20 7812 6426 internships. parties to further our clients’ interests. E [email protected] More than just a filing agency, we also offer W www.L-3com.com consultancy services to IP owners to help manage IWM DUXFORD and exploit their IP. Contact: Ronald Cook Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR Headquartered in New York City, L-3 United Kingdom Communications employs approximately 61,000 T +44 (0)1223 835 000 KENNEDYS LAW LLP people worldwide and is a prime contractor in F +44 (0)1223 837 267 25 Fenchurch Avenue, London EC3M 5AD C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, W www.iwm.org.uk/duxford United Kingdom Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance)

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systems, aircraft modernisation and maintenance, T +44 (0)20 7979 8000 LORD CORPORATION (EUROPE) and government services. L-3 is also a leading W www.lockheedmartin.co.uk LTD provider of a broad range of electronic systems Unit 12b, Westpoint Enterprise Park, Clarence Contact: used on military and commercial platforms. The Peter Ruddock Avenue, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1QS company reported 2010 sales of $15.7bn. Lockheed Martin UK, headquartered in London, United Kingdom is the UK-based arm of Lockheed Martin, a global T +41 (0)22 761 50 60 security and aerospace company. Lockheed Martin F +41 (0)22 761 5061 LEBANESE PILOTS UK employs more than 3,000 people in the UK E [email protected] ASSOCIATION across 21 sites. Lockheed Martin is principally W www.lord.com MEA Head Quarters, PO Box 113-6710, Beirut engaged in the research, design, development, Lebanon manufacture, integration and sustainment of Contact: Michael Neal T +961 1623611 advanced technology systems, products and LORD is a diversified technology company with a E [email protected] services. long history of developing breakthrough adhesive, coating and motion management technologies Contact: Rola Hoteit that significantly improve the performance of our The Lebanese Pilots Association (LPA) is the LONDON BIGGIN HILL AIRPORT customers’ products. We have provided innovative pilots’ union in Lebanon that was established in Passenger Terminal, Main Road, Biggin Hill, solutions to demanding aerospace, defence, 17 March 1955. Today the LPA includes 224 Bromley, Kent TN16 3BH automotive and industrial customer problems for pilots from Middle East Airlines (MEA) and Trans United Kingdom more than 85 years. We focus on developing and Mediterranean Airlines (TMA). It has a board that T +44 (0)1959 578500 applying new technologies ranging from rubber to consists of ten elected pilots. The main concern W www.bigginhillairport.com metal isolators and coupling through to active noise of LPA is to protect pilots’ interest and to improve and vibration control systems as well as adhesives, their condition of service. In addition, LPA is Contact: Will Curtis coatings and magnetically responsive technologies. responsible for their medical after retirement, their London Biggin Hill Airport is one of only three loss of license and their pension scheme. The LPA commercial airports within the boundary of Greater is a member of the International Federation of Air London. While providing private business jets and MARSHALL AEROSPACE AND Lines Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) and a member of owners with a home base as well as offering a key DEFENCE GROUP Skyteam pilots’ Associations (SPA). London gateway to overseas visitors, Biggin Hill The Airport, Newmarket Road, Cambridge CB5 continues to honour its heritage as arguably the 8RX best known RAF fighter station of WW2. London United Kingdom LEYTON Biggin Hill Airport plans to strategically expand its T +44 (0)1223 373737 Horatio House, 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, activities within the business and general aviation F +44 (0)1223 321032 Hammersmith, London W6 8JA sector in order to provide high value local jobs W www.marshalladg.com United Kingdom and further support for the London and wider UK T +44 (0)20 7043 2300 economy. Contact: Steve Fitz-gerald F +44 (0)20 33843968 We are a leading independent aerospace and E [email protected] defence company and are respected and trusted LONDON CITY AIRPORT W www.leyton.com/uk worldwide for our expertise in civil, military and City Aviation House, Royal Docks, London E16 2PB commercial aircraft and defence solutions. Contact: Dominic Bartholdi United Kingdom We specialise in the conversion, modification, Leyton are an essential partner for your R&D Tax T +44 (0)20 7646 0000 maintenance and support of aircraft and Relief claim. Our objective is to identify all your W www.londoncityairport.com defence solutions in the air, on land and at sea. innovative projects with clarity, efficiency and Our capabilities include engineering design, Contact: precision, allowing you to optimise your claim Declan Collier manufacture, test, certification, maintenance and with total security. Leyton’s focus is to ensure our London City Airport, the only London Airport support and the provision of personnel, training and clients claim their full R&D tax relief entitlement, actually in London provides an unrivalled passenger advice. with minimal impact on their time and resources. experience in terms of convenience, speed, location With over 80 years of aviation experience, we Our in-house team of highly experienced tax and customer service. Get closer. have completed over 1,500 modifications in more consultants, scientists and engineers ensure all than 35 countries. company projects undergo a rigorous scientific Headquartered at our airport in Cambridge, assessment, financial calculations are in full LONDON LUTON AIRPORT UK and with offices around the globe, we have a compliance with the relevant tax legislation, and OPERATIONS LTD worldwide customer base and continue to support claims are fully substantiated with supporting Navigation House, Airport Way, Luton, Bedfordshire major platform OEMs such as Boeing, Lockheed documentation. LU2 9LY Martin, Bombardier, BAE Systems, Beechcraft, United Kingdom Airbus, Cessna and Embraer, as well as airlines, T +44 (0)1582 395571 MRO organisations and nine Air Forces. LITTLE BLUE PRIVATE JETS LTD E [email protected] 7 Clarence Parade, Cheltenham GL60 3NY W www.london-luton.co.uk United Kingdom MARTIN-BAKER W www.littleblueprivatejets.com Contact: Nicholas Barton Lower Road, High Denham, Uxbridge, Middlesex London Luton Airport (LLA) is the fifth busiest UB9 5AJ Contact: Judith Milne airport in the UK and among the top three in Europe United Kingdom Little Blue Private Jets is an aviation consultancy for General Aviation. LLA is experiencing record T +44 (0)1895 836658 advising on aircraft sale and purchase, business passenger growth, hitting 12 million in a 12-month F +44 (0)1895 832587 jet import, registration and management. We also period for the first time in November 2015. To meet E [email protected] run a private members club for business jet charter this demand, and at a time when airport capacity W www.martin-baker.com services. in the UK is under strain, LLA has embarked on a £110 million transformation programme. The Contact: Andrew Martin development will expand annual capacity by 50% Martin-Baker is the world’s longest established and LOCKHEED MARTIN UK to 18 million by 2020 and significantly improve the most experienced manufacturer of ejection seats Cunard House, 15 Regent Street, London SW1Y passenger experience in the terminal and surface and related equipment to safeguard the aviator 4LR access to the airport. throughout the escape, survival, location and United Kingdom

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recovery phases. The company has also developed MEGGITT The frequent closure of Beirut International a range of special crashworthy seats for helicopters Atlantic House, Aviation Park West, Bournemouth Airport during Lebanon’s civil war between 1975 that incorporate energy attenuation systems International Airport, Christchurch, and 1990 constituted another challenge to MEA; and a range of fixed-wing crew and mission Dorset BH23 6EW again, the airline managed to survive. With the seats that can be fitted in most maritime patrol United Kingdom return to normality in 1990, MEA succeeded in and reconnaissance aircraft. Martin-Baker has T +44 (0)1202 597597 reinstating service to all its previous destinations headquarters in Denham (England) and locations F +44 (0)1202 597555 and strengthened its network. in France, Italy, and the United States. Backed E [email protected] From 1998 to 2002, MEA implemented its by over 65 years of experience, Martin-Baker has W www.meggitt.com largest restructuring ever, turning around the saved over 7,488 aircrew lives to date in 93 air company from huge annual losses to achieve forces around the World. Contact: Stephen Young profits for 13 consecutive years. Meggitt comprises five divisions. Meggitt Aircraft Throughout its history, MEA has been proud Braking Systems is the number one producer of of maintaining the highest safety standards, MBDA MISSILE SYSTEMS wheels, brakes and brake control systems for regardless of its financial situation. Six Hills Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2DA regional and business jets and military aircraft. United Kingdom Meggitt Control Systems is a leading supplier of T +44 (0)1438 752000 thermal management equipment. The Meggitt MILITARY AVIATION E helen.kersley@mbda.co.uk Equipment Group’s capability includes combat AUTHORITY (MAA) W www.mbda-systems.com support products (ammunition-handling, military Juniper 1, #5103, MoD Abbey Wood, Bristol electronics cooling and countermeasure launch BS34 8QW Contact: Helen Kersley-Allinson, Head of UK and recovery systems), avionics and aircraft fire United Kingdom Customer Strategic Engagement protection and control systems. Meggitt Polymers T +44 (0)30679 81728 MBDA, a world leader in missiles and missile & Composites designs and develops aircraft W www.gov.uk/maa systems, is a multi-national group with 10,000 seals, flexible fuel tanks and coatings, complex employees working across France, the UK, Italy, composite structure and smart ice protection Contact: Andrew Read Germany, Spain and the United States. It has three systems. Meggitt Sensing Systems excels in high Part of the Ministry of Defence and operating major aeronautical and defence shareholders - performance sensing and monitoring systems. within the Defence Safety Authority, the Military Airbus Group (37.5%), BAE Systems (37.5%) Aviation Authority (MAA) is an independent and Finmeccanica (25%) - and is the first truly organisation responsible for the regulation, integrated European defence company. In 2014, MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY surveillance, inspection and assurance of the the Group recorded a turnover of €2.4bn with an International Headquarters Defence air operating and technical domains. It order book of €12.6bn. MBDA works with over 90 Innovel Parc Sud, 7 rue Général Valérie André, ensures the safe design and use of military air armed forces worldwide. 78140 Vélizy-Villacoublay systems. MBDA was created in December 2001, after France As the single authority responsible for the merger of the main missile producers in T +33 (1) 46 29 18 00 regulating all aspects of air safety across France, Italy and the UK. Each of these companies F +33 (1) 46 29 18 03 Defence, the MAA has full oversight of all Defence contributed the experience gained from fifty UK Headquarters aviation activity. Through independent audit years of technological and operational success. Cheltenham Road East, Gloucester GL2 9QH and continuous surveillance of military aviation, The restructuring of the industry in Europe was United Kingdom the MAA aims to provide the Secretary of State completed with the acquisition of the German T +44 (0)1452 712424 for Defence with the necessary assurance that subsidiary EADS/LFK in March 2006. This further F +44 (0)1452 713821 appropriate standards of air safety are maintained enriched MBDA’s range of technologies and W www.safranmbd.com in providing operational capability. products, consolidating the Group’s world-leading The MAA’s Vision: To be a world class military position in the industry. Contact: Peter Hall, Public Relations Manager air safety regulatory and assurance organisation MBDA is the only Group capable of designing Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, Safran group, is the world that is proactive, innovative, modern, efficient and producing missiles and missile systems leader in aircraft landing and braking systems. and effective. Its Mission: To enhance the delivery to meet the whole range of current and future Company capabilities encompass the full life cycle of operational capability through continual operational requirements for the three armed of our products, ranging from design, development improvement in military air safety, appropriate forces (army, navy, air force). Overall, the Group and manufacture to in-service support, repair and culture, regulation and practice. offers a range of 45 products in service and overhaul. The company supplies innovative landing another 15 in development. gear solutions to 30 leading commercial, military, The Group has demonstrated its ability to business and regional airframers, and supports MOOG WOLVERHAMPTON bring together the best skills across the whole of more than 24,000 aircraft making over 40,000 LIMITED Europe and as a result has been chosen to lead landings every day. The company employs 7,000 Valiant Way, Wolverhampton, West Midlands WV9 a series of strategic multi-national programmes. staff working in locations across Europe, North 5GB These include the six-nation Meteor air superiority America and Asia, with the company’s UK landing United Kingdom weapon, the Franco-British conventionally armed gear and R&O facilities located at Gloucester, T +44 (0)1902 394225 cruise missile, Storm Shadow/SCALP, and a family employing a team of 1,200 people. E [email protected] of air defence systems based on the Aster missile W www.moog.com for France and Italy (for ground and naval based air defence) and for the UK (naval air defence for the MIDDLE EAST AIRLINES Contact: Christopher Jones Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyers). Airport Road, PO Box 11-206, Beirut Moog is a worldwide designer, manufacturer The mastery of cutting-edge technologies is Lebanon and integrator of precision control systems and not only an advantage for MBDA in successfully T+ 961 1622888 products for the world’s leading aerospace and developing and producing new products. It is W www.mea.com.lb defence programmes. Moog’s high-performance also a means of guaranteeing customers that systems control military and commercial aircraft, innovations can be made to existing products Contact: Captain Mohammed Aziz satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, during their life span in order to meet constantly Middle East Airlines was established in May missiles, flight simulators and load testing changing specifications arising from increasingly 1945. In 1963, it merged with Air Liban and equipment. Our aftermarket support options complex engagement scenarios. It is precisely in 1968 most of its fleet was destroyed on include MRO services, upgrade programs and this combination which makes MBDA the defence ground as a result of an Israeli attack on Beirut turnkey logistics support. sector partner of choice in many countries around International Airport; however, the airline emerged the world. stronger.

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MUSEUM OF FLIGHT technical problem solving, manufacture, assembly, company in this field, we are proud to be involved in 9404 E Marginal Way South, Seattle, Washington procurement, tooling, aircraft maintenance and some of the most important ongoing aeronautical 98108 test, from the factory floor to design offices and programs. USA throughout the supply chain. Newton has a proven T +1 206 764 5700 track record of delivering rapid improvements in F +1 206 764 5700 cost, delivery and quality performance, from the PANASONIC E [email protected] UK’s largest defence alliances to world class niche Quadrant House, 50 Heron Drive, Langley, Slough W www.museumofflight.org suppliers. SL3 8XP United Kingdom Contact: Trip Switzer T +44 (0)1753 741 400 The independent, non-profit Museum of Flight NORTHROP GRUMMAN UK W www.panasonic.aero is one of the largest air and space museums in Clareville House, Oxendon Street, London SW1Y the world. Its collection includes more than 150 4EL Contact: Robert Dick historically significant air- and space-craft, as well United Kingdom Panasonic Avionics connects the business and as the Red Barn® – the original manufacturing T +44 (0)20 7930 4173 pleasure of flying. We design, develop, manufacture, facility of The Boeing Company. The museum’s F +44 (0)20 7930 7418 and install customised in-flight entertainment and aeronautical library and archives are the largest W www.northropgrumman.co.uk communications (IFEC) solutions that positively on the American west coast. More than 140,000 impact the airline’s business, based on their specific children are served annually by museum Contact: Ken Beedle, Director International fleet, brand, and operations requirements. educational programmes – the most extensive Communications We use broadband connectivity to connect museum-based aviation and space outreach Northrop Grumman is a leading global security an airline’s IFE system to their marketing programme in the country. The Museum is the company providing innovative systems, products and maintenance organisations. Our global only aviation museum in Washington State that and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber, C4ISR, turnkey support organisation delivers proactive is both nationally accredited with the American and logistics and modernisation to government and maintenance and repair services that ensure Association of Museums and a Smithsonian commercial customers worldwide. The company has maximum system reliability, availability, and affiliate. a well-established global presence and maintains performance. We deliver more than entertainment an extensive network of regional offices and local systems. We deliver business solutions. businesses serving customers in key markets in NATS Europe, Australia, the United Arab Emirates and 4000 Parkway, Whiteley, Fareham PO15 7FL Saudi Arabia. PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS United Kingdom St John’s Innovation Centre, Centre Cowley Road, T +44 (0)1489 615945 Cambridge CB4 0WS E [email protected] ODGERS BERNTDSON United Kingdom W www.nats.aero 20 Cannon Street, London EC4M 6XD T: +44 (0)7976 621601 United Kingdom W www.psyccess.com Contact: Jane Johnston T +44 (0)20 7518 2628 NATS is a leading air navigation services specialist, F +44 (0)20 7529 1000 Contact: Sarah Cruise handling 2.2 million flights in 2013/14, covering E [email protected] The world is changing, communities are changing, the UK and eastern North Atlantic. NATS provides W www.odgersberndtson.co.uk lifestyles are changing, and the way people do air traffic control from UK centres at Swanwick, business is changing too. It is easy to be left behind Hampshire and Prestwick, Ayrshire. NATS also Contact: Clare Glackin in these rapidly changing times provides air traffic control services at 15 UK Odgers Berndtson is the UK’s leading executive Successful 21st century organisations are airports and, in a joint venture with Ferrovial, search firm, helping private and public sector required to be trustworthy, open, diverse authentic, at a number of airport towers in Spain. Building organisations find the highest calibre people for transparent, empowered, relational, responsible, on its reputation for operational excellence permanent and interim management appointments supportive, informed, engaged and accountable. and innovation, NATS also offers aerodrome, in the UK and internationally. We have a dedicated Real lasting cultural change such as this is data, engineering and consultancy solutions to Aerospace & Defence Practice which operates tough. Creating and maintaining this culture customers worldwide, including airports, air traffic across all parts of the sector, both nationally and demands constant awareness. We are experts service providers and Governments. There is more internationally. in awareness. Our team of person-centred information on the NATS website at www.nats.aero psychotherapists are highly trained and experienced in facilitating challenging change. OGMA -INDUSTRIA “Person-centred facilitators, grounded in NEWTON EUROPE AERONAUTICA DE PORTUGAL the principles of collaboration, belong at the 4 Michaels Court, Hanney Road, Southmoor, S.A. forefront of the paradigmatic changes sought in Oxfordshire OX13 5HR Parque Aeronautico De Alverca, Alverca 2615-173 organisations and institutions.” Peggy Natiello PhD, United Kingdom Portugal Human development consultant T +44 (0)1684 576477 T +351 21 958 1000 Psychology of Success are passionate F +44 (0)1684 576497 E [email protected] about enabling your success through facilitaing E [email protected] W www.ogma.pt awareness of what’s going on: Know it, W www.newtoneurope.com Name it, and Do something with it. Contact: Pedro De Melo Raposo Contact: Natalie Bayes OGMA combines the accumulated know-how of 97 Newton is the leading operational and financial years as Maintenance provider and Aerostructures QATAR AIRWAYS improvement specialist in Europe. Founded supplier, providing high quality and value added Airport Road, PO Box 22550, Doha in 2001 by a group of highly qualified and services and solutions. Within the MRO market, Qatar experienced engineers, the company’s objective OGMA offers a complete portfolio of services for T +974 4449 6000 is straightforward: to deliver sustainable Defense, Commercial and Executive Aviation, E [email protected] performance improvement of 10%-50% in our enlarging the aircraft availability as it ensures W www.qatarairways.com client’s operations and supply chain without capital higher reliability standards and shorter downtime expenditure. From its roots in manufacturing, periods. Contact: Salam Al Shawa Newton applies its unique engineering-based Within the Aerostructures market, OGMA is today Qatar Airways is the national airline of the State of approach across the aerospace and defence a major supplier of integrated solutions to OEMs Qatar and one of the aviation industry’s big success industries, working in areas as diverse as and first tier suppliers. As the leading Portuguese stories.

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Operations began in 1994 when the airline was T +44 (0)20 7882 5555 OX14 3DB a small regional carrier serving a handful of routes. W www.sems.qmul.ac.uk United Kingdom Qatar Airways has since become one of the fastest T +44 (0)1865 408314 growing carriers in the world with unprecedented Contact: Prof Vassili Toropov F +44 (0)1865 408301 expansion averaging double-digit growth year on year. Queen Mary is one of the world’s leading W www.reactionengines.co.uk Qatar Airways has also joined oneworld, as of 30 universities, with first-class academic, October 2013, with integration into the global inspirational teaching, and a distinguished 229- Contact: Alan Bond alliance completed within one year of the October year history of preparing men and women for Reaction Engines Ltd designs and develops 2012 joining announcement. rewarding careers. advanced space transport and propulsion systems. The airline has developed under the dynamic The School of Engineering and Materials The company currently leads a commercial leadership of Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Science (SEMS) has a long, successful history of project named SKYLON which has the capability Akbar Al Baker, appointed in 1997, who has been education and research in aeronautical engineering. to revolutionise access to space. SKYLON is instrumental in turning Qatar Airways into an We pioneered the teaching and research in an unpiloted, re-usable single-stage-to-orbit award-winning carrier and the best in the world. aeronautical engineering as early as 1907 by spaceplane capable of placing payloads of up to The airline is recipient of the Airline of the Year Albert Peter Thurston, meaning that we are the 15 tonnes into low Earth orbit at approximately award – three times – at the annual Skytrax Awards. world’s oldest continuous provider of education and 10% of current launch prices. Qatar Airways - voted Airline of the Year at the research in aeronautical engineering. We continue 2015 Skytrax Awards to have a thriving research community and to deliver high quality teaching at both undergraduate RESOURCE GROUP and postgraduate level. Teme House, Whittington Hall, Whittington Road, QANTAS Worcester WR5 2RY Qantas Centre, Building A, 203 Coward Street, United Kingdom Mascot NSW 2020 RAMSEY HALL T +44 (0)1905 368175 Australia Head office, Avenue House, 62 The Avenue, F +44 (0)1905 353271 T +61 2 9691 3636 Southampton, Hampshire SO17 1XS E [email protected] W www.qantas.com United Kingdom W www.resourcegroup.co.uk/sps T +44 (0)20 7288 2444 Contact: David Kelly E [email protected] Contact: Les Garside-Beattie, Business The Qantas Group is the largest operator of W www.ramseyhall.com Development Director passenger and freight air services in Australia and Resource Group’s Symbiotic Performance Solutions the Pacific region. The Group’s two complimentary Contact: Phil Boyle, Managing Director division (Symbiotics Ltd) is a Human Performance airline brands – Qantas and Jetstar – operate Ramsey Hall was formed in 1991. Originally a and Training company with 16 years’ experience more than 6,500 Australian domestic, New pure Executive Recruitment business, in 1993 we in Aviation, Defence, and Government programme Zealand domestic and international services each added Business Psychology to our services. Over support. We work regularly with international week across a network spanning more than 180 the years we have expanded these services and we companies, the Tri-Services, Security Services, destinations in 44 countries (including those are now recognised as one of the United Kingdom’s Blue Light organisations and the Home Office to served by codeshare services). The Group employs leading Talent Management Consultancies. Highly provide quality packages that are compliant with approximately 32,500 people, and also operates professional and highly ethical, the Ramsey client needs, cost effective and delivered in a a portfolio of airline-related businesses that Hall ‘difference’ is around our leading edge use timely manner. Quality is core to Resource Group’s include Qantas Frequent Flyer and Qantas Freight. of psychometrics as an integral part of all our ethos; our standards are bound by ISO 9001/2008 The Qantas name and brand are synonymous recruitment processes. Ramsey Hall is the current National Qualification Framework 7303, JSP822, with excellence in safety, operational reliability, SHL Partner of the Year. Nearly all our work is at DSAT and the Defence Training Standards Manuals engineering and maintenance, technical innovation director level and above and we have expertise in and customer service. most non-City functions. We are especially strong in the aerospace, defence and industrial fields. RIGBY GROUP AVIATION 22 Bruton Street, London W1J 6QE QINETIQ United Kingdom Cody Technology Park, Ively Road, Farnborough, RAYTHEON UK T +44 (0)845 356 3007 Hampshire GU14 OLX 1 Northumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square, W www.rigbygroupplc.com United Kingdom London WC2N 5BW T +44 (0)8700 100942 United Kingdom Contact: Judy Groves F +44 (0)1252 393399 +44 (0)1895 816200 Diversifying from its origins as a principally E [email protected] E [email protected] technology-led business, Rigby Group has W www.QinetiQ.com W www.raytheon.co.uk evolved - through smart, strategic acquisitions -into a £1.8bn portfolio business which now Contact: Ian Beresford Contact: Nick West encompasses finance, hotels, aviation, technology We provide technology-based independent advice Raytheon UK (also known as Raytheon Systems and real estate. and support to customers in our core markets Limited), is a technology and innovation leader With two generations of the Rigby family at of aerospace, defence and security, including specialising in defence, national security, and the helm, Rigby Group has built a distinguished military, security and civilian organisations across other government and commercial markets around reputation as both an investor and business a broad range of international markets, particularly the world. Key markets include Mission Systems operator; renowned for its independent thinking, the USA and UK. We do this by building Integration, Network-Enabled Capabilities, seamless execution and a peerless approach to relationships with our customers, becoming a Mission Support and Global Training Solutions. As acquiring and nurturing businesses. true partner they can trust to contribute technical a trusted supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence, Within the aviation sector, Rigby Group has innovation, domain knowledge, independence and Raytheon UK designs, develops and manufactures two principal areas of interest covering regional integrity to their mission. a range of high technology electronic systems and airports and helicopters. Regional & City Airports software at its facilities in England, Scotland and Management (RCAM) is a specialist airport Wales. It also is a major technology exporter to management company which is focused on QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF more than 40 countries, including the US. operating airports which accommodate up to three LONDON million passengers a year, cargo, freight, corporate School of Engineering & Material Science, Mile and general aviation. As well as owning and End Road, London E1 4NS REACTION ENGINES operating Exeter and Coventry Airports, RCAM also United Kingdom D5 Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire manages Blackpool and City of Derry airports.

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British International Helicopters (BIH) is the UK’s Contact: Nicola Price International Air Tattoo. RAFCTE also offers largest domestically owned helicopter operator Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power event management and consultancy services and and the only British-owned company in the offshore systems and services for use on land, at sea and organises the prestigious annual ‘Royal Air Force sector operating in the UK. in the air, and has established a strong position in Concert’ national tour. All RAFCTE activities in global markets - civil aerospace, defence support its parent, RAFCT, in fulfilling its mission aerospace, marine and energy. As a result of which is: to promote the Royal Air Force, to support RIZON JET UK LTD this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad customer its people now and into the future and to encourage Building 510, Churchill Way, Biggin Hill, Kent base comprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 air-mindedness and the aviation-related education TN16 3BN corporate and utility aircraft and helicopter of youth. United Kingdom operators, 160 armed forces, more than 4,000 T +44 (0)1959 543100 marine customers, including 70 navies, and W www.rizonjet.com energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM- installed base of 54,000 gas turbines. Rolls-Royce COSFORD Contact: Allan McGreal employs over 39,000 skilled people in offices, Shifnal, Shropshire TF11 8UP Rizon Jet UK began operations in May 2011 manufacturing and service facilities in over 50 United Kingdom providing a turnkey solution to private aviation and countries. The Group has a strong commitment to T +44 (0)1902 376200 business jet travel. Rizon Jet UK offers a diverse apprentice and graduate recruitment and to further F +44 (0)1902 376211 range of services, from Maintenance, Aircraft developing employee skills. E [email protected] Handling, FBO Facilities. W www.rafmuseum.org/cosford Having recently scooped its third International award for excellence by being voted for the ROTABLE REPAIRS LTD Contact: Alan Edwards second time by EBAN as the No 1 FBO in EMEA 1-5 Britannia Business Park, Comet Way, Southend- Visit the Royal Air Force Museum Cosford and and Russia 2015 having won the same award in on-Sea, Essex SS2 6GE soar through an outstanding collection of aircraft 2013 which followed BACA’s ‘Best FBO & Handler’ United Kingdom and associated memorabilia. The Museum houses in 2012, the company’s commitment to service T +44 (0)1702 529888 one of the greatest aircraft collections in the excellence and unyielding standards is seen as the F +44 (0)1702 521632 world and is acclaimed for its variety of content on redefining of the private aviation market. E [email protected] display. This free fun day out includes, warplanes, W www.rotablerepairs.com research aircraft, military transport and the Contact: Bryan Croft, Sales & Marketing Manager National Cold War Exhibition. A major feature of ROCKWELL COLLINS Specialising as a wheel and brake MRO Rotable this unique exhibition is Britain’s three V-Bombers: Unit 730 Wharfedale Road, Winnersh, Wokingham, Repairs Ltd is an independent owned EASA/FAA Vulcan, Victor and Valiant. A number of aircraft are Berkshire RG41 5TP Part 145 approved repair station, offering full suspended in flying attitudes, including the Dakota, United Kingdom in-house testing, inspection, repair and overhaul Canberra, Meteor and Lightning. Interactive kiosks T +44 (0)118 935 9000 of most light regional, commercial and corporate and audio visual Hotspots tell the story of the Cold F +44 (0)118 935 9352 aircraft. Since forming in 2002 we have been War in a fun and innovative way. E [email protected] dedicated to the aviation MRO market, committed W www.rockwellcollins.com to deliver high quality, cost effective products and services to airlines, hangar facilities and stockists. ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE Contact: Sarah Minett Office of Chief of Air Force, R1-6-C001, Russell Rockwell Collins in the UK provides a Offices, Department of Defence, Canberra ACT comprehensive range of aviation electronics ROYAL AIR FORCE 2600 and communications solutions to Ministries of Air Staff - Engagement 1, Ministry of Defence, Australia Defence, integrators, aircraft manufacturers and Level 5, Zone 1 Desk 9, Horseguards Avenue, T +61 2 6265 5474 airlines. The portfolio includes: targeting systems; London SW1A 2HB F +61 2 6265 1843 network enabled capability and communication United Kingdom E [email protected] infrastructures; global navigation satellite systems; T +44 (0)20 7218 2239 W www.airforce.gov.au electronic warfare, simulation and training solutions, E [email protected] and information management services. W www.rafcareers.com Contact: AVM Geoffrey Brown Our secure tactical data link systems provide The Royal Australian Air Force has an international military users access to a timely and relevant air and Contact: Paul Cole reputation for our military expertise and surface picture, while the FireStorm™ integrated The Royal Air Force delivers the UK Defence Vision professionalism. We operate some of the most targeting system fosters combat-proven situational by: Protecting the UK and her interests 24/7; technologically advanced equipment in the world awareness. We provide secure GPS solutions for Providing the Nation with choice in times of crisis; including a range of new platforms, employing over airborne, maritime, munitions and ground based Maximising the return on public investment. We 19,000 highly skilled and professional uniformed users and deliver electronic warfare solutions to work together on our core task to produce battle- permanent and reserve personnel and civilians in allied government and military customers. winning people and equipment. Our people lie at the Australia and around the world. For the commercial aviation market we provide heart of this capability to ‘Secure the Skies’. secure, reliable and innovative solutions for information transmission and management to ROYAL INTERNATIONAL AIR business and commercial airline, airport, ground ROYAL AIR FORCE CHARITABLE TATTOO handling and air traffic management customers; TRUST ENTERPRISES Douglas Bader House, Horcott Hill, Fairford, and we enhance flight decks and cabins with the Douglas Bader House, Horcott Hill, Fairford, Gloucestershire GL7 4RB latest capabilities. Gloucestershire GL7 4RB United Kingdom Additionally, Rockwell Collins provides United Kingdom T +44 (0)1285 713300 simulation and training solutions for both military T +44 (0)1285 713300 F +44 (0)1285 713268 and commercial operators. F +44 (0)1285 713268 W www.airtattoo.com W www.rafcte.com Contact: David Winstone ROLLS-ROYCE Contact: David Winstone The Royal International Air Tattoo is the world’s 65 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AT Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Enterprises largest military air show and held annually at United Kingdom (RAFCTE) is the trading arm of the Royal Air RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. This three-day T +44 (0)20 7222 9020 Force Charitable Trust (RAFCT), RAFCTE stages spectacle attracts around 160,000 spectators W www.rolls-royce.com the world’s largest military air show, the Royal and is staged by Royal Air Force Charitable Trust

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Enterprises (RAFCTE) in support of the Royal Air Catapult is one of a network of centres established service delivery in ever more complex operating Force Charitable Trust (RAFCT. The Air Tattoo’s by Innovate UK to accelerate the take up of environments. We enable our customers to succeed blend of informality and professionalism, plus its emerging technologies and drive economic growth. in these environments by serving as an intelligent commitment to excellence, creates the perfect A not-for-profit company, the Catapult provides integrator of people, processes, equipment and environment for military heads and leaders in the facilities, platforms and expert knowledge to enable technology. We support military operations by defence and aerospace industries to meet. the translation of ideas from concept to market. improving the availability and capability of people and equipment. In addition, we manage some of the government’s most important science assets, ROYAL NAVY FLEET AIR ARM SAUDI AVIATION FLIGHT including AWE, NPL and NNL and provide specialist Mail Point 2-4, Leach Building, Whale Island, ACADEMY technical support to the UK nuclear industry Portsmouth PO2 8BY King Khaled National Park, Thumamah Airfield, PO helping to ensure the safe operation of nuclear United Kingdom Box 305695, Riyadh 11361 reactors. T +44 (0)2392 623541 Saudi Arabia W www.royalnavy.mod.uk T +966 11 415 1987 E [email protected] SHELL AVIATION LTD Contact: Lt Cdr Andy Betts W www.saflightacademy.com Shell Centre, London SE1 7NA The helicopters and fixed wing aircraft of the Fleet United Kingdom Air Arm provide the Royal Navy with a multi- Contact: William Roe T +44 (0)20 7934 1234 role airborne combat capability able to operate SAFA is a GACAR Part 141 approved, pilot training W www.shell.com/aviation independently at short notice, in all environments, academy with ultra-modern facilities contained day and night, over the sea and land. A Top Class in a purpose-built campus at the Thumamah Contact: Victoria Guy Employer with Top Class People: Modern, Relevant, Airfield, located 28km northeast of King Khaled Shell Aviation is a leading global supplier of Capable and Resilient, the mission of the Fleet International Airport in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi aviation fuels and lubricants with a heritage of over Air Arm is to deliver Air Power from the sea. In Arabia. 100 years. It has an extensive network across doing so, the Fleet Air Arm provides the UK with a SAFA offers a hybrid mix of technically advanced approximately 40 countries, including nine of the flexible, global, independent intervention capability training aircraft and simulation ensuring students world’s top ten busiest airports by international giving the ability to act at a time and place of our the most cost-effective, high quality training passenger traffic and continues to grow. It serves choosing. available today. The range of programs offered airlines, airports, plus private customers such includes Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, as corporate jet operators, maintenance repair Commercial Pilot, Jet Transition and Upset organisations and flying clubs with a strong safety S&C THERMOFLUIDS LTD Recovery (UPRT) training. All SAFA curricula is and customer focus, offering tailored solutions The Old Tannery, Kelston, Bath BA1 9AN approved by the General Authority of Civil Aviation to respond to their needs and challenges. Shell United Kingdom (GACA), and includes the training required to take Aviation has comprehensive expertise in areas from T +44 (0)117 932 7378 students from zero experience to possessing product development in the laboratory to refining, F +44 (0)117 932 9652 the skills and credentials necessary to become a shipping, pipelines, trucking, storage and handling, W www.thermofluids.co.uk professional, disciplined and successful pilot. and fuelling aircraft. Passionate about aviation, it invests in the future of aviation – in new locations Contact: Dr Tony Smith, Director and in upgrades to existing ones, in technical S&C Thermofluids has almost 30 years’ experience SELEX ES advances, and in people – at local, regional and in applied R&D engineering, encompassing fluid Sigma House, Christopher Martin Road, Basildon, global levels. It has a dedicated team of aviation dynamics and heat transfer. The company uses Essex SS14 3EL scientists at a specialist aviation research facility advanced CAE techniques, in particular CFD, United Kingdom within Shell Technology Centre Houston in Texas, and maintains the Plumes prediction software T +44 (0)1268 522822 USA, who work on jet fuel, aviation gasoline, fuel package including FEMVIEWIR infrared prediction. F +44 (0)1268 883140 handling and filtration, lubricants and greases. Validation of analytical results is provided by low E [email protected] Shell Aviation is also actively involved in industry cost experimental facilities including gas turbine W www.selexgalileo.com bodies, including the Joint Inspection Group (JIG) engine test facilities. The facilities can be adapted Fuel Quality Committee, International Air Transport to test a range of innovative and prototype Contact: Norman Bone and Penny McPherson Association (IATA) Technical Fuel Group and the systems, including nozzles, thrust reversers, fuel SELEX Elsag is a well-established international Energy Institute, making a valuable contribution systems, aircraft sub-systems such as anti-icing, business of over 7,500 skilled employees, with to high safety and operational standards across and heat exchangers. S&C has particular expertise solid experience in the automation, defence, avionic the industry. It has consistently been named, in applications of the Coanda effect. The quality systems, professional communications, information ‘Best Technical and Operational Performer’, ‘Best management system is accredited to ISO9001. & communication technology, logistics and mobility, International Fuel Supplier’ and ‘Best Aviation Fuels and security. We offer a vast, multi-technology and Lubricant Brand’ by trade publications, as voted product portfolio to deliver the most advanced, by the industry. SATELLITE APPLICATIONS secure, robust and future-proof communications CATAPULT solutions. Electron Building, Fermi Avenue, Harwell Oxford, SHORT HILLS AVIATION Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QR SERVICES, LLC United Kingdom SERCO – DEFENCE, SCIENCE Short Hills Aviation, 18 Airport Road, Morristown, T +44 (0)1235 567999 AND NUCLEAR New Jersey 07960 E [email protected] Enterprise House, 11 Bartley Wood Business Park, United States W www.sa.catapult.org.uk Hook, Hampshire RG27 9XB T +1 973 292 3395 United Kingdom F +1 973 292 3396 Contact: Stuart Martin, CEO T +44 (0)1256 745900 E [email protected] The Satellite Applications Catapult is an W www.serco.com W www.shorthillsaviation.com independent innovation and technology company, created to drive economic growth through the Contact: Brian Newby, Account Director (Air) Serco Contact: Mario Dudzinski, President development of satellite applications. We help DSN Short Hills Aviation Services is a premier aircraft organisations make use of and benefit from satellite Serco Defence, Science and Nuclear combines charter and management company with main technologies, and bring together multi-disciplinary Serco’s extensive capabilities in the defence, headquarters located in the NYC Metro area. teams to generate ideas and solutions in an open science and nuclear arenas, giving our customers Our professional focus is to provide our clients innovation environment. The Satellite Applications independent, efficient, sustainable and assured exceptional jet charter service through making

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every air travel experience as time saving, enjoyable Contact: David Harris, Sales Director for two consecutive years. Mango and SAA hold and cost effective as possible. Our diversified fleet, Sitec is one of Europe’s largest independently the number one and number two successive spots ranging from a Falcon 900 to a Lear 35A will meet owned design engineering, management as South Africa’s most on time airlines. SAA is all your different trip requests 24 hours a day/seven consultancy and recruitment companies, The a leader among the long-haul carriers, offering days a week. We offer an aircraft management Group operates over four continents with some 20 outstanding service designed for long-haul program that is a proven service for aircraft offices locations and in 2008/9 turnover in excess comfort. owners who value their time and wish to relieve of £70m. The company provides design, analysis, themselves of the resource draining responsibilities project management, environmental management of managing their asset. and safety assurance support to a wide range SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS of industry sectors, including the aerospace and TECHNICAL –SAAT (PTY) LTD defence. Space, marine, petro-chemical, nuclear Jones Road, Kempton Park, Private Bag X12, O R SINGAPORE AIRLINES and utilities. Tambo International Airport Chiswick Park, Building 11, 566 Chiswick High South Africa 1627 Road, London W4 5YS T +27 (11) 978 9993 United Kingdom SOUTH AFRICAN AIR FORCE F +27 (11) 978 9994 T +44 (0)20 8563 6767 Air Force Headquarters, Private Bag X199, E [email protected] E [email protected] Dequar Road, Pretoria 0001 W www.flysaa.com/saa_technical W www.singaporeair.com South Africa T +27 (0)12 312 1413 Contact: Ismail Randeree, Senior Executive Contact: Mark Wood F +27 (0)12 512 2803 Manager – Technical Sales & Marketing Singapore Airlines is a global company dedicated to E [email protected] SAA Technical (SAAT) is a world class aircraft providing air transportation services of the highest W www.af.mil.za maintenance and repair organisation and is the quality and to maximising returns for the benefit of largest and most advanced maintenance provider its shareholders and employees. Contact: Carlo Gagiano on the African continent. Some of the key benefits Singapore Airlines has come a long way since our The second oldest air force in the world, the SAAF include: founding in 1972, evolving from a regional airline has a rich heritage in wartime and peacetime. > 85 000m2 of hangar space to one of the most respected travel brands around The air force is undergoing changes in its role > the world. We fly one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the context of the new South Africa, and A skilled and experienced workforce in the world to destinations spanning a network complementary to this, is in the process of > A focus on quality spread over six continents, with the Singapore Girl acquiring and commissioning new and advanced > 35 workshops with sophisticated logistics as our internationally-recognisable icon providing aircraft and systems to meet Africa’s challenges. support the high standards of care and service that SAAF members are expected to be adaptable, do > Competitive labour rates and turnaround customers have come to expect of us. things that have not been done before and build timesSAAT’s capability includes: an organisation ready to protect South Africa and > Airbus A319 serve its people. As the owners and operators of a > Airbus A340 (series) SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF small but varied fleet, the SAAF are always faced > Boeing 737 (series) AEROSPACE ENGINEERS with the challenge of doing much with limited > 70,Seletar Aerospace View, Seletar Aerospace resources. The SAAF employs engineers and Boeing 747 (-200, -300, -400, SP) Park, technical specialists who, though seemingly at the The organisation is prepared to engage with Singapore 797564 end of the world, take on interesting and varied other airlines that are seeking viable individualised T +(65) 6659-8266 challenges with world-leading technologies in what solutions and is able to provide a wide range of F +(65) 6659-8267 is arguably the most beautiful and diverse country services ranging from simple training requests and E [email protected] for its size on earth. component repairs, through to power-by-the-hour W www.siae.org.sg maintenance support and fleet management.

Contact: Lim Khee SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS SIAE is a non-profit organisation dedicated (PTY) LTD SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS’ to promoting Aviation Safety and Aerospace Jones Road, O R Tambo International, ASSOCIATION Technology. Since its formation in 1975, the Johannesburg 1450 Empire Central, Suite 737, Dallas, Texas Institute has served as a forum for aerospace South Africa 75247 engineers to exchange ideas and share knowledge T +27 (0)11 978 6851 USA for their professional development as well as to help F +27 (0)11 978 2965 T +1 214 722 4203 Singapore develop a vibrant aerospace industry. W www.flysaa.com F +1 214 357 4214 SIAE has a membership of over 400 professionals W www.swapa.org and 25 corporations. SIAE is affiliated to the Contact: Jodi White, Head of Flight Operations International Federation of Airworthiness, the South African Airways (SAA) is the leading Contact: Thomas Gasparolo, 2nd Vice President Singapore Professional Centre and the Association carrier in Africa, serving 26 destinations across Southwest Airlines Pilots’ Association (SWAPA) of Aerospace Industries (Singapore) and the Royal the continent, as well as major destinations is the sole bargaining unit for the more than Aeronautical Society. SIAE’s continuing education within South Africa and internationally from its 6,800 pilots of Southwest Airlines. Southwest programmes provide opportunities for aerospace Johannesburg hub. SAA is a member of Star pilots are leaders in aviation industry productivity engineers to upgrade themselves to maintain a pool Alliance, the largest global airline alliance with and are the world’s leading experts on flying of qualified professionals to spearhead Singapore’s 27 members. Overall, the Star Alliance network the Boeing-737. Southwest Airlines operates a drive to be the aviation hub of choice. offers more than 21,500 daily flights to 1,356 growing fleet of the 737-300, 737-500, 737- airports in 193 countries. SAA’s core business 700 and 737-800. With the acquisition of AirTran is the provision of passenger airline and cargo Airways, the Boeing 717-200 will be added to SITEC transport services together with related services, the Southwest fleet in the future. SWAPA is in its Church House, Church Road, Filton, Bristol BS34 which are provided through SAA and its four 35th year of service to the pilots of Southwest 7BD wholly owned subsidiaries: SAA Technical; Mango Airlines. Prior to the union’s beginnings in 1978, United Kingdom its low-cost carrier; Air Chefs, the catering entity pilots worked cooperatively with the Company to T +44 (0)117 979 2396 of SAA and South African Travel Centre (SATC). compile work rules for safe, efficient operations. F +44 (0)117 979 9100 SAA is the winner of the ‘Best Airline in Africa’ That cooperative spirit has continued through the E [email protected] Award in the regional category for ten consecutive negotiation of eight labor contracts. W www.sitecgroup.com years and the winner of ‘Service Excellence Africa’

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SPECIALIST AVIATION LTD Stellenbosch Theale, Reading RG7 4SA Aerospace Logistics Centre, Fifth Avenue, 7602 South Africa United Kingdom Letchworth SG6 2TS T +27 21 808 4376 T +44 (0)118 9090200 United Kingdom E [email protected] E [email protected] T +44 (0)1462 686300 W mecheng.sun.ac.za W www.scs-ltd.co.uk E [email protected] W www.sagroup.aero Contact: Professor Anton Basson, Vice-dean: Contact: Bill Bird Teaching SCS provides expert advice and services to public Contact: Stephen Buckingham The Department offers BEng, MEng Research, and private sector customers in the defence and The SA Group of Companies comprises Specialist MEng Structured and PhD programmes in security markets. SCS has deep expertise across Aviation Limited – stockist and global logistical mechanical engineering, and mechatronic a broad range of delivery areas, including safety supply of consumable, rotables and ground support engineering. The BEng programmes are and regulatory, training, complex systems and equipment to the aerospace industry; Specialist accredited by the Engineering Council of South engineering support and support to operations. Aviation Manufacturing Limited – machining of Africa and recognised internationally under the SCS provides technical support services to the precision-engineered components from prototype Washington Accord. The Department’s main Defence Equipment and Support Organisation, to production and Cabinair Services Limited – activities are teaching, contract research and building an extensive corporate knowledge of offering cabin interior refurbishment, from cabin consulting, with strengths in the following areas: air platform designs at both the whole aircraft fittings and furnishings, seat refurbishment, carpet structural optimisation & FEM, FRC structures, and sub-system level, Continued and Continuing installation and leather renovation. turbomachinery design and testing, ‘noise, vibration Airworthiness, Production and Sustainment Policy, and harshness’, CFD and experimental fluid Process, Procedure, People and Products, delivered dynamic investigations, granular flow modelling, by suitably qualified and experienced persons STAG GROUP renewable energy systems, large scale cooling (SQEP). 1 Lyon Road, Walton on Thames, Surrey KT12 3PU systems, machine vision systems, reconfigurable SCS also supports major defence exercises United Kingdom automated manufacturing and biomedical at the strategic/command post levels, and has T +44 (0)1932 251500 engineering. provided these services to the Permanent Joint HQ F +44 (0)1932 251510 for a number of years. E [email protected] W www.stag-aerospace.com STONEHOUSE SEARCH AND SELECTION TAG FARNBOROUGH AIRPORT Contact: Colin Davis 26 The Slipway, Marina Keep, Port Solent, LTD The STAG Group is an international aerospace Hampshire PO6 4TR Farnborough Airport, Farnborough, Hampshire and defence supply system integrator providing United Kingdom GU14 6XA sourcing, application, manufacture and distribution T +44 (0)2392 469161 United Kingdom of components and equipment to engineering and E [email protected] T +44 (0)1252 379000 purchasing professionals. The group comprises W www.stonehousesas.com F +44 (0)1252 518771 ‘Supply Systems Management Division’ delivering E [email protected] sourcing, supply and stocking solutions from Contact: Martin Grady W www.tagfarnborough.com ‘Spectech’ operations worldwide and ‘Aircraft Stonehouse Search and Selection is an Interiors Division’ that embraces ‘Aircraft independent, boutique practice, focused on Contact: Brandon O’Reilly Components and Equipment Supplies(ACES)’, senior and board level, technical and specialist TAG Farnborough Airport is Europe’s only dedicated ‘Flitetec’ and ‘Race Completions’ together providing appointments across safety critical industries business aviation airport featuring award winning integrated design and supply solutions for aircraft including the aerospace, defence, nuclear, marine VIP terminal, hangars and fixed-based operations. interiors. and automotive sectors. The airport offers fuel service, engineering, The Stonehouse Search and Selection practice cleaning, catering, transportation, on-site hotel is founded on a proven process that has stood the plus Flight Safety training facilities. The full service STELLAR SOLUTIONS test of time. Coupled with hard work, leading-edge private airport for passengers, crew and aircraft. AEROSPACE LTD technology and sound advice, we deliver a unique Chiltern Chambers, St Peters Avenue, Caversham, technical and executive research process to find Reading, Berkshire RG4 7DH and attract genuine talent that will help give you the TAG FARNBOROUGH United Kingdom competitive edge that you seek. ENGINEERING LIMITED T +44 (0)1442 249465 Farnborough Airport, Hampshire GU14 6XA E [email protected] United Kingdom W www.stellaraerospace.co.uk STRATAJET T +44 (0)1252 372400 33 Greycoat Street, London SW1P 2QF F +44 (0)1252 372774 Contact: Maureen Roberts United Kingdom E [email protected] Stellar Solutions Aerospace is a technology and T +44 (0)20 7397 3777 W www.tagfarnborough.com/engineering/ business strategy services company providing E [email protected] end-to-end technical and commercial expertise/ W www.stratajet.com Contact: Greg Hoggett problem solving skills to significant national TAG Farnborough Engineering is part of the TAG and international aerospace companies and Contact: Olivia Scarlett Aviation Group with fully integrated flight operations programmes. We distinguish ourselves by satisfying Stratajet is the world’s only real-time business in Geneva, London and Madrid. We are a leader in our customers’ critical needs on diverse Aviation aviation booking platform. The company has private and business aviation serving the global and Space-related commercialisation projects, developed technology that brings ad hoc charter aviation market with aircraft management, charter, spacecraft manufacturing monitoring, satellite online, to reduce inefficiencies at every level. With maintenance and FBO services. applications development and feasibility studies, a series of integrated products, the company Located at TAG Farnborough Airport, we are one Future Air Traffic Management (eg SESAR/ leverages accurate pricing data and technology to of Europe’s leading business aviation maintenance NextGen) and cockpit/cabin connectivity. improve communication between business aviation’s organisations. To achieve the highest industry key stakeholders. standards all our engineers and technicians are OEM trained and highly experienced on a variety STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY of business jet aircraft. We hold the following NAA Department of Mechanical & Mechatronic SYSTEMS CONSULTANTS approvals; EASA, FAA, Russian, Bermudan, Cayman Engineering, Private Bag X1, Matieland, SERVICES LTD and Aruban and authorised by the prestigious OEMs, Arlington House, 1025 Arlington Business Park, Bombardier, Dassault and Beechcraft.

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TELESPAZIO VEGA UK LTD E [email protected] THE MASTERMELT GROUP 350 Capability Green, Shire Park, Luton, W www.thalesgroup.com/uk 56 Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8HP Bedfordshire LU1 3LU United Kingdom United Kingdom Contact: Jane Buckell T +44 (0)20 7400 3400 T +44 (0)1707 368 000 and +44 (0)1707 368 Thales UK has an 8,000 strong team based W www.mastermeltgroup.com 099 across 30 locations, serving markets as diverse F +44 (0)1707 326 395 as aerospace, defence, security and transport. Contact: Matthew Davis E [email protected] Providing systems at the heart of the UK’s military The Mastermelt Group is an international W www.telespazio-vega.com capability, as well as delivering technologies consortium of precious metal refiners. We have been from flight simulation and secure transactions to servicing the aerospace industry for over 24years. Contact: Geoff Busswell integrated communications. Globally, there are We work alongside OEMs, MROs, Airlines, Asset VEGA Space Ltd is a highly experienced consulting, 68,000 people in 50 countries. Management Companies, Alloy Collectors and Part technology and engineering services business, Supply Companies. We chemically recover platinum, which supports aerospace organisations worldwide. palladium, gold and silver from various ‘end of life’ Founded and headquartered in the UK, VEGA Space THE AIR LEAGUE aerospace components such as: is an important exporter to the international space Broadway House, Tothill Street, London SW1H 9NS -Turbine Blades market, with subsidiary companies in Germany, United Kingdom -Nozzle Guide Vanes France and Spain and staff at client sites around the T +44 (0)20 7222 8463 -APUs globe. VEGA Space is also a founding member of W www.airleague.co.uk -Stators the International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) at -Fuel Nozzles Harwell in the UK. Contact: Andrew Brookes -Heat Exchangers In January 2011, VEGA Space became a To generate national understanding of the -Tobi Rings subsidiary of Telespazio (a Finmeccanica/Thales importance to the UK of aviation and aerospace and Working alongside our partners in the aerospace company). to excite young people’s interest in these areas by industry we provide a total scrap management helping them to become involved. program enabling us to optimise the value of all base metals and alloys. TESSELLA All of our processes are performed in-house Elopak House, Rutherford Close, Meadway THE GUILD OF AIR TRAFFIC at our various locations using our optimised Technology Park, Stevenage SG1 2EF CONTROL OFFICERS proprietary techniques; as a result, we are able United Kingdom 4 St Marys Road to absolutely maximise the value of end of life T +44 (0)1438 749886 Bingham components. F +44 (0)1438 749887 Nottingham W www.tessella.com NG13 8DW United Kingdom THE MONARCH GROUP Contact: David Whittle T +44 (0)1949 876405 Prospect House, Prospect Way, London Luton Tessella’s mission is to add value to clients’ F +44 (0)1949 876405 Airport, Luton LU2 9NU operations through the application of IT and E [email protected] United Kingdom consulting services based on scientific methods W www.gatco.org W www.monarchholdingslimited.com and rigorous quality procedures. We work in the Aerospace, Life Sciences and Energy sectors. Contact: Max Shortley Contact: Andrew Swaffield, Group Chief Executive Founded in 1954, The Guild of Air Traffic Control Officer, and Ian Bartholomew, Managing Director, Officers is an independent professional organisation Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd TEXTRON AIRLAND LLC that exists to promote honourable practice and The Monarch Group is a leading UK-based 5800 E Pawnee Bldg 88, Wichita, Kansas 67218 the highest standards in all aspects of aviation. travel group with core activities in scheduled United States of America It is dedicated to the safety of all who seek their airline operations, tour operations and aircraft W www.scorpionjet.com livelihood or pleasure in the air. engineering. Our leading brands have a long and rich heritage Contact: Charles Gummow and have successfully adapted to a continuously Textron AirLand, LLC, is a joint venture between THE INTERNATIONAL AVIATION changing industry. Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises, LLC, WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION Monarch Airlines fleet of 34 aircraft, flying to focused on rapidly designing and manufacturing 2105 Laurel Bush Road, Suite 201, Bel Air, 33 destinations with 95 routes is expected to carry an affordable, multi-mission tactical military jet Maryland 6.6 million passengers (FY 2015). platform using commercially available technologies United States of America Monarch Aircraft Engineering’s expertise has and processes – the Scorpion. The realisation T +1 (443) 640-1056 underpinned the quality and efficiency of the that a significant gap existed between turboprop E [email protected] Monarch Airlines fleet for over 40 years and has a light attack and 4th and 5th generation multi-role W www.iawa.org rapidly-growing third-party customer base. strike fighters was the impetus for creation of both Textron AirLand and Scorpion. Truly a multi-role Contact: Zoe Layden aircraft, the Scorpion offers extensive ISR/strike Founded in 1988, the International Aviation THE PPU capabilities and exceptional value. The Scorpion Women’s Association (IAWA) brings together Chester House, 68 Chester Gate, Macclesfield, can affordably execute numerous missions such as women of achievement in the aviation industry Cheshire SK11 6DY irregular warfare, close air support, border patrol, and promotes their advancement internationally United Kingdom maritime surveillance, emergency relief, counter through the establishment of a worldwide network T+ 44 (0)161 408 0789 narcotics and jet training. www.ScorpionJet.com of aviation professional contacts. 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