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3rd quarter | 2010<br />
<strong>Executive</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
A Quarterly Digest for the <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Industries</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
A Boeing Apache Makes History as the<br />
First Rotorcraft to Fly on Blended Fuel
Message<br />
<strong>Executive</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
President’s<br />
BOARD OF GOVERNORS<br />
Officers<br />
Scott C. Donnelly, Chairman of the Board<br />
James F. Albaugh, Vice Chairman of the Board<br />
Marion C. Blakey, President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer<br />
Ginette C. Colot, Secretary-Treasurer<br />
<strong>Executive</strong> Committee<br />
James F. Albaugh<br />
<strong>Executive</strong> Vice President, The Boeing Company,<br />
and President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Boeing Commercial Airplanes<br />
Marion C. Blakey<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
<strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Industries</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Wes Bush<br />
Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer & President,<br />
Northrop Grumman Corporation<br />
Scott C. Donnelly<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Textron Inc.<br />
Charles A. Gray<br />
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer,<br />
Frontier Electronic Systems Corporation<br />
David P. Hess<br />
President, Pratt & Whitney,<br />
United Technologies Corporation<br />
Dawne S. Hickton<br />
Vice Chair & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
RTI International Metals, Inc.<br />
Linda Hudson<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
BAE Systems, Inc.<br />
Jay L. Johnson<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
General Dynamics Corporation<br />
David L. Joyce<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
GE Aviation<br />
Howard L. Lance<br />
Chairman of the Board,<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Harris Corporation<br />
Steven R. Loranger<br />
Chairman, President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
ITT Corporation<br />
Tim O. Mahoney<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Honeywell <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Robert J. Stevens<br />
Chairman & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Lockheed Martin Corporation<br />
Michael T. Strianese<br />
Chairman, President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
L-3 Communications Corporation<br />
William H. Swanson<br />
Chairman & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Raytheon Company<br />
In just a few days, America will celebrate National<br />
<strong>Aerospace</strong> Week. Congress will permanently<br />
established the third week in September for the event,<br />
and this year it will be commemorated Sept. 12 through<br />
18. We are excited and very pleased to have this<br />
opportunity each year to showcase our industry.<br />
Last year, we held the first-ever National <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Day Sept. 16 and it proved a resounding success. Is that<br />
reason enough to expand it seven-fold Of course not.<br />
<strong>AIA</strong>’s decision to grow the celebration was demandbased;<br />
we simply found there was too much interest<br />
and too many activities to compress them into a single<br />
day. Our member companies, needless to say, asked us<br />
to expand the event to a full week. National <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Week will allow more flexibility and participation by<br />
our companies and other organizations that support our<br />
industry.<br />
So what do we hope to accomplish First, we want to<br />
reinforce with all Americans the crucial role that the<br />
aerospace and defense industry plays in our economic<br />
well-being, our national security and our technological<br />
superiority. Hundreds of thousands of industry workers<br />
across the country are keeping the United States strong and<br />
competitive. <strong>Aerospace</strong> and defense serves as a wellspring of<br />
innovation leading to extraordinary advances in technology,<br />
exploration and environmental stewardship.<br />
Second, National <strong>Aerospace</strong> Week is a chance for<br />
all of us to say thank you to a workforce that is as<br />
skilled and dedicated as any on the planet. The more<br />
than 800,000 aerospace and defense workers are the<br />
About the Cover: Photo courtesy of The Boeing Company
ulwark of our industry and of our<br />
nation. This workforce sets new<br />
benchmarks every day in the most<br />
demanding technical fields. This<br />
is an opportunity to say “job well<br />
done” to the thousands of men and<br />
women in our industry.<br />
Finally, the week-long<br />
commemoration is a chance to<br />
highlight our industry as providing<br />
some of the best jobs around. Recent<br />
surveys showed that engineers are<br />
in high demand, and aerospace<br />
engineers are exceedingly wellpaid.<br />
It’s imperative that our nation<br />
devotes ample resources to quality<br />
education in science, technology,<br />
engineering and math to develop<br />
the next generation of young<br />
scientists, engineers and technicians.<br />
National <strong>Aerospace</strong> Week<br />
incorporates a significant outreach<br />
campaign to companies, communities,<br />
schools and stakeholders throughout<br />
the country. <strong>AIA</strong> is providing<br />
participation “tool kits” that encourage<br />
local celebrations, school events,<br />
company open houses, letter-writing<br />
campaigns to elected officials and<br />
other events to raise awareness of the<br />
issues that matter to our industry.<br />
Phoenix, Memphis, Wichita, Boulder<br />
and Cincinnati are just a few of the<br />
cities where events are planned.<br />
A growing number of member<br />
companies are rolling out events in<br />
their facilities across the nation to<br />
say, “job well done.” In addition,<br />
the U.S. Department of Commerce,<br />
the Air Force <strong>Association</strong>, the<br />
National Air and Space Museum<br />
and the National <strong>Association</strong> of<br />
State Aviation Officials are working<br />
with us to create activities that focus<br />
attention on the enormous impact<br />
that our industry has on safety,<br />
security and our economic well-being.<br />
A competition challenging young<br />
people to design a future aerospace<br />
vehicle and a photography contest<br />
also reach their culmination this week.<br />
We are pleased to announce<br />
that Rep. Norm Dicks, chairman<br />
of the House Appropriations<br />
Subcommittee on Defense, will<br />
receive this year’s “Wings of<br />
Liberty” award. Congressman Dicks<br />
has been a staunch advocate for<br />
aerospace since his first election in<br />
1976. He is currently the secondranking<br />
member of the House<br />
Appropriations Committee and serves<br />
his Washington State constituents<br />
on both the Defense and Interior<br />
and Environment Subcommittees.<br />
His depth of knowledge of highly<br />
classified defense programs led to his<br />
appointment to the House Permanent<br />
Select Committee on Intelligence in<br />
1990 and, ultimately, to the award of<br />
the CIA Director’s Medal in late 1998.<br />
He is also a member of the Council<br />
on Foreign Relations. He is a vital<br />
member of the aerospace and defense<br />
community and we are delighted to<br />
honor his contributions.<br />
In addition to the “Wings of Liberty”<br />
presentation, we will reprise our very<br />
successful “March to the Hill” by<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> supplier company executives<br />
from the Supplier Management<br />
Council. <strong>AIA</strong> will also be running<br />
ads in prominent Washington<br />
publications and we have published<br />
a new brochure for distribution.<br />
I can’t stress enough that National<br />
<strong>Aerospace</strong> Week is your event and<br />
it’s success depends on the participation<br />
of companies, communities and<br />
institutions. <strong>AIA</strong> is proud to lead the<br />
effort, but we need your support,<br />
your interest and your commitment.<br />
I invite all of you to make National<br />
<strong>Aerospace</strong> Week worthy of the<br />
congressional proclamations that<br />
create it.<br />
Let’s all celebrate together!<br />
Visit www.nationalaerospaceweek.org<br />
Marion C. Blakey<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer<br />
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Q&A<br />
With Terry A. Yonkers<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> sat down to talk about alternative fuels in aviation with Terry A. Yonkers,<br />
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics.<br />
The Air Force Energy Plan calls for enhancing security by increasing energy<br />
supplies, including developing alternative fuels. Such fuels reduce dependence<br />
on foreign sources and cut greenhouse gas emissions. The Air Force, at the<br />
administration’s direction, is taking a leading role in testing alternative fuels<br />
for commercial as well as military use. In June, history was made when a<br />
Boeing AH-64D Apache helicopter in service with the Royal Netherlands Air<br />
Force became the first rotorcraft to fly on a 50/50 blend of bio-kerosene and<br />
traditional jet fuel. (see cover)<br />
Terry A. Yonkers, Assistant Secretary of the Air<br />
Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> What are your goals for the use of alternative aviation fuel by the Air Force<br />
Yonkers Our goal is to be ready to cost competitively purchase 50 percent of our aviation fuel from alternative<br />
sources by 2016. We’re in the process of certifying a number of platforms to fly on a 50/50 mixture<br />
of both synthetic fuels and biofuels. Our target dates to achieve these objectives are 2011 and 2013,<br />
respectively.<br />
<strong>AIA</strong><br />
Yonkers<br />
What aircraft will be using blended fuels first<br />
We’ve already flown many platforms on a 50-50 blend with synthetic fuel and JP-8, including the B-1,<br />
B-52, C-17, F-4, F-15, F-22, T-38, C-130 and the C-5. We’ve also flown the A-10 Thunderbolt on a<br />
50-50 blend with camelina oil biofuel. I asked the major who flew this plane about his experience and<br />
he said, “I couldn’t tell the difference.”<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> Are there any distinctions between using alternative fuels in military as opposed to commercial aircraft<br />
Yonkers Jet-A and JP-8 are pretty close. We do things a little differently than commercial companies with the<br />
additives we put in the JP-8. What we’re really seeking is a drop-in fuel that can take the place of the<br />
JP-8 with the same specifications and performance. As we look down the road, the hope is the mixture<br />
would change from 50-50 to 60-40 or 70-30. At some time we may even be able to fly on 100 percent<br />
biofuel.<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> How long will it take for biofuels to be used widely in commercial aviation<br />
Yonkers I think it’s going to be market driven. The Air Force and DOD are relatively small players in the overall<br />
consumption of aviation fuel. We’re probably about eight percent of total aviation use in the USA.<br />
If you compare overall fuel use for transportation in the nation, we are less than one percent. So in<br />
terms of being able to drive the market there will be other folks, in particular commercial aviation, who<br />
will drive the market. But if we can act as the catalyst, to show that we are ready to use biofuels and<br />
synfuels, we are hoping that we can generate interest in the private sector to invest in the infrastructure,<br />
manufacture and production capabilities that will start the ball rolling.<br />
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<strong>AIA</strong> What are the key challenges associated with implementing biofuels in aviation<br />
Yonkers We may find there are some challenges in acculturation – even though the pilot who flew the A-10<br />
didn’t blink. Before these fuels are put into an aircraft they are tested in engines under any number of<br />
conditions. And then they are tested on the aircraft. We want to make sure the performance and safety<br />
aspects are there. It may take a little acculturation with pilots across the Air Force, but my sense is that<br />
they have a lot of faith that it has been tested on aircraft before it goes into use in the fleet.<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> What are the climate-impact implications of biofuels<br />
Yonkers If it isn’t greener than conventional fuels, we’re not going to use it. It has to reduce carbon emissions.<br />
Biofuels, by their nature, should be cleaner than the synthetic fuels. We want to be able to find domestic<br />
alternative sources of fuel that are equal to or better than JP-8 as far as cost effectiveness comparisons<br />
and performance. We’re not going to spend more money than we do on fossil fuels. We want to be able<br />
to fly all aircraft on these synthetic and biofuels as part of our energy and national security strategies.<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> Which alternative fuels seem to be the most promising<br />
Yonkers We’d leave this up to industry to decide. There’s research into a number of feedstocks and we’re<br />
feedstock agnostic. Our message to the industry is that if you can make this work and hit the military<br />
fuel specifications, and beat the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of traditional petroleum fuels, we’re<br />
not going to pick a favorite.<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> How much of such biofuel might be feasible to purchase<br />
Yonkers We’re looking at about 300 million gallons of alternatively-derived fuel on an annual basis. That’s what<br />
we would be ready to use if industry can produce it. And our goal is to be there by 2016. We will certify<br />
the aircraft to fly on these fuels between 2011 and 2013.<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> So the Air Force feels a sense of mission regarding alternative fuels<br />
Yonkers When the administration talks about taking a leadership role, this is it. We won’t be the market drivers<br />
necessarily, but hopefully we will send out positive demand signals to the private sector that we are<br />
ready to buy. This is going to be a path, not an instant result. The market is going to react depending<br />
on what the demand signals are. This is all linked with national security, energy security and economic<br />
security policies – and this is one element of trying to achieve the president’s goals.<br />
<br />
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (March 31, 2010) President Barack Obama, with the Navy’s F/A-18 Green Hornet, announces additional<br />
measures to boost domestic energy production for the nation to include strategic efforts by the Defense Department to enhance energy security. The<br />
Navy’s goal is to develop the certification standards for alternative fuel sources derived from renewable sources that are positive or evironmentally<br />
neutral and improve availiability and price stability.<br />
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin S. O’Brien/Released<br />
executive report 5
new member spotlight<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> Welcomes More New Members in Second & Third Quarter<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> enrolled 11 new members at the May and July <strong>Executive</strong> Committee meetings. <strong>AIA</strong>’s total regular<br />
membership now stands at a record 125 companies. New members include:<br />
AirDat, LLC, provides air-ground and ground-air<br />
satellite communications to aircraft equipped with its<br />
TAMDAR system. In addition, the system captures and<br />
provides real-time meteorological information from<br />
each aircraft as it flies.<br />
ANSYS, Inc., produces computer-aided engineering<br />
software to simulate aerodynamics, engine performance<br />
and other mission critical behavior.<br />
Broad Reach Engineering Company, manufactures<br />
avionics and GPS receivers for satellites.<br />
Guardsmark, provides security services, risk assessment<br />
and full design services, including technical and physical<br />
security infrastructure.<br />
Integral Systems, designer of satellite command and<br />
control, data processing, flight simulation, integration<br />
testing and signals analysis systems.<br />
Jabil Defense & <strong>Aerospace</strong>, provides electronics<br />
manufacturing services for communications products,<br />
medical instruments, computers and networking gear, and<br />
KPMG <strong>Aerospace</strong> & Defense, offers unique services<br />
software solutions for the A&D manufacturer.<br />
Pacifica Engineering, Inc., provides design engineering,<br />
tool design, program management and multiple other<br />
engineering and technical services to a wide range of<br />
industries.<br />
Paragon Space Development Corporation, provides<br />
premier hardware and engineering services with<br />
the manufacture, maintenance, refurbishment and<br />
operation of human spaceflight hardware.<br />
Tech Manufacturing, Inc., specializes in complex,<br />
thin walls, monolithic, hard metal and aluminum parts<br />
and kitting to satisfy both prototype and production<br />
requirements.<br />
Xerox Corporation, provides specific technological<br />
solutions for the aerospace and defense industry,<br />
including the production of high-strength, electrically<br />
conductive carbon fiber contacts, PAE polymers and<br />
electrostatic plotters designed specifically for aircraft<br />
aerospace and defense.<br />
manufacturing.<br />
<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> “Dreams” Big at Farnborough<br />
The Farnborough Airshow marked a rebound in aerospace fortunes,<br />
with new products on display and multi-billion dollar deals making<br />
headlines. <strong>AIA</strong> once again had an extremely active and productive show,<br />
supporting our members and the Defense Department.<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> hosted the U.S. Military Aircraft Corral, which featured three types<br />
of fighter jets, two cargo lifters and other aircraft. In addition to managing<br />
the logistics of moving and housing a hundred-odd military pilots and<br />
other air crew, <strong>AIA</strong> arranged tours for member companies and guests of<br />
the various U.S. aircraft, including a congressional delegation tour of the<br />
interior of one of the show’s star attractions: the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.<br />
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner touches down at Farnborough<br />
to complete its first international flight.<br />
Additionally, <strong>AIA</strong> arranged an array of networking events with colleagues from Japan and the UK. Industry CEOs<br />
from both sides of the Atlantic engaged in a formal dialogue that ranged from business ethics to volcanic ash.<br />
Ending the show on a high note, the United States emerged victorious from a three-nation rocket fly-off.<br />
Competition winners from the United States, UK and France came to Farnborough for a final launch to determine<br />
who would take the global trophy. The Yanks from Pennsylvania took the top prize. <br />
<br />
Photo courtesy of The Boeing Company.<br />
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<strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Industries</strong> <strong>Association</strong><br />
Board of Governors<br />
David C. Adams<br />
Chief Operating Officer,<br />
Curtiss-Wright Corporation<br />
William Ballhaus<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
DynCorp International LLC<br />
Robert P. Barker<br />
President, Parker <strong>Aerospace</strong>, and<br />
<strong>Executive</strong> Vice President &<br />
Operating Officer,<br />
Parker Hannifin Corporation<br />
Derek Baggerly<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
ESIS, Inc.<br />
David E. Berges<br />
Chairman & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Hexcel Corporation<br />
Robert T. Brady<br />
Chairman & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
MOOG Inc.<br />
James Callan<br />
General Manager, Timken<br />
<strong>Aerospace</strong> Transmissions<br />
Joseph Carleone<br />
President & Chief Operating Officer,<br />
American Pacific Corporation<br />
Thomas J. Cassidy<br />
President, Aircraft Systems Group,<br />
General Atomics Aeronautical<br />
Systems, Inc.<br />
Elmer L. Doty<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Vought Aircraft <strong>Industries</strong>, Inc.<br />
Thomas A. Gendron<br />
Chairman of the Board & Chief<br />
<strong>Executive</strong> Officer, Woodward<br />
Governor Company<br />
Paul L. Graziani<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Analytical Graphics, Inc.<br />
Richard Greaves<br />
Managing Director,<br />
Meggitt Vibro-meter Inc.<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> Member Companies<br />
James M. Guyette<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Rolls-Royce North America Inc.<br />
Walter P. Havenstein<br />
Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer, Science<br />
Applications International<br />
Corporation<br />
Joel Hinzman<br />
Senior Director, Federal Affairs,<br />
Oracle USA, Inc.<br />
Raanan Horowitz<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong><br />
Officer, Elbit Systems of America<br />
Richard C. Ill<br />
Chairman & Chief <strong>Executive</strong><br />
Officer, Triumph Group, Inc.<br />
Clayton M. Jones<br />
Chairman, President &<br />
Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Rockwell Collins, Inc.<br />
Neal J. Keating<br />
Chairman, President &<br />
Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Kaman <strong>Aerospace</strong> Corporation<br />
Robert J. Khoury<br />
Chairman, B/E <strong>Aerospace</strong>, Inc.<br />
Marshall O. Larsen<br />
Chairman, President & Chief<br />
<strong>Executive</strong> Officer, Goodrich<br />
Corporation<br />
Steve Larson<br />
Vice President of Strategy &<br />
Technology, Esterline Technologies<br />
Armand F. Lauzon<br />
President, Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer<br />
& Director, Chromalloy<br />
Terence W. Lyons<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
AmSafe Global Holdings, Inc.<br />
Thomas S. Marotta<br />
Chairman & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Marotta Controls, Inc.<br />
Michael J. McGuire<br />
<strong>Executive</strong> Vice President, Sales,<br />
Marketing & Corporate Strategy,<br />
BreconRidge Manufacturing<br />
Richard L. McNeel<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Lord Corporation<br />
Gregory Milzcik<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Barnes Group, Inc.<br />
Bradley J. Morton<br />
President, <strong>Aerospace</strong> Group,<br />
Eaton Corporation<br />
Anthony C. Patti<br />
Chairman, Global <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
& Defense Council, CSC<br />
Art Prangley<br />
Director, HP Enterprise Services,<br />
<strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Anthony Reardon<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Ducommun Incorporated<br />
Scott Seymour<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Aerojet<br />
Raymond H. Siegfried<br />
Vice Chairman, OEM Sales<br />
& Strategic Resources,<br />
The NORDAM Group<br />
David P. Storch<br />
Chairman, President & Chief<br />
<strong>Executive</strong> Officer, AAR Corporation<br />
Charlie Stuff<br />
<strong>Executive</strong> Vice President, Cobham<br />
Jeffrey L. Turner<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Spirit AeroSystems<br />
Bruce N. Whitman<br />
President & Chief <strong>Executive</strong> Officer,<br />
Flight Safety International Inc.<br />
AAR Manufacturing, Inc.<br />
Accenture<br />
Acutec Precision Machining<br />
Aerojet<br />
AirDat, LLC<br />
Alcoa Defense<br />
Allfast Fastening Systems, Inc.<br />
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK)<br />
American Pacific Corporation<br />
AmSafe Aviation<br />
AMT II Corporation<br />
Analytical Graphics, Inc.<br />
ANSYS, Inc.<br />
ArmorWorks Enterprises, LLC<br />
Aurora Flight Sciences<br />
AUSCO, Inc.<br />
B&E Group, LLC<br />
B/E <strong>Aerospace</strong>, Inc.<br />
BAE Systems, Inc.<br />
Barnes <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Belcan Advanced Engineering<br />
and Technologies<br />
The Boeing Company<br />
Bombardier<br />
Breconridge Corporation<br />
Broad Reach Engineering Company<br />
CAE USA Inc.<br />
Celestica, Inc.<br />
Chromalloy<br />
Click Bond, Inc.<br />
Cobham<br />
CSC<br />
Curtiss-Wright Corporation<br />
Curtiss-Wright Controls, Inc.<br />
Metal Improvement Company<br />
Deloitte Consulting, LLC<br />
Ducommun Incorporated<br />
DuPont Company<br />
DynCorp International LLC<br />
Eaton <strong>Aerospace</strong> Operations<br />
Elbit Systems of America<br />
Embraer Aircraft Holding Inc.<br />
Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated<br />
ESI North America<br />
ESIS, Inc.<br />
Esterline Technologies<br />
<strong>AIA</strong> Associate Member Companies<br />
Exostar LLC<br />
Flextronics International USA<br />
Flight Safety International Inc.<br />
FTG Circuits, Inc.<br />
General Atomics<br />
Aeronautical Systems, Inc.<br />
General Dynamics Corporation<br />
General Electric<br />
Goodrich Corporation<br />
Groen Brothers Aviation Inc.<br />
Guardsmark<br />
Harris Corporation<br />
HEICO Corporation<br />
HP Enterprise Services, <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Hexcel Corporation<br />
HITCO Carbon Composites<br />
Honeywell<br />
IBM Corporation<br />
Integral Systems Inc.<br />
ITT Corporation<br />
Jabil Defense & <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Kaman <strong>Aerospace</strong> Corporation<br />
KPMG <strong>Aerospace</strong> & Defense<br />
L-3 Communications Corporation<br />
LAI International, Inc.<br />
LMI <strong>Aerospace</strong>, Inc.<br />
Lockheed Martin Corporation<br />
LORD Corporation<br />
M-7 <strong>Aerospace</strong> L.P.<br />
Marotta Controls, Inc.<br />
McKechnie <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Meggitt Vibro-meter Inc.<br />
Micro-Coax, Inc.<br />
Micro-Tronics<br />
MOOG Inc.<br />
Natel Engineering Co., Inc.<br />
National Technical Systems<br />
The NORDAM Group<br />
Northrop Grumman Corporation<br />
NYLOK Corporation<br />
Omega Air Inc.<br />
Oracle USA, Inc.<br />
OSI Systems, Inc.<br />
Pacifica Engineering, Inc.<br />
Pall Aeropower Corporation<br />
Paragon Space Development<br />
Corporation<br />
Parker <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Pinkerton Government Services, Inc.<br />
Plexus Corporation, Inc.<br />
PPG <strong>Aerospace</strong>-Sierracin<br />
Corporation<br />
PriceWaterhouse Coopers<br />
<strong>Aerospace</strong> and Defense<br />
Raytheon Company<br />
Remmele Engineering, Inc.<br />
Rockwell Collins<br />
Rolls-Royce North America Inc.<br />
RTI International Metals, Inc.<br />
SAP Public Services<br />
Science Applications<br />
International Corporation<br />
Siemens PLM Software<br />
Sierra Nevada, Space Systems<br />
SITA<br />
SM&A<br />
Southern California Braiding<br />
Company, Inc.<br />
Space Exploration Technologies<br />
Corporation<br />
Sparton Corporation<br />
Spirit AeroSystems<br />
SRA International, Inc.<br />
Tech Manufacturing, Inc.<br />
TechniGraphics<br />
Textron Inc.<br />
Therm, Inc.<br />
Timco Aviation Services, Inc.<br />
Timken <strong>Aerospace</strong> Transmissions<br />
Triumph Group, Inc.<br />
UFC <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
United Technologies Corporation<br />
Hamilton Sundstrand<br />
Pratt & Whitney<br />
Sikorsky<br />
Vermont Composites, Inc.<br />
Vought Aircraft <strong>Industries</strong>, Inc.<br />
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.<br />
White Electronic Designs<br />
Corporation<br />
WIPRO Technologies<br />
Woodward Governor Company<br />
Xerox Corporation<br />
3M Company<br />
A.T. Kearney Public Sector<br />
& Defense<br />
Acme Industrial Company<br />
ADI American Distributors, Inc.<br />
<strong>Aerospace</strong> Alloys, Inc.<br />
<strong>Aerospace</strong> Supply Chain<br />
Solutions, LLC<br />
<strong>Aerospace</strong>mall.com<br />
Air <strong>Industries</strong> Machining Corporation<br />
AirBorn Operating L.P.<br />
Airfasco <strong>Industries</strong>, Inc.<br />
Albany Engineered Composites<br />
Alcoa Fastening Systems<br />
Allen Aircraft Products, Inc.<br />
Altemp Alloys, Inc.<br />
American Brazing<br />
Analytical Solutions, Inc.<br />
APV Manufacturing &<br />
Engineering Co.<br />
Arkwin <strong>Industries</strong>, Inc.<br />
Astro-Med, Inc.<br />
Astronautics Corporation of America<br />
ATC <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Athena Manufacturing, LP<br />
Banneker <strong>Industries</strong>, Inc.<br />
Blenheim Capitol Services<br />
Brogdon Tool & Die, Inc.<br />
Brush Wellman Inc.<br />
BTC Electronic Components<br />
Burton <strong>Industries</strong> <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Heat Treating, Inc.<br />
California Manufacturing<br />
Technology Consulting<br />
Carlton Forge Works<br />
Castle Metals <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
CDG<br />
Celltron Inc.<br />
Certon Software, Inc.<br />
Cherokee Nation Distributors<br />
CIT <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Cling’s Manufacturing<br />
CMC Electronics<br />
Co-Operative <strong>Industries</strong><br />
Defense, LLC<br />
Coalition Solutions Integrated, Inc.<br />
Command Technology, Inc.<br />
Consolidated Precision Products<br />
CPI Aero, Inc.<br />
Crestwood Technology Group<br />
Crowell Solutions<br />
Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc.<br />
Dayton T. Brown Inc.<br />
Dexter Magnetic Technologies, Inc.<br />
Electronic/Fasteners, Inc.<br />
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical<br />
University<br />
Emhart Teknologies,<br />
a Black & Decker Company<br />
ENSCO, Inc.<br />
ESP, Inc.<br />
Essner Manufacturing, L.P.<br />
Exotic Metals Forming<br />
Company LLC<br />
The Ferco Group<br />
Freedom Alloys<br />
Frontier Electronic Systems<br />
Corporation<br />
Furniture Resources<br />
G.S. Precision, Inc.<br />
General Products<br />
Geater Machining and Manufacturing<br />
H&S Swansons’ Tool Company<br />
Haas TCM/AvChem<br />
HCL Technologies<br />
HDL Research Lab, Inc.<br />
Hi-Temp Insulation Inc.<br />
Hughes Bros. Aircrafters, Inc.<br />
IEC Electronics<br />
Industrial Metals Intl. Ltd.<br />
Infotech Enterprises America Inc.<br />
InfoTrust Group<br />
Inmedius<br />
International Technegroup Inc.<br />
(TranscenData Division)<br />
Intrepid Learning Solutions<br />
ITW CIP<br />
Janes Capital Partners<br />
JRH Electronics, LLC<br />
Kennebec Technologies<br />
KPMG LLP<br />
Kubotek USA<br />
Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.<br />
Loos & Co., Inc.<br />
MahindraSatyam<br />
Maine Machine Products Co., Inc.<br />
McCann <strong>Aerospace</strong> Machining<br />
Corporation<br />
Meehan Electronics Corporation<br />
Meyer Tool Inc.<br />
Microsemi Corporation<br />
Mid-State <strong>Aerospace</strong> Inc.<br />
Mil Spec Sales Co.<br />
Millitech, Inc.<br />
Modern <strong>Industries</strong><br />
Monogram <strong>Aerospace</strong> Fasteners<br />
Montana Metal Products, LLC<br />
Morris Machine Company, Inc.<br />
Morton Manufacturing<br />
National Machine Group<br />
Navigant Consulting, Inc.<br />
New Breed Corporation<br />
Norfil Manufacturing, Inc.<br />
North Shore Components, Inc.<br />
O’Neil & Associates, Inc.<br />
Ohio <strong>Aerospace</strong> Institute<br />
Omnitrol Networks Inc.<br />
Orion <strong>Industries</strong><br />
Parkway Products, Inc.<br />
PAS Technologies Inc.<br />
PCC Airfoils, LLC<br />
Perillo <strong>Industries</strong>, Inc.<br />
PGM of New England, LLC<br />
Plymouth Engineered Shapes<br />
Precision Gear<br />
Precision Tube Bending<br />
Premier Precision Group<br />
PRTM Management<br />
Consultants, LLC<br />
PTC<br />
QMC LLC<br />
RAF Tabtronics, LLC<br />
RAM Company<br />
Renaissance Services<br />
Renaissance Strategic Advisors II, LLC<br />
Rubbercraft<br />
Samuel <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Sanmina-SCI Corporation<br />
Schmiede Corporation<br />
SDL Xysoft<br />
Sea Air Space Machining & Molding<br />
SEAKR Engineering<br />
Sechan Electronics, Inc.<br />
SELEX Sensors and Airborne<br />
Systems US Inc.<br />
Senior <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Serco Inc.<br />
Service Steel <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Servotronics, Inc.<br />
Shapes <strong>Aerospace</strong> International<br />
SIFCO FORGE GROUP<br />
SMT Corp<br />
Southern Manufacturing<br />
Technologies<br />
Spincraft<br />
Spirit Electronics, Inc.<br />
SPX Precision Components<br />
Standex Electronics<br />
Sunshine Metals, Inc.<br />
Synchronous <strong>Aerospace</strong> Group<br />
Sypris Electronics<br />
TechSolve, Inc.<br />
Tedopres International, Inc.<br />
TEK Precision Co. Ltd.<br />
Telephonics Corporation<br />
TIGHITCO, Inc.<br />
Tiodize Co., Inc.<br />
Tri Polus Inc.<br />
TSI Group Inc.<br />
TSI Plastics, Inc.<br />
TTI, Inc.<br />
TTM Technologies, Inc.<br />
TW Metals<br />
UFP Technologies<br />
Umbra Cuscinetti, Inc.<br />
University of Tennessee – <strong>Aerospace</strong><br />
Defense Clearing House<br />
Vishay<br />
Vulcanium Metals Incorporated<br />
The Wharton School - <strong>Executive</strong><br />
Education<br />
Wind River Systems<br />
Windings, Inc.<br />
X-Ray <strong>Industries</strong><br />
Yarde Metals<br />
executive report 7
Cessna Airlift for Special Olympians<br />
One observer described it as a “ballet” of corporate jets. A celebrity pilot said his passengers – five athletes and<br />
two coaches – yelled “OOO-eeee” when they discovered who was in the cockpit. And, in the end, Lincoln<br />
Municipal Airport resembled O’Hare on a busy day.<br />
For two Saturdays in July, Lincoln, Neb., was a general aviation wonderland as the Cessna Aircraft Company<br />
conducted its sixth airlift of athletes and coaches to and from the Special Olympics USA National Games. Over<br />
those two days, during the busiest periods,<br />
more than 160 Cessna Citation business<br />
jets landed or took off every two minutes,<br />
transporting about 800 athletes from 28<br />
states to and from the competition.<br />
The airlifts to the quadrennial event began<br />
in 1987, made possible by Citation owners<br />
and operators, who donate their airplanes,<br />
pilots and fuel to the effort. “Because of the<br />
generous contributions from our Citation<br />
customers, more athletes can participate and<br />
they arrive rested and ready to compete in<br />
their events,” said Jack J. Pelton, chairman,<br />
president and CEO of Cessna, a Textron Inc. Special Olympians arrive at Lincoln Municipal Airport to compete in the 2010 Special Olympics<br />
USA National Games.<br />
company.<br />
Actor, veteran pilot and Cessna owner Harrison Ford served as honorary chairman of the airlift and inspired<br />
the yell of surprise and glee from his passengers as he flew into Lincoln from Albuquerque July 17. The excitement<br />
was shared by all of the athletes, since the vast majority had not flown on a private plane before. “Arriving and<br />
departing on Cessna Citations is one of the most exciting experiences these athletes will have during the week of<br />
the games,” said Charles Cooper, president and CEO of the 2010 Games.<br />
George Drummond, a QuikTrip convenience store corporate pilot, who flew athletes from Tulsa to Lincoln July<br />
17, told his local newspaper that taking part in the airlift “is one of the most rewarding things we do.”<br />
“The biggest reward is interacting with the athletes as they step off their ‘private jet’,” said Will Dirks, Cessna’s<br />
vice president of flight operations, who has flown in five airlifts. “I’ll never forget one athlete coming off the<br />
aircraft with this huge grin. I tried to give him a high five and instead I received an incredible big bear hug and a<br />
big ‘thank you, this is the most fun I have ever had!’ I savored that moment and responded, ‘No, my friend, this is<br />
the most fun I’ve ever had’.”<br />
More than a year of planning was done by hundreds of individuals at Cessna, the FAA, Lincoln Municipal<br />
Airport, the Lincoln business community and the Special Olympics organization. The airlift has been used for four<br />
other Special Olympics competitions, as well as the first USA National Games in Des Moines, Iowa, in 2006.<br />
General aviation assets regularly figure prominently in humanitarian efforts, such as the recent airlift of supplies<br />
and relief personnel in the wake of the earthquake in Haiti.<br />
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Photo courtesy of Cessna, a Textron Company.<br />
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