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AAR Landing Gear Service
AAR Landing Gear Services is the landing gear premier supplier for the SkyWest EMB 120 and CRJ 200 fleet, delivering on their commitment to do things right for their customers. Comprised of more than 2,150 employees at 31 facilities strategically located in 13 countries, AAR Corp. is one of the world's largest and most diverse aviation aftermarket support companies.


Aircraft Propeller Service, Inc.
APS is a dedicated regional airline support facility specializing in turboprops, governors and accessories since 1953. Recently, they’ve added PCUs to their capabilities. APS provides industry-leading service and parts support for Hamilton Sundstrand, McCauley, Dowty, Hartzell, Goodrich, Rapco, Woodward and M.T. Propeller. Their main focus is accommodating each individual customer’s needs. From transports to trainers, the “spin” starts here!
Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to the aerospace, defense and homeland security markets. With annual revenues of $6.4 billion, Goodrich is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and employs more than 24,000 people worldwide in approximately over 90 facilities across 16 countries.


Ameron Global Product Support
Ameron Global Product Support (AGPS) distributes FAA-PMA Aircraft Fire Extinguisher Components that include: Fire Extinguishers, Cartridges, Rupture Discs, Fill Fittings and Pressure Gauges. AGPS also distributes FAA-PMA Pilot Mask Components. AGPS operates Three FAR Part 145 Repair Stations servicing Aircraft Fire Extinguishers, Oxygen Cylinders and Regulators, Pilot Masks and other safety equipment. www.ameronglobal.com.


AMG Precision Electronics
Aero Maintenance Group (AMG) acquired Precision Electronics in May 2007. Precision Electronics is a leading FAA certified repair station specializing in the repair of electronics, electro-mechanical accessories and instruments used on Bombardier and Embraer aircraft as well as an authorized ATR repair center. Precision Electronics capabilities, along with sister company Flite Components capabilities, will enhance AMG’s ability to provide total component repair solutions to regional aircraft operators around the world through expanded technical expertise, increased production resources and additional repair capabilities.


ASA
Atlantic Southeast Airlines is excited to return to St. George, Utah, for their third Mini Indy during their 30th anniversary year! They're bringing along two teams of talented and motivated aviation professionals and they're ready to race! Team members were selected as part of ASA's company-wide recognition program, ASA All Stars, and have each contributed to ASA's incredible operational performance turn-around of 2008. A wholly owned subsidiary of SkyWest, Inc., Atlantic Southeast Airlines is based in Atlanta, and operates more than 800 flights each day to 109 airports in 30 U.S. states, District of Columbia, Bahamas and Canada. Their all-jet fleet consists of 148 aircraft and have 10 additional CRJ900s joining their fleet in 2009. ASA employs nearly 4,300 aviation professionals across their route system.

 


Aviall
Aviall is the largest distributor of new aviation parts. They list over 1,100,000 part numbers. Aviall has distribution agreements with over 270 OEM manufacturers and 1,800 other product sources. In 2009 they will add product support for the CF34-1/3 engines as GE’s distributor. A large part of SkyWest’s fleet uses this engine. Aviall is also in the component repair business with Wheel & Brake shops; Hose building capabilities and NiCad Battery Shops. They also have a Rotables repair group, as well as Paint mixing shop to custom mix any color paint you may need for your aircraft. Aviall’s Global stocking and local support offices are able to ship over 5,300 customer shipments daily from their inventory. "AT AVIALL WE KEEP YOU FLYING!!"
AC-TECH, Advanced Chemistry & Technology (AC TECH) is the worldwide leader in the development and manufacturing of quick cure polysulfide sealants. AC TECH supplies sealant products for fuel tanks, access doors, windshields, fuselages, repairs, and other specialty applications in a variety of packaging options designed to meet stringent aerospace specifications. AC TECH has products qualified at major OEM’s including Boeing, Bombardier, Lockheed, Cessna, Gulfstream and Embraer.


BGI World Wide Logistics
BGI Worldwide Logistics was established in 1999 by Gabriel Shweiri, President and Bruce Robertson, Vice President. Their management team has over 20 years experience in management and operations of domestic and international freight services. They are experts in transportation logistics and specialize in air, ocean, truck and rail services.
BGI is certified, licensed and bonded by the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and is a certified member of the International Air Transportation Association (IATA), Cargo Network Services (CNS), Regional Airline Association and Los Angeles Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association.


Bombardier Customer Services Commercial Aircraft
is the industry's leading provider of maintenance and modification support for the Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet, the fastest selling regional airliner in the world. At the centerpiece of Bombardier Customer Services Commercial Aircraft are its two service centers in Tucson, Arizona and Bridgeport, West Virginia. Employing more than 650 professionals, Bombardier Customer Services Commercial Aircraft provides full commercial airline maintenance, repair and overhaul around the clock, seven days a week.

Bombardier Regional Aircraft
Bombardier Regional Aircraft is a world leader in the design and production of aircraft that seat up to 145 passengers. Its mission is to provide a complete range of commercial aircraft optimized for best-in-class efficiency with the highest level of customer service. The product portfolio is comprised of three commercial aircraft families: for short-haul operations, the Q400 NextGenairliner is a fast, fuel-efficient and lower-emission 70 to 80-seat large turboprop. In medium-haul applications, the CRJ NextGen family of aircraft is a benchmark for regional jet efficiency in the 60 to 100-seat segment. For longer routes, the CSeries airliners are the world’s newest and most advanced single-aisle aircraft designed specifically for 110 to 130-seat comfort and setting new standards in technology, fuel efficiency and reduced environmental impact. SkyWest, Inc. operates more than 370 CRJSeries regional jets.


Broadwing Air Repair/Broadwing Aviation/TACOR
Broadwing Aviation is a supplier of aftermarket aircraft components and supply chain services to airlines, air transportation operators and aircraft maintenance organizations around the world. They focus on solving problems in the customer’s supply-chain by providing a low cost, high quality solution for rotable assets.
Broadwing Air Repair is a Domestic 145 Repair Station based in Melbourne, Ark. BAR focuses on flight control surfaces and various door repair and overhaul solutions to the commercial, regional and military aviation markets. BAR specializes in sheet metal and composite overhaul and repairs. BAR is located in the former Boeing facility in Melbourne and is run by former Boeing Management.
TACOR, Inc., located in Ponder, Texas, is a repair station that focuses on specialty welding for aircraft components. They also specialize in developing solutions to repair parts that do not have normal repair procedures. One such solution offered SkyWest a safe, efficient and inexpensive repair that saved over $100,000 in one year on one part number, alone. Their mission is to continue this trend and help keep the airlines’ costs lower than they are today.


Cascade Aviation Services, Inc.
Cascade Aviation Services Inc. specializes in commercial aircraft modification. The company provides engineering design, STC certification, and in-house manufacturing and machining services, which focus on structures, interiors and avionics. Products include cockpit security doors, class dividers, closets, header and curtain assemblies, reconfigurations, window plugs, video control systems and various machined components.


City of St. George
One of Mini Indy's major sponsors, the City of St. George was the 2003 and 2007 Grand Champions and is ready to reclaim their title in this year's race. St. George is a tourist mecca because of its close location to Zion and Bryce National Parks, as well as many other tourist attractions, including ten year-round golf courses. St. George is also home to the Huntsman World Senior Games, the St. George Art Festival and the famous St. George Marathon.


Dixie State College of Utah
Proud Partner of Mini Indy since 2000, Dixie State College of Utah helps students achieve their academic, career and life goals, including goals related to basic skills, core content knowledge and knowledge that broadens and enriches students’ lives. The College welcomes students both young and old who represent diverse educational, ethnic, national and economic backgrounds. A member of the Utah System of Higher Education, Dixie State College of Utah provides and coordinates higher education for Washington and Kane counties.


Embraer
Embraer is the world’s largest manufacturer of commercial jets up to 120 seats, and one of Brazil’s leading exporters. Embraer’s headquarters are located in São José dos Campos, São Paulo, and it has offices, industrial operations and customer service facilities in Brazil, the United States, France, Portugal, China and Singapore. Founded in 1969, the Company designs, develops, manufactures and sells aircraft for the Commercial Aviation, Executive Aviation, and Defense and Government segments. The Company also provides after sales support and services to customers worldwide. On September 30, 2008, Embraer had a workforce of 23,745 employees and a firm order backlog of US$ 21.6 billion.


Fokker Services
Fokker Services supports owners, operators and manufacturers of aircraft around the world with a comprehensive range of products and services. Fokker Services employs ca 1,200 employees and has locations in Woensdrecht, Nieuw-Vennep and Schiphol (The Netherlands), Atlanta (Georgia, USA), Fairhope (Alabama, USA), LaGrange (Georgia, USA) and Singapore. The company is part of the Stork group of companies, a 1.8 bn EUR company which employs 13,000 people worldwide.
Today, Fokker Services is positioned as an independent Aerospace Services provider, supporting a large fleet of various aircraft types. Capabilities include Logistic Programs, Flighthour based Component Repairs, Engineering and Documentation Support and Airframe Maintenance, Conversion and Completion capabilities.


Future Aviation, Inc.
Future Aviation, Inc., a division of HEICO Repair Group, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2009. Located in beautiful Ft. Myers, Florida, Future is a FAA/EASA approved Repair Station who specializes in servicing starter generators, IDGs, electrical components, GCUs, fans, actuators, hydraulics, pneumatics, wheels and brakes. Future is an Authorized Service Center for Embraer Aircraft, Goodrich Power Systems (formerly TRW/Lucas Aerospace) and KGS Electronics. Future is your one-stop shop for component maintenance!


GE Aviation
GE Aviation, an operating unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is a world-leading provider of commercial and military jet engines and components, as well as integrated digital, electric power and mechanical systems for aircraft. GE Aviation also has a global service network to support these offerings.


Honeywell
The roots of Honeywell’s family tree are deeply planted in aviation history. Their genealogy includes some of flying’s most famous company names: Sperry, Bedix, Garrett, AiResearch, Pioneer, Lycoming, Grimes, King and AlliedSignal to name a few. They rubbed shoulders with Lindbergh; flew with Doolittle, Earhart and Yeager. They were there when Armstrong stepped on the moon – and spurred game-challenging advances in the science of flight more times than you can count.
Honeywell and its people look back on nearly a century of aerospace achievements, and look forward to a future of almost limitless potential – bound only by our imaginations and fueled by an unwavering commitment to helping customers succeed.


Messier - Dowty
Messier-Dowty, a SAFRAN group company, is the world leader in the design, development, manufacture and support of landing gear systems. Messier-Dowty landing gear are in service on more than 19,500 aircraft making over 35,000 landings every day. The company supplies 33 airframe manufacturers and supports 2,000 operators of large commercial aircraft, regional and business aircraft, military aircraft and helicopters. Messier-Dowty is also the majority shareholder of the worldwide MRO network, Messier Services. Messier-Dowty and Messier Services together have 4,300 employees across sites in Europe, North America and Asia, and posted consolidated sales of 826 million euros in 2007.


Midwest Aero Support, Inc.
Established December 26, 1989, Midwest Aero Support, Inc. (MAS) is a FAA/EASA Repair Station certified for class I, II and III Accessories, with a limited Airframe rating for Passenger & Crew seats, Leading Edge De-Ice boot services and Engine Mount repair/overhaul. In addition MAS possesses a Specialized Service rating for Composite repairs. MAS is AS9100 certified. Under a license agreement, MAS manufactures a variety of electronic equipment used on all types of fixed and rotor wing aircraft.


Parker Aerospace
Parker Aerospace is an operating segment of Parker Hannifin Corporation. Parker Aerospace designs, manufactures and services hydraulic, fuel, flight control and pneumatic components, systems, and related electronic controls for aerospace and other high-technology markets. Based in Irvine, California, its product lines include flight control actuation systems and components, thrust-reverser actuation systems, electro-hydraulic servo-valves, utility hydraulic systems and components, DC motor pumps, fuel pumps, lubrication and scavenge pumps, fuel measurement and management systems, cockpit instrumentation, flight inspection systems, pneumatic subsystems and components, fluid conveyance systems, fluid metering delivery and atomization devices, and wheels and brakes. www.parker.com.


Professional Aircraft Accessories, Inc.
Professional Aircraft Accessories is a FAA 145 repair station located in Titusville, Florida with more than 70 employees. PAA has repaired and overhaul capabilities for instrumentation, avionics, pressurization, aircraft accessories and airframe components. PAA specializes in the support of the EMB 120, the CRJ200/700/900 series aircraft as well as the Donier 328 aircraft. Visit PAA website at WWW.GOPAA.COM for a complete list of overhaul and repair capabilities.


Rockwell Collins
At Rockwell Collins, they never forget that the world's leading aerospace and defense companies rely on them for smart communications and aviation electronics solutions. They put their technology and innovation to work to help you advance your goals. Working together, they strive to build trust – Every day.


SkyWest Airlines Team RAVE 00
RAVE – Recognize A Valuable Employee – is SkyWest’s internal recognition program which provides all employees the opportunity to recognize each other company-wide. The RAVE teams are comprised of SkyWest employees who are nominated and selected by their co-workers for making the extraordinary job they perform everyday seem ordinary. Congratulations RAVE team members! RAVE on!


SkyWest Airlines Team RAVE 72


Southern Aeroparts, Inc.
Southern Aeroparts/AMETEK, which is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has broad electromechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic repair capabilities for all types of electric motors, cargo drives and actuators; fan reverser, flight control and landing gear actuation components; and pneumatic motors and valves for a variety a regional and commercial aircraft. For more information on Southern Aeroparts, please visit www.southernaeroparts.com.


Standard Aero
Standard Aero, a Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) company with $1.4 billion in annual revenue, specializes in engine maintenance, repair and overhaul, and nose-to-tail services that include airframe, interior refurbishments and paint for business and general aviation, air transport, and military aircraft. The company, part of the DAE Engineering division, forms a global services network of 12 primary facilities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Singapore and Australia, with an additional 14 regionally located service and support locations.


Texas Air Composites
Texas Air Composites (TAC) is a 145 Repair Station (FAA # T42R821Y / EASA.145.5304) that specializes in the repair of Primary & Secondary Flight Control Surfaces, Attaching Components and General Structures for the Regional and Commercial Aircraft Markets. TAC focuses on composites, sheet metal, bonding of metal to metal and metal to honeycomb, solid laminate structures and support welding. TAC is aggressive in turning low cost components/expendables into cost efficient repair solutions. For more information on TAC, please visit www.texasaircomposites.com.


Triumph Accessory Services
Triumph Accessory Services is a leading provider of maintenance services for aircraft heavy accessories and airborne electrical power generation devices. Their service expertise covers constant speed drives, electrical generators, integrated drive generators, air cycle machines, cabin compressors, air starters, and a wide assortment of pneumatic valves. In addition to their FAA Accessory Class 1,2,3 certificate, they also hold a SFAR 36 certificate (#OB2R051L). This special FAA rating allows Triumph Accessory Services to develop proprietary, major repairs which go far beyond the manual requirements.


Wal-Mart
This is Wal-Mart’s Hurricane Distribution Center’s fifth year participating with a team in the Mini Indy. The Wal-Mart Team will be represented by members from the 1.1 million square foot Distribution Center that employs more than 600 associates and services over 560 stores in the Western United States. In Utah, Wal-Mart currently operates 30 Supercenters, 2 Discount Stores, 5 Neighborhood Markets, 8 Sam’s Clubs and 3 Distribution Centers.
At Wal-Mart, they believe in a philosophy of operating globally and giving back locally. They’re proud to aide in communities they serve by helping to provide financial and volunteer support to charitable and community-focused organizations. Last year, Utah Wal-Mart Stores, Sam’s Clubs, and Distributions Centers, gave more than $ 3.7 million to Non Profit Organizations throughout the state.


Wencor/BE Aerospace
Wencor is a worldwide leader in aircraft parts delivery and engineered aftermarket parts for commercial aviation maintenance. The company distributes its own proprietary FAA PMA parts such as gears, bearings, seals and other hardware for power generating, pneumatics, hydraulics fuel and many other airframe and engine systems. In addition, Wencor is the largest kit provider to airlines and 145 repair stations.
BE Aerospace is the world’s leading manufacturer of cabin interior products for commercial aircraft and business jets, and a leading aftermarket distributor of aerospace fasteners. Selling directly to the world’s airlines and OEM’s, they offer the industry’s broadest product lines. They also provide aircraft cabin interior design, reconfiguration and passenger-to-freighter conversion services. BE Aerospace is SkyWest’s provider of passenger seats onboard all CRJ200, CRJ700 and CRJ900 aircraft.