Breeze-Eastern Corporation

Type: Public
On the web: http://breeze-eastern.com
Employees: 206

Products made by Breeze-Eastern, formerly TransTechnology, don't lift aircraft into the sky, but they do lift people and cargo onto aircraft. The company makes helicopter rescue hoists, cargo winches, cargo tie-downs, external hook systems, and weapons handling systems. Its external cargo hook systems for helicopters range in capacity from 1,000 pounds to 36,000 pounds. The company's weapons-handling products include hoists to lift weapons onto carrier-based aircraft and to manipulate weapons on ground-based fighting vehicles. US government (primarily military) contracts account for more than 50% of Breeze-Eastern's sales.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending March, 2008:
Sales: $76.0M
One year growth: 3.6%
Net income: $9.4M
Income growth: 138.4%

Officers:
President, CEO, and Director: Robert L.G. (Bob) White
EVP, CFO, and Treasurer: Joseph F. Spanier
Chairman: Aerospace & Defense Parts Manufacturing

Competitors:
AAR Corp.
The Linde Group
Samsung Heavy Industries