Ranger Related, Past and Present
Ranger International Services Group - Government technical services investment platform
CAV International - Government outsourced Airfield Services & Logistics
US Logistics - A global leader in the maintenance, modification, reset and overhaul of tactical military vehicles, aircraft and Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE).
Ranger TechWorks - Quality leadership in engineering services
First New England Capital - Private equity investment group specialized in middle market companies.
A.S.I.G. - Aircraft
Service International Group (former investment)
Keystone
Helicopter - Helicopter Flight, MRO & Engineering services
Composite Technology,
Inc. - Rotorblade overhauls, composite components, and bonded
aerostructures
The Wings Club
- Society of Aviation Professionals
U.S. Military Academy,
West Point
Ranger Partners
- Consulting, deal-making, and venture capital
BBA
Announces to Acquire ASIG - BBA Group PLC announces it has agreed
to acquire Ranger Aerospace Corporation, the parent company of ASIG
(Aircraft Service International Group, Inc.)
Radii LLC -
Former agency of record for PR and advertising; growth specialists.
Wyche Burgess - General counsel for Ranger business and legal matters
Financial
Argosy Investments
- Venture investments for middle market companies
Plexus Capital - Venture capital for middle market companies
Brown Brothers Harriman
- One of the oldest and largest private banking firms in America
Merion Investment
Partners - Venture investments for strong growth companies
Spring Capital
Partners - Equity financing for high performance, medium-sized
companies
First
Union Bank/Wachovia - Commercial lending for acquisitions
John Hancock
- Insurance and Financial Institution.
CIBC World Markets
- Corporate & Investment Banking
Ranger Capital
Group - Dallas Multi - $Billion Hedge and Ventures fund (unrelated)
First Equity
- Aviation investment banking
CIBC - Bridge
Loans & Acquisitions Funding.
Key Bank
- Working Capital & Acquisitions Lender
CD Ventures
- Financing partners for growing companies
Meridian Venture Partners - Equity financing for acquisitions & recaps
Trinity Hunt Partners - Private Equity investment institution
Ranger Rotorcraft Group - Former investment in heli-services companies in TX
Black
Knight Partners - Specialized Merchant Bankers
Legal
Kirkland &
Ellis - Acquisitions & Securities Law Firm
Pepper Hamilton
LLP - Outside legal counsel
Inc.com
Article - Real Men Don't Litigate
Outside Accounting
RSM McGladrey - Major international accounting firm with special expertise in government contracting.
KPMG - Outside
Accounting Firm
Ernst & Young
- Outside Accounting Firm
BDO Seidman - Outside
auditors
Aviation Associations
Aerospace
Industries Association
Modification &
Replacement Parts Association
Professional Aviation Maintenance Association
Aeronautical Repair Station Association
NBAA - National Business Aircraft Association.
IATA - International Air Transport Association.
Helicopter Assoc. Intl (HAI) - Advancement of civil helicopter industry
American Helicopter Society - Professional rotorcraft group
AAMS - Association of Air Medical Services
ATA - Air Transport Association
NATA - National Air Transportation Association
Aviation Regulation
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
NTSB - The National Transportation Safety Board
FSF- Flight Safety Foundation
Military Sites
75th Ranger Regiment Association - 75th Ranger Regiment Association
Ranger Association - US Army Ranger Association
Airborne-Ranger History - Airborne Ranger history website
Army Mules - CEO donates mascots to West Point
Aviation Publications
Aviation International News Magazine
Rotor & Wing - Rotorcraft industry periodical
Aviation World - Aviation World
AVweb - The Internet's Aviation Magazine & News Service
World Jet Fuel Report - International aviation industry publishing company
Resource Sites
Landings – Aviator’s resource site
Wikipedia - Entry for the industry
QuickLinks - Aviation encyclopedia
Aviation - Industry home page
Thirty Thousand Feet - Comprehensive Directory
Ultimate Aviation Links - Industry wide lists of companies
Aerolink.com - Index of aviation web sites
Rotorhub - Helicopter news & information portal
Helicopter Museum - American Helicopter Museum & Education Center
Aviation Home Page - Airlines, airports, weather, etc.
Aerospace Online The Online Community for Aviation Professionals
Leading Concepts - The Leadership Academy for Professionals
Aerospace Mall - International aviation industry marketing company
Other
Dr. Chas. Townes - Wins Nobel Prize
Bell Labs - Dr. Charles Townes invents LASER at Bell, 1958