Fairchild Corp. (Colony Crisis Averted)

Fairchild Corporation (NYSE: FCC) is an American global aerospace manufacturer, defense, security and advanced technologies corporation with worldwide interests. The company was founded by Sherman Fairchild in 1924 as Fairchild Aviation Corporation, based in Farmingdale, and East Farmingdale, New York. The current corporation was formed by the purchase of M7 Aerospace in March 2003. It is headquartered in San Antonio, Cranmer. Fairchild Corp. employs 126,000 people worldwide. Marillyn Hewson is the current President and Chief Executive Officer.

The corporation consists of the several subsidiaries: Fairchild Aviation, Fairchild Securities, and Fairchild Imaging.