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Annual report 2006
Performance overview
Chairman's statement
Chief Executive's statement
Making the world safer
Making the world healther
Making the world more productive
Summary performance
Operating and financial review
Board of directors
Group directors' report
Corporate governance report
Directors' remuneration report
Statement of directors' responsibilities
Financial statements
Group financial record
Company accounts
Financial calendar and shareholder information
Download print quality pdf files of the 2006 Annual report and Summary financial statements
Making the world safer
Protecting passengers
Our equipment helps detect explosives, narcotics, weapons, chemical agents and biohazards. This year our detectors were purchased by the New York Police Department to help protect passengers on the subway. They were also involved in security trials on the London Underground and deployed at Heathrow and Manchester Airports.
Making air travel safer
Our avionics help aircraft take off, touch down and fly safely. We are a market leader in landing gear, flight control and engine actuation systems. Boeing selected us to supply the Thrust Reverser Actuation System, which provides emergency braking in an aborted take-off, on the Boeing 747-8 after success on the 777.
With passenger security at the top of the political agenda, governments are seeking new ways to counter terrorist threats. We have the most comprehensive range of detection technologies in the world. Our systems screen passengers and cargo at over 3,500 airports. Once passengers are on the plane, our advanced avionics help them fly safely.
 
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