The company's purpose is to engage in the import and export, repair, maintenance, rental, purchase and sale of materials, equipment, machinery, aircraft and devices of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate and properties in Switzerland and abroad, provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, and grant guarantees and sureties for its subsidiaries and third parties.