From 2004 to 2007, I created and maintained a Linux distribution called Kaella. It was kind of a fork of the Knoppix live CD. It was not really a fork, because each version of the Kaella was based on the latest Knoppix (adding French language packs, a software selection more adapted to France, and drivers for ADSL modems common in France).
Anyway, this project allowed me to be contacted by an IT architect at Amadeus, a company for plane ticket management (and more than planes). I could work with great people there, very smart. It was very stimulating. Unfortunately, with my family we decided to move for a better quality of life to a nicer region of France, but my time there was great.