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Metron Aviation Appoints Vice President of Business Development for Advanced Research and Engineering

Dulles, Virginia—September 28, 2009— Metron Aviation, a leading provider of advanced research, engineering services and Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) solutions, announces the appointment of Carol Huegel as Vice President of Business Development of Advanced Research and Engineering Services. Ms. Huegel possesses over 20 years of experience in the sales, design, development and deployment of technology solutions for the aviation community.

Ms. Huegel joins Metron Aviation from Sensis Corporation, where she was Senior Director of Business Development. Her position included the development of products and services that enable aircraft operators, airport organizations and the FAA to more efficiently manage airside operations. Ms. Huegel maintains a strong track record in the formulation of surface/airport Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) concepts in the U.S. and internationally. She has contributed to the creation of the Eurocontrol Airport CDM Programme and the development of the U.S. surface concept in a variety of industry forums, including U.S. CDM and NextGen initiatives.

“Carol has extensive insight into strategic aspects of the aviation industry. She understands the need to accelerate the deployment of high priority NextGen initiatives to yield significant, near-term benefits to the FAA and its stakeholders,” said Dave Ellison, Chief Executive Officer. “I am confident that Carol will further enrich our heritage of collaboration with our customers to improve the quality, efficiency and safety of ATM solutions world-wide.”

Prior to Sensis, Ms. Huegel held a variety of positions at ARINC, including Program Manager for the FAA’s VHF Extended Range Network (VERN) Program and ICAO’s Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) North Atlantic (NAT) Program. She was also responsible for the design and deployment of ARINC’s Data Link Delivery of Taxi Clearances (DDTC) tool.

“Metron Aviation is a thought leader in Air Traffic Management (ATM), with an outstanding reputation for the quality of its research and technology across multiple domains,” said Ms. Huegel. “I am fortunate to be a part of a company that is delivering NextGen benefits to the aviation industry now, and working in collaboration with the FAA and its stakeholders to create a strong foundation for the deployment of early NextGen capabilities.

About Metron Aviation

Founded in 1995, Metron Aviation pioneered the advancement of Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) research, and today has a proven track record in deploying major ATFM systems, surface operations management, airspace design, environmental analysis and advanced research services. Metron Aviation employees are renowned subject-matter experts and industry leaders for both advancing flow management research and deploying powerful ATFM systems. Metron Aviation customers include the FAA, NAV CANADA, NASA, ATNS, FedEx, Air Canada, Memphis International Airport, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, Airservices Australia and many more. For more information, please visit www.metronaviation.com.

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