AVIATION WEEK Hosts Industry's Premier Aviation Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul Event, October 17-18, 2007 in Shanghai

AVIATION WEEK Hosts Industry's Premier Aviation Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul Event, October 17-18, 2007 in Shanghai June 28, 2007 NEW YORK, June 28 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Top airline and government officials, maintenance and safety experts from all over Asia and around the globe will convene during AVIATION WEEK's annual MRO Asia Conference & Exhibition, to be held October 17-18, 2007 at the Shanghai Everbright Convention & Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China. Now in its seventh year, the event will explore the future of aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) through a series of management-level discussions. MRO Asia will also host an exhibition hall with more than 75 MRO product and services suppliers featuring the latest in service and technology. The event is expected to draw nearly 2,000 industry professionals and government executives. MRO Asia's theme is "Low Cost/High Quality: Is it Sustainable?" During two days of intensive sessions and workshops, industry leaders will discuss the high-quality maintenance services that Asia provides, often with a large low-cost workforce. The event will examine the challenges of continuous improvements in capacity, performance and quality while controlling costs. The agenda includes more than 25 speakers addressing a wide scope of topics ranging from safety management systems to joint ventures and value chain optimization, as well as a forecast for the region through 2016. The event will also feature keynote presentations by Xu ChaoQun, Deputy Director Flight Standards, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and He Li, Vice President, Air China. "AVIATION WEEK has an audience of 1.2 million professionals worldwide, with the largest audience in Asia of any aerospace media organization," said Tom Henricks, President, AVIATION WEEK. "We are delighted to serve these customers by bringing MRO Asia 2007 to Shanghai this year, to explore the latest developments in all facets of operations, business, technology and safety," Henricks added. MRO Asia is presented by AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries. Additional information and online registration for MRO Asia 2007 is available at http://www.aviationweek.com/conferences , or by calling [phone] or 1-800-240-7645. MRO is produced by AVIATION WEEK Conferences & Exhibitions and Overhaul & Maintenance, in association with Civil Aviation Administration of China, China Aviation Supplies Imp. & Exp. Group Corp., and International Aviation Group. The International Air Transport Association is the event's international partner. Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Goodrich, Honeywell, and Pratt & Whitney are gold sponsors. Silver level sponsors are HEICO Aerospace, KLM Engineering & Maintenance/AFI Industries, Sargent and Shell Aviation. Bronze level sponsors are Airbus and United Services. Airline support is provided by Air China. About AVIATION WEEK AVIATION WEEK, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, and includes the publications Aviation Week & Space Technology, Defense Technology International, Business & Commercial Aviation, Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, The Weekly of Business Aviation, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report and the World Aerospace Database. The group's web portal, http://www.aviationweek.com/, offers the industry's most reliable news, information, intelligence and features, and its Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) at http://www.aviationweek.com/awin is the industry's most integrated business tool for managers, business developers, buyers and technical professionals across the entire aviation and aerospace field. The group also produces 12 major conferences and exhibitions in the MRO, defense and programs sectors. Information is available at http://www.aviationweek.com/conferences . About The McGraw-Hill Companies Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands including Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, BusinessWeek and J.D. Power and Associates. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2006 were $6.3 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com . For more information, please contact: U.S. Contacts: Patricia Walsh Tel: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Angelica Carey Tel: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Asia Contact: Echo Jia International Aviation Group-China Aviation Media Group Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Mobile: [phone] Email: [e-mail]