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NEW YORK, June 28 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

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 www.aviationweek.com/conferences, or by calling +1 212-904-
4483 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 www.mcgraw-hill.com.

SOURCE AVIATION WEEK

CONTACT: U.S. Contacts:
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