AVIATION WEEK's New World Aerospace Database Now Available: Includes Access to Digital Offerings

NEW YORK, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, today announced the availability of the new Summer 2007 edition of the World Aerospace Database or "WAD" (formerly known as The World Aviation Directory) in both print and online formats. WAD is one of the leading business tools for industry professionals, enabling them to locate business-critical people, companies, programs, and products/services information. For the first time, WAD subscribers can gain full access to the print and online versions for one price and maximize their service.

"The new WAD includes more data, and more ways to use it, than ever before," says Frank Jackman, WAD Editorial Director. "Our new online questionnaire-based data collection system enables us to quickly and efficiently add, change and delete questions and data fields to more effectively address emerging market data needs. In addition, subscribers to the traditional print product now gain online access to the Database, which houses about 30% more data and they soon will receive regular monthly database updates to keep them informed of the changes in our industry."

The Summer 2007 edition of WAD covers more than 20,000 organizations including airlines, manufacturers, distributors/suppliers, MRO providers, government/military organizations, airports, consultants, and financial services and information technology providers. WAD aggregates dozens of categories of data for each organization, such as contact information for 60,000 industry professionals and statistics on 150,000 products and services. All information is constantly updated via a new web-based data collection system, and offers numerous intuitive options for searching, sorting and exporting.

"As the leading information source for the world's aviation, aerospace and defense industries, AVIATION WEEK delivers the highest quality mission- critical information to our audience," said Tom Henricks, President of AVIATION WEEK. "We can now both gather our WAD data and deliver it electronically, which improves accuracy and efficiency for everyone. This is further evidence of AVIATION WEEK's commitment to digital transformation."

WAD is available in print and online via http://www.aviationweek.com/wad and through the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN). For more information, please call 1-800-525-5003 (in the US) or +1-515-237-3682 (outside the US).

In addition, AVIATION WEEK continues to expand its digital presence with exciting new offerings such as MRO Prospector. This one-of-a-kind suite of data and tools is delivered over the Internet for business development and benchmarking in maintenance, repair and overhaul.

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 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/.