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ILS and AVIATION WEEK Partner to Offer the World's Premier Aviation Search Engine

Memphis, TN, June 15, 2007 – Inventory Locator Service,® LLC (ILS) today announced that AVIATION WEEK, the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, has selected ILS to provide additional search engine capabilities for their website at www.aviationweek.com. ILS' search engine, Industry Eyes, will be integrated with the current website to provide users with easier access to more content.

Industry Eyes is the world's premier search engine designed exclusively for the aviation industry and incorporates ILS' one-click technology. The search engine will provide AviationWeek.com users with an enhanced method of obtaining information to accomplish their business tasks efficiently and profitably. The search engine enables industry professionals to locate aviation-specific topics from a single location, and view results within a matter of seconds.

Industry Eyes searches FAA technical, operational and regulatory information, as well as ILS' proprietary aviation business directory of products and services. Industry Eyes was developed in partnership with Terabase, Inc.

“Industry Eyes and AVIATION WEEK are an excellent fit,” said Bruce Langsen, president of ILS. “Industry Eyes will expand upon the already wide array of information available from the AviationWeek.com site. This relationship enables us to provide the aviation industry with an information resource unmatched by any other service currently available.”

“AVIATION WEEK is pleased to partner with ILS to produce the industry's leading search engine,” said Tom Henricks, President of AVIATION WEEK. “By combining our mission-critical content with the power of Industry Eyes, we're helping our customers improve their businesses by accessing more information, more quickly,” he added.

About ILS
Inventory Locator Service, LLC is a subsidiary of Aviall, Inc. Aviall, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, a unit of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, which is a unit of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA).

For more than 28 years, ILS has provided information via its global electronic marketplace to enable subscribers in the aviation, marine and defense industries to buy and sell parts, equipment and services. Started in 1979, ILS is the first, largest, and most active business-to-business electronic marketplace serving the aviation and marine industries.

ILS subscribers include more than 300 air carriers, 100 government procurement sites, and over 700 repair facilities as well as ship owners, ship operators, ship managers, manufacturers, distributors, and resellers from around the world. Aviation and marine suppliers list over 5 billion parts on ILS databases, which are accessed over 60,000 times each business day. Today, ILS' services are used by over 20,000 subscribers in 93 countries to buy and sell aircraft and marine parts and equipment.

Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., ILS has offices in North America, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. For additional information about ILS, visit www.ILSmart.com or call 1-901-794-5000.

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.