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Safety On Line and Richard Aarons Recognized with the 1999 Flight Safety Foundation Cecil A. Brownlow Publication Award for Furthering Aviation Safety through Journalism

Award Sponsored by IHS Aviation Information to be Presented at International Conference

DENVER -November 10, 1999 - US Airways' Safety On Line magazine and Richard Aarons, Editor-at-Large for Business & Commercial Aviation magazine, will receive the prestigious 1999 Flight Safety Foundation Cecil A. Brownlow Publication Award. The two awards will be presented on Nov. 10 at the joint meeting of the Flight Safety Foundation 52nd annual International Air Safety Seminar, International Federation of Airworthiness 29th annual International Conference and the International Air Transport Association in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The award recognizes significant contributions to aviation safety or aviation-safety awareness through journalism. Safety On Line has been an integral part of US Airways' Corporate Safety Department, promoting the importance of a strong safety culture to crewmembers and continually building the confidence of employees and passengers through the airline's safety program. Accepting the award on behalf of Safety On Line is Capt. George Snyder Jr., vice president of Safety and Regulatory Compliance for US Airways.

Aarons writes the Cause & Circumstance column in Business & Commercial Aviation, demonstrating excellence in communicating practical lessons from aircraft accident/incident investigations. Aarons, who has spent over three decades writing for the aviation industry, conducts extensive research of investigations to develop safety recommendations that add value to the findings of official reports.

IHS Aviation Information, a global aviation information provider, is sponsoring the award for the fourth year. "We applaud these two recipients for their outstanding achievements in aviation reporting and writing," said Tony Martinez, general manager of IHS Aviation Information, formerly IHS TransPort Data Solutions. "We share a common goal with the award winners to disseminate relevant information to the aviation community in order to further aviation safety."

The joint meeting of the the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), the International Federation of Airworthiness (IFA), and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) brings together more than 400 aviation specialists from more than 50 countries to discuss pressing issues in aviation safety.

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