02/12/01
AirLiance Materials Appoints Dave Scott as Controller

Chicago, IL (February 12, 2001) - AirLiance Materials, a jointly owned company formed by United Airlines, Air Canada, and Lufthansa Technik, has appointed Dave Scott as controller, according to an announcement by Jeff Green, vice president of operations and chief financial officer. In his new position, Scott reports directly to Mr. Green and is responsible for directing and managing financial reports, budgeting, developing and maintaining operating procedures, and assisting in all financial planning and forecasting.

Mr. Scott joins AirLiance with more than 14 years of experience in accounting, finance, and business planning, in both the public and private sector. Prior to joining the company, he was community association controller at Del Webb's Sun City. While there, he was responsible for managing a $40 million residential community, performing duties such as annual budgets, establishing five operating departments, including director level staffing and policy and procedure documentation, and executing finance and business operations.

"We needed a person with strong financial leadership and a solid background in accounting. We found it in Mr. Scott," said Mr. Green. "This new position will allow Mr. Scott to exercise his leadership and financial capabilities in a new industry. His expertise and knowledge will definitely add great value to AirLiance."

Created for airlines, by airlines, AirLiance Materials is a jointly owned company formed by United Airlines, Air Canada and Lufthansa Technik. It is the exclusive supplier of high-quality, traceable, surplus parts from three operators to the global air transport industry. The company operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Headquartered in its 187,000 sq. ft. facility, AirLiance Materials is located at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. The company offers its products and services through an international network of offices around the world and their e-commerce site www.airliance.com.

AirLiance Materials offers a wide range of supply chain related aircraft products and services for its customer airlines and maintenance repair organizations. These products and services include material sales, sourcing, repair management services, parts exchanges, parts kitting, AOG and Just-In-Time services.

ISO 9001:2000 certified, AirLiance Materials employs advanced systems and technology to reduce the costs and complexity of obtaining high-quality engine and airframe parts for its partners and non-partners. The company's partners, United Airlines, Air Canada, and Lufthansa Technik, combine to operate more than 1,000 aircraft and generate 17 percent of the world's available seat miles.

Note to editors: Scott earned his masters degree with a concentration in Business Administration from Illinois State University. He also earned a bachelor's degree, with a concentration in Accounting, from Arizona State University.

For more information, or if you would like to set up an interview, please contact Mike King, King Group IMC, phone: 805-462-3000; fax: 805-462-3002, e-mail: mking@kinggroup.com

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