ADVISORY/Congressman Jerry Lewis Scheduled to Commemorate GE Aircraft Engines Ground Breaking At Southern California Logistics Airport.

News/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY for ... Friday (Aug. 9)

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Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA)

WHAT/WHY:                  Southern California Logistics Airport
                          (SCLA) in Victorville, Calif. will host a
                           news conference to welcome GE Aircraft
                           Engines (GEAE) and mark the ground breaking
                           of the company's new 161,700-square-foot
                           complex that will include a Boeing 747
                           aircraft hangar. Congressman Jerry Lewis is
                           scheduled to speak at this momentous event.

                           GEAE is the world's leading manufacturer of
                           jet engines for civil and military
                           aircraft. The company will base its
                           specially equipped Boeing 747 flying
                           testbed at SCLA and conduct performance and
                           flexibility tests to simulate a real world
                           environment on its commercial jet engines.

                           GEAE's flight test operation will employ
                           more than 50 full-time employees and host
                           visiting engineers, technicians and airline
                           representatives from around the world.

INTERVIEWS:                Congressman Lewis, R-40th District

                           Terry Caldwell, chairman of Southern
                           California Logistics Airport Authority and
                           Victorville City Council Member Supervisor

                           Bill Postmus, San Bernardino County 1st
                           District

                           Jon Roberts, Executive Director
                           of Southern California Logistics Airport
                           Authority and Victorville City Manager

                           James Wilson, GE Ohio Corporate

                           FAA representative, to be announced

WHEN:                      Friday, Aug. 9, 2002
                           10-11 a.m.

WHERE:                     Southern California Logistics Airport
                           Corner of Phantom West and Pol Access

                           15 Freeway East to Victorville, exit Roy
                           Rogers Drive and turn left (back over the
                           freeway), turn right on Amargosa which will
                           end at Village Drive. Turn left on Village
                           Drive which will end at Airbase Road, turn
                           left on Air Expressway, turn right onto
                           Phantom Road West (second signal).

CONTACT:                   To obtain a press pass, contact Eric Greene
                           at Amies Communications: 949/863-1910,
                           ext. 27
                           Day of event: 562/708-4908