AlliedSignal Reintroduces The Bendix Trophy As The AlliedSignal Bendix Trophy For Aviation Safety.

CAPETOWN, South Africa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1998--

-- Company Presents Trophies To New Winners Of Award At Flight

Safety Foundation Event

-- Award Returns To The Aviation Scene After A 36-Year Absence

Returning a revered symbol of aviation's past to the stage, AlliedSignal (NYSE:ALD) Wednesday unveiled The AlliedSignal Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety by awarding the new winners of the reintroduced award at the Flight Safety Foundation's annual meeting.

"The issue of flight safety is increasingly important to the future of the aerospace industry, and the Bendix Trophy is one of the great links to aviation's past," said Joe Leonard, president and chief executive officer, AlliedSignal Aerospace Marketing, Sales & Service. "The AlliedSignal Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety reconnects the best of the past with the advancements of the future. AlliedSignal is extremely proud of both its historical and continuing leadership in the area of flight safety, and we are pleased to play a central role in the reintroduction of this great award."

Awarded to the winner of the Bendix Air Race nearly each year between 1931 and 1962 (with the exception of 1940-45 during WWII), the prestigious Bendix Trophy is credited with having advanced aircraft performance, safety and comfort. The race was named after its original sponsor, industrialist Vincent Bendix of The Bendix Corporation, which AlliedSignal purchased in 1983.

The AlliedSignal Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety now recognizes individuals or institutions whose efforts culminate in improvements to aerospace safety. The new version of the trophy will be presented annually by AlliedSignal Aerospace to a nominee, or group of nominees, selected by an independent committee under the auspices of the Flight Safety Foundation.

AlliedSignal presented the award Wednesday to three winners, all of whom have provided critical support and data toward advancements in flight safety: David B.A. Fleming, General Manager of Flight Technical and Training for British Airways and a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society; Edward D. Mendenhall, Director of Flight Operations for Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation; and Edmond L. Soliday, Vice President of Corporate Safety, Quality Assurance and Security for United Airlines. As did the original winners, each recipient received a 1/4 scale model of the award, the original of which is on display at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

AlliedSignal Aerospace is the largest supplier of equipment, systems and services for commercial transport, regional, general aviation and military aircraft. The parent company, AlliedSignal Inc., is an advanced technology and manufacturing company serving customers worldwide with aerospace and automotive products, chemicals, fibers, plastics and advanced materials. Its 1997 sales were $14.5 billion. The company, a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, employs 70,500 people at 300 facilities in 40 countries. Fortune magazine recently named AlliedSignal the most admired aerospace company in the world in its list of "Global Most Admired Companies" and one of the "100 Best Companies To Work For." Information about AlliedSignal is available on the Internet at http://www.alliedsignal.com.

The AlliedSignal Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety

Backgrounder

The Bendix Trophy, renamed The AlliedSignal Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety, is one of the most recognizable symbols of accomplishment in the history of aviation.

The story of this trophy goes back to 1929 -- just two years after Charles Lindbergh became the first person to fly alone across the Atlantic -- when aviation enthusiast Cliff Henderson began the National Air Races. In 1931, one of the races in the National Air Races was renamed The Bendix Air Race when industrialist Vincent Bendix of The Bendix Corporation began sponsoring the event.

With the exception of 1940-45 during WWII, the Bendix Trophy was awarded nearly each year from 1931 to 1962. In 1962, its last year, the winning entry was a General Dynamics B-58 Hustler that flew from Los Angeles to New York in two hours, one minute and 39 seconds -- an average speed of 1,200 miles per hour.

While speed was certainly a key factor in The Bendix Air Race, the event is also credited with having advanced aircraft performance, safety and comfort. Well-known winners of the race included Jimmy Doolittle and Jacqueline Cochran.

The Bendix Air Race helped put aviation on the front pages of newspapers in those days. Unfortunately, so did aviation accidents. Today, as a result of improved procedures, training and equipment, the accident rate in aviation has dropped significantly from what it was during the days of the famous race.

To further this trend, AlliedSignal -- which purchased The Bendix Corp. in 1983 and continues to manufacture the Bendix line of aircraft brakes and avionics -- has reintroduced the trophy as The AlliedSignal Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety and changed its focus from speed racing to aviation safety. Beginning in 1998, The AlliedSignal Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety is to be awarded annually to an individual or institution based on the following criteria:

-- The nominee's outstanding or significant contribution to the

aviation safety environment through improved or

advanced equipment.

-- The nominee's specific contributions to safety beyond the normal

requirements of their job or position.

-- Recognition previously given for these contributions (e.g.,

awards, citations, advancement in scope or level of

responsibilities).

-- How these contributions have influenced others toward the

attainment of higher safety objectives.

As did winners of the Bendix Trophy, winners of The AlliedSignal Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety will receive a 1/4 scale reproduction of the original trophy, which is on display at the National Air And Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Winners will also receive a framed certificate and free travel to the Flight Safety Foundation's International Air Safety Seminar for the award presentation.

Winners of The AlliedSignal Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety:

1931 Jimmy Doolittle 1932 James H. Haizlip 1933 Roscoe Turner 1934 Douglas Davis 1935 Ben O. Howard 1936 Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes 1937 Frank W. Fuller Jr. 1938 Jacqueline Cochran 1939 Frank W. Fuller Jr. 1946 Paul Mantz (propeller), Leon W. Gray (jet) 1947 Paul Mantz (propeller), Leon W. Gray (jet) 1948 Paul Mantz (propeller), F. T. Brown (jet) 1949 Joe DeBona (propeller), Vernon A. Ford (jet)

(Note: last year for propeller division.) 1951 Keith K. Compton 1953 William Whisner Jr. 1954 Edward M. Kenny 1955 Carlos M. Talbott 1956 M. J. Fernandez Jr. 1957 Kenneth Chandler 1961 Richard F. Gordon and Robbie R. Young 1962 Robert G. Sowers, R. MacDonald, and J. Walton 1998 David B.A. Fleming, Edward D. Mendenhall, Edmond L. Soliday

The AlliedSignal Bendix Trophy for Aviation Safety

Winner Information

David B.A. Fleming

Career highlights include: 1962-1965 Bristol University -- B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering 1965-67 Shell Refining Company Ltd. -- Assistant Workshop

Engineering Manager 1968-69 Oxford Air Training School 1969-73 Co-Pilot Vanguard 1973-83 Co-Pilot 1-11 1983-87 Technical/Training Manager 1-11 Fleet 1987-93 Flight Manager Technical 747-400

(Introduced 747-400 into BA service) 1993-95 Chief Pilot Technical 1995

General Manager Flight Technical 1997-Present General Manager Flight Technical and Training

Elected Fellow of The Royal Aeronautical Society

Edward D. Mendenhall

Career highlights include: 1956 Initial Pilot Training -- U.S. Navy

Designated Naval Aviator, Corpus Christi, Texas 1969-81 NASA Research Pilot, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 1974-75 U.S. Navy Test Pilot School, Patuxent River, Maryland 1981-Present Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. Test Pilot,

Savannah, Georgia 1985-Present Gulfstream Aerospace Director Flight Operations

Edmond L. Soliday

Career highlights include:

-- Worked for United Airlines for 32 years.

-- Currently Vice President for Corporate Safety, Quality

Assurance and Security for United Airlines.

-- Has headed up safety programs at United for eight years, and was recently given responsibility for all quality assurance programs at the airline. In the safety arena, he directs flight safety, in-flight safety, occupational safety, environmental safety, corporate emergency response and corporate security programs.

-- Has played a key role in developing many innovative flight safety programs in the aviation industry, including Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA).