AviationNow.com Launches New Information Channels.

Business Editors/Aviation Writers

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2000

Traffic Growth and Emergence of Distinct User Groups Drive Development

Aviation Week's AviationNow.com, the Internet portal serving the news, information and e-business demands of the global aviation and aerospace community, today unveiled nine new information "channels" to enable users to more easily navigate the fast-growing business site. Aviation Week is a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE:MHP).

The new AviationNow.com channels define specific content areas and services that correspond to key aerospace industry sectors and professional interests. The new channels are: Commercial Aviation, Space, Business Aviation, Military, eBiz, Maintenance/Safety, Finance, and Tech. A Next Century of Flight channel, dedicated to commemorating the upcoming 100th anniversary of powered flight in 2003 and looking ahead to the future extends the site's reach among aviation enthusiasts.

"Since we launched AviationNow.com last January, user traffic has grown ahead of schedule -- to more than 670,000 monthly user sessions -- and distinct user communities are coming together," said Jay Kilberg, vice president and general manager of AviationNow.com. "As a result, we added these new channels to organize information and services in ways that are more consistent with the interests and needs of our users."

Each channel is continuously updated to include the most important news, tools and references in the global aviation and aerospace industry, including the entire Aviation Week multimedia portfolio of information products and services. Users also can create their own custom news and information page using a feature called "My Runway."

With nearly 50 products and services and a core audience of some one million professionals and enthusiasts, the Aviation Week division of The McGraw-Hill Companies is the world's premier multimedia information and service provider to the aviation and aerospace market. The cornerstone of the Aviation Week portfolio is Aviation Week & Space Technology, the world's leading aviation and aerospace industry magazine, covering technology, business and operations in the commercial, military and space markets for more than 440,000 readers in 130 countries.

AviationNow.com expands the company's web presence by delivering the most comprehensive real-time news, professional information and e-business Internet portal in the global aviation/aerospace industry. AviationNow.com Founder's Council Sponsors are aerospan, MyAircraft, Lockheed-Martin, and GE Aircraft Engines.

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies is a global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, Business Week and McGraw-Hill Education. The corporation has more than 400 offices in 32 countries. Sales in 1999 were $4.0 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com.