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Issued by Collins Aerospace ARINCDirect.

October 28, 2008

ARINC EMEA Operations are certified as carbon neutral

ARINC incorporated today announced its operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa have been certified as carbon neutral, and accredited with CarbonNeutral operations status.

The certification followed a comprehensive audit of ARINC EMEA offices and operations by The CarbonNeutral Company, a leading carbon-offset and climate consultant. ARINC's CO2 emissions were measured in accordance with the WRI/WBCSD GHG protocol, and the company immediately reduced its remaining CO2 emissions to zero through the purchase of equivalent carbon credits.

"Our carbon neutral certification is a proud reflection of what is important to all of us in ARINC EMEA, who are conscious of our impact on the environment and regularly take steps to minimize this as a business unit and as individuals," stated David Poltorak, Vice President & Managing Director, ARINC EMEA. "With our focus on becoming a carbon neutral business operation we are investing to minimize the power consumption and carbon footprint of our next-generation airport systems."

The audit process took into account the impact of the company's offices, ground station operations, deliveries, business travel, commuting, and waste. Plans to reduce CO2 gradually through internal changes were also accounted for.

ARINC EMEA's CO2 emissions are reduced to net zero in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol, which assures the quality of offset projects and carbon footprint assessments. The move will see over 1,800 tons of CO2 removed from the atmosphere per year.

To attain carbon neutral status ARINC EMEA purchased the carbon credits of two CO2 saving projects, the Sichuan Hydro power project in China and Sterksel Biogas in the Netherlands. Sichuan Hydro Power supplies clean energy that would otherwise have been generated from fossil fuel, and the Sterksel Biogas project converts animal waste into energy for heating buildings, replacing the use of fossil fuel and avoiding the release of methane into the atmosphere.