Press Release

Issued by SkyBooks.

July 19, 2010

SkyBOOKS, Inc., a Textron, Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company and affiliate of Bell Helicopter, Release 4.4 adds management functionality to its Electronic Record Keeping Program. New management features include:

Pilot Currency Functionality Enhancement

• Custom pilot currencies designed to fit unique flight operations

• New functionality to track precision and non-precision approaches

• Capability to add a currency for all account pilots at one time

• Currency tracking by date, quantity or hours within a user-defined interval

Flight Operations

• New fuel consumption report, providing users with a quick and easy method of determining operational fuel usage

Expense Module Enhancements

• Customer-defined expense types, purposes and payments

• Additional data fields for unit cost, quantity, extended costs, invoice number, P.O. number and expense vendor

"The SkyBOOKS Electronic Record Keeping Program tracks more than maintenance programs. With SkyBOOKS Release 4.4, users gain the ability to customize a tailor-made program that offers them the ability to accurately track training and maintenance actions," said SkyBOOKS chief operating officer, John Willis. "Robust reporting capabilities equip managers with tools that allow them to predict future usage needs of their aircraft. SkyBOOKS Release 4.4 is an example of how electronic record keeping programs can become a powerful management tool."