ARINC and Convergent Will Update Emergency Procedures for the KC-130J

June 4, 2007

Annapolis, Maryland—ARINC Engineering Services, LLC, today announced it has been awarded an 18-month contract to provide the United States Marine Corps with an overhaul of the emergency procedures section of the KC-130J’s flight manual (NATOPS).

ARINC as prime has teamed with subcontractor Convergent Knowledge Solutions, LLC on the contract. Convergent is a pioneer in procedures development and error management in high risk industries.

The contract is a first for ARINC and the second of its kind for Convergent, which is currently completing similar work for the U.S. Coast Guard. The companies will upgrade the manual’s OEM procedures, making them compatible with industry-standard, two-pilot, glass-cockpit flight procedures and the recently updated normal operating procedures.

The contract also covers reformatting of tactical and operational procedures, to bring the entire KC-130J NATOPS manual up to the highest level of two-pilot, highly automated aircraft procedures. This is similar to work Convergent has already performed for the Coast Guard’s version of the Lockheed-Martin C-130J.

Convergent Knowledge Solutions, LLC is a company specializing in solutions for high risk organizations with headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee and offices in Quantico, Virginia and Houston, Texas. For more information, visit the web site at www.convergent-knowledge.com.

ARINC Engineering Services, LLC is the wholly-owned defense contracting subsidiary of ARINC Incorporated.

ARINC Incorporated is the world leader in transportation communications and systems engineering. The company develops and operates communications and information processing systems and provides systems engineering and integration solutions to five key industries: airports, aviation, defense, government, and surface transportation. Founded to provide reliable and efficient radio communications for the airlines, ARINC is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, and operates key regional offices in London and Singapore, with over 3,200 employees worldwide. ARINC is ISO 9001:2000 certified.

Release: 07-73

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