PRESS RELEASE

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)

Allied Aviation has been awarded a multi-year contractto provide Into-plane refueling and related supportservices for Delta Airlines (DL) and all of its affiliatedcarriers at Reagan National Airport effective August 1,2009. With this new contract, Allied fuels the majorityof aircraft departing DCA. Delta’s combined DCAoperations (which include Northwest Airlines) stands at82 daily departures, which ranks DL as the secondlargest carrier at DCA. Allied’s strong reputation andcore of experienced aviation professionals presentlyproviding into-plane services at National Airport wasan important factor in this selection. Additionally, Alliedrecently bolstered its commitment to the DCAoperations with the purchase of new fueling andsupport equipment to provide the ultimate level of safeand reliable services.

Since 1951 Allied has operated and maintained DCA’s FuelStorage & Distribution System and associated facilities – theairport’s sole source of Jet and GSE fuel. Over that time,Allied has assembled a dedicated and professional staff atReagan National averaging almost 20 years experience inthe aviation industry. Our management organization, bothcorporate and local, continues to be completely involvedwith every fueling related project undertaken at National.This level of expertise and partnership is vital to maintainingthe high standards of quality control, service and reliabilitythe airlines’ and Airport authority staffs have come to expectand depend on. Allied’s DCA team is repeatedly recognizedfor its commitment to responsive, high quality, cost-effectiveinto-plane and fuel storage operations and support services.In 2007 the National Petroleum Management Associationnamed Allied’s DCA team “The Most Outstanding AirportFuels Operations & Maintenance Station In The UnitedStates”.

Allied Aviation is an independent organization with a long standing tradition of delivering top quality aviationservices. Allied is unique in its ability to provide a full range of services including investment in fuel systeminfrastructure development, as well as management, construction and ownership related to facilities both on andoff airport. Allied Aviation stands on its reputation as being a global leader among commercial and generalaviation fueling companies. For over 60 years, Allied Aviation has demonstrated its commitment to safe,responsive, high quality, cost effective fueling services in an ever-changing environment. With Allied Aviation’ssuperb history of safe, on-time performance and customer satisfaction, we are well positioned to remain theindustry leader.

For further information and business opportunities please visit our website at www.AlliedAviation.com