ARC DATA SOURCE SELECTED BY UNITED AIRLINES

Arlington, VA, February 28, 2005 - ARC announced today that United Airlines has selected ARC's Origin & Destination Sales Summary product as a new source for city-pair data.  The new Origin & Destination Sales Summary is the only comprehensive source for industry data from ticketed and settled transactions thus providing carrier decision makers with optimal data integrity.

"The O&D product has presented ARC with an exciting opportunity to leverage the power of ARC COMPASS^®, our extensive data warehouse," states John Kyle, ARC's Vice President of Marketing and General Manager, Data & Analytical Products.  "With the Origin & Destination Sales Summary, we have successfully brought a unique new product to market at a modest cost to the customer," he added.  "United Airlines is leading the industry as one of a half dozen launch customers for ARC's unique new product."

"Data integrity is a strategic focus for United as well as for the industry", said Scott Brandt, managing director of Worldwide Sales Strategy at United.   "We are joining forces with ARC to provide us with a low-cost alternative data source that is more accurate and complete, and will help us provide better service to our customers.  Additionally, United has a number of key distribution initiatives under way including efforts to shift volumes to lower cost channels that will impact the quality of data we receive from traditional sources."

ARC's Origin & Destination Sales Summary provides protection from deteriorating quality of data from traditional sources, and visibility into individual city-pair markets served by the customer carrier.  ARC brings this unprecedented level of insight to the market at a low cost while having the unique advantage of reported and settled data.

About ARC
ARC is the premier provider of financial settlement solutions and data and analytical services for the travel industry. Airlines, travel agencies, corporate travel departments, railroads, and other travel suppliers process more than $65 billion annually through ARC's world-class settlement system, making it the financial backbone of travel distribution. ARC COMPASS®, the leading, trusted source for travel transaction information, powers data and analytical tools that help ARC customers make confident business decisions. ARC is an airline-owned company that builds on values of integrity, teamwork, innovation, cost-effectiveness, and excellence. For more information, please visit http://www.arccorp.com.