ARC WINS WORLD CLASS SOLUTIONS AWARD

Arlington, VA, August 16, 2006 - ARC (the Airlines Reporting Corporation), a Northern Virginia based provider of financial settlement solutions and data and analytical services for the travel industry, is being recognized as a World Class Solutions Award winner in the category of Business Intelligence. A total of seven award winners and their solution providers are recognized by DM Review from a field of more than 70 nominees and are judged by a panel of 12 recognized data management experts. Winners were chosen based on criteria weighted to the degree the implementation solved a business challenge and demonstrated innovation.

“The popularity and history of this prestigious award demonstrates a desire within the industry for innovative and sustainable solutions to business challenges,” said Julie Heilman, Managing Editor of DM Review in the August 2006 issue of her publication. “The winners have all demonstrated their innovative application of leading-edge technology and are recognized leaders in our field,” added Heilman. ARC joins a group of only a half dozen other companies similarly recognized in the 2006 selection of World Class Solution Award winners. Other winners include Sprint Corp., MGM Mirage, Nationwide, RBC Financial Group, and University of Alabama at Birmingham - Cardiac Rhythm Management Laboratory.

“We are honored to be recognized by DM Review” said John Kyle, ARC’s Vice President – Marketing and GM of Data and Analytical Products. Kyle explained the value of ARC’s data management solution saying that “ARC’s identification of a data warehouse solution was driven by three business imperatives. First was the need to reduce paper. Second was to enhance our ability to combat fraud, and finally, we sought to capture new opportunities for business improvement. The ARC data warehouse, known as ARC COMPASS®, has enables us to meet all three of these goals. The fact that 28,000 users can now have daily insight into ticketing data is a testimony to the impact this system is having in the travel industry.”

Additional information regarding the World Class Solutions Award may be found at http://www.dmreview.com/article_sub.cfm?articleId=1060062.

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 $70 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.