Dublin, 16th December 2002 - Award winning AMT (Aircraft Management Technologies) the Dublin based provider of innovative aircraft operations and maintenance management solutions, today announced the appointment of Chris Leonard to the position of Vice President of Sales.

Chris has worked at an international management level for some of the worlds largest and most successful IT organisations like Oracle, EDS, Siemens and PeopleSoft for over 20 years. He has been focused on organisation transformation and return on Investment propositions. Chris has implemented global IT systems in the air transportation industry and is completely familiar with how airlines can succeed with organisation improvements.

Bernard Hensey, CEO of AMT said "Chris brings unique experience of organisational restructuring combined with an in-depth knowledge of ROI propositions. This, combined with a world class academic background and proven management skills will bring invaluable sales management horsepower to the AMT team".

Since its foundation in 2000, AMT, the Dublin based provider of innovative aircraft operations and maintenance management solutions, continues to expand its operations in the international aviation industry and now boasts an impressive customer portfolio of charter, commercial and cargo airlines, including Atlas Air, Futura International Airways, and DHL.

Chris is looking forward to applying his industry knowledge in furthering the exciting prospects lining up for AMT. Chris commented: "AMT has redefined the ability of airlines to dramatically reduce costs while improving safety. AMT's airline expertise combined with innovative secure integration technology and software applications is helping airlines control both costs and safety."

AMT's flagship product Flightman ™ offers secure, wireless management of aircraft technical and operations data using XML technology and portable computing devices. This electronic version of the familiar bulky flight bags used by airline crew can achieve substantial cost savings and improved operational efficiencies for airlines resulting in savings that average US$100,000 per aircraft annually and greatly improved cockpit safety procedures.

Through its synchronised modules Flightman ™ is the complete solution for electronic data capture and management in the field of flight operations and maintenance, covering business processes, technical documentation, fuel and vendor management, onboard sales and flight plates. In short, Flightman ™ allows pilots, cabin crew and ground engineers to capture and utilise operational information more efficiently, thereby eliminating the inefficiencies of paper logs.

Flightman ™ strengthens an airline's capacity to satisfy regulatory requirements and improve flight safety and security processes. The latest Flightman ™ application is fully scalable and extensible to allow for development and implementation of future requirements.

Notes to Editor
Founded in 2000, headquartered in Dublin and with offices in White Plains, New York, AMT (Aircraft Management Technologies) is the leading provider of open information system technology to automate and streamline operations within the aviation industry. AMT's flagship product Flightman™ offers secure, wireless management of aircraft technical and operations data via XML technology and portable computing devices. Flight and ground crew input operations and maintenance information, which is in turn transmitted to a web services based Aircraft Data Server during the aircraft turnaround cycle. The deployment of Flightman ™ achieves substantial cost savings and improved operational efficiencies for commercial, military and cargo airlines. AMT partners include amongst others Fujitsu, IBM and EDS.

For further Information:
Diogo Serradas
Programme Manager
Aircraft Management Technologies
Tel: +353 1 806 1000
Web: www.flightman.com
E-mail: info@flightman.com