Press Room

Houston (July 16, 2009) – Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc. announced its online flight planning software, UVflightplanner.com(sm), now offers clients the option of having a flight plan calculated with a GPS RAIM (Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring) prediction analysis (including oceanic). Universal's GPS RAIM prediction analysis has been approved under the Federal Aviation Administration’s Advisory Circular 90-100A.

On July 1, 2009, the FAA made it mandatory to perform a pre-departure GPS RAIM for sole GPS operators filing U.S. area navigation (RNAV) routes (Q and T routes), RNAV standard terminal arrivals (RNAV STARs) and RNAV departure procedures (RNAV ODPs and RNAV SIDs).

"This is a value-added service to our UVflightplanner.com(sm) clients and comes at no additional charge," said Randy Stephens, Senior Director, Specialty Products, Universal®. "Our RAIM feature automatically computes RAIM for operators and is available for use worldwide, not just in the U.S."

Highlighted Benefits of this new feature include:

• Easy-to-read "No Outage" / "Outage" message in the flight plan summary
• Detailed pass/fail prediction analysis that includes 15 minutes prior to and 15 minutes after (in five-minute increments) of planned departure time
• Save and print your RAIM report with your flight plan
• No additional charge

UVflightplanner.com(sm) users can activate this feature for any GPS-equipped aircraft on their account by contacting Universal's Customer Care Center at (713) 378-2778 or emailing uvflightplanner@univ-wea.com for more information.

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As we celebrate our 50th anniversary in service to business aviation, our goal at Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc., is to become a vital extension of our clients' flight operations teams. Universal® offers a wide range of services designed to provide business aviation operators complete support, including flight planning, weather briefings, online tools, the UVair® Fueling Card, Universal Aviation(sm) worldwide ground support, UVdatalink® air-to-ground communication, and more. Universal® has been facilitating successful trips for business aviation operators since 1959.

To learn more about Universal Weather and Aviation, Inc., e-mail sales@universalweather.com, or call (800) 231-5600 ext. 3300 (N. America Toll-Free) or
(713) 944-1622 ext. 3300 (Worldwide).

Universal: Success from the word GO.

CONTACT:
Louis Smyth
N. America Toll-Free: (800) 231-5600 ext. 5713
Worldwide Direct: (713) 947-5713
E-mail: lsmyth@univ-wea.com