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Alexandria, VA – April 12, 2007 – Bill Colligan has been appointed Vice President and General Manager of Era’s Airport Operations Solutions group.  Mr. Colligan brings over 20 years of experience in operations analysis, systems engineering and air traffic management programs. 

Mr. Colligan joins Era from CSSI, a systems engineering, analysis and IT solutions company, where he served as President and Chief Operating Officer.    In that role, he oversaw all aspects of CSSI’s operations, objectives, strategic initiatives and business development efforts.  During his tenure at CSSI, Mr. Colligan was the technical lead on numerous projects with the FAA, DOD and NASA, and provided guidance and strategic planning for CSSI regarding all proposals and business development activities associated with CSSI’s technical business base.

“Era’s business is growing rapidly and we need proven leaders with a track record of managing and executing high growth strategies,” said Dave Ellison, Era’s President and CEO.  “We are assembling a world-class management team with some of the best and brightest people in our industry.  Bill is another great addition and a capable leader for our airport operations business.”

Mr. Colligan joins recent executive appointments to Era’s management team including former FAA director, David Ford, and former Sensis executive, Fred Messina.

Mr. Colligan began his career at Martin Marietta in 1982 as an engineer on Space Launch Systems and became a technical lead for Transport Canada’s Systems Engineering and Integration Project in 1989.  After eight years with Martin Marietta, he went to work for SAIC’s Defense Analysis Group where he was later promoted to Deputy Division Manager of SAIC’s Advanced Simulation Technology Center.