Midwest Airlines Selects LM Team to Provide Advanced Flight Planning Programs

(Rockville, Md., February 6, 2008) -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], along with teammate Flugwerkzeuge Aviation Software of Vienna, Austria, will supply Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines with advanced flight planning technology designed to optimize flight routes, increase efficiency and generate cost savings.

Lockheed Martin will serve as the program management lead and systems integrator. Two key technologies developed by Flugwerkzeuge, a flight planning system known as mfs:2 and Operations User System (OPUS(tm)) for the management of Notices to Airmen (NOTAMs), will be integrated into Midwest Airlines' operations control center. Together, these tools will enable Midwest Airlines to design optimal flight paths by incorporating integrated weather, NOTAMs and navigation data.

In order to design cost optimized flight plans, the mfs:2 system utilizes variables such as upper air temperatures, wind speed, aircraft performance, airways and airspace restrictions, connection rules and cost constraints.

"We're pleased that the airline known for providing 'The best care in the air' has selected our advanced flight planning solutions, and we look forward to implementing our systems to help Midwest meet the increasing operational challenges facing airlines today," said Sandy Samuel, vice president of Aviation Solutions for Lockheed Martin.

Source : Lockheed Martin

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