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 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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East Windsor, NJ—February 3, 2006 Commonwealth Business Media, Inc. announced today the appointment of Steve Casley as President, BACK Aviation Solutions, a recently acquired Commonwealth subsidiary that provides Information Services, Asset Management, Analytical Services, and Customer Relationship Management Services to the aviation and air transport sectors. In this capacity, he will be responsible for BACK’s overall strategic direction as well as the company’s day-to-day operations. “I have tremendous respect for Steve and the rest of the BACK management team and want to make sure that they have the resources and encouragement to succeed,” said Alan Glass, Commonwealth Business Media Chairman, President and CEO. “BACK is a great business with enormous growth potential that will be realized by new product development activities, as well as increased marketing and promotion support for the sales organization. Steve’s talents are well-suited to help BACK thrive in each of these areas.” Casley replaces Michael Allen, Managing Director of BACK’s Information Services Group, who will be leaving the company to pursue other opportunities; although he will continue to oversee special projects for the company. Casley brings more than two decades of airline management and consulting experience to his leadership role at BACK. Remarked Glass: “Steve’s background in consulting, analysis and direct airline experience covers virtually all aspects of contemporary aviation operations. He has led or been personally involved in over 200 assignments for major airlines and aviation companies in North America, Europe and Asia.” During the recent merger, Casley was Managing Director, with primary responsibility over BACK’s Asset Management division. As BACK co-founder and principal, Casley has ably served the company’s extensive network of clients representing a cross-section of aviation, including industry associations, government agencies, investment firms, airlines, airport authorities, manufacturers, law firms and consultancies. Prior to co-founding BACK, Casley held numerous airline executive positions, including being part of the start-up team at People Express Airlines, serving as the Managing Director of Continental Airlines premier Newark hub, and as a senior member of the Towers Perrin Transportation Practice. Casley holds a BS degree in business administration and political science from St. John's University, with graduate studies at the Harvard Business School. He has been a speaker at numerous international aviation industry conferences and has published or contributed to a variety of articles in aviation publications and the general press. Steve Casley will report directly to Alan Glass. Reporting to Casley will be Vice President/Worldwide Sales & Service John Weber, Vice President/Asset Management Scott Daniels and Managing Director/Aviation Consulting Tulinda Larsen. About BACK: BACK Aviation Solutions offers the most complete collection of aviation information and analytical tools available to the air transport industry. The firm brings together traffic data, airline schedules, financials, operating statistics, worldwide commercial fleet data and route mapping, making this information available from a laptop or personal computer. BACK's services are relied upon by most major sectors of the aviation and air transport industries including airlines, airports, financial institutions, manufacturers, governments, travel companies and consulting firms. BACK's central operating location is in New Haven, CT, with offices in Newport Beach, Atlanta, Washington, DC, Toronto (Canada), and London (U.K.). The company currently operates with 33 employees, including full-time contractors. For more information on BACK Aviation visit www.backaviation.com. About Commonwealth Business Media: Commonwealth Business Media, Inc. publishes directories, databases and magazines in the transportation, international trade, classical music and commercial credit markets including The Journal of Commerce, Air Cargo World, BACK Aviation Solutions, Port Import Export Reporting Service (PIERS), Traffic World, The Pocket List of Railroad Officials, The Transportation Telephone Tickler, Pacific Shipper, Shipping Digest, Florida Shipper, Gulf Shipper, Canadian Sailings, Seaports of the Americas-the AAPA Directory, Port Everglades Guide and Directory, Port of Houston Magazine, AAPA Seaports Magazine, Port of Miami Directory, Official Export Guide, U.S. Custom House Guide, Musical America and others. Commonwealth is headquartered in East Windsor, New Jersey, with offices in Newark, San Francisco, New Haven, Long Beach, Atlanta, Montreal, Toronto, Washington, DC, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Hong Kong and London. For more information on Commonwealth Business Media, Inc. and the products they offer, visit www.cbizmedia.com or call 800-221-5488.
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