Leithen Francis, Max Kingsley-Jones and Rupa Haria Join AVIATION WEEK's International Editorial Team

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Veteran aviation journalists Leithen Francis and Max Kingsley-Jones, as well as airport and social media authority Rupa Haria, are the newest members of AVIATION WEEK's growing international team of editors and online community managers, the company announced today. Francis is AVIATION WEEK's new Singapore bureau chief; Kingsley-Jones joins as the senior air transport editor in London; and Haria, also based in London, will head up the Commercial/MRO team's online efforts.

Singapore Bureau Chief Leithen Francis covers Asia, drawing from his extensive experience reporting on the aerospace, defense, commercial aviation and aircraft manufacturing industries in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly in China, Indonesia and Japan. Most recently he was deputy Asia editor for Flight International. Francis speaks Mandarin and is a journalism graduate of RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Read his recent articles on Virgin Blue, Bombardier's Q400, and Malaysia Airlines at AviationWeek.com.

Max Kingsley-Jones, based in London, is AVIATION WEEK's senior air transport editor, focused on commercial aviation and aerospace. Also previously at Flight International as its deputy editor, Kingsley-Jones is a highly regarded journalist with an expansive knowledge of the air transport industry. He has received five Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards.

Rupa Haria is the online community manager for commercial aviation and MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) at AVIATION WEEK. She has worked in the leisure and business travel industry for 12 years, most recently at London City Airport, where she was responsible for external and internal communications and spearheaded the airport's digital media strategy.

"We are pleased to welcome Leithen, Max and Rupa to AVIATION WEEK," said Anthony L. Velocci, Jr., AVIATION WEEK group editorial director and editor-in-chief of Aviation Week & Space Technology. "They are great additions to our team and will greatly strengthen our international and online presence, enabling us to continue to deliver an unparalleled depth of news-analysis and authoritative information on a range of aviation, aerospace and defense topics."

About AVIATION WEEK

AVIATION WEEK, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies, is the largest multimedia information and services provider to the global aviation, aerospace and defense industries, and includes http://AviationWeek.com, Aviation Week & Space Technology, Defense Technology International, Business & Commercial Aviation, Overhaul & Maintenance, ShowNews, Aviation Daily, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, The Weekly of Business Aviation, World Aerospace Database, AVIATION WEEK Intelligence Network, and MRO Prospector. The group also produces major events around the world.

About The McGraw-Hill Companies

Founded in 1888, The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP) is a leading global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's, McGraw-Hill Education, Platts, Capital IQ, J.D. Power and Associates, McGraw-Hill Construction and Aviation Week. The Corporation has more than 280 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2009 were $5.95 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mcgraw-hill.com.

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