PLATTEVILLE, Wis., August 18, 2010 — Esterline® Corporation, (NYSE: ESL; www.esterline.com), a leading specialty manufacturer serving the aerospace and defense markets, today announced AVISTA® Incorporated, part of its Control Systems platform, has been reappraised for maturity level 5 of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI®). The team is the only US-based safety-critical software development service provider to hold this highest possible rating.

FARGO, N.D., June 8, 2010 — The Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation (GFMEDC) announced today that Esterline Control Systems - AVISTA (AVISTA) will open an office in Fargo by the end of July 2010. The office initially will be staffed by six or seven engineers, and the company plans to ultimately employ 25 to 30 engineers in Fargo.

Quality is important in software development, and absolutely necessary with safety-critical software used in avionics, medical devices or military systems. The presentation explores the links between early project phase results and later phase results to understand the cost of quality and the impact of quality on a project timeline.

One of Esterline AVISTA's own CMMI and process improvement experts, Mark Kelley, is presenting multiple sessions at the industry's leading process improvement conference.

Esterline AVISTA celebrates a new company milestone with the 1,000th client project completed.

Esterline AVISTA experts recently participated in the recent NDIA Systems Engineering Conference, including a presentation from programs manager, Scott Derby. The session, "Stop the Pain: Effective Requirements Definition and Management for Project Success," offered tips for avoiding project problems and increasing on-time and on-budget delivery.

This latest round of PMP certifications adds to the company's growing numbers of PMP professionals and project management experts.

Iverson brings more than 20 years of software development expertise and project management leadership to his new role as VP of Engineering.

Tim Budden has been promoted to President, beginning July 1. A longtime senior executive with Esterline AVISTA, Budden replaces Jim Schneller, who is retiring after more than 20 years with the company.

Linda Winger brings experience in full-lifecycle software development, project management and professional services to AVISTA. She joins AVISTA from Esker (previously Persoft) where she served in many capacities, including recently as Worldwide Vice President of Professional Services, and earlier as Vice President of U.S. Research and Development.

A medical transcription and coding services company has partnered with AVISTA for its internal software application development and maintenance. AVISTA already completed their transcription application, and planning has started on a next-generation web-based health document platform.

AVISTA continues to be a leader in process improvement initiatives with this assessment, having achieved both ISO 9001:2000 quality certification and CMMI Level 5—the most advanced of any U.S.-based critical systems software engineering services provider.

A leader in control system development tasked AVISTA with the creation of a hydraulic testing system and integration laboratory for a subsystem the groundbreaking airliner.

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – June 21, 2007 – AVISTA Incorporated®, a leader in critical systems software engineering services, has promoted John Christenson, senior software engineer, to business development manager. Increasing demand by its client for its software engineering expertise led AVISTA to expand its business development team. Christenson brings more than 20 years of experience in software engineering and customer-facing technical sales roles, giving him the right mix of skills and expertise to help AVISTA's avionics, government and medical device clients optimize their software development programs.

SEATTLE, Wash. and PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – June 19, 2007 – Korry Electronics, a Tier 1 supplier for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and AVISTA Incorporated®, a leader in safety-critical systems software engineering services, announce the successful delivery of the flight deck control panels (FDCP) embedded software for the Boeing 787. A key goal for this new aircraft is reducing weight by replacing the traditional hardwired FDCP with embedded and hosted application software. To achieve this technology innovation, Korry turned to AVISTA for its extensive full life-cycle DO-178B certified avionics software expertise, and deep experience with the Common Computing System (CCS) software platform which is the core of the aircraft’s avionics systems.

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – June 14, 2007 – AVISTA Incorporated®, a leader in critical systems software engineering services, has expanded its programs management team with the promotion of lad AI-Dahleh to programs manager. Most recently working as a project lead on life-critical systems projects, AI-Dahleh has led both large and small projects involving all phases of the software lifecycle for avionics and medical device manufacturers. With the growing use of software in these industries, more companies are turning to software engineering services providers like AVISTA to help manage discovery, planning, requirements gathering, and resource allocation for their important DO-178B and FDA 510(k) certification projects.

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – June 12, 2007 – AVISTA Incorporated®, a leader in critical systems software engineering services, has been recognized again this year by Rockwell Collins as a Top Performing Supplier. AVISTA, a subsidiary of Esterline Technologies Corporation, was recognized at the recent Rockwell Collins Annual Supplier Conference. Over the last 20 years, AVISTA has provided software development, validation and verification services to Rockwell Collins for its key commercial and military aircraft programs.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. and PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – March 14, 2007 – AVISTA Incorporated®, a leader in critical systems software engineering services, has signed OEM Products Corporation as an authorized sales representative for its avionics and medical electronics software engineering services. OEM Products resells hardware solutions for safety- and life-critical applications to a number of manufacturers around the country, including Boston Scientific, Medtronic and St. Jude, as well as General Dynamics, Honeywell and Lockheed Martin. By joining forces with AVISTA, OEM Products can offer system-level solutions, enabling manufacturers to get their products certified and to market faster.

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. and MALMESBURY, UK – January 24, 2007 – AVISTA Incorporated®, the U.S. leader in critical systems software engineering services, and Silver Software, a world leader in offshore high integrity software engineering services, have formed a strategic alliance to provide software engineering services to U.S.-based tier-one aircraft and avionics manufacturers. This new offering allows avionics customers to enjoy the benefits of experienced, U.S. based project management and onsite support while realizing the cost savings of offshore software development services. Underpinned by high maturity processes, joint customers can be confident of a seamless high-quality, low-cost service across the full or partial development lifecycle.