BELLEVUE, WA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/05/08 -- Esterline Technologies (NYSE: ESL) plans to have a conference call to discuss ongoing talks with a Canadian government R&D panel. Esterline's conference call will feature remarks by Robert Cremin, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Following these remarks, there will be a question and answer session. The call is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time) and will last approximately 45 minutes.

To ensure that you are on the call when it begins, we suggest that you access the call approximately 5 to 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

Date:                                   Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
Start Time:                             5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
                                        (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time)
U.S. Dial-In Number:                    1-866-214-7077
Outside North America Dial-In Number:   1-416-915-9608
Reservation #                           R113594
Conference Call Host:                   Brian Keogh

The conference call will be replayed for one week, starting approximately one hour after the call ends. For callers within the United States, the replay number is 866-245-6755. For callers outside the United States, the replay number is 416-915-1035. The password for both of these numbers is 871936.

A replay of the conference call also will be available shortly after the conclusion of the call on the company website at http://www.esterline.com/, and at http://www.ccbn.com/.

If you have any questions, please call Investor Relations at Esterline Technologies at 425-519-1872.