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For Immediate Release

Texas Aviation Services Wins Mayor's Export Award

May 22, 2003 - Hosted by Fort Worth International Center - The Fort Worth International Center and the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce recently hosted the Fifth Annual Mayor's Export Awards celebrating World Trade Week and recognizing excellence in exporting practices by Fort Worth-based businesses. The event was also the first official appearance of Fort Worth's new Mayor, Mike Moncrief.

The Mayor's Export Award recognizes Fort Worth-based companies that have increased their international business activity, demonstrated creativity in international product marketing and implemented well-developed export strategies.

This year's winner is Texas Aviation Services, Inc. (TAS), a privately-owned Texas corporation located at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport. TAS has been serving the aviation industry for over 30 years. The company's president and founder is Carl. D "Woody" Woodard and, at his side, is his son Tim and a team of nearly 50 employees, at least a half-dozen of which have been with the company for 20 years or more. A veteran of the Air Force, serving in both Korea and Vietnam, Woody contributes much of his success to the education he received in the military in the field of technical electronics.

TAS performs highly complex modifications, customizing and avionics systems integration for helicopters and fixed wing aircraft.

TAS's aggressive advertising and networking campaign includes attending aerospace conferences, such as the Helicopter Association International (HAI), Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA), North American International Trade Corridor Partnership (NAITCP) conference in Fort Worth in 2001 and the international aviation business matchmaking event hosted by the Fort Worth International Center in 2002, among others. "We are delighted that the City of Fort Worth is providing international business development opportunities for local companies right here at home," says Olga Croyle, Director of Marketing and Customer Service for Texas Aviation Services.

New helicopter completions number in excess of 500 for corporate and government customers, law enforcement, emergency medical service, electronic news gathering, fire fighting, wildlife management and military uses. On any given day, approximately 50 law enforcement agencies around the world are operating highly-customized helicopters completed by Texas Aviation Services Inc. primarily in the United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. "When we got back to the office today, we shut down the shop and called all the employees together to let them know this award was all theirs," said Woodard. "I was extremely humbled not only to win this award but to share company with two other great businesses like The Bombay Company and Dynamold.

"Today we're a very proud company," he continued. "We have the best of everything right now - our home Meacham Field is one of the true gems of Fort Worth, the employees at TAS are some of the most talented and hardworking people there are, and we are fortunate to have the best customers in the world."