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TEXAS AVIATION SERVICES EARNS FAA’S DIAMOND AWARD

Fort Worth, TX, April 23, 2007 – Texas Aviation Services, an industry leader in helicopter and aircraft services for 36 years, is pleased to announce that the company has received the FAA Diamond Award Certificate of Excellence.  The FAA awards this highest safety and training certificate to those aviation companies who lead the industry in measurable commitment to training.  To qualify, a minimum of 25 percent of eligible employees must be recipients of individual FAA training awards in any given year.  Texas Aviation Services (“TAS”) earned the certificates with 53% of its technicians each earning various training awards themselves from the FAA for 2006.

Woody Woodard, CEO and Founder of Texas Aviation Services, said: “TAS invests heavily in training, and we are pleased that our employees consistently avail themselves of these opportunities.  We believe the certificates are a tangible validation of our total commitment to training, safety programs, and Total Quality performance enhancements.  This recognition by the FAA itself tells our customers that we are serious about quality, and that we spend the time and money for ongoing training to make sure of it.  The quality of our work is delivered through our outstanding people.”

Texas Aviation Services, with 140,000 square feet of facilities at Meacham Field in Fort Worth Texas, is an independent helicopter technical services company with 36 years of successful history.  TAS specializes in both civilian and military helicopter completions, retrofits, MRO, avionics systems integration, interiors, paint, component overhaul, and engineering.  Originally founded in 1971, TAS performs complex projects on civilian Bell, Eurocopter, and other helicopter types, and extensive retrofits on military Blackhawks.  The Meacham Field operations are one of the largest of their type in the Mid-South, with capacity for scores of helicopter projects per year.  Additional information is available on the Web at: www.texasaviationservices.com.  TAS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranger Aerospace & Aeronautics, Inc. (www.rangeraerospace.com).

TAS facilities at Fort Worth’s Meacham Field.  Additional photos, press background kits, and interviews on request.