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For Immediate Release

TEXAS AVIATION SERVICES CHOSEN TO KEEP VOLUSIA COUNTY'S HELICOPTER FLEET UPDATED AND IN THE AIR 24/7

Industry-leading customizing and systems integration company signs three-year multiple aircraft contract, takes delivery of first aircraft this week

Fort Worth—November 9, 2007 Texas Aviation Services, an industry leader in helicopter and aircraft completions, MRO and maintenance services for over 36 years, has been awarded another contract with Volusia County, Florida.  TAS will provide expanded mission-critical customizing and systems integration on three new Bell 407 helicopters.  TAS had previously completed three Bell 407s for the County in 2002.  The new completions will further assist and assure continuous emergency medical and law enforcement air support for all residents of Volusia County. 

TAS will customize the Bell 407s to support law enforcement as the primary mission, with additional EMS technologies to transport injured personnel.  The TAS paint team will provide a redesigned paint scheme to match the County’s ground units.  Major technical features include a state-of-the-art law enforcement suite, with moving maps for camera and thermal imaging overlays.  Onboard medical technologies include oxygen, air, vacuum and critical care primary life support systems.  Volusia County places a helicopter on standby at a location adjacent to the Daytona Speedway during NASCAR races, to transport injured drivers to the nearby Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach. 

“Volusia County requested quotes from a number of completion centers and chose TAS to provide the customizing services for their three new 407’s.” said Tim Woodard, President of Texas Aviation Services.  “A three year commitment indicates the faith Volusia County has placed in TAS to provide long term quality, price and reliability in their fleet.  We’re honored to have been awarded this contract.”

About Texas Aviation Services

Texas Aviation Services, with 140,000 square feet of facilities at Meacham Field in Fort Worth, TX, 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 customizing projects on civilian Bell, Eurocopter, and other helicopter types, and extensive retrofits on military Blackhawks.  The Meacham Airport operations are one of the largest of their type in the mid-South, with the capacity for scores of helicopter projects per year.  Additional information is available on the Web at http://www.texasaviationservices.com.  TAS is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranger Aerospace & Aeronautics, Inc. (http://www.rangeraerospace.com). Other Ranger subsidiaries include Integrated Flight Systems (http://www.integratedflightsys.com) and Platinum Aviation Group (http://www.platinumaviation.com).

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