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MEDIA CONTACT: Mike Bashlor, President, mbashlor@texasaviationservices.com or 817.625.0192

For Immediate Release

TEXAS AVIATION SERVICES EARNS FAA’S DIAMOND AWARD ONCE AGAIN

Fort Worth—February 18, 2008 Texas Aviation Services (TAS), an industry leader in helicopter and aircraft completions, MRO and maintenance services for over 37 years, is pleased to announce that once again the company has received the coveted FAA Diamond Award Certificate of Excellence.  The FAA awards this prestigious safety and training certificate to those aviation companies who lead the industry in their measurable commitment to continued training.  To receive the award 100 percent of the required technicians must receive individual FAA training awards during the period.

Tim Woodard, President 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.”

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 37 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, Agusta 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).