LMI Aerospace Announces a Conference Call to Discuss 2009 First Quarter Results

ST. LOUIS, April 29, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LMI Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq:LMIA),
a leading provider of design engineering services, structural components,
assemblies, kits and structural components to kits to the aerospace, defense and
technology industries, plans to release its first quarter results just prior to
the market open on Friday, May 8, 2009. A conference call to discuss the results
will follow shortly thereafter.

The conference call will be held at 9:00 A.M., CDT, on Friday, May 8, 2009. To
participate in the conference call, dial 877.681.3378 approximately five minutes
before the scheduled time of the call. The conference call will be hosted by
Ronald S. Saks, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Lawrence E.
Dickinson, Chief Financial Officer.

A live web cast of the conference call can be accessed on the LMI web site by
going to http://ir.lmiaerospace.com/events.cfm and clicking on the appropriate
link. A recording of the call will be available on the LMI web site upon
completion of the call.

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CONTACT: LMI Aerospace, Inc.
Ed Dickinson, Chief Financial Officer
636.916.2150