Texas Aviation Services Earns FAA's Diamond Award Once Again

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- 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
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).
SOURCE Texas Aviation Services

Tim Woodard, President of Texas Aviation Services, +1-817-625-0192,
timwoodard@texasaviationservices.com