Fort Worth—February 6, 2008 Texas Aviation Services, an industry leader in helicopter and aircraft completions, MRO and maintenance services for over 37 years recently delivered a new Executive EC-120B to a “Private International Customer”.

Texas Aviation Services (TAS) integrated into this highly corporate platform a prestigious avionics package utilizing Chelton’s FlightLogic EFIS System as the cornerstone cockpit presentation, a WSI with Sirius interface to the Chelton EFIS, a Traffic Advisory System and the latest Garmin avionics including a 430, SL30 and a 330 transponder.  The crew and passengers enjoy complete audio entertainment provided by an In-Flight AM/FM/CD/MP3 system played through Bose headsets.  The five-place interior components were elegantly upholstered with high grade, hand selected leather.  The flooring was covered with an ultra high quality wool carpet giving the helicopter’s interior a very stylish presentation.  A new four-color custom designed exterior paint scheme was applied as the finishing touch.  Great time and care was taken to ensure the helicopter paint theme exactly matched the theme of our customer’s Pilatus PC-12 airplane.  The customizing was finished off with an Emergency Float Kit by Aerazur.  The customer commented, “Since we took delivery of the helicopter we are overwhelmed with comments about the helicopter and are always asked who provide the completion; Thank-You TAS!”  This helicopter is currently being hangared at Strategic Moves, an aircraft management company focusing on owner flown equipment with bases in Charlotte, Tampa and Keene, NH.

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, 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).
 
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MEDIA CONTACT: Tim Woodard, President
817.625.0192 (phone) timwoodard@texasaviationservices.com