AirLiance Materials Achieves Exceptional Growth During 2006, Continues to Outpace Industry During First Quarter of 2007

Company Will Add Staff, Expand Support Services to Meet Demands

ATLANTA, GEORGIA (April 17, 2007) – At this year’s MRO show, AirLiance Materials, a leading spare parts supply-chain partners to the world’s commercial operators and MROs, announced that it continued to achieve record sales revenues during FY2006 and early indications are that the company will once more will realize growth that far outpaces the industry average during 2007.  Founded in 1998, AirLiance Materials became profitable just two years after beginning operations and has recorded significant year-over-year revenue growth during each of the last five fiscal years (FY2002-FY2006).

Roscoe Musselwhite, COO of Airliance, noted that, “Some experts predict 5% MRO growth annually over the next decade.  AirLiance is expected to continue to perform at a higher level than those expectations.”  2006 was a “repositioning year” as AirLiance moved into 2 new facilities the new state of the art warehouse and Headquarters in Roselle, Illinois., as well as the new East Coast  Sales and Service Center in Jupiter, Florida.

Mr. Musselwhite further noted that, “2007 marks a significant milestone in our growth.  We’re moving forward on the success of the past by adding new human resources, new levels of material availability and even more responsive customer service. There is also an added emphasis on developing Supply Programs to meet customer material availability concerns and to improve operational efficiency.”

Measures are already underway at the company to expand its presence into the rapidly growing Middle East, Asian and Latin American markets.  It has added enhanced credit facilities to increase material availability, and is placing more emphasis on whole asset acquisition and disposition. Including the new Jupiter, Florida location, AirLiance is expected to grow human resources by 10 to 12% to accommodate increased customer service and material sourcing demands.

Created for airlines by airlines, AirLiance Materials is the leading supplier of replacement parts to the global air transport industry. The company operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Airframes supported include Airbus A340, A330, A321, A320, A319, A310, A300, Boeing B777, B767, B757, B747, B737, B727, CRJ, MD11, MD80, DC10, DC9 and DC8. Engines supported include CF6, CF34, CFM56, JT3, JT8, JT9, PW100, PW2000, PW4000 and V2500.

Headquartered in new state-of-the-art facility near the grounds of O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. The company offers its products and services through an international network of offices around the world and their e-commerce site www.airliance.com. AirLiance Materials offers a wide range of supply chain related aircraft products and services for its customer airlines and maintenance repair organizations. These products and services include material sales, sourcing, repair management services, parts exchanges, parts kitting, AOG and Just-In-Time services.

For more information, please contact Michael King at King Group, phone: 805-462-3000, e-mail: mking@kinggroup.com or Kimberly Miller at AirLiance Materials, phone: 847-233-5828, e-mail: kimberly.miller@airliance.com.

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