GREENSBORO, NC - 28 February, 2009 ... Leading aircraft seat manufacturer Brice Seating, a division of TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc. ("TIMCO"), announced today that it has achieved a "Gold" status quality rating by The Boeing Company ("Boeing") for its aircraft seating products.  The Gold rating is a measure of quality based on defect avoidance and speed-to delivery, and is the highest quality rating Boeing issues to manufacturers and suppliers of aircraft parts and components that customers can select to complete their new aircraft orders.

Brice Seating, maker of the new Featherweight(tm) series of seats, has been actively engaged in a continuous improvement initiative over the past year, including a complete overhaul of its manufacturing processes to produce even better results for customers.

Rick Salanitri, EVP of TIMCO and President of TIMCO Aerosystems, LLC and Brice Seating noted, "We are very proud to receive the Boeing Gold designation as it represents dedication to quality by a team of very hard working employees.  Our challenge to ourselves is to earn this status every day with successful delivery of high quality products for our customers."

Through Brice Seating, TIMCO Aerosystems supports leading airline customers with innovative seating design and manufactured solutions, including the new Featherweight(tm) series of weight-saving seat products.  TIMCO Aerosystems, also part of the TIMCO Aviation Services family, is one of a select few providers that can support its customers through every facet of the interior modification process, from state-of-the-art design and engineering to systems and structures manufacture, integration and certification.

For more information, please contact Michael Sanchez at +1.818.686.1220 or mike.sanchez@timco.aero.