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Weber Aircraft Announces TRACE Aircraft Completions as UK & European Parts Distribution & Technical Support Center for Weber Products

June 7, 1999 - For Immediate Release

Gainesville, Texas  - Weber Aircraft, Inc. has announced that TRACE Aircraft Completions Division at London's Biggin Hill Airport will have Weber factory trained personnel who are capable of performing maintenance functions on the complete line of Weber Aircraft products.

TRACE, being a JAA and CAA certified repair facility, will be capable of providing repair and overhaul of Weber's commercial aircraft passenger seats, crew seats, galleys, ovens, coffee makers and airstair products.  In addition, TRACE will function as a distributor of Weber Aircraft authorized spare parts.  TRACE also offers complete seat refurbishment, as well as  reconfiguration services for airline operators throughout the world.

TRACE Aircraft Completions provides aircraft interior design, fabrication, installation and certification services for a wide range of executive, VIP and commercial aircraft.  Worldwide approvals include JAR 145 (modification), JAR 21 (design/manufacturing), CAA E2 (design), MOD A1 (design) and various customer approvals.

Weber Aircraft manufactures crew seats, first class, business class and economy class passenger seats, lavatories, waste systems, galleys, coffee makers, ovens, airstairs and related products.  Weber has designed more than 15,000 custom interior components, for over 200 airlines as well as major corporations such as; Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, and the United States Government.

According to Frank X. Leon, Weber's Vice President of Sales and Marketing, "Weber is committed to enhancing its customer service, spares and product support capabilities by providing TRACE the factory training and Weber authorized spare parts necessary to serve our airline customers.  At Weber Aircraft, we are adopting a corporate culture that is customer driven, where we are selling service, and our highly engineered quality products are merely the manifestation of that service as the key to our success as we move into the 21st century."

For more information, contact: Frank X. Leon - Weber Aircraft, 2000 Weber Drive, Gainesville, TX 76240  Tel: (940) 668-4100, Fax: (940) 668-4911  SITA \: GLEWBCR, website at www.weberair.com

Steve Brenchley - TRACE Aircraft Completions, Biggin Hill Airport, Kent, TN16 3BN, United Kingdom, Tel: 44-1959-570 700   Fax: 44-1959 540-668, website www.traceww.com

Copyright 1999, TRACE Worldwide Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

revised 11/8/99