Salina, Kan (October 11, 2006) - Aerospace Systems & Technologies Inc., (AS&T) is consolidating its aircraft ice protection marketing and installation operations and expanding its U.S. presence at the Salina Municipal Airport.

AS&T is a subsidiary of CAV Aerospace Ltd., Consett County Durham, UK, which manufactures the TKS ice protection system. AS&T markets TKS ice protection systems in the United States and completes aircraft installations at the SLN Aviation Service Center at the Salina Municipal Airport, where the company is headquartered.

The Salina Airport Authority is remodeling a larger aircraft hangar and office facilities for AS&T, which will now be able to consolidate all of its operations from a number of locations on the airport. After the service center campus renovation, AS&T's installation, logistics and executive offices will be co- located to assure better customer support. The new facility includes 15,166 square feet of hangar area, 4,480 square feet of executive offices and 3,840 square feet of shipping/receiving and storage space.

"It is a major turn-around time advantage for our customers to have everything under one roof and it will give AS&T the ability to grow the way we need to," said AS&T President Kevin Hawley. The expansion is prompted by a growing number of aircraft models that AS&T supplies with the glycol- based airframe ice protection systems.

Additionally the company needs bigger facilities to house larger aircraft than existing AS&T Salina Airport facilities can handle. The new expanded and consolidated space will permit AS&T installers to work on larger aircraft as large as Raytheon's Hawker 800 business jets, which utilize the TKS system. Currently, AS&T employees 13 people in Salina and after the move, the company plans to add three to four new positions.

Left to Right: Steve Ryan, Chairman, SAA Board of Directors; Cathie Hawley, Material Manager, AS&T and Kevin Hawley, President, AS&T, signed the lease that allows for an expansion of TKS services.

"The AS&T expansion is another example of the Salina Airport Authority's response to the increased business needs of the worldwide aerospace industry," said Tim Rogers, A.A.E., Salina Airport Authority Executive Director.

AS&T's TKS system consists of porous; laser drilled titanium panels that are installed on the leading edges of the aircraft wings, and horizontal and vertical stabilizers. A glycol-based fluid is exuded through the panels and flows over these surfaces keeping the aircraft virtually ice-free. For more information on AS&T and the TKS system, please go to www.weepingwings.com

Salina Municipal Airport is home base for numerous aviation businesses and operations. These include America Jet, Aerospace Systems & Technologies, Inc., EagleMed air ambulance, Kansas Wing Headquarters - Civil Air Patrol, Flower Aviation, Kansas Army National Guard Aviation Support Facility, Kansas State University at Salina, Kansas Highway Patrol Aviation,Professional Flight Training, LC, Raytheon Aircraft Company - Salina Division, Salina Aircraft Services, and the corporate flight departments for ADM Milling Company, Blue Beacon International, Geoprobe Systems, Pepsi Cola - Salina, Plains Environmental, Premier Pneumatics, Inc., and Bradley Trucking Co.

The Salina Aviation Service Center available hangar space and room for growth to accommodate a wide array of aviation related industries. The SLN Air Traffic Control Tower logs more than 86,000 annual aircraft operations. Two FBOs annually deliver over 4 million gallons of aviation fuel to the aircraft using the Salina Municipal Airport. For more information regarding expansion opportunities at "The SLN Aviation Service Center," contact us at 785.827.3914 or visit the available properties link at www.salinaair port.com

Laura Robertson

Marketing and Public Relations Specialist

email: laurar@salair.org

phone: 785.827.3914

James Gregory Consultancy

James Gregory

email: jim@jimgregoryworks.com

telephone: 316.832.9733