Aerospace Journal

GEDERA, Israel, February 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TAT Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: TATT), a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Piedmont Aviation Components Services, signed two CRJ100 Landing Gear overhaul contracts - one exclusive contract with a regional North American operator and another contract with a respected European operator. The combined value of the contracts is estimated in excess of US$7M over a nine year period. Piedmont is based in Kernersville, NC and specializes in the maintenance support of regional aircraft Landing Gear and Honeywell's Auxilliary Power Unit ("APUs").

TAT's President and CEO, Dr. Shmuel Fledel, commented on the contracts "Signing these two contracts demonstrates TAT's leading position in the maintenance and overhaul industry and its advanced capabilities in supporting regional and general aviation operators, especially in the US and in Europe. These contracts are aligned with TAT's strategy - to increase volume of services provided to commercial aviation industry."

About TAT Technologies LTD

TAT Technologies LTD is a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries.

TAT operates under three operational segments: (i) OEM of Heat Transfer products (ii) OEM of Electric Motion Systems; and (iii) MRO services, each with the following characteristics:

OEM of Heat Transfer products primarily includes the (i) design, development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of heat transfer components (such as heat exchangers, pre-coolers and oil/fuel hydraulic coolers) used in mechanical and electronic systems on-board commercial, military and business aircraft; and (ii) manufacture and sale of environmental control and cooling systems and (iii) a variety of other electronic and mechanical aircraft accessories and systems such as pumps, valves, power systems and turbines.

OEM of Electric Motion Systems primarily includes the design, development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of electrical motor applications for airborne and ground systems. TAT activities in this segment commenced with the acquisition of Bental in August 2008 and accordingly, the results in this segment for fiscal year 2008 are not compared with the previous years.

MRO services include the remanufacture, repair and overhaul of heat transfer equipment and other aircraft components, APUs, propellers and landing gear. TAT's Limco subsidiary operates FAA (Federal Aviation Administration ) certified repair stations, which provide aircraft component MRO services for airlines, air cargo carriers, maintenance service centers and the military.

TAT also holds 37% in First Aviation Services, a world-wide distributor of products and services to the aerospace industry and a one-stop-shop for MRO services (wheels, breaks, propellers and landing gear) for the General Aviation Industry.

TAT's executive offices are located in the Re'em Industrial Park, Neta Boulevard, Bnei Ayish, Gedera 70750, Israel, and TAT's telephone number is +972-8-862-8500.

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    For more information of TAT Technologies, please visit our web-site:
http://www.tat.co.il

    Contact:

    Miri Segal-Scharia
    MS-IR LLC
    Tel: +1-917-607-8654
    msegal@ms-ir.com

    Dr. Avi Ortal
    CEO Limco Piedmont
    Tel: +1-336-455-1785
    avio@lpi.aero

SOURCE TAT Technologies Ltd