FAA AWARDS TYPE CERTIFICATE TO SUPERIOR AIR PARTS’ NEW 180-HORSEPOWER VANTAGE ENGINE

Lakeland, FL, (April 15, 2004) –– Today, during ceremonies at EAA’s Sun ‘n Fun, the Federal Aviation Administration presented Superior Air Parts, Inc. with a Type Certificate for the new Vantage Engine®. Superior anticipates full production certification on this next-generation 180-horsepower, piston engine in the 4^th quarter of 2004.

“This is a very exciting time for everyone at Superior and the entire general aviation industry,” said Charles “Chuck” Dedmon, Superior’s President and CEO. “While the actual decision to obtain a T.C. on the Vantage Engine was made in 1996, it is actually a development process that has spanned some 30-years. Every part that Superior has designed and produced has been a step in the long and detailed process.”

“Superior’s Vantage Engine may look like other horizontally-opposed, 180 horsepower, four-cylinder engines but that’s where the resemblance ends. From the camshaft to the valve covers, the Vantage Engine is an all-new design,” explained Keith Blockus, Superior’s Senior Director of Engineering and Product Development. “We hold all of the design data and will be manufacturing all of the parts to the most stringent performance and quality specifications in the general aviation industry.”