Aviall, Inc. Promotes Louis F. Koch to Vice President-Human Resources

DALLAS, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aviall, Inc. , the leading independent provider of new aviation parts and inventory-related services, announced today that Louis F. Koch, Director-Human Resources, has been promoted to Vice President-Human Resources. Mr. Koch will retain his existing responsibilities and will continue to report to Jeffrey J. Murphy, Senior Vice President, Law and Human Resources.

"The great strides we have taken in improving the Company's human capital is in large part due to Lou's leadership of the Human Resources team at Aviall," said Murphy. "Under Lou's leadership Aviall will continue to improve our employee base to help the Company grow into the future."

Lou Koch was appointed Director Human Resources of Aviall in November 1998.

About Aviall, Inc.

Aviall, Inc. is a leading solutions provider of aftermarket supply-chain management services for the aviation and marine industries. Aviall is comprised of two operating units. As the world's largest independent provider of new aviation parts and related aftermarket services, the Aviall Services business unit markets and distributes products for approximately 2205 manufacturers and offers approximately 650,000 catalog items from customer service centers located in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Aviall Services also offers a full line of aviation batteries, hoses, wheels and brakes, oxygen and paint services. The Inventory Locator Service (ILS) business unit, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, provides information and facilitates global eCommerce via its electronic marketplace that enables subscribers to buy and sell commercial parts, equipment and services, as well as provides eBusiness Services to the aviation, marine and defense industries. Additional information on Aviall is available via the Internet at http://www.aviall.com/ .