Mercury Air Group, Inc. Names Kent Rosenthal Chief Financial Officer

Mercury Air Group, Inc. Names Kent Rosenthal Chief Financial
Officer 


LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mercury Air Group, Inc.
(AMEX:MAX) a worldwide provider of aviation petroleum products, air cargo
services and transportation, and support services for international and
domestic commercial airlines, general and government aircraft and specialized
contract services for the United States government, today announced it has
appointed Kent Rosenthal Chief Financial Officer.  Rosenthal replaces Robert
Schlax, who will pursue other interests.

Prior to joining Mercury Rosenthal served as Vice President of Finance for
Anixter Pentacon, Inc., a distributor of communications and specialty wire and
cable products.  He also served in numerous finance management capacities with
Allied Signal.

"Kent is an experienced financial leader, and we look forward to his
contributions as we continue to embark on our ongoing growth strategy," said
Mercury Chairman and CEO Joseph A. Czyzyk.  "We, of course, appreciate the
contributions of our past CFO, Robert Schlax, and wish him success in his new
endeavors."

About Mercury Air Group

Los Angeles-based Mercury Air Group (AMEX:MAX) provides aviation petroleum
products, air cargo services and transportation, and support services for
international and domestic commercial airlines, general and government aircraft
and specialized contract services for the United States government.  Mercury
Air Group operates three business segments worldwide: MercFuel, Inc., Maytag
Aircraft Corporation and Mercury Air Cargo, Inc.  For more information, please
visit http://www.mercuryairgroup.com/.

Certain statements contained in this news release which are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements as that item is defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from estimated results.  Such risks and uncertainties are detailed
in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The
Company intends these forward-looking statements to speak only as of the time
of the news release and does not undertake to update or revise them, as more
information becomes available.

   Company Contact:
   Joseph Czyzyk
   Mercury Air Group, Inc.
   [phone]


DATASOURCE: Mercury Air Group, Inc.



CONTACT:  Joseph Czyzyk of Mercury Air Group, Inc., [phone]



Web site:  http://www.mercuryairgroup.com/ 

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