TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc. Announces Extension of Offer of Premium for Early Conversion of Its Outstanding Senior and Junior

TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc. Announces Extension of Offer of
Premium for Early Conversion of Its Outstanding Senior and Junior Subordinated
Convertible PIK Notes Into Common Stock 


GREENSBORO, N.C., March 2  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TIMCO Aviation Services,
Inc. (OTC:TMAS) (BULLETIN BOARD: TMAS)  today announced that in order to allow
holders of its notes sufficient time to complete the paperwork with respect to
the tender offer, the Company has decided to extend the pending offer to the
holders of its 8% senior subordinated convertible PIK notes due 2006 ("Senior
Notes") and to the holders of its 8% junior subordinated convertible PIK notes
due 2007 ("Junior Notes", and collectively with the Senior Notes, the "Notes")
to receive a 15% premium for agreeing to an early conversion of their Notes
into shares of the Company's authorized but unissued common stock ("Common
Stock") for an additional week.  The expiration date for the offer and consent
solicitation has been extended from 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Tuesday,
March 1, 2005, to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Tuesday, March 8, 2005. 
The complete terms of the offer and consent solicitation remain unchanged and
are contained in the Company's Offering Circular dated January 26, 2005. As of
5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 1, 2005, the Company has received
tenders and the related consents from holders of $58.6 million in aggregate
principal amount of Senior Notes and holders of $4.0 million in aggregate
principal amount of Junior Notes.

This press release is not an offer or solicitation for the early conversion of
the Notes into Common Stock, which can only be made on the terms and subject to
the conditions described in the Tender Offer Statement (including the Offering
Circular, a related letter of transmittal and other offer documents) filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").  The Tender Offer
Statement was made available to all holders of Notes at no expense to them. 
The Tender Offer Statement is also available at no charge at the SEC's website
at http://www.sec.gov/ .  The Tender Offer Statement contains important
information that should be read carefully before any decision is made with
respect to the offer and consent solicitation.

TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc. is among the world's largest providers of fully
integrated aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MR&O) services for major
commercial airlines, regional air carriers, aircraft leasing companies,
government and military units and air cargo carriers.  The Company currently
operates four MR&O businesses: TIMCO, which, with its four active locations
(Greensboro, NC, Macon, GA, Lake City, FL and Goodyear, AZ), is one of the
largest independent providers of heavy aircraft maintenance services in the
world; Aircraft Interior Design and Brice Manufacturing, which specialize in
the refurbishment of aircraft interior components and the manufacture and sale
of aftermarket parts and new aircraft seats; TIMCO Engineered Systems, which
provides engineering services both to our other MR&O operations and to our
customers; and TIMCO Engine Center, which refurbishes JT8D engines and performs
on-wing repairs for both JT8D and CFM-56 series engines. Visit TIMCO online at
http://www.timco.aero/ .

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause
the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from
forecasted results. A number of factors, including satisfaction of the
conditions to completion of the tender offer contained in the Tender Offer
Statement and those identified in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2003 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended September 30, 2004, could adversely affect the Company's ability
to obtain these results. Copies of the Company's filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission are available from the SEC or may be
obtained upon request from the Company. The Company does not undertake any
obligation to update the information contained herein, which speaks only as of
this date. 

DATASOURCE: TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc.



CONTACT:  Roy T. Rimmer, Jr., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, or

Fritz Baumgartner, Vice President and Corporate Controller, or Kevin Carter,

Vice President - Planning and Treasurer of TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc.,

[phone]



Web site:  http://www.timco.aero/ 

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