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AMETEK APPOINTS KELLSTROM COMMERCIAL AEROSPACE AS AUTHORIZED LATIN AMERICAN DISTRIBUTOR FOR AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE COMPONENTS

AMETEK Aerospace has appointed Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace as its authorized Latin American distributor. The distribution agreement covers Mexico, Central America and South America.

Kellstrom is an industry leader in aircraft aftermarket logistics and inventory support with a reputation for world-class service. Its staff in south Florida and throughout Latin America will provide AMETEK customers across the region with faster access and better availability of AMETEK Aerospace products.

"We are very confident that by combining AMETEK's well-established reputation for high-quality products with Kellstrom's expertise in aerospace sales and distribution, we will bring added value to AMETEK's important Latin American customer base," notes Dennis Zalupski, President of Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace.

AMETEK has over 50 years of aerospace experience. Its products include engine displays, altimeters, thermocouples, speed sensors, pressure transducers, stall warning computers, flowmeters, accelerometers, vibration monitoring and data acquisition units, and fuel and fluid measurement instruments, among others.

"Our agreement with Kellstrom significantly enhances our ability to serve our aerospace aftermarket customers across Latin America and is part of our continuing effort to better serve our global customers," comments Wes Hardin, Vice President and General Manager of AMETEK Aerospace.

AMETEK Aerospace products are used by most of the world's leading airframe manufacturers, including Boeing, Airbus, Learjet, Sikorsky, Cessna, Embraer, Dehaviland, Saab, Mitsubishi and Bell. It also supplies engine sensors and components to all three leading jet engine manufacturers -- GE, Pratt & Whitney and Rolls Royce.

Headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA, AMETEK Aerospace is a unit of AMETEK, Inc., a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electric motors with annual sales of more than US$1 billion.

For further information, please contact:
Ms. Patricia Lum
Kellstrom Commercial Aerospace
3701 Flamingo Road
Miramar, FL 33027 USA
Tel 1-954-538-2000
Fax 1-954-538-2669
www.kellstrom.com