For Immediate Release

 Date:                September 26, 2001

 Contact:           Scott I. Langa

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Langa Air To Perform FAA-Compliant Security Procedures

Langa Air, Inc. based at the St. Louis Regional Airport announced that it would implement new security procedures including employment background verification and the use of badges for employees and customers who have access to aircraft.  Langa is in the process of developing a company wide security plan and appointed Jeff Baalman as Security Manager.

Langa Air is a member of The National Air Transportation Association (NATA).  NATA has created a Business Aviation Security Task Force that unanimously endorsed employment background verifications for all employees with access to aircraft at all airports, large and small.  Currently, only certain employees at airports with scheduled air carrier service are required to have employment background verifications.  St. Louis Regional Airport, since it does not have any scheduled air carriers, is not required to perform employment verifications.  Upon NATA’s recommendation, Langa Air will proceed immediately to implement a security plan including employment verification even before an official ruling has been determined for the St. Louis Regional Airport.

“We feel that it is necessary to take whatever precaution we can to assure our customers, co-workers, community, and government that general aviation is safe.” said Scott Langa, vice president of Langa Air.

All Langa Air current employees and new employees will be required to execute a release and consent form authorizing Langa to perform a security check.  They then will be required to provide employment history for the past ten years and answer several questions regarding their past including criminal history.

Although grounded from flight training for a period of ten days immediately following the terrorist attack on September 11^th, Langa says that flight operations have resumed and are back on track.  “We will continue where we left off, building a solid flight school that contributes to the community and the future of aviation.”  said Langa.