DALLAS TO HOST JULY AEPS AVIATION CAREER AIRFAIR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2001

Ft. Lauderdale - The Aviation Employee Placement Service (AEPS) Dallas Aviation Career AirFair will land in Arlington, Texas on Friday, July 27th and Saturday, July 28th. The aviation career forum will be held at the Arlington International Convention Center and promises to draw the aviation industry's finest in pre-qualified candidates and employers.

This is the second time the AEPS Aviation Career AirFair has come to the Dallas area. Typically, the AirFair program will include between 40 and 60 major aviation companies recruiting for pilots, flight attendants, aviation mechanics as well as various management and customer service employee candidates.

Airlines already committed to recruiting pilots, flight attendants and maintenance technicians at the Dallas event include America West, Midway, National, and Southwest. One of the largest business aircraft fractional operations in the U.S., Executive Jet Aircraft will also be recruiting for pilots and flight operations personnel.

Aircraft service companies recruiting for maintenance, electronic technicians and engineers include AAR Aircraft Services, Celsius Aerotech, Midcoast Aviation, PDS Aviation Services and STS Services. In addition, the aviation training companies, GE SimuFlite and FlightSafety International will be seeking instructor pilots and maintenance instructors.

In addition to the recruiting services offered at the AirFair, the Universal Pilots Application Service (UPAS) will provide seminars sponsored by various airlines and aircraft service companies.

The Dallas Aviation Career AirFair offers aviation employers a very efficient method to interview large numbers of pre-qualified applicants who are committed to careers in the industry. At the same time, aviation applicants use the forum to find a large array of available opportunities.

The AirFair concept is a compliment to Aviation Employee Placement Service's already successful web based online placement service. AEPS (www.aeps.com) is the largest provider of aviation career services in the world. The Internet based company has built a members database of more than 130,000 potential aviation applicants worldwide. Approximately 7,000 aviation career recruiters utilize the database.

The Dallas Aviation Career AirFair will be open Friday, July 27th from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, July 28th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Arlington International Convention Center is located at 1200 Ballpark Way in Arlington. The registration fee, $10 for active AEPS and UPAS members, students with a valid I.D. and $20 for non-members, can be paid at the door.

Following the Dallas AirFair, AEPS will host the Chicago Aviation Career AirFair on August 17th and 18th at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.

For further information on AEPS AirFairs, please contact Diana Lundie at 305-433-8029, or, e-mail, dlundie@aepsairfairs.com. The web site can be accessed at www.aepsairfair.com.

SOUTH FLORIDA AIRFAIR SEEKING AVIATION CAREER APPLICANTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 2001

Ft. Lauderdale - The Aviation Employee Placement Service (AEPS) South Florida Aviation Career AirFair will host more than 40 major aviation related companies and at least 1,000 career applicants on Friday, June 15th and Saturday, June 16th in Ft. Lauderdale. The aviation career forum will take place at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center.

This is the second time the AEPS Aviation Career AirFair will be held in the Ft. Lauderdale area drawing on the aviation industry's finest in pre-qualified candidates and employers. The major aviation companies and airlines will be seeking pilots, flight attendants, aviation mechanic technicians as well as various management and customer service employee candidates.

Airlines already committed to recruiting at the event include Continental, Midway, Southwest, AirTran, American Eagle, Atlantic Coast, jetBlue, Mesa, Colgan, Shuttle America, Spirit, National, PSA/US Airways Express, Falcon Air Express, Mesaba/Northwest Airlink, Flight Options, USA 3000 and Frontier. Bombardier-Flexjet, one of the largest business aircraft fractional operation in the U.S., will also be recruiting for pilots, maintenance technicians and flight attendants.

Pilots and maintenance technicians will also be the focus for aviation training organizations to include Pan Am International Flight Academy, FlightSafety International, Aeroservice Aviation Center, GE Capital-SimuFlite Gulfstream Academy of Aeronautics and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Those companies specifically seeking maintenance technicians, in addition to the airlines, include Bombardier Aerospace, Celsius Aerotech, Kellstrom Industries, PDS Aviation Services, Dassault Falcon Jet Corporation, SR Technics Palmdale, PlaneTechs Aircraft Maintenance, Aviant Group and STS Services.

In addition, Universal Pilot Application Service (UPAS) is scheduling pilot, mechanic and flight attendant seminars. FlightSafety International, Aeroservice Aviation Center, Spirit Airlines and jetBlue Airways, will sponsor pilot seminars. Airline Inflight Resources, National Airlines and jetBlue Airways will be sponsoring flight attendant seminars. STS Services and jetBlue Airways are sponsoring mechanic seminars.

New to the schedule at the South Florida AirFair is a section of Personal Resource Exhibitors. These include Men's Wearhouse offering VIP discount cards, Miami Dade Community College offering degrees for the aviation and travel industries and CPat offering pilot training on CD Rom.

AEPS (www.aeps.com) is the largest provider of aviation career services in the world. In addition to career AirFairs, the Internet based company has built a members database or more than 130,000 potential aviation applicants worldwide. Approximately 7,000 aviation career recruiters utilize the database.

The South Florida Aviation Career AirFair will open Friday, June 15th from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 16th from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Broward County Convention Center is located at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd. in Ft. Lauderdale. Registration fees, $10 for active AEPS members, UPAS members and students with a valid I.D. and $20 for non-members, can be paid at the door.

Following the South Florida AirFair, AEPS will host the Dallas Aviation Career AirFair on July 27th and 28th at the Arlington International Convention Center in Arlington, Texas.

For further information on AEPS AirFairs, please contact Diana Lundie at 305-433-8029, e-mail, dlundie@aepsairfairs.com. Web site is, www.aepsairfair.com

AEPS ACTIVATES NEW INTERNET DATABASE TECHNOLOGY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2001

Ft. Lauderdale - The web development team at Aviation Employee Placement Service (AEPS) has completed a series of new AEPS software and hardware enhancements to their Internet Database and web site (www.aeps.com). The improvements include a new e-mail multiple delivery system.

According to the development team, "The web site has a whole new look and feel, which is much more intuitive, clean and easier to navigate. You can get anywhere in the site with far fewer clicks than before," he says.

The AEPS database system is an Enterprise Level Clustered Database that runs across multiple high-end servers. "Our web sites are now running servers that include Macromedia Coldfusion and Macromedia Spectra with more ready to be deployed to meet the needs of our users," says Wheatley.

AEPS is the largest provider of Internet aviation recruiting services with an active database of more than 130,000 pre-qualified aviation employee candidates and 8,000 registered aviation recruiters. AEPS also produces a series of highly successful aviation recruiting AirFairs at aviation centers around the U.S.

Explaining the new technology, "Clustering is a way to synchronize data between multiple servers to account for overloads. Multiple servers are now managing the AEPS web site. The end user will receive faster downloads and a faster load of pages along with higher reliability."
The new system will move AEPS toward their goal of zero downtime and 100 percent accessibility to their database members and recruiters.

The company is also working on a new e-mail system that will include multiple delivery methods that will not flood and overwhelm their customers. They also said AEPS is working with their customer service representatives to negate frustrations in the e-mail system.

Customer Service, AEPS Manager of Membership Services, says, "We have been demonstrating the new software to companies and they are very impressed with what we now offer. AEPS2000 is more user friendly to our members and the companies who use our system to recruit aviation job applicants." AEPS believes the improved technology will bring more aviation-related companies and career applicants to utilize their unique Internet database.

Future improvements in technology, according to Wheatley is the development of a Windows application that will provide AEPS customers all the functionality of the AEPS web site. The Windows application will provide faster access to the database as well as more options for storing and exporting the data.

For further information on the new AEPS technology changes, contact Customer Service, AEPS Membership Services, 305-433-8029, e-mail aeps@aeps.com.

FT. LAUDERDALE TO HOST JUNE AEPS AIRFAIR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2001

Ft. Lauderdale - The Aviation Employee Placement Service (AEPS) South Florida Aviation Career AirFair will land in Ft. Lauderdale on Friday, June 15th and Saturday, June 16th. The aviation career forum will be held at the Broward County Convention Center and promises to draw the aviation industry's finest in pre-qualified candidates and employers.

This is the second time the AEPS Aviation Career AirFair has come to Ft. Lauderdale. Typically, the AirFair program will include between 40 and 60 major aviation companies recruiting for pilots, flight attendants, aviation mechanic technicians as well as various management and customer service employee candidates. The average AEPS AirFair hosts 1,000 aviation employee candidates.

A sample of AirFair recruiters from airlines already committed to participating in the event include Continental, Midway, Southwest, American Eagle, JetBlue, National, Colgan, USA 3000 and Spirit. Aircraft service organizations include Aeroservice Aviation Center, Celsius Aerotech, STS Services, Kellstrom Industries, and SR Technics. Bombardier Flexjet and Executive Jet Aviation, business fractional operators, will also be recruiting in Ft. Lauderdale as will two aviation training centers, GE Capital - Simuflight and Flight Safety International.

The AirFair offers employers an economical way to interview large numbers of applicants who are committed to a career in aviation. It also provides applicants a forum to find opportunities available in aviation. No like event in the aviation industry can provide a professional atmosphere where applicants can be both interviewed and tested.

The AirFair concept is a compliment to the company's already successful web based online placement service. The goal of the AirFair is to offer a vehicle where employers have face to face contact with hundreds of prospects at a time in a comfortable setting. Aviation related companies continue to look to AirFairs for promising candidates with specific experience to fill aircrew, technicians and management positions. The AEPS South Florida AirFair will be no exception.

AEPS (www.aeps.com) is the largest provider of aviation career services in the world. In addition to AirFair programs, the Internet based company has built a members database of more than 130,000 potential aviation applicants worldwide. Approximately 7,000 aviation career recruiters utilize the database.

The South Florida Aviation Career AirFair will be open Friday, June 15th from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 16th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Broward County Convention Center is located at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd. in Ft. Lauderdale.

A small registration fee of $10 for active AEPS and Universal Pilot Application Service (UPAS) members, $10 for students with a valid I.D. and $20 for non-members can be paid in cash at the door.

Following the South Florida AirFair, AEPS will host the Dallas Aviation Career AirFair on July 27th and 28th at the International Convention Center in Arlington, Texas.

For further information on AEPS AirFairs, please contact Diana Lundie at 305-433-8029, or, e-mail, dianal@aepsairfair.com. Media who would like to attend the South Florida AirFair, please contact Ron Sherman at 703-938-3277, or, e-mail sherman938@aol.com.

AEPS ACTIVATES NEW INTERNET DATABASE TECHNOLOGY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2001

Ft. Lauderdale - The Aviation Employee Placement Service (AEPS) has established a Background Department to verify information aviation applicants provide on their resumes. The verification checks are required by the FAA and utilized by human resource managers at airlines and aircraft service companies.

The background manager for AEPS (www.aeps.com), Bob Latcham said, "Our sole purpose is to substantiate information the potential pilot, flight attendant or other applicant has stated on their application forms as true and accurate." The objective of verification, according to Latcham, is to retrieve records and gather supportive information through a variety of sources.

Latcham made clear, his background department does not include any interpretation of information or any personal opinions. "We are not private investigators and we present information in a factual manner. We operate as a third party in the process of pre-employment screening," he said. The AEPS verifiers are well trained on the issues of confidentiality.

In addition to company requests for background verifications, AEPS also will provide individual background screening. This type of background check is conducted in exactly the same manner is a company request. Latcham said, "There is no great mystery in the verification process or its objective. We are as thorough as possible with both individuals as well as company requests."

Normally, information contained in background checks include:

• 10 year work history (FAA)
• Five year verifiable work history (FAA)
• Pilots records
• FAA and all license verification including violations, revocation and accidents
• Criminal checks
• Education verification
• Military checks
• Credit checks

Background checks for human resource departments are accomplished at no cost to the aviation-company requesting the service. Costs to individuals will very depending on their status as an AEPS database member. The services are designed to put companies in better control of personnel recruitment, saving time and money. "Conducting time-consuming background checks on prospective employees can inefficient and costly to companies. That's where we come in," said Latcham.

Air carriers and aircraft service companies may request pre-employment screening for any position within their organizations. The Pilot Records Improvement Act of 1996 (PRIA) positions include captains, first officers, engineers and chief pilots. All air carriers operating under part 121 or 135 are required to comply with PRIA. Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) pre-employment screening position are A&P mechanics, customer service representatives, flight attendants, office personnel, dispatchers, managers and security personnel.

For further information on AEPS background checks, please contact Bob Latcham, 305-433-8029, or, e-mail aeps@aeps.com.

AEPS NAMES WINNER OF AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2001

Ft. Lauderdale - Christine Marie Naber, a senior at Lake Park High School in Roselle, Illinois was awarded the first Aviation Employee Placement Service (AEPS) Members and Member Companies Scholarship. The award was presented to the 18 year-old by Jim Dent, founder and president of AEPS, at the Women In Aviation (WIA) annual conference now in Reno, Nevada.

Naber was selected from a group of ten finalists from throughout the country who are all pursing a college degree in any aviation field. The scholarship will include tuition for four years, up to $15,000 per year, at an accredited college or university approved by AEPS. This is the first year AEPS has participated in a scholarship of this type in partnership with the WIA.

The AEPS scholarship Naber won is targeted to young people who have expressed a desire to have a career in the aviation industry and in need of assistance. Dent said, "We looked for students who have an intrinsic interest in aviation." Other considerations included grade point level, extracurricular activities and a 200-word essay on the subject of AEPS activities.

AEPS (www.aeps.com) is the largest provider of aviation recruiting services in the world. The company's Internet database of pre-qualified aviation member's totals more than 130,000. Over 7,000 aviation recruiters are registered to utilize the database. In addition, AEPS produces a series of aviation career AirFairs at centers of commercial aviation activity around the U.S. and is closely associated with AviationCareer.net magazine and web site (www.aviationcareer.net).

Naber recently completed requirements for a private pilot license in her quest to be a commercial airline pilot. In addition to demonstrating her piloting skills, some of those requirements she completed at FAA ground school included weather, flight safety, aerodynamics, and maintenance. In addition she has built wing frames as well as other aircraft related support equipment. Naber attended the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Leadership Camp last summer. She is a member of the EAA local chapter 790.

At Lake Park High School, Naber has a near 4-point grade average and is a member of the national honor society. She is also a member of the Lake Park Lancer Marching Band where she is a bass clarinet section leader. The band has won state, national and international honors during her term as a member. She is also a Clarinet instructor and active in the school's drama department music group.

In her essay, Naber pointed out the relationship between an expertise in aviation skills and the opportunities presented on the Internet. She illustrated the resources provided by on-line publications such as AviationCareer.net and the constant availability of the AEPS and Universal Pilot Application Service (UPAS) web sites. Such resources, she said, build a bridge between prospective employees and employers in the aviation industry.

Dent said, "We want our members to know their fees fueled this scholarship and we are very proud of Christine and pleased at this opportunity to further her studies and help her attain a career in aviation. This will become a great tradition for us and we are grateful to be included in the Women In Aviation program."

For further information on the AEPS Members and Member Companies Scholarship, please contact Customer Service at 305-433-8029, ext. 304, or, e-mail, aeps@aeps.com.

AVIATIONCAREER.NET MAGAZINE TO BE BOTH ONLINE AND IN PRINT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2000

Ft. Lauderdale - AviationCareer.net, the first online magazine to focus on career opportunities within the aviation industry, is establishing a slick printed version to start in January 2001. Online since mid August, AviationCareer.net has worked closely with the Aviation Employee Placement Service (AEPS) to build the online and printed versions of the magazine.

In addition to helping build the AviationCareer.net online and printed magazine, AEPS produces a series of Career AirFairs held at aviation population centers in the U.S. AEPS is the largest provider of aviation career services in the world.

The editor of AviationCareer.net is Janice Wood, a veteran reporter with 17 years of writing and editorial experience. She has held positions with general and business publications while specializing in the aviation, banking and insurance industries. She studied journalism and received her BA degree from Kent State University in 1983.

Commenting on her online and printed publication, Wood said, "This is the first magazine to cover all aviation careers. We are covering the recruiting process from both sides and are aiming our content at those looking for jobs and those doing the hiring." The printed version of AviationCareer.net will be published monthly.

The printed content will mirror the AviationCareer.net web site which includes a spotlight on various aviation companies, personal profiles, human resource information, training and education department, a weekly column called Fly By, letters to the editor and job hunting tips as well as an invitation to "ask the expert." The web site version is continually updated five times a week.

Operating from the AEPS offices in Ft. Lauderdale, the initial printed circulation of AviationCareeer.net will be about 20,000 aimed at active members of AEPS and the Universal Pilot Application Service (UPAS). In addition to a regular monthly subscriber rate, the magazine will have a special student rate and will be distributed to all aviation educational institutions as well as university level aviation departments in the U.S.

Publisher of AviationCareer.net is Thomas Monaghan who for the past seven years has been managing his own company, The Commercial Aircraft Management Group, specializing in aircraft sales and leasing, investing, airline certification, crew training and general consulting. AviationCareer.net, UPAS and AEPS are sister organizations wholly owned by holding company, WED, Inc.

For further information on AviationCareer.net, AEPS, or UPAS please access their web sites at www.AviationCareer.net; www.aeps.com; or, www.UPAS.com. To interview the principals in the three organizations contact Ron Sherman, Sherman Communications, 703-938-3277, e-mail sherman938@aol.com

AVIATION INDUSTRY COMMITS TO AEPS WASHINGTON D.C. AIRFAIR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2000

Arlington, Virginia - Several hundred aviation career applicants who will be attending the Aviation Employee Placement Service (AEPS) Washington D.C. Career AirFair today and tomorrow will have a large variety of aviation companies to visit. The event is taking place in Exhibit Halls A and B of the Crystal City Hyatt Regency Hotel here from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. today and 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. tomorrow.

More than 40 companies and organizations from the aviation industry will be exhibiting at the DC AirFair (see list attached). Also, at the AirFair, will be four special aviation seminars open to all participants. These special events, to be held today from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., include; seminars on aviation mechanic positions, pilot opportunities in cargo airlines and careers for flight attendants.

This is the seventh AEPS Career AirFair. Other such events were held in Chicago, Ft. Lauderdale, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas and Cincinnati. Hundreds of aviation related companies and several thousand-career candidates have participated in the recruiting sessions. Customer Service, AEPS president, said, "We schedule our AirFairs at the centers of commercial aviation activity around the country in order to reach as many pre-qualified aviation career candidates."

AEPS is the largest provider of aviation career services in the world. In addition to the AirFair programs, the Internet based company has built a database of close to 100,000 potential aviation applicants worldwide. More than 6,000 registered aviation recruiters utilize the database.

There are two severe problems limiting the growth of the aviation industry. There is the need to modernize air traffic control technology and procedures. Just as important are the problems of finding qualified applicants to fill pilot, maintenance, flight attendant, operations and management positions at all levels of commercial and business aviation.

AEPS recognizes the challenge facing aviation employers in today's market and is rapidly expanding to help meet the needs of the industry. Dent said, "by building our career candidate database and producing AirFairs like today's event, we are providing a bridge between qualified career prospects and the aviation industry".

The Universal Pilot Application Service (UPAS), a sister company to AEPS, is a prominent part of the career forums. UPAS currently has more than 100 companies who regularly conduct searches for pilot applicants using the service. Tim Kirkwood serves as president of UPAS.

The next career AirFairs will take place in Seattle on January 12-13 at the Washington State Convention Center and Atlanta in the Georgia International Convention Center on February 9 -10, 2001. This is the second time the AEPS AirFair will be held in Atlanta. On March 23-24, 2001 the AirFair will be held in Denver.

For further information on AEPS or UPAS, please access their web sites at www.aeps.com and www.upas.com. To interview Customer Service or Tim Kirkwood, contact Ron Sherman, Sherman Communications, 703-938-3277, e-mail sherman938@aol.com.

Backgrounder on Aviation Employee Placement Service (AEPS)

Aviation Employee Placement Service (AEPS), founded by its president, James N. Dent in January 1995, celebrated its fifth anniversary year in 2000. The company has grown to become the largest provider of aviation career services in the world. AEPS has built an Internet database of more than 130,000 potential aviation applicants worldwide. More than 7,000 aviation recruiters are registered users of the database. While the database is free to aviation employers, applicants pay a low yearly fee to be listed as an AEPS member. Current annual fees are $114 for pilots and $74 for all other aviation employee positions. There is an optional monthly fee of $12 for all positions.

There are two severe problems within aviation today limiting the growth of the industry. The first is the need to modernize air traffic control technology and procedures. Second is the pervasive lack of qualified professionals to fill pilot, maintenance, flight attendant, management and operations positions at all levels of commercial and business aviation.

The success of AEPS is an important step in solving the aviation career problem. There is no other resource within the aviation career-recruiting field that is a close competitor to AEPS. The company is greatly increasing their efforts to recruit more qualified aviation career candidates. AEPS is growing at a 50 percent rate per year, however, given the nature of the job market within the aviation industry, the company realizes there are considerable opportunities to provide for further expansion.

In this context, AEPS is producing Career AirFairs at significant aviation areas throughout the U.S. A dozen of the forums have been successfully held providing opportunities for more than 10,000 aviation career candidates to meet and talk with nearly 150 aviation related companies. The next in the series of aviation career forums will be the Ft. Lauderdale, Florida AirFair, scheduled for June 15-16 at the Broward Convention Center. In addition, AviationCareer.net, a sister company to AEPS, is both an online and printed magazine focusing on careers in the aviation industry. Another sister-company is the well-known Universal Pilot Application Service (UPAS).

AEPS recognizes the challenge to aviation employers in today's market and is rapidly expanding programs to meet the needs of the industry. By combining improvements in their exclusive database technology, and a wider spectrum of services linking together prospective employers and employees, it is anticipated AEPS will continue to be the employment resource of choice for a large portion of the aviation industry.

If you require more detailed information about AEPS, please access the company's web site at www.aeps.com. Customer Service is available at 305-433-8029, extension 304, or, e-mail aeps@aeps.com.