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MOOG NAMED SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR BY BOEING
29 February 2000 - Moog Controls

At its annual meeting today, Moog Inc. announced that Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group recently named it a 1999 'Supplier of the Year.' 'Throughout our history, Moog has sought to be the world's best supplier of flight control actuation,' said R. T. Brady, Chairman and CEO. 'An award like this from Boeing is rewarding recognition that we're making good progress.'

At its annual meeting today, Moog Inc. announced that Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group recently named it a 1999 'Supplier of the Year.'

'Throughout our history, Moog has sought to be the world's best supplier of flight control actuation,' said R. T. Brady, Chairman and CEO. 'An award like this from Boeing is rewarding recognition that we're making good progress.'

Boeing, the world's largest manufacturer of commercial airplanes, initiated the annual awards program in1988 to recognize outstanding suppliers. Recipients are nominated based on product quality, cost, delivery and technical excellence. Moog was one of 13 companies to receive the award for 1999.

Alan Mulally, President of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Group, praised the suppliers for their support of Boeing business goals and their ability to add value to Boeing products to better satisfy airline customers.

'Boeing commends Moog for being a customer-focused company that embraces Boeing initiatives,' added Tom Haley, Boeing procurement director. 'A supplier of flight control actuation, Moog initiated a major engineering program in 1999 to cut product development time in half. They continue to deliver an outstanding product on schedule at a competitive price.'

Moog Inc. is a worldwide manufacturer of precision control components and systems. Moog's high-performance actuation products control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles and automated industrial machinery.

http://www.moog.co.uk

About: Moog Controls
Moog Controls started life in the UK in October 1965 as Moog Hydra-Point, based in Cheltenham, England. This new subsidiary was set up to manufacture and market the Moog Hydra-Point machines in the UK, South Africa and European common market.

Nearly 40 years later, not only does MCL manufacture a suite of products for motion control applications, they are also active in the design and development of new and innovative solutions for precision control problems. Our team of highly skilled engineers can provide project support to assist our customers in the performance of a wide variety of applications including, motion simulators for training and entertainment, industrial gas turbine controls, plastics machinery controls, heavy industry, metal forming & pressing, and commercial and military ground vehicle controls.

All Moog subsidiaries are represented by regional sales engineers backed by comprehensive product and engineering support teams. Add to this the global presence of Moog and you are ensured a competent partner to deliver and service you and your customers needs.

MCL employs over 270 people on its Tewkesbury site, accommodated in 3 buildings, producing over 21,500 servovalves per annum.

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