MOOG WINS 10-YEAR TEST EQUIPMENT SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH AIRBUS

AMSTERDAM, June 10, 2008 – Moog FCS, a worldwide provider of high-performance aerospace test equipment and a part of Moog Inc. (NYSE:MOG.A and MOG.B), has secured a contract to provide Airbus with multi-channel digital servo control system requirements for all of the Airbus ground-based testing facilities. Under the agreement which is set to run until at least 2016, Moog FCS is the sole supplier to Airbus for multi-channel digital servo control systems, providing Airbus with the benefits of a single platform across all of its structural testing facilities in Germany, United Kingdom, France and Spain.

Building on a base of proven performance at the Airbus Filton facility in the United Kingdom, Moog FCS (formally FCS Control Systems before the purchase by Moog in August 2005) has supplied systems for the last seven years. A solid track record, system performance and service coupled with new innovations for faster and more accurate testing helped Moog FCS win this prestigious project over the competition from USA and Europe.

Airbus, which currently uses a range of systems across its facilities, including its own systems developed in-house, chose to partner with Moog FCS for this long-term decision. Karlheinz Stupperich, Airbus’ Head of Control Systems and Data Acquisition, Structural Test, said: “We decided to select one partner for new control systems to profit from a transnational harmonization in this area. We finally selected Moog FCS not only on technical, but also on commercial aspects. We have had good experience with Moog FCS on product, service and their ability to collaborate on a joint project for increasing the speed of testing.”

The drive to move to a single platform was prompted by the extensive testing schedules Airbus faces with developments on A380, A400M and A350, in quick succession. The implementation of a single supplier across the Airbus testing facilities in Europe will lead to greater efficiency and flexibility to meet the various program demands.

Pim van den Dijssel, Business Manager Aerospace Test Systems at Moog FCS in Amsterdam said, “We are delighted to have been selected by Airbus, one of the world's leading Aircraft suppliers, to be their partner for all of their control system needs. It is proof of their confidence in our system, the Moog FCS support, market leading performance and the value of our SmarTEST product family.”

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