Directorate Change

9 September 2009

                                Avingtrans plc                                 
                                (the "Company")                                

                              Directorate Change                               

The Board of Avingtrans plc, is pleased to announce that Dr. Graham Kenneth
Thornton has agreed to join the Board as a Non-Executive Director, with
immediate effect.

Graham has over 25 years experience in the aerospace sector working for market
leading companies such as TRW Aeronautical Systems, where he was VP Business
Development, and the Smiths Group PLC. He has also worked as an independent
consultant to a number of the world's most prestigious defence and high
technology companies. Graham was most recently the Managing Director of
Northrop Grumman UK.

Dr. Thornton, aged 61, is a chartered physicist and chartered mechanical
engineer. He is a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, a fellow of the RSA
and served more than 10 years as a council member of the Society of British
Aerospace Companies. He is a physics graduate and has a PhD in Cryogenic
Engineering from Southampton University. From 1975 to 1984 he lectured in
Engineering Science at Oxford University.

Commenting, Roger McDowell, Chairman, said:

"Graham's credentials speak for themselves. He brings considerable
international experience to Avingtrans in our core sectors and we welcome
Graham to the Board."

In accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules, the following information in
relation to the appointment of Dr Thornton is disclosed:

Current directorships and partnerships:

RG Associates (Partnership)

Conditioning Monitoring Technologies Limited

Turbo Power Systems Inc (Canada)

Previous directorships and partnerships held in the past five years:

Society of British Aerospace Companies Limited NGC UK Limited

Northrop Grumman UK Limited

NGC UK Limited

High Integrity Solutions Limited (Date of Administration 3rd April 2008. Amount
owed to creditors £1.89 million.)

There are no other matters which are required to be announced as required under
Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.



Enquiries:

Stephen King 0115 949 9020

Finance Director