Goodrich Breaks Ground for New Facility in Dubai

Goodrich Breaks Ground for New Facility in Dubai

November 20, 2006

    CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 20 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Goodrich Corporation (NYSE: GR) is celebrating the ground
breaking of a new 110,000-square-foot, purpose-built
facility in Dubai. The site will provide Maintenance,
Repair and Overhaul (MRO) services to customers in the
Middle East, Africa and South Asia.  Goodrich has one of
the largest global MRO presences in the industry and
provides critical MRO services to the worldwide fleet of
commercial and military aircraft.

    According to N.S. (Pandri) Pandarinath, Vice President
MRO, Europe, Middle East and Africa for Goodrich's Customer
Services team, "This new site allows our Customer
Services team to provide localized support and enables us
to bring multiple Goodrich MRO capabilities under one roof.
 It's all about speed and ease of doing business and having
the right assets in the right place at the right time for
our customers."

    Operations began last month at Goodrich's start-up
facility in Jebel Ali, UAE, following successful completion
of all necessary, statutory approvals.  Goodrich's repair
services encompass components and systems from aircraft
nacelles, cargo, de-icing and sensor systems, to aircraft
evacuation systems. Completion of the new facility is
anticipated in the third quarter of 2007.

    On the defense side of the industry, the new facility
will be positioned to support military fleets throughout
the region with spares and repair capabilities for programs
such as the F-16, F-18 and Tornado.

    Mrs. Salma Hareb, CEO Jafza and Economic Zone World,
stated, "We welcome Goodrich Corporation to Jafza and
commend them on their well-timed move.  Dubai is the
aviation hub of the Middle East and Goodrich's high-tech,
high profile services will add strength to the aviation
industry in the UAE. Goodrich will find Jafza an ideal
operations hub, especially with the massive Jebel Ali
International Airport coming up within the next few
years."

    Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a
global supplier of systems and services to aerospace,
defense and homeland security markets. With one of the most
strategically diversified portfolios of products in the
industry, Goodrich serves a global customer base with
significant worldwide manufacturing and service facilities.
 For more information visit http://www.goodrich.com . 

    For more information, please contact:

    Media:

     Gail Warner
     Goodrich Corporation
     Tel:   [phone]

     Lisa Bottle
     Goodrich Corporation
     Tel:   [phone]

    For on-site information and images:

     Martin Butler
     Goodrich Corporation
     Cell:  [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

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