BZC Breeze-Eastern Corp.

Breeze-Eastern Corporation (AMEX:BZC) announced today it was awarded a $3.2 million firm-fixed price contract by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama for one hundred and forty (140) C-160 Cargo Hooks for the CH-47 Aircraft. The contract is for one of the two option years included in the base contract. �This contract represents another milestone for Breeze-Eastern�s continuing support of the U.S. Army�s Chinook helicopters,� stated Robert L. G. White, President and CEO of Breeze-Eastern Corporation. �Breeze-Eastern�s commitment to the U.S. Army�s premier heavy-lift helicopter has been in place for over 20 years and demonstrates the Company�s long-term support for this aircraft which will continue to provide heavy-lift capability to the U.S. Army well into the 21st Century.� Breeze-Eastern Corporation (http://www.breeze-eastern.com) is the world�s leading designer and manufacturer of sophisticated lifting devices for military and civilian aircraft, including rescue hoists, cargo hooks, and weapons-lifting systems. The Company, formerly known as TransTechnology Corporation, employs approximately 180 people at its facility in Union, New Jersey, and reported net sales of $73.3 million in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007. INFORMATION ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements in this press release constitute �forward-looking statements� within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Acts"). Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact are deemed to be forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on current beliefs, estimates and assumptions concerning the operations, future results, and prospects of the Company. As actual operations and results may materially differ from those assumed in forward-looking statements, there is no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. Forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbors created in the Acts. Any number of factors could affect future operations and results, including, without limitation, competition from other companies; changes in applicable laws, rules and regulations affecting the Company in the locations in which it conducts its business; the availability of equity and/or debt financing in the amounts and on the terms necessary to support the Company�s future business; interest rate trends; order flow associated with the delay in enactment of the 2008 Federal Defense budget; determination by the Company to dispose of or acquire additional assets; general industry and economic conditions; events impacting the U.S. and world financial markets and economies; and those specific risks that are discussed in the Company�s previously filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007, and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 30, 2007. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future events.