HEICO Corporation Announces Regular Quarterly Conference Call

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. and MIAMI, Aug. 19, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On August 27, 2008, after the NYSE closing, HEICO Corporation will release its financial results for the third quarter ended July 31, 2008. The earnings release will be available through the Internet on the Company's web site at http://www.heico.com.

In order to assist interested parties in scheduling their participation in HEICO teleconferences, the Company issues advance notices of conference calls.

HEICO will hold a conference call on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time to discuss its third quarter results. Individuals wishing to participate in the conference call should dial: U.S. (888) 299-4099, Canada (866) 682-1172, International (302) 709-8337, wait for the conference operator and provide the operator with the "Verbal" Passcode/Conference ID VM55775 (or "8655775"). A digital replay will be available two hours after the completion of the conference for 14 days. To access, dial: U.S. (800) 355-2355, Canada/International (402) 220-2946, and enter the Playback Passcode/Conference ID 55775#.

The Company has two classes of common stock traded on the NYSE. Both classes, the Class A Common Stock (HEI.A) and the Common Stock (HEI), are virtually identical in all economic respects. The only difference between the share classes is the voting rights. The Class A Common Stock (HEI.A) receives 1/10 vote per share and the Common Stock (HEI) receives one vote per share. The stock symbols for HEICO's two classes of common stock on most web sites are HEI.A and HEI. However, some web sites change HEICO's Class A Common Stock stock symbol (HEI.A) to HEI/A or HEIa.

HEICO Corporation is engaged primarily in certain niche segments of the aviation, defense, space and electronics industries through its Hollywood, FL-based HEICO Aerospace Holdings Corp. subsidiary and its Miami, FL-based HEICO Electronic Technologies Corp. subsidiary. HEICO's customers include a majority of the world's airlines and airmotives as well as numerous defense and space contractors and military agencies worldwide in addition to medical, telecommunications and electronics equipment manufacturers. For more information about HEICO, please visit our web site at http://www.heico.com.

CONTACT: HEICO Corporation
         Thomas S. Irwin
           (954) 987-4000 ext. 7560
         Victor H. Mendelson
           (305) 374-1745 ext. 7590