EX-3.98 20 file015.htm RESTATED BYLAWS



                                                                    EXHIBIT 3.98

                                 RESTATED BYLAWS

                                       OF

                                  AEROMET, INC.

         These Restated Bylaws are intended to conform to the mandatory
requirements of the Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "Act"). Any ambiguity
arising between these Bylaws and the discretionary provisions of the Act shall
be resolved in favor of the application of the Act.

                                   ARTICLE I

                                  Shareholders

Section 1. - Place.

         Shareholders meetings shall be held at the registered office of this
Corporation unless a different place shall be designated by the Board of
Directors.

Section 2. - Annual Meeting.

         The annual meeting of the Shareholders shall be held during the month
of December unless otherwise designated by the Board of Directors. The meeting
shall be held for the purpose of electing Directors and for the transaction of
such other business as may come before the meeting. If the day fixed for the
annual meeting shall be a legal holiday, such meeting shall be held on the next
succeeding business day. If the election of Directors shall not be held on the
day designated herein, the Board of Directors shall cause the election to be
held at a special meeting of the Shareholders on the next convenient day.

Section 3. - Special Meetings.

         Special meetings of the Shareholders may be called by the President,
the Board of Directors or the holders of not less than one-tenth of all the
shares entitled to vote at the meeting.

Section 4. - Notice.

         Written or printed notice stating the place, hour and day of the
meeting and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the
meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten (10) days nor more than
sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by
or at the direction of the President, the Secretary, or the Officer or persons
calling the meeting to each Shareholder of record entitled to vote at such
meeting. Such notice and the effective date thereof shall be determined as
provided in the Act.

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Section 5. - Quorum.

         A majority of the shares issued, outstanding and entitled to vote upon
the subject matter at the time of the meeting, represented in person or by
proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting
of the Shareholders.

Section 6. - Adjourned Meetings.

         If there is no quorum present at any annual or special meeting the
Shareholders present may adjourn to such time and place as may be decided upon
by the holders of the majority of the shares present, in person or by proxy, and
notice of such adjournment shall be given in accordance with Section 4 of this
Article, but if a quorum is present, adjournment may be taken from day to day or
to such time and place as may be decided and announced by a majority of the
Shareholders present, and no notice of such adjournment need be given. At any
such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be
transacted which could have been transacted at the meeting originally called.

Section 7. - Voting.

         Each Shareholder entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be
entitled to one vote for each share of stock standing in the name of the
Shareholder on the books of the Corporation at the time of the closing of the
Transfer Books for said meeting, whether represented and present in person or by
proxy. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of each
class represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter
shall be the act of the Shareholders. The Shareholders present at a duly
organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment,
notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Shareholders to leave less than a
quorum.

Section 8. - Proxies.

         At all meetings of Shareholders, a Shareholder may vote in person or by
proxy executed in writing by the Shareholder or by his duly authorized attorney
in fact. No proxy shall be valid after eleven (11) months from the date of its
execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy and coupled with an interest
as provided in the Act.

Section 9. - Closing of Transfer Books.

         The Stock Transfer Books shall be closed for the meetings of the
Shareholders and for the payment of dividends during such periods (not to exceed
50 days) as from time to time may be fixed by the Board of Directors. During
such periods, no stock shall be transferred.

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                                   ARTICLE II

                                    Directors

Section 1. - In General.

         The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board
of not less than one (1) nor more than three (3) Directors. The members of the
first Board of Directors shall hold office until the first annual meeting of the
Shareholders and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.
Thereafter, the term of each Director shall begin upon his election by the
Shareholders as provided in Article I, Section 7 above, and shall continue until
his successor shall have been elected and qualified.

Section 2. - Powers.

         The corporate powers, business, property and interests of this
Corporation shall be exercised, conducted and controlled by the Board of
Directors, which shall have all power necessary to conduct, manage and control
its affairs, and to make such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary as
provided by the Act; to appoint and remove all Officers, agents and employees;
to prescribe their duties and fix their compensation; to call special meetings
of Shareholders whenever it is deemed necessary by the Board, to incur
indebtedness and to give securities, notes and mortgages for same. It shall be
the duty of the Board to cause a complete record to be kept of all the minutes,
acts, and proceedings of its meetings. The Board shall have the power to declare
dividends out of the surplus profits of this Corporation when such profits
shall, in the opinion of the Board, warrant the same.

Section 3. - Vacancies.

         Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be temporarily filled by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors even though less than
a quorum of the Board of Directors. Such temporary Director or Directors shall
hold office until the first meeting of the Stockholders held thereafter, at
which time such vacancy or vacancies shall be permanently filled by election
according to the procedure specified in Section 1 of this Article II. During the
existence of any vacancy or vacancies, the surviving or remaining Directors,
though less than a quorum, shall possess and may exercise all of the powers
vested in the Board of Directors.

Section 4. - Annual Meeting.

         There shall be an annual meeting of the Board of Directors which shall
be held immediately after the annual meeting of the Shareholders and at the same
place.

Section 5. - Special Meeting.

         Special meetings may be called from time to time by the President or
any one of the Directors. Any business may be transacted at any special meeting.

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Section 6. - Quorum.

         A majority of the Directors shall constitute a quorum. The act of a
majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present
shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If less than a quorum is present at
a meeting, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time
to time without further notice, other than announcement at the meeting, until a
quorum shall be present. Interested Directors may be counted for quorum
purposes. In the event of a tie vote, the Chairman of the Board shall have the
right to cast a tie-breaking vote.

Section 7. - Notice.

         Notice of all Directors meetings shall be given in accordance with the
Act. No notice need be given of any annual meeting of the Board of Directors.
One day prior notice shall be given for all special meetings of the Board, but
the purpose of special meetings need not be stated in the notice.

Section 8. - Compensation.

         By resolution of the Board of Directors, each Director may either be
reimbursed for his expenses, if any, for attending each meeting of the Board of
Directors or may be paid a fixed fee for attending each meeting of the Board of
Directors, or both. No such payment shall preclude any Director from serving the
Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 9. - Removal or Resignation of Directors.

         Any Director may resign by delivering written notice of the resignation
to the Board of Directors or an officer of the Corporation. All or any number of
the Directors may be removed, with or without cause, at a meeting expressly
called for that purpose by a vote of the holders of the majority of the shares
then entitled to vote at an election of Directors.

Section 10. - Presumption of Assent.

         A Director of the Corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board
of Directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed
to have assented to the action taken, unless his dissent shall be entered in the
minutes of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who
voted in favor of such action.

                                  ARTICLE III

                    Officers and Agents - General Provisions

Section 1. - Number, Election and Term.

         Officers of the Corporation shall be a President and a Secretary.
Officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors at its first meeting, and at
each regular annual meeting of the Board of Directors thereafter. Each Officer
shall hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of

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the Directors and until his successor shall be elected and qualified. Any one
person may hold more than one office if it is deemed advisable by the Board of
Directors.

Section 2. - Additional Officers and Agents.

         The Board of Directors may appoint and create such other Officers and
agents as may be deemed advisable and prescribe their duties.

Section 3. - Resignation or Removal.

         Any officer or agent of the Corporation may resign from such position
by delivering written notice of the resignation to the Board of Directors, but
such resignation shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of
the Corporation. Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of
Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the
best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby, but such removal
shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so
removed. Election or appointment of an Officer or agent shall not of itself
create contract rights.

Section 4. - Vacancies.

         Vacancies in any office caused by any reason shall be filled by the
Board of Directors at any meeting by selecting a suitable and qualified person
to act during the unexpired term.

Section 5. - Salaries.

         The salaries of all the Officers, agents and other employees of this
Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and may be changed from
time to time by the Board, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such
salary by reason of the fact that he is also a Director of the Corporation. All
Directors, including interested Directors, are specifically authorized to
participate in the voting of such compensation irrespective of their interest.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                             Duties of the Officers

Section 1. - Chairman of the Board.

         The Chairman of the Board, if any, shall be a member of the Board of
Directors and shall preside at all meetings of the Shareholders and Directors;
perform all duties required by the Bylaws of this Corporation, and as may be
assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors; have the right, in the
event of a tie vote, to cast a tie-breaking vote; and shall make such reports to
the Board of Directors and Shareholders as may be required.

Section 2. - President.

         The President shall have general charge and control of the affairs of
the Corporation subject to the direction of the Board of Directors; sign as
President all Certificates of Stock of this Corporation; perform all duties
required by the Bylaws of this Corporation, and as may be

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assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors; and shall make such
reports to the Board of Directors and Shareholders as may be required. In
addition, if no Chairman of the Board is elected by the Board, the President
shall perform all the duties required of such Officer by these Bylaws.

Section 3. - Vice President.

         The Vice President, if any, shall perform such duties as shall be
assigned by the Board of Directors, and in the case of absence, disability or
death of the President, the Vice President shall perform and be vested with all
the duties and powers of the President, until the President shall have resumed
such duties or the President's successor is elected. In the event there is more
than one Vice President, the Board of Directors may designate one of the Vice
Presidents as a Senior Vice President, who, in the event of the absence,
disability or death of the President shall perform such duties as shall be
assigned by the Board of Directors.

Section 4. - Secretary.

         The Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings at the meetings of
the Shareholders and the Board of Directors and shall give notice as required in
these Bylaws of all such meetings; have custody of all the books, records and
papers of the Corporation, except such as shall be in charge of the Treasurer or
some other person authorized to have custody or possession thereof by the Board
of Directors; sign all Certificates of Stock of this Corporation; from time to
time make such reports to the Officers, Board of Directors and Shareholders as
may be required and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors
may from time to time delegate. In addition, if no Treasurer is elected by the
Board, the Secretary shall perform all the duties required of the Office of
Treasurer by the Act and these Bylaws.

Section 5. - Treasurer.

         The Treasurer shall keep accounts of all monies of the Corporation
received or disbursed; from time to time make such reports to the Officers,
Board of Directors and Shareholders as may be required, perform such other
duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate.

Section 6. - Assistant Secretary.

         The Assistant Secretary, if any, shall assist the Secretary in all
duties of the office of Secretary. In the case of absence, disability or death
of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary shall perform and be vested with all
the duties and powers of the Secretary, until the Secretary shall have resumed
such duties or the Secretary's successor is elected.



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                                   ARTICLE V

                                      Stock

Section 1. - Certificates.

         The shares of stock of this Corporation shall be represented by Stock
Certificates in a form adopted by the Board of Directors and every person who
shall become a Shareholder shall be entitled to a Certificate of Stock. All
Certificates shall be consecutively numbered by class.

Section 2. - Transfer of Certificates.

         All Certificates of stock transferred by endorsement shall be
surrendered, cancelled and new certificates issued to the purchaser or assignee.

Section 3. - Transfer of Shares.

         Shares of stock shall be transferred only on the books of the
Corporation by the holder thereof, in person or by his attorney, and no
transfers of Certificates of Stock shall be binding upon this Corporation until
this Section and Section 2 of this Article are met to the satisfaction of the
Secretary of this Corporation.

Section 4. - Lost Certificates.

         In the case of loss, mutilation or destruction of a Certificate of
Stock, a duplicate Certificate may be issued upon such terms as the Board of
Directors shall prescribe.

Section 5. - Dividends.

         The Board of Directors may from time to time declare, and the
Corporation may then pay, dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and
upon the terms and conditions provided by the Act and in its Articles of
Incorporation.

Section 6. - Working Capital.

         Before the payment of any dividends or the making of any distributions
of the net profits, the Board of Directors may set aside out of the net profits
of the Corporation such sum or sums as in their discretion they think proper, as
a working capital or as a reserve fund to meet contingencies. The Board of
Directors may increase, diminish or vary the capital of such reserve fund in
their discretion.

Section 7. - Restrictions on Transfer.

         No shares of stock of this Corporation or Certificates representing
such shares shall be transferred in violation of any law or of any restriction
on such transfer (1) set forth in the Articles of Incorporation or amendments
thereto, or the Bylaws; or (2) contained in any Buy-Sell Agreement, right of
first refusal, or other Agreement restricting such transfer which Agreement has
been filed with the Corporation, and, if Certificates have been issued,
reference to which

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restriction is made on the Certificates representing such shares. The
Corporation shall not be bound by any restriction not so filed and noted. The
Corporation may rely in good faith upon the opinion of its counsel as to such
legal or contractual violation unless the issue has been finally determined by a
court of competent jurisdiction. The Corporation and any party to any such
agreement shall have the right to have a restrictive legend imprinted upon any
such Certificates and any Certificate issued in replacement or exchange thereof
or with respect thereto.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                                      Seal

         There shall be no corporate seal.

                                  ARTICLE VII

                                Waiver of Notice

         Whenever any notice is required to be given to any Shareholder or
Director of this corporation, a waiver signed by the person or persons entitled
to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be
equivalent to the giving of such notice.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                       Action by Shareholders or Directors

                                Without a Meeting

         Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the Shareholders or
Directors of this Corporation, or any other action which may be taken at a
meeting of the Shareholders or Directors, may be taken without a meeting if a
consent in writing setting forth the actions so taken shall be signed by all the
Shareholders or Directors entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter
thereof. Such consent shall have the same effect and force as a unanimous vote
of said Shareholders or Directors.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                                    Borrowing

         Notwithstanding any other provision in these Bylaws, no Officer,
Shareholder or agent of this Corporation shall have authority to borrow any
funds in behalf of the Corporation or to hypothecate any assets thereof, for
corporate purposes or otherwise, except as expressly stated in a resolution by a
majority of Directors, duly entered in the Minutes of the Board or upon written
consent of holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the stock.


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                                   ARTICLE X

                                   Amendments

         Any and all of these Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or
suspended by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors at any meeting
of the Directors. New Bylaws may be adopted in like manner.

                                   ARTICLE XI

                                 Indemnification

Section 1. - Directors and Officers.

         The Corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent provided by law,
any Director or Officer who was or is a Party or is threatened to be made a
Party to any Proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the
Corporation) by reason of or arising from the fact that he is or was a Director
or Officer of the Corporation. The determination and authorization of
indemnification shall be made as provided by law.

Section 2. - Advance of Expenses.

         The Corporation may pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses
incurred by a Director or Officer who is a Party to a Proceeding in advance of
final disposition of the Proceeding as provided by law.

Section 3. - Insurance.

         At the discretion of the Board of Directors, the Corporation may
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Director
or Officer of the Corporation against any liability asserted against him and
incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such,
whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against
such liability under the provisions of this Article.

Section 4. - Purpose and Exclusivity.

         The indemnification referred to in the various sections of this Article
shall be deemed to be in addition to and not in lieu of any other rights to
which those indemnified may be entitled under any statute, rule of law or
equity, agreement, vote of the Shareholders or Board of Directors or otherwise.

Section 5. - Definitions.

         The capitalized terms in this Article shall have the same meanings
given them in the Act.



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                                 IDENTIFICATION

         I hereby certify that I am the Secretary of Aeromet, Inc. and that the
foregoing Restated Bylaws in ten typewritten pages numbered consecutively from 1
to 10 were and are the Bylaws adopted by the Directors of the Corporation.

                                            /s/ Linda Lu Booker
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            Linda Lu Booker, Secretary








































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                                 RESTATED BYLAWS

                                       OF

                        WESTERN AIRCRAFT INVESTORS, INC.


         These Restated Bylaws are intended to conform to the mandatory
requirements of the Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "Act"). Any ambiguity
arising between these Bylaws and the discretionary provisions of the Act shall
be resolved in favor of the application of the Act.

                                   ARTICLE I

                                  Shareholders

Section 1. - Place.

         Shareholders meetings shall be held at the registered office of this
Corporation unless a different place shall be designated by the Board of
Directors.

Section 2. - Annual Meeting.

         The annual meeting of the Shareholders shall be held during the month
of December unless otherwise designated by the Board of Directors. The meeting
shall be held for the purpose of electing Directors and for the transaction of
such other business as may come before the meeting. If the day fixed for the
annual meeting shall be a legal holiday, such meeting shall be held on the next
succeeding business day. If the election of Directors shall not be held on the
day designated herein, the Board of Directors shall cause the election to be
held at a special meeting of the Shareholders on the next convenient day.

Section 3. - Special Meetings.

         Special meetings of the Shareholders may be called by the President,
the Board of Directors or the holders of not less than one-tenth of all the
shares entitled to vote at the meeting.

Section 4. - Notice.

         Written or printed notice stating the place, hour and day of the
meeting and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the
meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten (10) days nor more than
sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, either personally or by mail, by
or at the direction of the President, the Secretary, or the Officer or persons
calling the meeting to each Shareholder of record entitled to vote at such
meeting. Such notice and the effective date thereof shall be determined as
provided in the Act.




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Section 5. - Quorum.

         A majority of the shares issued, outstanding and entitled to vote upon
the subject matter at the time of the meeting, represented in person or by
proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting
of the Shareholders.

Section 6. - Adjourned Meetings.

         If there is no quorum present at any annual or special meeting the
Shareholders present may adjourn to such time and place as may be decided upon
by the holders of the majority of the shares present, in person or by proxy, and
notice of such adjournment shall be given in accordance with Section 4 of this
Article, but if a quorum is present, adjournment may be taken from day to day or
to such time and place as may be decided and announced by a majority of the
Shareholders present, and no notice of such adjournment need be given. At any
such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be
transacted which could have been transacted at the meeting originally called.

Section 7. - Voting.

         Each Shareholder entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be
entitled to one vote for each share of stock standing in the name of the
Shareholder on the books of the Corporation at the time of the closing of the
Transfer Books for said meeting, whether represented and present in person or by
proxy. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of each
class represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter
shall be the act of the Shareholders. The Shareholders present at a duly
organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment,
notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough Shareholders to leave less than a
quorum.

Section 8. - Proxies.

         At all meetings of Shareholders, a Shareholder may vote in person or by
proxy executed in writing by the Shareholder or by his duly authorized attorney
in fact. No proxy shall be valid after eleven (11) months from the date of its
execution, unless otherwise provided in the proxy and coupled with an interest
as provided in the Act.

Section 9. - Closing of Transfer Books.

         The Stock Transfer Books shall be closed for the meetings of the
Shareholders and for the payment of dividends during such periods (not to exceed
50 days) as from time to time may be fixed by the Board of Directors. During
such periods, no stock shall be transferred.



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                                   ARTICLE II

                                    Directors

Section 1. - In General.

         The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board
of not less than one (1) nor more than three (3) Directors. The members of the
first Board of Directors shall hold office until the first annual meeting of the
Shareholders and until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.
Thereafter, the term of each Director shall begin upon his election by the
Shareholders as provided in Article I, Section 7 above, and shall continue until
his successor shall have been elected and qualified.

Section 2. - Powers.

         The corporate powers, business, property and interests of this
Corporation shall be exercised, conducted and controlled by the Board of
Directors, which shall have all power necessary to conduct, manage and control
its affairs, and to make such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary as
provided by the Act; to appoint and remove all Officers, agents and employees;
to prescribe their duties and fix their compensation; to call special meetings
of Shareholders whenever it is deemed necessary by the Board, to incur
indebtedness and to give securities, notes and mortgages for same. It shall be
the duty of the Board to cause a complete record to be kept of all the minutes,
acts, and proceedings of its meetings. The Board shall have the power to declare
dividends out of the surplus profits of this Corporation when such profits
shall, in the opinion of the Board, warrant the same.

Section 3. - Vacancies.

         Vacancies in the Board of Directors shall be temporarily filled by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining Directors even though less than
a quorum of the Board of Directors. Such temporary Director or Directors shall
hold office until the first meeting of the Stockholders held thereafter, at
which time such vacancy or vacancies shall be permanently filled by election
according to the procedure specified in Section 1 of this Article II. During the
existence of any vacancy or vacancies, the surviving or remaining Directors,
though less than a quorum, shall possess and may exercise all of the powers
vested in the Board of Directors.

Section 4. - Annual Meeting.

         There shall be an annual meeting of the Board of Directors which shall
be held immediately after the annual meeting of the Shareholders and at the same
place.

Section 5. - Special Meeting.

         Special meetings may be called from time to time by the President or
any one of the Directors. Any business may be transacted at any special meeting.



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Section 6. - Quorum.

         A majority of the Directors shall constitute a quorum. The act of a
majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present
shall be the act of the Board of Directors. If less than a quorum is present at
a meeting, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time
to time without further notice, other than announcement at the meeting, until a
quorum shall be present. Interested Directors may be counted for quorum
purposes.

Section 7. - Notice.

         Notice of all Directors meetings shall be given in accordance with the
Act. No notice need be given of any annual meeting of the Board of Directors.
One day prior notice shall be given for all special meetings of the Board, but
the purpose of special meetings need not be stated in the notice.

Section 8. - Compensation.

         By resolution of the Board of Directors, each Director may either be
reimbursed for his expenses, if any, for attending each meeting of the Board of
Directors or may be paid a fixed fee for attending each meeting of the Board of
Directors, or both. No such payment shall preclude any Director from serving the
Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 9. - Removal or Resignation of Directors.

         Any Director may resign by delivering written notice of the resignation
to the Board of Directors or an Officer of the Corporation. All or any number of
the Directors may be removed, with or without cause, at a meeting expressly
called for that purpose by a vote of the holders of the majority of the shares
then entitled to vote at an election of Directors.

Section 10. - Section 10. - Presumption of Assent.

         A Director of the Corporation who is present at a meeting of the Board
of Directors at which action on any corporate matter is taken shall be presumed
to have assented to the action taken, unless his dissent shall be entered in the
minutes of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to a Director who
voted in favor of such action.

                                  ARTICLE III

                    Officers and Agents - General Provisions

Section 1. - Number, Election and Term.

         Officers of the Corporation shall be a President and a Secretary.
Officers shall be elected by the Board of Directors at its first meeting, and at
each regular annual meeting of the Board of Directors thereafter. Each Officer
shall hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of

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the Directors and until his successor shall be elected and qualified. Any one
person may hold more than one office if it is deemed advisable by the Board of
Directors.

Section 2. - Additional Officers and Agents.

         The Board of Directors may appoint and create such other officers and
agents as may be deemed advisable and prescribe their duties.

Section 3. - Resignation or Removal.

         Any officer or agent of the Corporation may resign from such position
by delivering written notice of the resignation to the Board of Directors, but
such resignation shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of
the Corporation. Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of
Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the
best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby, but such removal
shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so
removed. Election or appointment of an Officer or agent shall not of itself
create contract rights.

Section 4. - Vacancies.

         Vacancies in any office caused by any reason shall be filled by the
Board of Directors at any meeting by selecting a suitable and qualified person
to act during the unexpired term.

Section 5. - Salaries.

         The salaries of all the Officers, agents and other employees of this
Corporation shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and may be changed from
time to time by the Board, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such
salary by reason of the fact that he is also a Director of the Corporation. All
Directors, including interested Directors, are specifically authorized to
participate in the voting of such compensation irrespective of their interest.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                             Duties of the Officers

Section 1. - Chairman of the Board.

         The Chairman of the Board, if any, shall be a member of the Board of
Directors and shall preside at all meetings of the Shareholders and Directors;
perform all duties required by the Bylaws of this Corporation, and as may be
assigned from time to time by the Board of Directors; and shall make such
reports to the Board of Directors and Shareholders as may be required.

Section 2. - President.

         The President shall have general charge and control of the affairs of
the Corporation subject to the direction of the Board of Directors; sign as
President all Certificates of Stock of this Corporation; perform all duties
required by the Bylaws of this Corporation, and as may be assigned from time to
time by the Board of Directors; and shall make such reports to the Board


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of Directors and Shareholders as may be required. In addition, if no Chairman of
the Board is elected by the Board, the President shall perform all the duties
required of such Officer by these Bylaws.

Section 3. - Vice President.

         The Vice President, if any, shall perform such duties as shall be
assigned by the Board of Directors, and in the case of absence, disability or
death of the President, the Vice President shall perform and be vested with all
the duties and powers of the President, until the President shall have resumed
such duties or the President's successor is elected. In the event there is more
than one Vice President, the Board of Directors may designate one of the Vice
Presidents as a Senior Vice President, who, in the event of the absence,
disability or death of the President shall perform such duties as shall be
assigned by the Board of Directors.

Section 4. - Secretary.

         The Secretary shall keep a record of the proceedings at the meetings of
the Shareholders and the Board of Directors and shall give notice as required in
these Bylaws of all such meetings; have custody of all the books, records and
papers of the Corporation, except such as shall be in charge of the Treasurer or
some other person authorized to have custody or possession thereof by the Board
of Directors; sign all Certificates of Stock of this Corporation; from time to
time make such reports to the Officers, Board of Directors and Shareholders as
may be required and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors
may from time to time delegate. In addition, if no Treasurer is elected by the
Board, the Secretary shall perform all the duties required of the Office of
Treasurer by the Act and these Bylaws.

Section 5. - Treasurer.

         The Treasurer shall keep accounts of all monies of the Corporation
received or disbursed; from time to time make such reports to the Officers,
Board of Directors and Shareholders as may be required, perform such other
duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time delegate.

Section 6. - Assistant Secretary.

         The Assistant Secretary, if any, shall assist the Secretary in all
duties of the office of Secretary. In the case of absence, disability or death
of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary shall perform and be vested with all
the duties and powers of the Secretary, until the Secretary shall have resumed
such duties or the Secretary's successor is elected.

                                   ARTICLE V

                                      Stock

Section 1. - Certificates.

         The shares of stock of this Corporation shall be represented by Stock
Certificates in a form adopted by the Board of Directors and every person who
shall become a Shareholder shall be entitled to a Certificate of Stock. All
Certificates shall be consecutively numbered by class.


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Section 2. - Transfer of Certificates.

         All Certificates of stock transferred by endorsement shall be
surrendered, cancelled and new certificates issued to the purchaser or assignee.

Section 3. - Transfer of Shares.

         Shares of stock shall be transferred only on the books of the
Corporation by the holder thereof, in person or by his attorney, and no
transfers of Certificates of Stock shall be binding upon this Corporation until
this Section and Section 2 of this Article are met to the satisfaction of the
Secretary of this Corporation.

Section 4. - Lost Certificates.

         In the case of loss, mutilation or destruction of a Certificate of
Stock, a duplicate Certificate may be issued upon such terms as the Board of
Directors shall prescribe.

Section 5. - Dividends.

         The Board of -Directors may from time to time declare, and the
Corporation may then pay, dividends on its outstanding shares in the manner and
upon the terms and conditions provided by the Act and in its Articles of
Incorporation.

Section 6. - Working Capital.

         Before the payment of any dividends or the making of any distributions
of the net profits, the Board of Directors may set aside out of the net profits
of the Corporation such sum or sums as in their discretion they think proper, as
a working capital or as a reserve fund to meet contingencies. The Board of
Directors may increase, diminish or vary the capital of such reserve fund in
their discretion.

Section 7. - Restrictions on Transfer.

         No shares of stock of this Corporation or Certificates representing
such shares shall be transferred in violation of any law or of any restriction
on such transfer (1) set forth in the Articles of Incorporation or amendments
thereto, or the Bylaws; or (2) contained in any Buy-Sell Agreement, right of
first refusal, or other Agreement restricting such transfer which Agreement has
been filed with the Corporation, and, if Certificates have been issued,
reference to which restriction is made on the Certificates representing such
shares. The Corporation shall not be bound by any restriction not so filed and
noted. The Corporation may rely in good faith upon the opinion of its counsel as
to such legal or contractual violation unless the issue has been finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. The Corporation and any party
to any such agreement shall have the right to have a restrictive legend
imprinted upon any such Certificates and any Certificate issued in replacement
or exchange thereof or with respect thereto.



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                                   ARTICLE VI

                                      Seal

         There shall be no corporate seal.

                                  ARTICLE VII

                                Waiver of Notice

         Whenever any notice is required to be given to any Shareholder or
Director of this corporation, a waiver signed by the person or persons entitled
to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be
equivalent to the giving of such notice.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                       Action by Shareholders or Directors

                                Without a Meeting

         Any action required to be taken at a meeting of the Shareholders or
Directors of this Corporation, or any other action which may be taken at a
meeting of the Shareholders or Directors, may be taken without a meeting if a
consent in writing setting forth the actions so taken shall be signed by all the
Shareholders or Directors entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter
thereof. Such consent shall have the same effect and force as a unanimous vote
of said Shareholders or Directors.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                                    Borrowing

         Notwithstanding any other provision in these Bylaws, no Officer,
Shareholder or agent of this Corporation shall have authority to borrow any
funds in behalf of the Corporation or to hypothecate any assets thereof, for
corporate purposes or otherwise, except as expressly stated in a resolution by a
majority of Directors, duly entered in the Minutes of the Board or upon written
consent of holders of at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the stock.

                                   ARTICLE X

                                   Amendments

         Any and all of these Bylaws may be altered, amended, repealed or
suspended by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors at any meeting
of the Directors. New Bylaws may be adopted in like manner.


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                                   ARTICLE XI

                                 Indemnification

Section 1. - Directors and Officers.

         The Corporation shall indemnify, to the fullest extent provided by law,
any Director or Officer who was or is a Party or is threatened to be made a
Party to any Proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the
Corporation) by reason of or arising from the fact that he is or was a Director
or Officer of the Corporation. The determination and authorization of
indemnification shall be made as provided by law.

Section 2. - Advance of Expenses.

         The Corporation may pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses
incurred by a Director or Officer who is a Party to a Proceeding in advance of
final disposition of the Proceeding as provided by law.

Section 3. - Insurance.

         At the discretion of the Board of Directors, the Corporation may
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Director
or Officer of the Corporation against any liability asserted against him and
incurred by him in any such capacity, or arising out of his status as such,
whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify him against
such liability under the provisions of this Article.

Section 4. - Purpose and Exclusivity.

         The indemnification referred to in the various sections of this Article
shall be deemed to be in addition to and not in lieu of any other rights to
which those indemnified may be entitled under any statute, rule of law or
equity, agreement, vote of the Shareholders or Board of Directors or otherwise.

Section 5. - Definitions.

         The capitalized terms in this Article shall have the same meanings
given them in the Act.



                                 IDENTIFICATION

         I hereby certify that I am the Secretary of Western Aircraft Investors,
Inc. and that the foregoing Restated Bylaws in eleven typewritten pages numbered
consecutively from 1 to 11 were and are the Bylaws adopted by the Directors of
the Corporation.

                                          /s/D. Ray Booker
                                          ---------------------------------
                                          D. Ray Booker, Secretary


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