SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 12b-25

                          Notification of Late Filing

                    Commission File Number       001-11775
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(Check one)
[_]  Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB     [_]  Form 11-K
[_]  Form 20-F      [X]  Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB     [_]  Form N-SAR

          For period ended    March 31, 2002
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[_]  Transition Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-KSB
[_]  Transition Report on Form 20-F
[_]  Transition Report on Form 11-K
[_]  Transition Report on Form 10-Q and Form 10-QSB
[_]  Transition Report on Form N-SAR

          For the transition period ended ______________________

          Read Attached Instruction Sheet Before Preparing Form. Please Print or
     Type.

     Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has
verified any information contained herein.

     If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above,
identify the item(s) to which the notification relates:
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                                    PART I
                            REGISTRANT INFORMATION

     Full name of registrant   TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc.
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     Former name if applicable   Aviation Sales Company
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     Address of principal executive office (Street and Number)   623 Radar Road
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     City, State and Zip Code   Greensboro, North Carolina 27410
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                                    PART II
                            RULE 12B-25(b) AND (c)

     If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or
expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the
following should be completed.  (Check appropriate box.)

     [X]  (a)  The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this
form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;

     [X]  (b)  The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report
on Forms 10-K, 10-KSB, 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof, will be
filed on or before the 15th calendar day following the prescribed due date; or
the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q, 10-QSB, or
portion thereof will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the
prescribed due date; and

     [_]  (c)  The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-
25(c) has been attached if applicable.

                                   PART III
                                   NARRATIVE

     State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Forms 10-K, 10-KSB, 11-K,
20-F, 10-Q, 10-QSB, N-SAR or the transition report portion thereof could not be
filed within the prescribed time period.  (Attach extra sheets if needed.)

          As previously reported, the Registrant has recently completed a
          significant restructuring of its capital and equity and has entered
          into an agreement to settle an outstanding securities class action
          lawsuit, both of which will be accounted for in the Company's results
          of operations for the first quarter of 2002. As a result, completion
          of the Company's first quarter 2002 Form 10-Q has been delayed. The
          Company expects to file its first quarter 2002 Form 10-Q on or before
          May 20, 2002.

                                    PART IV
                               OTHER INFORMATION

     (1)  Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification.

           Philip B. Schwartz, Esq.            (305)      982-5604
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                    (Name)                (Area Code) (Telephone Number)

     (2)  Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) or
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period) that the
registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed?  If the answer is no,
identify report(s).

                                                                  [X] Yes [_] No

     (3)  Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations
from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof?

                                                                  [X] Yes [_] No

     If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively
     and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable
     estimate of the results cannot be made.

     The Registrant expects to report positive EBITDA and a small net after tax
     loss for the first quarter of 2002, before accounting for the impact of an
     extraordinary gain resulting from its restructuring, a charge relating to
     the class action settlement and the favorable impact of a recent tax law
     change, compared to a net loss of $15.2 million for the first quarter of
     2001.


                                TIMCO Aviation Services, Inc.
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                 (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.


Date  May 15, 2002                      By:  /s/ C. Robert Campbell
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                                             C. Robert Campbell
                                             Executive Vice President and Chief
                                              Financial Officer

     Instruction.  The form may be signed by an executive officer of the
registrant or by any other duly authorized representative.  The name and title
of the person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature.
If the statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized
representative (other than an executive officer), evidence of the
representative's authority to sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed
with the form.

                                   ATTENTION

     Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal
violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).


                             GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

     1.   This form is required by Rule 12b-25 (17 CFR 240.12b-25) of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

     2.   One signed original and four conformed copies of this form and
amendments thereto must be completed and filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, Washington, DC 20549, in accordance with Rule 0-3 of the General
Rules and Regulations under the Act. The information contained in or filed with
the form will be made a matter of the public record in the Commission files.

     3.   A manually signed copy of the form and amendments thereto shall be
filed with each national securities exchange on which any class of securities of
the registrant is registered.

     4.   Amendments to the notifications must also be filed on Form 12b-25 but
need not restate information that has been correctly furnished.  The form shall
be clearly identified as an amended notification.

     5.   Electronic Filers.  This form shall not be used by electronic filers
unable to timely file a report solely due to electronic difficulties.  Filers
unable to submit a report within the time period prescribed due to difficulties
in electronic filing should comply with either Rule 201 or Rule 202 or
Regulation S-T or apply for an adjustment in filing date pursuant to Rule 13(b)
of Regulation S-T.