K & F Industries Holdings, Inc. to Host Quarterly Conference Call

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 24, 2005 -- K & F Industries Holdings, Inc. invites analysts and professional investors to participate in a conference call to discuss K & F's results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2005. K & F president and chief executive officer, Kenneth M. Schwartz, chief financial officer, Dirkson Charles and general counsel and secretary, Ron Kisner will host the call. A press release on the financial results will be issued prior to the call on November 7, 2005.

  The scheduled time and date of the call is as follows:

                         Monday, November 7, 2005
                              11:00 a.m. ET
                              10:00 a.m. CT
                               9:00 a.m. MT
                               8:00 a.m. PT

To participate, please dial (719) 457-2620 approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start of the call.

In addition, the conference call will be simultaneously broadcast live over the Internet. Listeners can access the webcast live over the Internet through a link on the home page of the company's web site at http://www.kandfindustries.com/. Please allow 15 minutes prior to the call to visit the site and download and install any necessary audio software.

If you are unable to listen to the call, a replay will be available beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET on November 7, 2005 through 11:59 p.m. on November 13, 2005, by dialing (719) 457-0820, access code: 7447240. Additionally, investors can access a replay of the webcast on the company's website from November 7, 2005 through December 7, 2005.

K & F Industries Holdings, Inc., through its Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation subsidiary, is a worldwide leader in the manufacture of wheels, brakes and brake control systems for commercial transport, general aviation and military aircraft. K & F Industries Holdings, Inc.'s other subsidiary, Engineered Fabrics Corporation, is a major producer of aircraft fuel tanks, de-icing equipment and specialty coated fabrics used for storage, shipping, environmental and rescue applications for commercial and military use.