Exhibit 99.1


                               LMI AEROSPACE, INC.

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly  Report of LMI Aerospace,  Inc. (the "Company")
on Form 10-Q for the period  ending June 30,  2002 as filed with the  Securities
and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),  I, Ronald S. Saks,
Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350,  as adopted  pursuant  to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002,
that:

          (1) The Report fully complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2) The information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and result of  operations of the
Company.



/s/ Ronald S. Saks
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Ronald S. Saks
Chief Executive Officer

August 14, 2002



    This certification is made solely for purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
    and not for any other purpose.