Flight Options Press Release

Embraer Executive Jets’ Phenom 300 Program Reaches 100th Delivery

CLEVELAND, OHIO and ORLANDO, FLORIDA, October 29, 2012 – Embraer Executive Jets and Flight Options are marking the 100th delivery of the light Phenom 300 to the Cleveland, OH-based fractional jet ownership company.

"The delivery of the 100th Phenom 300 light jet will be a major milestone for Embraer Executive Jets since it comes less than three years of this award-winning aircraft entering service," said Ernest Edwards, President, Embraer Executive Jets. "We are pleased and honored to have Flight Options as our partner for this momentous occasion."

"On behalf of Flight Options, I would like to congratulate Embraer on the delivery of its 100th Phenom 300 jet, a milestone which reflects the appeal of this aircraft’s combination of comfort, performance, sound economics and new-generation technology," said Michael J. Silvestro, Chief Executive Officer of Flight Options, the second-largest company in the private jet travel industry. "We are proud to be the world’s largest operator of the Phenom 300, which is featured in our enormously successful Fractional & Jet Membership Club programs. With a firm order of 100 Phenom 300s, we look forward to this aircraft serving as the foundation of our fleet for years to come."

The delivery of the 100th Phenom 300 is part of a firm order for 100 aircraft plus 50 options placed by Flight Options in 2007. The company, the second largest fractional ownership operation in the U.S., has taken delivery of 21 Phenom 300s to date and also operates the Legacy 600 in its fleet.

About Flight Options

Headquartered in Cleveland, OH, Flight Options, LLC, is the second-largest private aviation company in the United States, providing more than 1,300 owners and clients with a full suite of fractional ownership, membership and 25-hour jet card programs. The Company’s fleet flies clients to most of North America, Caribbean or European destinations with as little as 10-hours notice. The five FAA Diamond Award-winning maintenance centers in Las Vegas, Teterboro, West Palm Beach, Sacramento and Cleveland, Flight Options was the first fractional jet operator to receive the ARG/US Platinum Safety Rating and is the only provider to have received the rating six consecutive times. More information is available at www.flightoptions.com or by calling 877.703.2348. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or download the Flight Options iPhone Application.

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Flight Options
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