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Flight Options Co-Sponsors CURATOR a Showcase of World-Class Luxury Brands

Event Coinciding with the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show

CLEVELAND, OH – October 26, 2011 – Flight Options, LLC, the second-largest company in the private jet travel industry, today announced that it will be a co-sponsor of the invitation-only CURATOR Event, one of the world’s premier luxury experience showcases. Coinciding with the 52nd staging of the famed Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, CURATOR will present premium, world-class brands to a select audience October 26-27, 2011 at the Sheltair jet center located at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL).

 
Flight Options Sees Total Fractional and Private Jet Card Sales Rise 33 Percent in the First Nine Months of 2011

Revenue Growth Driven by Strong Demand for Phenom 300®, Citation X and Private Jet Card Programs

CLEVELAND, OH – October 11, 2011 – Flight Options, LLC, the second-largest company in the private jet travel industry, today announced strong year-over-year growth in sales and operations during the first nine months of 2011, reflecting strong demand for the company’s fractional ownership, membership and jet card programs.

 
Nextant Aerospace Delivers First 400XT To Flight Options At NBAA Annual Meeting In Las Vegas

CLEVELAND, OHIO and LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, October 10, 2011 – Nextant Aerospace, maker of the 400XT, the world’s first completely remanufactured business jet, today delivered the first of 40 new 400XT aircraft to Flight Options, LLC, the  second largest company in the private jet travel business. The delivery took place during a hand-over ceremony at the 64th National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Annual Meeting and Convention.

 
Flight Options Secures 167 Million Financing Agreement with the Brazilian Development Bank to Acquire Embraer Phenom 300 Jet Aircraft

Three-Year Deal is the Brazilian Export-Import Bank’s First-Ever Agreement With a Fractional Jet Operator

CLEVELAND, Ohio and RIO de JANEIRO, Brazil – July 13, 2011 – Flight Options, LLC, the second-largest fractional jet company in the U.S, has entered into a three-year, USD$167 million financing agreement with Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (BNDES) to finance the company’s purchase of Embraer Phenom 300® jet aircraft. The first-of-its-kind loan agreement between BNDES and a fractional jet operator will be guaranteed by the Brazilian Ministry of Finance, advised by the Brazilian Export Credit Insurance Agency (SBCE).

 
Flight Options Launches New Jet Club Membership Program For The Phenom 300

Program Combines Benefits of Fractional Ownership with Cost Advantages of Jet Cards

CLEVELAND, Ohio – June 22, 2011 – Flight Options, LLC, the nation’s second-largest fractional jet company, today launched a revolutionary new membership program for the industry-shattering new Phenom 300® executive jet by Embraer. Combining the advantages of fractional ownership with the flexibility of a jet card, the new Flight Options Jet Club MembershipTM program gives Members access to the Phenom 300 without the asset purchase or monthly management fees.

 
Flight Options Reports Strong First Quarter Growth and Operating Metrics

First Quarter Fractional Sales Rise 467 Percent; JetPASS Card Sales Increase 46 Percent
Expands Operating Capacity to Meet Demand By Recalling Additional Pilots and Re-Opening Sacramento, California Maintenance Facility

CLEVELAND, OH – April 12, 2011 – Flight Options, LLC, the second-largest company in the private jet travel industry, today announced strong year-over-year growth in sales and operations during the first quarter of 2011, reflecting broad-based demand from across its client base for the company’s fractional ownership, membership and jet card programs.

 
Flight Options Recalls Pilots to Meet Growing Demand

CLEVELAND, OH – March 8, 2011 – Flight Options, LLC, a pioneer in private jet travel, announced today that it was recalling eight furloughed pilots. The recall reflects growing demand for Flight Options’ private aviation services, which offer travelers affordable, convenient access to one of the largest and safest private jet fleets in the industry.