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Bombardier Flexjet named ‘Best of the Best’ in flight services

June 30, 2008, Dallas, TX – Bombardier Flexjet, the fractional business jet
ownership program of Bombardier Aerospace, has earned the "Best of the Best"
distinction among private aviation providers by Robb Report in its 20th annual
"Best of the Best" issue published in June 2008. Bombardier Flexjet was
recognized for providing "perhaps the best, most consistent service in the
business," as reported by many aviation consultants assisting Robb Report in
compiling its list. In addition, Bombardier Flexjet was recognized as the
fastest-growing fractional business jet operator.
       
"As a company that prides itself on providing world-class service, we are
honored to receive this distinction by Robb Report," said Michael McQuay,
President, Bombardier Flexjet. "We are also pleased to be recognized as the
fastest-growing fractional operator, as this is an area where our steadfast
efforts have resulted in more than doubling our share of the fractional
ownership market since 2003."
       
Since Flexjet's inception in 1995, its fleet – one of the youngest of
any fractional jet ownership company, with aircraft averaging 3.4 years in age – has grown to include more than 100 aircraft. Flexjet recently announced the
addition of the new Challenger 605 aircraft to its fleet in late April, which
are among 24 new aircraft to enter service with Flexjet in 2008.
       

Robb Report's "Best of the Best" issue highlighted a number of Flexjet's
offerings including: ferry fee waivers to fractional owners traveling to and
from designated regions outside of Flexjet's Primary Service Area, which
includes the continental United States, parts of Canada, Mexico and the Bahamas; Flexjet's commitment to have aircraft ready for owners with as little
as six hours notice; and its guarantee that clients will fly on a Flexjet
managed jet at least 95 percent of the time.
       

As part of Flexjet's expanded Secondary Service Area (ferry fee waiver)
program, fractional jet owners can take advantage of travel to and from even
more destinations without having to pay repositioning fees that absorb the
cost of bringing an aircraft back to the United States. Owners can now travel
to and from all Central America (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Belize,
Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador), Canada, the Caribbean region, Bermuda,
the Bahamas and Mexico. Additionally, fractional owners of long-range
Challenger jets may benefit from ferry fee waivers for travel to and from
Hawaii and Europe.
       

Also mentioned in Robb Report's special issue were the Flexjet 25* jet card program and Flexjet's Versatility Plus program. Unlike traditional jet
card programs, the Flexjet 25 card is available in 25-, 30- and 35-hour
increments and allows cardholders to choose the number of days per year they
wish to fly-275, 325, 355 or 365. In addition, if Flexjet 25 cardholders
aren't 100 percent satisfied after their first flight, their unused hours will
be refunded with no questions asked. The Flexjet 25 card offers fliers a way
to sample private aviation without assuming ownership of a plane.
       

Flexjet's Versatility Plus program, unique in the fractional jet industry, allows fractional jet owners to custom-design flying right down to
the hour and type of aircraft they wish to utilize. This program offers the
flexibility of exchanging hours with other Flexjet owners to more closely
match actual flight hour requirements during a given year. Participants can
gain access to more hours without the need to borrow from future years or
realize value from unused hours by making them available to others.