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JetCorp Completes 96-month Inspection of Challenger 604 - Including Significant Interior Modifications & Cabin Upgrades

August 26, 2008

St Louis, MO., August 1, 2008 – JetCorp Technical Services, LLC ("JetCorp") today announced completion of a 96-month inspection of a Bombardier Challenger 604. Though certainly not the first Challenger 604 to be completed at the St. Louis facility, the downtime required for the 96-month inspection allowed JetCorp to meet the client's request for significant interior modifications and cabin entertainment upgrades as well.

“With the Challenger 604s coming out of warranty, JetCorp recognizes that more and more customers are looking for an exceptional facility to complete the critical 96-month inspections," said Bill McLendon, President, JetCorp. "With a full range of capabilities including high-end interior refurbishment and cutting edge cabin entertainment systems, we are very pleased to offer an attractive and efficient alternative to the Factory Authorized Service Centers, where cost and lead-time can be daunting. JetCorp is well positioned to be the vendor of choice for Challenger owners and operators across the country".

Upgrades to the 604's cabin entertainment system included installation of a Rockwell Collins Tailwind 300 Airborne Satellite Television System including a tailcap radome to house the satellite TV antenna. A 24"LCD monitor was installed on the aft cabin bulkhead with a larger 24" LCD installed on the forward cabin bulkhead. Removal of the forward left-hand seats and modification of the side ledge and forward bulkhead made room for a custom designed conference grouping complete with customer required STC Approval. Soft goods, seats and wood veneers were also replaced throughout the cabin.

JetCorp has long standing recognition as a premier provider of technical aviation services for Bombardier airframes including the Challenger 601 and 604 models. With a close working relationship with one of the largest fleet operators of these airframes, JetCorp's experienced staff have honed their skills and developed processes to turn major maintenance events, such as the 96-month inspection, into streamlined, turn-key projects.

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JetCorp Names Industry Expert Dan Farnham V.P. Modifications/Refurbishment

April 28, 2008

Latest Addition to Experienced Management Team Will Lead Growing Aircraft Refurbishment Capability

St Louis, MO., April 28, 2008 – JetCorp Technical Services, LLC ("JetCop"), a leading aviation maintenance, service and aircraft refurbishment company, recently announced that Danny Farnham has been named Vice President, Modifications/Refurbishment as the Company continues to build its presence in the highly competitive and fast growing private jet conversion and refurbishment industry.

Farnham is the latest industry expert to join JetCorp's management team as the Company continues to broaden its overall capabilities. The Company announced last month that Anthony Sanchez had joined as National Vice President of Customer Service and Business Development to drive JetCorp's national customer service function. The management team now includes a powerful combination of industry veterans, each considered experts in their field.

"We are pleased that an individual of Danny's caliber with more than 40 years experience will lead our modification and refurbishment efforts,"Danny has earned the reputation as a true leader, committed to unparalleled customer service. That quality will be critical in helping us utilize the skills and intellectual knowledge we have developed internally as a leader in this exciting segment of the market. Our ability to attract proven, experienced talent across all levels of the business allows us to continue providing the highest quality products and services in the market today."

In addition, JetCorp continues to leverage its exceptional reputation as an employer-of-choice to attract highly skilled talent in new growing areas of the business. In the Modifications and Refurbishment segment alone the Company has increased its workforce of technicians and craftsmen by 30% over the last three months and intends to double the overall workforce in that group by the fourth quarter.

JetCorp's modifications and refurbishment capabilities include all interior modifications and configuration changes including conversion of Regional Jets from airline configuration to high-end executive interiors. In addition, the company's highly trained technicians and craftsman provide complex installations including cabin management systems, lighting and plumbing as well as upholstery and soft goods, fabrication and finish of cabinetry and other aesthetic upgrades.

"As JetCorp combines its deep maintenance and service capabilities with a growing list of high-end interior and refurbishment skills, we are well positioned to seize significant market share in the refurbishment and conversion market," said Farnham. "I am excited about joining a dynamic company with a solid foundation and unlimited opportunity for growth. It is a privilege to be involved in creating a quality environment for employees to work and for customers to do business."

Farnham brings more than 40 years of experience in the aviation industry. Before joining JetCorp, he was most recently the V.P. of Completions/Modifications at Midcoast Aviation in Cahokia, IL. Prior to joining Midcoast, Farnham spent nine years as Chief Inspector and Gulfstream Maintenance Coordinator at The Jet Center in Van Nuys, CA. In addition, Farnham held a variety of positions in the maintenance departments of leading organizations including Trans World Airlines, Northrop Aircraft Co. and Lockheed Aircraft Co. He began his career as an Aircraft Mechanic/Crew Chief in the United States Air Force.

Farnham holds a B.S., Business from the University of Laverne, Laverne, CA, an A.A. from Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA and A&P and FCC License, Spartan School of Aeronautics, Tulsa, OK. Farnham is married with three daughters and resides with his wife, Kathy, in St Louis.

Through its affiliation with Sentient Jet Holdings and Sentient Flight Group, JetCorp has recently opened new corporate jet maintenance facilities across the country. These new facilities, combined with JetCorp's long-standing recognition as a premier provider of technical aviation services, are attracting a growing base of new customers beyond its traditional Midwest client base.

About JetCorp

JetCorp Technical Services is an FAA Class III and IV Part 145 Repair Station and is part of Sentient Jet Holdings. JetCorp, one of the most respected and comprehensive aviation maintenance providers in the U.S., is headquartered in St. Louis, MO with regional operating centers near Los Angeles and Philadelphia with a new facility in Dallas scheduled to open in Spring of 2008. The company has built a reputation for high-quality and unparalleled customer service for a wide range of work scopes, including heavy maintenance and routine inspections, structural repairs and overhaul, component services, avionics, engine line services, interior refurbishment, design and conversions as well as pre-purchase evaluations.

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A Message From Our President.

February 19, 2008

Thank you for visiting JetCorp.

For more than a quarter century, JetCorp has been serving general aviation. As you’ll see in reviewing our website, we have evolved somewhat dramatically. To complement our full suite of maintenance, avionics, and interior services, we’ve recently added a complete commercial-to-executive interior conversion capability. Geographically, we now operate from four locations nationwide, and intend to add more in the coming year. Our partnerships with airframe, engine, and component manufacturers and other key suppliers continue to deepen. Today, JetCorp’s customers are never without access to an aircraft. As a benefit of being part of the Sentient Flight Group, we are able to provide cost effective supplemental charter to our customers during maintenance downtime, or while pre-purchase evaluations and additional post-purchase work is being completed.

Yet in spite of all the change and growth, we remain focused on the key elements that have served us so well in the past. To our customers we remain committed to providing high quality service and good value. This can only be achieved with a well trained and motivated workforce. To our employees, we remain committed to providing an enriching and positive work environment. At JetCorp, we are very fortunate to have one of the finest technical workforces in the country, and we continue to attract and add skilled professionals to our team. A recently signed long-term contract with a leading national technical training provider will ensure our technicians remain among the best trained in the industry.

To our employees, let me thank you publicly for making JetCorp what it is today. Your professionalism, strong work ethic, and commitment to quality form the cornerstone of all that we do and all that we are as a company.

Again, thanks for visiting our website. If you have any suggestions on how we can continue to improve our company, the services we provide, or the environment we create for our work force, I hope you will not hesitate to pass them on to me.

Most Sincerely,

Bill McLendon

President

JetCorp Bolsters Management Team to Meet Growing Demand for Part 145 Technical Services Business.

St Louis, MO - February 15, 2008

St Louis, MO., February 19, 2008 – JetCorp Technical Services, LLC ("JetCorp") today announced three additions to its management team to help meet the growing demand for JetCorp’s heavy jet maintenance, avionics and executive interior refurbishment services.  The Company named industry veteran Anthony Sanchez to the newly created position of National Vice President of Customer Service and Business Development.  Sanchez will be supported by Burton Schriber and Sam Mansolino who were named Regional Sales Managers, East and West respectively. 

As part of the fast-growing Sentient Flight Group, JetCorp has recently opened new corporate jet maintenance facilities in Van Nuys, CA and Philadelphia, PA.  In addition, the Company anticipates opening a facility in Dallas, TX by the end of the first quarter 2008.  These new facilities combined with JetCorp’s long-standing recognition as a premier provider of technical aviation services is attracting a growing base of new customers beyond its traditional Midwest client base.

“With the expansion of our operations in key regions, we are experiencing tremendous customer response as aircraft owners realize that a leading provider of technical and maintenance support is now close to their home base,” said Bill McLendon, President, JetCorp.  “We are very pleased to have Anthony Sanchez, a recognized industry leader with more than 25 years aviation experience, to build out our national customer relations function to support this exponential growth.  Under his guidance and supported by accomplished individuals like Burton and Sam, JetCorp is well positioned to continue providing the highest quality customer service to our clients.”

As part of his role, Sanchez will implement and monitor JetCorp’s overall sales plan focusing on regional and international sales for maintenance, avionics and interior refurbishment and conversion initiatives.  He will also work to strengthen existing OEM relationships with such companies as Gulfstream, Dassault Falcon, Cessna, Hawker Beechcraft and Bombardier. He will be based in St. Louis and will report directly to Bill McLendon. 

“I am pleased to have the opportunity to join JetCorp, a company with an outstanding reputation for providing exceptional technical services and superior customer service,” said Sanchez.  “I look forward to working with Bill, and to supporting Burton and Sam as well as Rob Gillen and Chris Heredia to further establish JetCorp’s position as a preferred maintenance and service provider.”

Sanchez has over 25 years aviation experience including sales, customer service, operational and new program management.  He has developed high-performing sales teams, most recently as Technical Sales Manager at SimuFlite.  Prior to that Sanchez was at Landmark Aviation as Director of Sales and has held numerous other positions with Atlantic Aviation, Dassault Falcon and AMR Combs.  Sanchez holds a Bachelor of Science from TESC (Thomas Edison State College), a Private Pilot license and an Airframe and Power plant license (A&P).

Burton Schriber, who will be based in the Boston area and will report to Sanchez, comes to this position from Jet Aviation, where he held the position of Regional Sales Manager.  Prior to this, Schriber worked with Senior Aerospace where he was responsible for building and managing after market sales and customer support. He also worked for Dassault Falcon as Service Engineer for several aircraft programs, and CAMP Systems where he worked as an Aircraft Maintenance Analyst.  Burton Holds a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Engineering, an AAS Aircraft Maintenance Technology, FAA Airframe and Power plant license, FAA Inspection Authorization, and FAA Private Pilot with instrument rating.

Sam Mansolino, who will be based in Van Nuys, CA and will report to Sanchez, comes to this position from successful careers in both aviation and finance.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from UCLA and comes to JetCorp from AIG where he served as Vice President.  He also holds both Commercial and ATP ratings as well as CFI, CFII and MEI privileges.  Sam has flown for both commercial and corporate flight departments, most recently for American Eagle Airlines, and as a Flight Safety International simulator and CPT instructor in Long Beach, CA. 

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