Flight Design USA Logs more than $11 Million in New Orders

South Woodstock, CONNECTICUT / July 26, 2011 - The companies that seem to succeed even in a weak economy stay ahead with new innovations. In this goal Flight Design maintains a leadership position and as a result, sales follow. Here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011, Flight Design USA is very pleased to report a solid and growing order book.

"This sales report, here at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011 shows that our distributor/dealer network has great confidence in Flight Design," confirmed Tom Peghiny, President of Flight Design USA. "That we can reveal sales of this volume in the USA, adding to the significant orders taken in Europe at Aero 2011 during April illustrates the market strength of our brand."

"We have taken 40 orders for the new C4 plus another 8 orders for Light-Sport Aircraft here at AirVenture 2011," stated Flight Design National Sales Manager, John Gilmore. "This represents a excellent start for the new C4 while continuing our market-leading pace in the Light-Sport Aircraft sector," Gilmore observed. The C4 was debuted in Europe in April 2011. Flight Design has been the market leader in LSA since the category was created in 2004.

"These orders reported are real product requests with money changing hands," noted Gilmore. "Orders from the USA add to those collected earlier this season in Europe. We now count more than 70 orders for the new four seat C4 while maintaining our lead in the LSA sector through new orders."

Flight Design USA also noted it is seeking new representatives in selected areas of the USA. While showing strength across the country, certain areas warrant additional dealerships to better serve pilots interesting in buying and operating Flight Design aircraft. The top management team from Flight Design USA and Flight Design Germany is present at AirVenture 2011. "We would like to speak to businesses interested in working with Flight Design and will be available during the show," noted Flight Design CEO Matthias Betsch.

Flight Design USA is the U.S. importer of the Flight Design CT and MC series of Light-Sport Aircraft from Germany. Delivering more than 330 Special Light-Sport Aircraft to customers through its network of distributors and dealers Flight Design USA has led the field since the first LSA approval in 2005. The carbon fiber CT series of aircraft are the best-selling LSA in America by a wide margin augmented by the addition of the all-metal MC series in 2010. Globally, more than 1,700 Flight Design aircraft are in service around the globe with three CTs having recently flown around the world.