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Flight Design Enlists New Distributor

Flight DesignJust Fly to Represent Flight Design Line in Brazil

Leinfelden-Echterdingen, GERMANY / 16 November 2011 - Flight Design, manufacturer of the CT and MC series of Light-Sport Aircraft and developer of the four-seat C4, has appointed a new distributor for Brazil. The South American country enjoys an expanding and healthy economy and Flight Design anticipates a substantial market for its aircraft in this aviation-aware nation.

Flight Design is pleased to name Just Fly Ltda., of Sao Paulo, Brazil as the company's new Distributor for Brazil. Just Fly is owned and managed by Luis Fernando Meyer, a private pilot who frequently flies his Piper Arrow between Sao Paulo and Rio, Brazil.

"Just Fly currently manages larger business and personal aircraft for customers in Brazil," said John Doman, Director of Business Development and Global Sales & Marketing for Flight Design GmbH. Just Fly provides hangar, administration, maintenance arrangements as needed, including cleaning, fueling, and spotting the aircraft at the customer's location so all that is left is to... "Just Fly." Meyer intends to bring this concept of superior service and exceeding the customer's expectations from this market sector to the newly formed LSA category in Brazil.

"Just Fly will focus initial efforts in the Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro areas, before expanding further in Brazil, which of course is a very large and diverse country," continued Doman. Analysts say the Brazilian economy is expected to grow by 8% in 2011 alone and in some areas it is expanding by as much as 10%. Unemployment is at a record low. Foreign capital is flowing into Brazil to take advantage of the solid economy.

"For Just Fly, it is an honor to be chosen as the distributor of Flight Design for Brazil," said Meyer. "It wasn't a difficult task for us to select Flight Design as the company to represent due to its position as the LSA market leader worldwide. As a German company with German quality standards, the Flight Design products represent the best in the LSA market and this reality aligns with our mission to assure to our customer safety, comfort and the confidence of knowing that their aircraft will have a deep level of support allowing our Flight Design customers the pleasure to 'Just Fly'."

"As the LSA market in Brazil is beginning to develop now, we see a lot of potential in this partnership to enter this market offering a top-end product," added Meyer. "When the client is seeking a Mercedes or BMW in the Light-Sport Aircraft segment, the Flight Design aircraft will be it."

FACTS ABOUT FLIGHT DESIGN GmbH

Flight Design is a 24-year-old manufacturer based in Germany. The company remains the worldwide Light-Sport Aircraft market leader thanks to its popular CT series of aircraft. More than 1,700 of these aircraft are flying in 39 countries. One of the first aircraft certified under ASTM International standards in 2005, the CT ("composite technology") remains the top-selling LSA in America through six consecutive years. Flight Design sold the first LSA to India and was the first LSA to earn Chinese Type Design Approval. Three times a CT has been flown around the world. In 2011, the German company unveiled its C4 four seat aircraft based on the CT technology.

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