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NetJets Fractional Owner Don Imus
Joins Corporate Angel Network

FIRST FRACTIONAL OWNER TO JOIN NATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN
FLYING CANCER PATIENTS TO TREATMENT

WHITE PLAINS, NY - Don Imus, the widely acclaimed radio personality whose program is simulcast live on cable network MSNBC, has become the first fractional aircraft owner to become a participant in Corporate Angel Network, the national public charity that arranges free transportation for cancer patients to treatment centers using empty seats on corporate aircraft flying on routine business.

"We welcome Imus to our network and are confident that other fractional owners will follow his lead and join executives from top corporations throughout the country in giving cancer patients a lift," said Thomas Robertazzi, executive director of Corporate Angel Network.

"I am delighted to be part of Corporate Angel Network", said Imus, who with his wife Deirdre runs a nonprofit working cattle ranch in New Mexico for children with cancer. "We always have room on our flights and are happy to give a lift to a cancer patient in need of treatment. Corporate Angel Network recently flew one of our kids from the ranch. I found the program rewarding, efficient, and hassle-free. This is a wonderful program and I'm happy to be a part of it. I think all fractional owners should sign up."

NetJets, Inc. Chairman Richard T. Santulli agreed, saying, "We are delighted to see that Don Imus has offered the utilization of his NetJets aircraft to support Corporate Angel Network. We hope additional NetJet owners will consider doing the same in the future."

Factional ownership programs like NetJets allow individuals and corporations to purchase a share of an aircraft based on how many hours the owner expects to fly annually, with all the benefits of private business aircraft at a fraction of the cost of whole aircraft ownership. Fractional companies and their shareowners have generously supported Corporate Angel Network over the years through cash donations and contributions of flight time. Now, with Imus as the first fractional owner to join the program, Corporate Angel Network expects other fractional owners to follow.

Corporate Angel Network (www.CorpAngelNetwork.org) is a national public charity with only one mission, to provide cancer patients with access to specialized treatment by arranging free flights using the empty seats on corporate aircraft traveling on routine business. Since its inception in 1981, Corporate Angel Network has coordinated nearly 15,000 flights for cancer patients aboard member company aircraft and won numerous awards for volunteerism, including two presidential citations. Corporate Angel Network operates out of donated office space at Westhester County Airport with 5 employees, 60 dedicated volunteers, and 500 participating corporations, including 56 of the top 100 in the Fortune 500. These companies recognize that flying with vacant seats is an enormous opportunity to help cancer patients win their battle.

NetJets Inc. (http://www.netjets.com), founded in 1964 as the first private business jet transportation company offering charter and aircraft management services, pioneered the concept of fractional aircraft ownership in 1986 and today is world leader in fractional aircraft ownership. This year NetJets will fly over 200,000 flights to more than 140 countries. NetJets directly manages and operates 449 aircraft and has nearly 565 planes on order, including 100 for delivery this year. In 1998 NetJets was purchased by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, one of the most financially successful companies in the world today.

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