Barry Eccleston, John Belcher Join The Company's Board

FLYHT Aerospace Solutions has added two new members to its Board of Directors, while one member has stepped down from that role.

John Belcher (pictured) and Barry Eccleston have both joined the FLYHT Board. Belcher is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ARINC Incorporated ("ARINC"). He joined ARINC in 1997 and grew it from a $200M business to a billion dollar global company with services in over 150 counties and orchestrated its sale twice during his tenure. Mr. Belcher currently serves on several other boards around the world and is a leading authority in aviation and air transport.

"We were delighted when John accepted a position on our board to help steer the Company through what we expect to be a strong growth phase," said Bill Tempany, CEO of FLYHT. "John's success with ARINC, his Canadian roots and prior work with Transport Canada and as CEO of Hughes Aircraft of Canada gives him a unique understanding of the challenges businesses like ours face in managing commercial goals in a very rigid regulatory environment. The contacts and knowledge John will contribute to our board of directors will bring invaluable insight and experience that management and our employees will benefit from and help us further drive the success of our growing business collectively."

"Technology has been my passion throughout my career and when I was offered a position on the board of FLYHT, it was its industry leading technology that piqued my interest," said Belcher. "Aviation needs to move faster in the adoption of new technologies and I see FLYHT as a front runner in that change. I am looking forward to an exciting adventure with FLYHT as its technologies are rolled out globally."

Barry Eccleston (pictured) currently oversees all efforts of Airbus in North America. He joined Airbus from Honeywell where he served as Vice President in different departments and global regions with responsibility for the $1.4 billion business aviation, turboprop, regional fan and military engine businesses. Prior to that, he held increasingly senior positions with Rolls-Royce for 29-years, culminating as President and CEO Rolls-Royce Canada and President and CEO of International Aero Engines, in which Rolls-Royce was a major shareholder.

Bill Tempany, CEO stated, "We are very excited to have a person of Barry's caliber join our Board at this important time in FLYHT's evolution," Tempany said. "We are confident his contribution will be significant to our success in the coming years. We have worked for years to develop technologies to help the aviation industry improve its financial performance and - with the guidance of our new board members - we hope to increase the adoption rate of our technologies."

Mr Eccleston commented, "The aviation industry needs to embrace beneficial new technologies and I believe that FLYHT's Automated Flight Information Reporting System ("AFIRS") and related products are at the forefront of this movement," Eccleston said. "I have been impressed with FLYHT's technology since I first saw it and I am convinced that AFIRS will help all facets of aviation by improving performance, enhancing efficiency and allowing an already extremely safe industry, to become even safer. I joined the board to help FLYHT continue to drive utilization of its industry leading technologies and to give back to an industry that has been good to me throughout my career."

Both appointments were effective August 19th

The company also announced that Richard Hayden (pictured) has resigned his position as a member of the Company's board, effective the same date. Mr. Hayden will remain with the Company as Director of Strategic Programs and will work with government and industry groups to ensure FLYHT stays in the forefront of discussions regarding global implementation of enhanced aircraft tracking and triggered data streaming, as well as leading efforts to secure several key programs.

"When I first was introduced to FLYHT in 2005, I immediately recognized the potential of the integrated aircraft-to-end-user system that FLYHT had conceived and was evolving," Hayden said. "I was pleased to join the company in 2008 and be part of the team that has evolved AFIRS and UpTime to its current industry-leading state. I look forward to continuing to contribute to FLYHT's growth."

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