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Airline Industry Executive John Happ Joins Aircell

Posted on: Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 12:00 CDT

ITASCA, Ill., April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Aircell(R) announced the appointment of airline industry veteran John Happ as Executive Vice President - Airlines. In his new role, Mr. Happ will lead the fast-growing group that is the company's primary airline interface for sales and support. He will also be responsible for Aircell's Corporate Communications and Public Relations.

"2008 is a watershed year of execution and growth for Aircell," said Jack Blumenstein, CEO, Aircell. "Our management team has done a superb job of building the sales, engineering, operations and marketing functions. John's executive-level experience within the airline industry -- including more than a decade of executive committee representation -- adds to the deep and broad airline experience within Aircell. He brings additional senior-level customer insight and established relationships to our fast-growing company."

With more than 20 years in the industry, Mr. Happ worked in executive capacities at Frontier, ATA, Hawaiian, Continental and Singapore Airlines. In his airline experience he has played key marketing, strategic planning and operations roles, and has developed a keen understanding of airline business models, strategic direction and needs.

"John's past roles as a key airline decision-maker will give us invaluable relationships with, and additional insight into the evaluation, purchase process and operational requirements of our airline customers, adding to the strength of an Aircell team with more than a century of airline experience," added Blumenstein. "His addition to the executive team comes at a particularly opportune time as we prepare to launch Gogo with American Airlines, and are poised to bring the full array of Aircell products and services to other airline partners in 2008 and beyond."

"The global airline industry is changing rapidly and it's exciting to join a company on the front edge of that very positive change," said John Happ. "We have a fantastic team in place at Aircell. I look forward to complementing their skills to help the company achieve its phenomenal growth potential."

Mr. Happ is married with three children. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from San Diego State University.

About Aircell

Aircell LLC is the world's leading provider of airborne communications. As winner of an exclusive FCC frequency license in 2006, Aircell has built a revolutionary new mobile broadband network for commercial and business aviation. In 2008, the Aircell Network and its inflight portal, known as Gogo, will revolutionize the commercial airline passenger flight experience, delivering a robust Internet experience at 35,000 feet. The Aircell Network will also provide airlines with connectivity to operations and a path to enhanced cabin services such as video, audio, television, cellular voice, cellular data and more. Business aircraft operators will soon be offered a similar feature set. Aircell has facilities in Louisville, Colorado, and Itasca, Illinois. Aircell's vision is to give everyone the ability to stay in touch, in flight(TM). For more information about Aircell, please visit http://www.aircell.com/.

About Gogo

Gogo Inflight Internet turns a commercial airplane into a Wi-Fi hotspot, enabling passengers to surf the Web, check any e-mail, log on to their corporate VPN and more. Plus, each paid Internet session includes access to The Wall Street Journal(R) Online. Gogo, powered by Aircell, will be available on American Airlines and Virgin America in 2008. For more information about Gogo, please visit http://www.gogoinflight.com/.

Aircell, Gogo and in touch, in flight are registered trademarks of Aircell LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Aircell LLC

CONTACT: Aircell Corporate Communications, +1-781-455-8250,aircell@rfbinder.com

Web site: http://www.aircell.com/http://www.gogoinflight.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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