Marathon Flight Services Adds New Corporate Hangar

Kissimmee, FL – September 5, 2006 – Marathon Flight Services, a full-service fixed base operator located at Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) recently opened its new 16,500 square-foot corporate hangar facility. The new hangar will accommodate large corporate aircraft up to a Gulfstream G500® airplane.

Marathon’s additional facilities include a 13,000 square-foot terminal that features the only aircraft canopy in Central Florida; a pilot’s lounge, catering services, on-site rental cars, meeting rooms and a gift shop. The fixed base operator also has future plans to add another 8,000 square-foot hangar..

“At Marathon, delivering top-level service and facilities is of utmost importance,” said Captain Bob Birks, co-owner and chief executive of Marathon Flight Services. “This new hangar continues our dedication to providing only the finest facilities to our aviation customers.”

For additional information regarding Marathon’s aircraft storage facilities and services, please contact Shelly Hartwig, Customer Service Manager, at 407-846-6128 or 800-327-9123.

About Kissimmee Gateway Airport
Located just eight miles from Walt Disney World and 10 miles from the Orange County Convention Center, Kissimmee Gateway Airport accommodates general aviation air service 24 hours a day with two paved runways, 5,000 and 6,000 feet each. The airport also offers full-service F.B.O.s, flight training, aircraft storage, aircraft restoration, P-51 Mustang pilot training and T-6 Warbird adventure flights, and an industrial park. Its air traffic control tower operates from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Built in 1942, Kissimmee Gateway Airport is owned and operated by the City of Kissimmee. For more information, visit kissimmeeairport.com.

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