Press Release

Issued by CEPA (Central Europe Private Aviation).

April 22, 2010

Prague will host the Central Europe Private Aviation (CEPA) association's CEPA EXPO 2011, the very first event of its kind in the Central and Eastern Europe region, the organization announced during the inaugural CEPA 2010 conference.

"This is a huge and exciting 'first' for the region's private aviation industry. The timing is absolutely perfect;, business aviation here is booming and CEPA is ready to help its members reach the next level of growth," said Dagmar Grossmann, Chairman and Founder of CEPA and ceo of Grossmann Jet Service.

The CEPA EXPO will be held Sept. 29-Oct. 1 2011 at the Vodochody Airport in Prague. Organizers expect at least 120 exhibitors with a total event turnaround of 1 million euro. The EXPO will feature aircraft and business jets on display on the exhibition grounds, with two days reserved exclusively for industry insiders and one public day on Saturday.

"The EXPO will be a major boost to the Czech Republic's economy as the center of Europe becomes the hub for aviation activity in the region," said Antonia Tomkova, managing director of CEPA. "The EXPO will bring foreign investors and visitors who will take advantage of Prague's top accommodation and services."

Today, CEPA is fostering cooperation between industry players to create a unified network for business aviation in the region and internationally, providing foreign investors and clients an easy avenue into private aviation in the CEE.

"We will see a huge upswing of deals and business being done here as investors make contacts and inroads to everything the region has to offer," said Jaroslav Malinsky, member of CEPA board.