WAPPINGERS FALLS, Connecticut - Associated Aircraft Group (AAG^®), the Northeast’s largest premier executive Sikorsky S-76^® helicopter service, is pleased to announce a Customer Referral Program for its clients. The new program will allow flight time rewards each time they refer a new client to AAG^®. Associated Aircraft Group customers can receive significant rewards for each new referral that results in a customer, depending on the program type and size of the new customer. AAG is a subsidiary of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).

“Referrals from our clients have been one of the key ingredients to AAG’s growth and success. We are grateful for those referrals, as they demonstrate the trust and confidence our customers place in us each and every day,” said AAG President Scott Ashton. “To show our appreciation and thanks for their continued support, we wanted to reward our customers with flight time and exemplary service.”

AAG has more than 20 years experience providing helicopter and fixed wing charter flights, fractional ownership programs, and helicopter maintenance services from its Teterboro, New York, and Philadelphia locations. With the Northeast’s largest fleet of S-76C aircraft, AAG is the only exclusive VIP helicopter company to own and operate its own FAA Part 145 maintenance facility and is a Sikorsky Certified Repair Center. The company’s principal flight operations and repair services are housed in two hangars at the Dutchess County Airport, a short flight from its Manhattan heliports.

AAG is well recognized for its long history of owning and operating S-76C helicopters in the Northeast. AAG is “Platinum” rated by ARG/US International, is Wyvern Recommended, and has recently achieved 40,000 safe flying hours in the S-76C helicopter. AAG provides VIP helicopter transportation in the Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, Hartford, and Boston markets.

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., based in Stratford, Conn., is a world leader in helicopter design, manufacture, and service. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides a broad range of high technology products and support services to the aerospace and building systems industries.

S-76^® is a registered trademark of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation.