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GO FLY

Mike Copeland

President, Flight Choice

Former B-52 pilot Mike Co-

peland makes flying hassle free.
Whether business or pleasure

calls, Flight Choice, the charter

service he started in 2005, can
take Knoxvillians or their cargo to

more than 2,000 regional and local
city airports. Before Flight Choice,

Copeland had captained domestic

and international flights for U.S.
Airways for 20 years. Now, as

director of operations and chief pi-
“Undoubtedly, lot, he oversees day-to-day opera-

tions, ensures safety, and super-
my most
vises the other pilots. The benefits
memorable of traveling with Flight Choice?

Travel days can be business days.
charters
Or fun days. There are no time-

consuming check-ins, security
tests, and boarding rituals to deal
are when
with. No stops in out-of-your-way

we take our
cities to catch a connection. “The
greatest part of this business,”

Make-A-Wish says Copeland, “is being able to
take care of a travel or logistics

kids to have issue that the customer may have.”

Plus, of course, being direct means
their wishes
saving money, and Copeland

emphasizes the affordability of his
granted.”
company’s services. Flight Choice

is available 24/7, 365 days of the

year, and the client’s schedule is
the company’s schedule. “When

we get a call at 1:00 a.m., we are
able to be airborne within 45 min-

utes to deliver parts or transport
people,” says Copeland.

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