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TABLE OF CONTENTS


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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS		1
Section 1.1 Certain Definitions		1
Section 1.2 Terms Defined Elsewhere		7

ARTICLE II THE MERGER		9
Section 2.1 The Merger		9
Section 2.2 Closing; Effective Time		9
Section 2.3 Effects of the Merger		9
Section 2.4 Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws		10
Section 2.5 Directors and Officers of Surviving Corporation		10
Section 2.6 Subsequent Actions		10

ARTICLE III CONVERSION OF SECURITIES		10
Section 3.1 Conversion of Capital Stock		10
Section 3.2 Exchange of Certificates; Payment of Option Consideration and Warrant Consideration		11
Section 3.3 Dissenting Shares		13
Section 3.4 Treatment of Options and Restricted Stock		13
Section 3.5 Treatment of Warrants		14

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY		15
Section 4.1 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries		15
Section 4.2 Capitalization		16
Section 4.3 Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Company Action		17
Section 4.4 Board Approvals		18
Section 4.5 Consents and Approvals; No Violations		18
Section 4.6 Company SEC Documents and Financial Statements		19
Section 4.7 Internal Controls; Sarbanes-Oxley Act		20
Section 4.8 Absence of Certain Changes		21
Section 4.9 No Undisclosed Liabilities		22
Section 4.10 Litigation		22
Section 4.11 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA		22
Section 4.12 Taxes		26
Section 4.13 Contracts		28
Section 4.14 Title to Properties; Encumbrances		30
Section 4.15 Intellectual Property		31
Section 4.16 Labor Matters		31
Section 4.17 Compliance with Laws; Permits		32
Section 4.18 Information in the Proxy Statement		33
Section 4.19 Opinion of Financial Advisor		34
Section 4.20 Insurance		34
Section 4.21 Environmental Laws and Regulations		34
Section 4.22 Brokers; Expenses		34
Section 4.23 Takeover Statutes		35
Section 4.24 Aircraft		35
Section 4.25 U.S. Citizen; Air Carrier		36
Section 4.26 Affiliate Transactions		36
Section 4.27 AMC Agreements; Reliability and Violations Thresholds		36


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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND PURCHASER		37
Section 5.1 Organization		37
Section 5.2 Authorization; Validity of Agreement; Necessary Action		37
Section 5.3 Consents and Approvals; No Violations		37
Section 5.4 Litigation		38
Section 5.5 Information in the Proxy Statement		38
Section 5.6 Ownership of Company Capital Stock		38
Section 5.7 Available Funds		38
Section 5.8 U.S. Citizen		39

ARTICLE VI CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER		39
Section 6.1 Interim Operations of the Company		39
Section 6.2 No Solicitation; Unsolicited Proposals		43
Section 6.3 Board Recommendation		45
Section 6.4 Aircraft Leases		46

ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS		46
Section 7.1 Notification of Certain Matters		46
Section 7.2 Access; Confidentiality		46
Section 7.3 Consents and Approvals		47
Section 7.4 Publicity		49
Section 7.5 Directors and Officers Insurance and Indemnification		49
Section 7.6 State Takeover Laws		51
Section 7.7 Certain Tax Matters		51
Section 7.8 Section 16.		52
Section 7.9 Obligations of Parent.		52
Section 7.10 Employee Benefits Matters		52
Section 7.11 Termination of 401(k) Plan		53
Section 7.12 Financing		53
Section 7.13 Proxy Statement		55
Section 7.14 Company Collective Bargaining Agreement Notices

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