Kitty Hawk Cargo, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kitty Hawk, Inc. (AMEX:KHK) announced today the opening of its Atlanta, Georgia less-than-truckload (LTL) scheduled ground freight regional hub on February 6, 2006. The new regional hub offers new service efficiencies and schedule options to Kitty Hawk's freight forwarding, logistics and international gateway customers. The Atlanta regional hub will provide scheduled time-definite, LTL ground freight transportation between Atlanta and Miami, Nashville, Charlotte, Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa, and Memphis. It will also connect seamlessly with other Kitty Hawk ground network destinations on the East Coast and in other major business centers throughout the country. Additional connections to Atlanta may be added, based on customer demand. "Since Kitty Hawk launched its LTL ground network on October 31, 2005, the superior level of service we provide has been steadily gaining acceptance among freight forwarders and logistics providers," said Robert W. Zoller, Kitty Hawk president and chief executive officer. "As we continued to develop and execute our ground network plan, we received specific requests for service to the Atlanta and Miami international gateways as well as other regional destinations. The efficient connection of these important southeastern air, ground and ocean freight markets to the growing Kitty Hawk ground network will immediately benefit the forwarding and logistics community we serve both on a domestic and global basis." The new hub will be co-located with Kitty Hawk's overnight and second-morning air freight operation in a recently acquired facility immediately adjacent to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. About Kitty Hawk, Inc. www.kittyhawkcompanies.com As a recognized leader in customer service, Kitty Hawk is the premier provider of guaranteed, mission-critical, scheduled overnight air and beginning October 31, 2005 of scheduled time-definite coast-to-coast less-than-truckload (LTL) ground freight transportation to major business centers and surrounding communities throughout North America, including, Alaska, Hawaii, Toronto, Canada, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. With more than 30 years experience in the aviation and air freight industries, Kitty Hawk plays a key connecting role in the global supply chain. Kitty Hawk serves the logistics needs of more than 550 freight forwarders, integrated carriers, logistics companies and major airlines with its extensive integrated air and ground network, fleet of Boeing 737-300SF and 727 cargo aircraft, as well as a 239,000 square-foot cargo warehouse, US Customs clearance and sort facility at its Fort Wayne, Indiana hub. In 2005, Kitty Hawk became the North American launch customer for the fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly Boeing 737-300SF aircraft. Kitty Hawk's air and ground cargo networks and award-winning, guaranteed overnight time-definite service are ideal for heavy-weight shipments (over 150 lbs), special goods with unique dimensions, perishables, animals and other valuable shipments. Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: This report may contain forward-looking statements that are intended to be subject to the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements relate to future events or future financial and operating performance and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those indicated by any forward-looking statements. 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Some of the things that could cause actual results to differ from expectations are: economic conditions; the impact of high fuel prices; our inability to successfully implement and operate our expanded ground network; failure of key suppliers and vendors to perform; our inability to attract sufficient customers at economical prices for our expanded ground network; unforeseen increases in liquidity and working capital requirements related to our expanded ground network; potential competitive responses from other operators of coast-to-coast less than truckload networks; the continued impact of terrorist attacks, global instability and potential U.S. military involvement; the Company's significant lease obligations and indebtedness; the competitive environment and other trends in the Company's industry; changes in laws and regulations; changes in the Company's operating costs including fuel; changes in the Company's business plans; interest rates and the availability of financing; liability and other claims asserted against the Company; labor disputes; the Company's ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; inflation; and costs. For a discussion of these and other risk factors, see Item 7 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. All of the forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the risk factors discussed therein. These risk factors may not be exhaustive. The Company operates in a continually changing business environment, and new risk factors emerge from time to time. Management cannot predict such new risk factors, nor can it assess the impact, if any, of such new risk factors on the Company's business or events described in any forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform them to actual results.
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