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Sarah Keegan
Headquarters, Washington               April 18, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-1902)

RELEASE: 03-144

AIRSIDETV.COM TO ENHANCE CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT COVERAGE

     The U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission (COFC) and 
AirsideTV, Daytona Beach, Fla., have signed a memorandum of 
agreement to jointly publicize the yearlong celebration of 
the 100th anniversary of the first powered flight.

As a result of this agreement, AirsideTV, a subsidiary of 
NetsideTV Company, Ltd., will promote the Commission's 
national campaign, "Centennial of Flight: Born of Dreams -- 
Inspired by Freedom," through Web-based programming and live 
Web coverage of Centennial of Flight events on both 
AirsideTV.com and the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission 
Web site.

"We are honored to have been selected by the U.S. Centennial 
of Flight Commission," said Paul Brennan, co-founder and 
director of programming for AirsideTV. "Just like the Wright 
brothers made history 100 years ago, we're doing the same 
with our revolutionary online coverage of the Centennial of 
Flight celebration."

AirsideTV offers 24-hour streaming video of a wide variety 
of aviation topics including air shows, modern and historic 
aviation documentaries, and aviation news. In February 2003, 
AirsideTV began promoting the centennial of flight with 
their first Centennial of Flight video program featuring the 
oldest flying aircraft in the world, Mikael Carlson's 
Bleriot XI. They have also have produced a video feature on 
the Lancaster bomber, including an interview with pilots who 
flew the aircraft in combat during World War II. In 
addition, AirsideTV will soon feature coverage of the Sun-N-
Fun Fly-in in Lakeland, Fla.

AirsideTV has plans to cover more centennial-related events, 
including EAA's AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., which begins in 
July, and North Carolina's First Flight Centennial 
Celebration in December. On December 17 in North Carolina, 
AirsideTV.com will broadcast live the attempt to re-create 
the Wright brothers' first flight from Kill Devil Hills. 
AirsideTV is currently the only Web-based broadcaster 
offering consistent and live coverage of Centennial events.

"AirsideTV offers a unique opportunity for those with access 
to the Internet to view the Centennial of Flight celebration 
as it unfolds throughout the year," said General J.R. 
Dailey, chairman of the U.S. Centennial of Flight 
Commission. "Their efforts are helping us deliver 
educational and inspirational content to an even larger 
audience."

The U.S. Congress created the COFC to coordinate the 
celebration of the 100th anniversary of powered flight. The 
national awareness campaign, "Centennial of Flight: Born of 
Dreams -- Inspired by Freedom," promotes activities which 
commemorate the past 100 years of flight. Organizations that 
work closely with the COFC will receive recognition as 
participants in the national campaign.

More information about the Commission and a complete listing 
of Centennial events can be found on the Internet at: 
http://www.centennialofflight.gov. More information also is 
available from Christian Markow of the Commission at (804) 
675-8153.

More information about AirsideTV is available at: 
www.airsidetv.com or from Arturo Weiss at (386) 615-6519.

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