KINSTON, N.C. — FlyExclusive, the fast-growing charter jet service based in Kinston, is expanding its operations thanks to major funding from the state legislature.
The North Carolina Global TransPark, where the company is based, has a $30 million earmark in the new state budget to build a five-story headquarters and pilot training center. The Global TransPark is a 2,500-acre industrial and airport site in Kinston housed under the North Carolina Department of Transportation.
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FlyExclusive said its new headquarters will include up to five full-motion flight simulators to help train and certify pilots.
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