Global Crossing Airlines Adds Senior Airline IT Executive Edgar Green

Miami, Florida--(Newsfile Corp. - August 5, 2020) -  Global Crossing Airlines Inc. (TSXV: JET) (OTC Pink: JETMF) (the "Company" or "GlobalX") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Edgar Green as Head of Information Technology (IT).

Mr. Green comes to GlobalX with over fifteen years of direct low cost airline related IT experience with two major US LCC airlines. Mr. Green spent over seven years at Allegiant Airlines where he served as Director, Enterprise Program Management Office which allowed the senior management team to drive greatly improved decision making with its large scale/cross-functional enterprise-level solutions. He also modernized the electronic flight bag, maintenance mobile app and other data driven operations.

Prior to Allegiant, Mr. Green served for seven years as Senior Manager IT Quality Assurance at Spirit Airlines where he worked to implement new IT systems within the airline's operations to drive higher levels of profitability.

Mr. Green will be instrumental in building GlobalX's IT infrastructure to achieve a total digitization of the airline from charter fight planning, crew planning, maintenance control as well as on the ramp and in the cockpit. These efforts will lower GlobalX costs by allowing for reduced headcount, increased efficiencies, and support an overall best-in-class organization.

GlobalX CFO Ryan Goepel commented on the appointment, "As we move closer to FAA certification, we continue to add tenured, experienced aviation professionals to the GlobalX team and welcome Edgar Green as Head of IT. Together we are building the most cost efficient and performance-focused passenger airline for our charter customers and investors."

About Global Crossing Airlines

GlobalX is a new entrant airline now in FAA certification using the Airbus A320 family aircraft. Subject to FAA and DOT approvals, GlobalX intends to fly as an ACMI and wet lease charter airline serving the US, Caribbean and Latin American markets.

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This news release contains "forward-looking information" concerning anticipated developments and events that may occur in the future. Forward-looking information contained in this news release includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the Company's intention to fly as an ACMI and wet lease charter airline, the completion of the FAA certification process, the details of its future IT infrastructure and the creation of a cost efficient and performance focused airline.

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Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors include risks related to, the ability to obtain financing at acceptable terms, the impact of general economic conditions, domestic and international airline industry conditions, the impact of the global uncertainty created by COVID-19, future relations with shareholders, volatility of fuel prices, increases in operating costs, terrorism, pandemics, natural disasters, currency fluctuations, interest rates, risks specific to the airline industry, the ability of management to implement GlobalX's operational strategy, the ability to attract qualified management and staff, labour disputes, regulatory risks, including risks relating to the acquisition of the necessary licenses and permits; and the additional risks identified in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's reports and filings with applicable Canadian securities regulators. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The forward-looking information is made as of the date of this news release. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking information.

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