FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE=0AUS Helicopter Expands Service to Newark Liberty Int= ernational Airport=0A=0AUS Helicopter and Continental Airlines=0APartner to= Provide Eight-Minute Shuttle Service=0Abetween Manhattan and Newark Libert= y International Airport=0A=0ANEW YORK, Dec. 4, 2006 =96 US Helicopter Corpo= ration (=93US Helicopter=94) (OTC Bulletin Board:=0AUSHP) and Continental A= irlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced a partnership to provide eight-minute= =0Ashuttle service between Manhattan and Newark Liberty International Airpo= rt beginning Dec. 18.=0A=93Time is money,=94 remarks US Helicopter=92s Chie= f Executive Officer and President Jerry Murphy.=0A=93With US Helicopter=92s= Eight-Minute Airport Shuttle, Newark now becomes a fast and easy option fo= r=0Atime-sensitive business travelers coming in and out of Manhattan.=94=0A= =0ADeparting Manhattan, US Helicopter customers traveling on Continental Ai= rlines flights will be able=0Ato conveniently check in, receive boarding pa= sses for US Helicopter and Continental Airlines and=0Acomplete security scr= eening at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport near Wall Street. Bags checked at= =0Athe heliport will be through-checked to the Continental Airlines passeng= er=92s final travel destination.=0A=0AAfter the eight-minute flight to Newa= rk Liberty, customers will arrive at a dedicated US Helicopter=0Aparking lo= cation on the secure side of Terminal C where they will be able to proceed = directly to the=0Adeparture gate for their Continental Airlines flight.=0A= =0AContinental customers arriving at Newark Liberty Airport and traveling o= n US Helicopter=92s service to=0AManhattan will proceed to US Helicopter=92= s departure gate 71 at Terminal C. Baggage will be=0Aautomatically transfer= red via US Helicopter flight to the heliport in Manhattan.=0A=0AIn addition= to commuting between Newark Liberty Airport and Manhattan, US Helicopter= =92s new=0Aservice will also allow customers to travel to Connecticut=92s B= ridgeport Sikorsky Memorial Airport in=0A37 minutes, serving Fairfield and = New Haven Counties and John F. Kennedy Airport in 53 minutes,=0Aavoiding kn= own traffic delays on I-95 in Connecticut and the Belt Parkway to JFK.=0A= =0A=93This is a premium service for premium flyers wanting to save valuable= time,=94 said Mark Erwin,=0AContinental=92s Senior Vice President Asia/Pac= ific and Corporate Development. =93In just eight minutes,=0Acustomers will = be able to travel between Wall Street and Continental=92s New York hub at N= ewark=0ALiberty International Airport, which has convenient flight connecti= ons to 180 nonstop destinations=0Athroughout the world.=94=0A=0AA one-way t= icket aboard US Helicopter costs $159, plus applicable security fees and ca= n be purchased=0Aby visiting www.flyush.com. A link to US Helicopter=92s We= b site will also be available at=0Acontinental.com. US Helicopter=92s sched= uled hourly flights between Newark and Manhattan will=0Aoperate from 6:40 a= .m. to 6:30 p.m.=0A=0AABOUT US HELICOPTER=0A=0AUS Helicopter is the first s= cheduled helicopter service to and from Manhattan to JFK in more than two= =0Adecades. With the addition of Newark Airport US Helicopter will increase= its weekly flights to 240=0Adepartures. Providing the same scheduled, reli= able and speedy service between Bridgeport=0AConnecticut, Manhattan and JFK= , the new US Helicopter service to Newark Airport is designed to=0Ameet the= needs of time-sensitive business travelers.=0A=0AFounded in 2003, US Helic= opter provides scheduled, reliable, fast and affordable helicopter=0Atransp= ortation between Manhattan and the three principal airports serving New Yor= k. All flights=0Autilize state-of-the-art Sikorsky S-76 helicopters configu= red for eight passengers and staffed with two=0Apilots. US Helicopter Sched= uled Airline Service is designed for business travelers=85 =93because you= =92re=0Atoo important to wait.=94=0A=0A=0A =0A_____________________________= _______________________________________________________=0AYahoo! Music Unli= mited=0AAccess over 1 million songs.=0Ahttp://music.yahoo.com/unlimited