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Charter Jet Flights in Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, or the Queen City, is named in honor of the German Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg, who had become queen consort to British King George III the year before the city’s founding. An ideological hotbed of independence-minded sentiment during the Revolutionary War, Charlotte was a site of encampment for both American and British armies during the War; during a series of skirmishes between British troops and Charlotteans, as they prefer to be called, the village earned the lasting nickname Hornets Nest from a frustrated Lord General Charles Cornwallis.

That fierce sense of independence and strong-willed drive has surely contributed to Charlotte becoming the major U.S. financial center it is today. The nations largest financial institution by assets, Bank of America, calls the city home, and Charlotte was also the former corporate home of Wachovia until its recent (2008) purchase by Well Fargo. The city is at the center of a large portion of major economic activity, and numerous other Fortune 500 companies call Charlotte home, including giants such as Lowes, Nucor and Duke Energy.

The center city/uptown area of Charlotte has seen remarkable growth over the last decade. Numerous residential units continue to be built uptown, including over 20 skyscrapers either under construction, recently completed, or in the planning stage, a relative rarity in these trying economic times. Many new restaurants, bars and clubs now operate in the revitalized Uptown area.

In professional sports, Charlotte is represented by the Carolina Panthers in the NFL, and the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA, as well as a wide variety of minor league and college athletics. Charlotte is also a major center in the US motorsports industry, with NASCAR having multiple offices in and around the city. Approximately 75percent of the NASCAR industrys employees and drivers are based within two hours of downtown Charlotte. Charlotte is also the future home of the NASCAR Hall of Fame, expected to open in May, 2010, a week prior to the Sprint All-Star Race.

The already large presence of the racing technology industry along with the newly built NHRA premier dragstrip, zMAX Dragway at Concord, located just north of Charlotte, is influencing some of the top professional drag racers to move their shops from more expensive areas like California to the Charlotte area as well.

Business or pleasure, you’re sure to find lots to do in Charlotte! Chartering a private plane to Charlotte is made simple by many local area airports. Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) is the primary commercial airport which services the city. Other airfields in close proximity to the city include the Gastonia Muni (AKH) and Concord Regional (JQF).

To arrange a private jet charter flight to or from Charlotte, contact Stratos Jet Charters at 1.888.478.7286.

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