Mystic, CT (February 23, 2007) - Flight Safety Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:FLT) announced that effective February 19, 2007 one of its four independent directors, Stephen P. Tocco, has resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company due to the challenges of growth at his current company, and his new role as Chairman of the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees.

The Company has, by Board action, elected two new independent directors. Mr. Wes Cummins is the Director of Capital Markets at B. Riley & Company in Los Angeles, California where he oversees the firm's financial advisory and capital raising services to middle-market, publicly traded companies. (The Riley firm, in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dated January 9, 2007 indicated that it controls 869,900 shares of the Company's common stock). Mr. Cummins holds a BSBA from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, with majors in Finance and Accounting.

Additionally, the Board has elected Mr. James A. Schwartz as an independent director. Prior to founding Harvey Partners LLC, a New York based investment management firm, Mr. Schwartz was associated with Gilder, Gagnon & Howe as a portfolio manager. Previously, he was a senior producer for NBA Entertainment where he won an Emmy Award. Mr. Schwartz earned an MBA from Columbia University and a BA in History from Bates College.

The Company notified AMEX of these developments on February 23, 2007.

Chairman Samuel Kovnat stated that the addition of Mr. Cummins and Mr. Schwartz will strengthen the Board by adding the perspective of the investment community. Mr. Kovnat also thanked Mr. Tocco for his service to the Company over the past five years and expressed appreciation for his offer to continue to support the Company in the future.

Flight Safety Technologies, Inc. is a development stage company pursuing advanced technologies aimed at enhancing safety, security and efficiency for the aviation industry. These new technologies include AWSM™, SOCRATES®, UNICORN™ and TIICM™. The Aircraft Wake Safety Management (AWSM™) system is being developed to provide a total airport system solution to the need for increased airport capacity with enhanced safety. SOCRATES® is an airport based laser acoustic sensor for the detection and tracking of wake vortex turbulence. UNICORN™ is an airborne radar for collision avoidance using state of the art components to achieve low cost, small size and light weight. TIICM™ is an airborne passive countermeasure initiative to protect airliners against the threat of certain terrorist missile attacks.

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Contacts:
Samuel Kovnat

Chairman and CEO

Flight Safety Technologies, Inc

(860) 245-0191