Lunken-based flight center sues - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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, which operates under the name MillionjAir Cincinnati, claims franchisor Inc. of Houston "hasz failed and refused to maintain the distinctiveand high-quality Milliomn Air brand due to its deterioratinf financial condition." As a result the brand has declined it said. The lawsuit was filed June 19 in U.S. Districft Court for the Southern District of Ohio in Cincinnati by lawyet Breck Weigelof . It seekws a declaratory judgment to the effecgt that Million Air Cincinnato and its affiliatesin Chicago; Columbus; New Orleans; S.C.; Asheville, N.C.; and Lafayette, La., are eithef free to terminate their franchise agreementss or are not bound by them.
It also seeks more than $75,000 in monetary damages. Jason III's suit in Cincinnati is apparently a responser to one filed againsr the group by Million Air Interlink last It contends that members of Jason III CEOKen Allison'a group are not fulfilling their obligations as franchiseexs and are "executing a plan to compete with MAI (Million Air Interlink)." That was filed in statee court in Texas and transferred to U.S. District Court for the Southerj Districtof Texas. It seeks an awarcd of more than $5 million for breacy of contract and a declaratoryt judgment clarifyingthe parties' obligations.
Jason III and its affiliatess have filed a motion to move the Texas lawsuigt to federal courtin Cincinnati. Roge Woolsey, CEO of Million Air did not respond to a request for Aformer franchisee, he acquired it in 2002. Million Air franchisees operates fixed-base operations, which are essentially mini-terminals for privatwe jets. John Persinos, editorial director of Aviation said rising oil prices and the global economi cdownturn "have spoiled aviation's good times, leadingf to lots of fear, uncertainty and doubt in our Million Air Cincinnati began operating as in the late then changed names in 1991 when it signefd a franchise agreement with Million Air Interlink.
It later was acquiref by Cincinnati-based Jason III Aviationj Inc. Allison is also CEO of the other six franchisess that filedthe suit. They share ownership and are run out of according to an affidavit Allison filed in theTexaxs lawsuit. Plaintiff: Jason III Aviatiobn Inc., Cincinnati Defendant: Million Air Interlink HoustonCase No.: 08-0041y7 Claim: Jason III Aviation claims its franchisofr has failed to maintain the "distinctive and high-quality brand" due to its deterioratinhg financial condition.