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MD Helicopters’ Lynn Tilton

IN 2000, after more than two decades of diverse Wall Street experience, Lynn Tilton started Patriarch Partners, a private equity firm that specializes... Read Now

Marquis Jet’s Kenny Dichter

In 1999, when Kenny Dichter took his first private jet ride on a friend’s Hawker 800XP from New York to Boston, the airplane wasn’t all that took wing... Read Now

JetSuite’s Alex Wilcox

The aviation bug bit Alex Wilcox at an early age, back when an airline pilot could invite a wide-eyed youngster into the cockpit during a long flight.... Read Now

Executive Jet Management’s Ben Murray

When Benjamin Murray decided 11 years ago to enroll in a flight school and get his private pilot’s license, he didn’t give much thought to where that ... Read Now

XOJet’s Paul Touw

Paul Touw had barely finished high school when his entrepreneurial spirit started paying dividends. Enrolled at University of the Pacific in Stockton,... Read Now

Virgin Charter's Scott Duffy

To find out more about Branson’s latest brand, we spoke with the man who founded it and oversees its day-to-day operations. What were you doing before... Read Now

Flight Options’ Michael Scheeringa

“I started when I was six,” said Michael Scheeringa, when asked how he wound up in aviation. “I grew up in Phoenix, and when I was in grade school, I ... Read Now

Luis Carlos Affonso

Dreams do come true, and Luis Carlos Affonso is proof. An aeronautical engineer and private pilot, he took over in the spring of 2005 as executive vic... Read Now

Josh Mesinger

Selling business jets like hotcakes... Read Now

William Herp

Convincing airline travelers to make the leap to chartered VLJs... Read Now