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    All In on General Aviation

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    All In Aviation has a story similar to a lot of small businesses in 2020. They came into the year with a new facility and a lot of high hopes for the company. Then COVID-19 hit...
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    FBOs & Tenants

    A Smart Approach to Customer Wellness

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Leaders at the Business Jet Center at Dallas Love Field (DAL) are always looking for new and exciting additions for their terminal. So when they learned about the Elkay Smartwell...
    COBUS
    Airports have found that by implementing COBUS Airside Buses into their planning, they can accommodate significantly more aircraft arrivals and departures than they have physical gates available.
    People Movers

    Handle More Flights with Less Capital Investment

    Erwin Zimmermann
    Nov. 24, 2020
    The COBUS Airside Bus is a purpose designed vehicle specifically to move large groups of people over relatively short distances. It is intended to operate on airport tarmacs, ...
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    Airports

    Totally Boggus: Get Your Airport STD-Ready

    Nov. 24, 2020
    As we continue to navigate these weird, in-between times of “what was” while waiting on “what will be," the Institute of Boggus Talk (IBT) is working diligently to find ways to...
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    Consultants

    How Color Biases Contribute to the Lack of Diversity in Aviation

    Eric Mercado
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Most people are afraid to tackle a topic like this, especially in today’s world. In fact, in the current environment of Black and Brown Lives Matter, it’s important that organizations...

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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Logan Meier

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Logan Meier never set out to work in aviation, but he fell into the industry and found an opportunity to make a difference.He started working for Westfield in 2016 and was approached...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Jeremy Dalkoff

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    It’s creating an experience that the passenger will remember that drives Jeremy Dalkoff.“I love the art of working with partners to create a meaningful travel experience for customers...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Jason T. Shepherd, PE

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    It was the summer after he graduated college, walking every panel of pavement at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) performing pavement inspection that set...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Petar Todorovic, AM

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    When Petar Todorovic’s family immigrated to the U.S. from Serbia in the late 1990’s, the only part of the trip that he really recalls was being on an airplane and how cool it ...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Tim S. Damrow, A.A.E.

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Tim Damrow was fascinated with aviation as a kid. His grandfather was a navigator in a B17 during World War II and Damrow had plans to follow in those footsteps by becoming an...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Vernon M. Taylor, SHRM-CP

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Vernon M. Taylor is the director of human resources for JFK International Air Terminal LLC, the operator of Terminal 4 at JFK International Airport. He leads efforts to keep the...
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    Airports & Municipalities

    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Jeffrey J. Miller A.A.E., ACE

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Jeffrey Miller has been in aviation for 17 years, his path starting at the Manistee County Blacker Airport in Michigan. Miller found himself at the airport after taking an internship...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Andrea C. Vasquez

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    A love and passion for travelling is what Andrea Vasquez said set her on the path to where she is today. “It was something that was engraved in my youth,” said Vasquez, whose ...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Courtney Wright, FMP

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Working in corporate relocation sales for 10 years, Courtney Wright worked from time to time with airports and airlines, planting the seeds for what would become an aviation career...
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    FBOs & Tenants

    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Roman I Mendez

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Roman Mendez first fell in love with business aviation when he was 18 years old while working for a large FBO chain. He began his career as a line service technician and quickly...
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    Consultants

    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: James Hunter Mitchell

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    For those that work in aviation, they understand all too well the difficulties in adjusting to the complex and shifting nature of the industry. However, for rising upcomer, James...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Matthew Schnelle, PE

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Matthew Schnelle didn’t have an exact career path mapped out when he got out of college, but he did have an ongoing interest in aviation. Schnelle was working on parks and forestry...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Edwin Tamang, P.E.

    Nov. 24, 2020
    The wheels of interest for aviation began turning for Edwin Tamang when he was in elementary school. During a career day, a local veteran of the U.S. Air Force came to Tamang’...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Elyas Ahmadzai

    Nov. 24, 2020
    Elyas Ahmadzai always knew he wanted to be an engineer; he just didn’t know that he would be working in the aviation industry.“When I first started working in the greater Detroit...
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    Airports & Municipalities

    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Ryan Betcher, A.A.E.

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Ryan Betcher always knew he wanted to work in aviation but wasn’t sure in what capacity. When he was in high school, he attended an aviation career day where he heard from an ...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: David LaFay

    Nov. 24, 2020
    No two days are the same in aviation – and for David LaFay, it might be fair to say that no two hours are the same. As Senior Director of Technical Operations and Integration ...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Edward W. Hart, RCDD

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Edward W. Hart started his career at Arora Engineers as the network administrator, but the allure of what his colleagues were doing with aviation engineering began to grow on ...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Blake Astran, J.D.

    Nov. 24, 2020
    Blake Astran started his career as an attorney, but when a friend showed him a job posting for an executive search firm, Astran found himself on a career path he hadn’t even known...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Bronwyn Lindsay

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Bronwyn Lindsay has been in the FBO business for 15 years, starting when she was just 19 years old as a part-time line service and customer service representative. Bronwyn, who...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Ben Wagner, C.M.

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Growing up, Ben Wagner found himself drawn to the wonders of flight at an early age.“I grew up in western Wisconsin and anytime we took a trip to the Twin Cities, I begged my ...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Sukhvir Singh Mavi

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Sukhvir Mavi’s peers view him as a natural people leader and forward thinker, known for his project ownership, commitments and strong relationships with business partners and ...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Timothy Ward, PE

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Timothy Ward said he enjoys the balance that comes with being an aviation consultant. He could never see himself doing any one thing all the time for his career, so being able...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Mo. Ashmawy

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    When Mo. Ashmawy was a child, he would wait for his father to return from trips across the world and wanting to hear stories about each country's culture, food, history and the...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Michael Welch

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Michael Welch worked his way up from intern to general manager, serving in a variety of roles at TAC Air, including line service technician and line service manager. He was then...
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    Airports & Municipalities

    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: R. Shane Brooks, EIT, ACE

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    In 2013, R. Shane Brooks accepted a job with the city of El Paso as a place holder between projects. Her career plan at the time was to work as a traveling construction manager...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Krystal L. Schumacher

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Krystal L. Schumacher developed an interest in commercial design, the capability of impacting other people and the graphic side of design while she was studying architecture in...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Matt Bocchino, AAE

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Matt Bocchino’s love of aviation started when he was about six years old. He can trace it back to three things: sitting in the grass just outside the perimeter fence at Bradley...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Shea Joachim, CEcD

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Shea Joachim has served as the director of business development for the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority for the past four years. His role at Gateway Airport includes managing...
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    Airports & Municipalities

    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Michele Torres

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Michele Torres views the airport as a place where minority and women owned businesses can see success in their business practices. Making those goals become reality drives her...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Kawai Lopez

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Kawai Lopez wanted to be an educator or work in the event industry when she was planning her career, but 14 years ago, she got a job at the Monterey Jet Center and caught that...
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    Airports & Municipalities

    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Keila Y. Walker-Denis, MA, FPEM

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    As a young child growing up in Miami, Keila Walker-Denis thought a lot about decision-makers and their role during hurricane season. When people are told to evacuate, adhere to...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Mitchell Walker

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Mitchell Walker landed in the aviation field when he came into the workforce during the Great Recession. He joined Mead & Hunt and said he can’t see himself doing anything except...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Matthew Parker A.C.E.

    Joe Petrie
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Matthew Parker said many different paths and experiences in his life led to his career in aviation. He initially planned to be a history teacher and studied secondary education...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Adam Bouchard, CM

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Adam Bouchard’s aviation career started in 2007 when he was 19, loading bags and cleaning planes for American Airlines in Nashville, Tennessee. His eight-year career with American...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Andrew J Wolanik, A.C.E.

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Andrew J. Wolanik began his career at Chicago Executive Airport as a summer intern, then spent five years as a charter dispatcher at the airport. Now, he serves as the airport...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Heath Montgomery

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    With over 16 years of combined experience in journalism and public relations, Heath Montgomery knows how to tell a story. “At my core, I consider myself a storyteller and, fortunately...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Jason T. Foster

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Travel in all of its forms has fascinated Jason Foster since youth.“I always had this fascination since I was a kid with airports and truck stops and everything travel, whether...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Isabella Rhawie

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Isabella Rhawie grew up in the retail world and in some ways, it’s a part of her DNA. “I come from a pretty robust retail background. My parents own a retail business and there...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Allison Hawk, NCARB

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Pushing boundaries with innovation, exploring new concepts and incorporating the latest technology – these are the aspects of the airport industry that excite Allison Hawk in ...
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    2020 Airport Business Top 40 Under 40: Justin Anderson, C.M.

    Walker Jaroch
    Nov. 24, 2020
    Justin Anderson’s interests in aviation took off when he was a teenager, but in college his involvement in the local American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) chapter ...