NetJets: Pioneering the Skies of Luxury
The Legend Begins In the spring of 1964, within the lively heart of Columbus, Ohio, an innovative vision for private aviation took flight. Executive Jet Airways was founded by a group of retired United States Air Force generals, led by Brigadier General Olbert F. “Dick” Lassiter, who had experience running the Air Mission Squadron, an air taxi service for the Air Force. The company’s board read like a who’s who of American icons: actor and aviation enthusiast James Stewart, entertainer Arthur Godfrey, and Paul W. Tibbets Jr., the pilot who flew the Enola Gay on its fateful mission over Hiroshima. [...]
Gulfstream: Sky-High Luxury Since 1958
The Legend Begins In 1930, in a converted automobile showroom on Long Island, New York, two visionaries named Leroy "Roy" Grumman and Leon Swirbul founded what would become one of America's most storied aviation companies. Grumman Aircraft Engineering Company initially focused on military aviation, becoming a preeminent manufacturer of naval aircraft during World War II, producing legendary fighters like the F4F Wildcat and F6F Hellcat. But it was in the post-war boom of the late 1950s that Grumman saw an opportunity to reshape civilian aviation. In 1957, engineers at the Bethpage, New York facility completed the design for a revolutionary [...]
The Legend Begins In the spring of 1964, within the lively heart of Columbus, Ohio, an innovative vision for private aviation took flight. Executive Jet Airways was founded by a [...]
The Legend Begins In 1930, in a converted automobile showroom on Long Island, New York, two visionaries named Leroy "Roy" Grumman and Leon Swirbul founded what would become one of [...]
