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Nick Swenson is a Chairman at PRO DEX INC; President & CEO at AIR T INC; and General Partner & Portfolio Manager at AO Partners, LP and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has worked as Portfolio Manager and Partner at WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC, Corporate Finance Associate--Financial Institutions Group at Piper Jaffray Companies, and Distressed Debt Analyst at Varde Partners. Nick works or has worked as Board member at Trust for Public Land. He attended Middlebury College between 1987 and 1991 and University of Chicago Booth School of Business between 1994 and 1996.

With over 25 years of experience as a pilot and in aviation project management and worldwide business development, Michael provides overall strategic direction, vision and leadership as President and CEO at Dynamic Aviation. Michael joined Dynamic Aviation, a family owned and operated company, in 1990. He started as a pilot and base manager, and went on to work in other roles, including Manager of Flight Operations, Vice President of Flight Operations, and Chief Operating Officer. Michael was previously employed at Northern Air Cargo as a flight engineer and was President and Co-Founder of De-Ice Systems International. He is an active member of the U.S. Capitol chapter of the Young Presidents Organization. He has formerly served on the boards and advisory councils of multiple non-profit organizations. He is also an experienced pilot with 5,000 hours of flight time. Michael attended Eastern Mennonite University and is an alumnus of the Owner/President Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Michael Brunner is a Chief Executive Officer at Empire Airlines and is based in Austria. He has worked as Warehouse attendant at Raiffeisen-Lagerhaus Lavanttal, registrierte Genossenschaft m.b.H.; Software Engineer (freelance) at company specialized for steel construction; and Senior Consultant at Bank in Vienna. Michael studied at FernUniversität in Hagen between 2017 and 2017 and Higher technical college for industrial engineering and management of Wolfsberg between 2003 and 2008.

Mr. Hernandez has served as President of Flightstar since founding the company in 2000. He oversees all aspects of the business, including serving as the Company’s “Accountable Manager” for regulatory purposes. He holds Airframe and Powerplant licenses from the FAA and has over 35 years of experience in aircraft heavy maintenance. From 1986 to 1999, he was Director of Maintenance and Vice President of Maintenance at Professional Modification Services in Miami, FL, during which time the company grew from a startup to an industry leader with over $50 million in annual revenue. His responsibilities included the control and management of a production workforce of 450 employees. Prior to joining PMS, Mr. Hernandez served in the United States Air Force from 1976 to 1986. He distinguished himself in the service by being promoted to the rank of E6 in less than 10 years and earning awards, including Maintenance Professional of the Year for the Tactical Air Command.

Conrad "Connie" Kalitta (born February 24, 1938) is an American businessman and former drag racing driver, nicknamed "The Bounty Hunter". Kalitta is the CEO of Kalitta Air and the owner of Kalitta Motorsports.

Dale Zehner is a Chief Executive Officer at Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and is based in Virginia Railway Express.