Priester Aviation history

Founded by George Priester in 1945 the company has expanded to include a world-class fleet of aircraft and a team of aviation experts, providing an ever-growing list of services to enhance and manage the flight experience.

1970 New business takes flight After starting the flight school and buying the airport, George's vision is realized with increased business aviation activity.

1983 World's busiest privately owned airport Palwaukee Airport is named the busiest privately owned airport in the world.

2001 Jet charter and management expands The family sees their jet charter and aircraft management business expanding and invests additional resources with the pursuit to become the preeminent choice in aircraft management and jet charter.

Kozin joined Priester in 2004 where she began her career as a trip coordinator in the Logistics department.

James Schnell joined the Priester team in 2005 and now leads the Owner Services Department.

2009 Highest safety standards Priester Aviation receives the industry's highest safety accreditations from the four most rigorous auditing firms.

2010 65th anniversary Priester Aviation celebrates the company's 65th anniversary.

2011 Global ops center opens Headquartered at Chicago Executive Airport, Priester opens one of the industry's most sophisticated operations centers to manage its global fleet.

In 2014, Toby joined Central Business Jets buying and selling whole aircraft.

2015 70th anniversary Priester Aviation celebrates 70 years of committed excellence.