Josh Mesinger

I have been around business aviation my entire life, having watched my parents work in this industry and build our family business. I started attending the National Business Aviation Association conventions and working for our company while in college and joined the company after graduating from George Washington University in 2000. Through working with both small and large flight departments; industry leaders; and principals with diverse backgrounds, priorities, and experiences, I have seen what is successful and what is not and what true leadership looks like. I employ those lessons daily.

My skills extend into sales and acquisitions, business development, negotiations, contract business term review, import/export issues, pre-purchase inspection oversight and closings. I work extensively with other brokers, dealers, aviation attorneys, our clients’ in-house counsel and tax advisors, maintenance facilities, FAA, and other aviation authority representatives around the world as well as with NBAA and other global aviation industry associations regularly. After years of experience, this has resulted in a large global pool of trusted industry resources consistently benefiting our clients.

I have been involved in the creation of new flight departments and the closing of established ones and I have worked in this industry through several major economic downturns and times of growth. We made our company stronger as we emerged from each. I have also been exposed to different experiences and cultures having studied abroad during college in Kathmandu, Nepal and having lived in Houston, TX; Santa Fe, NM; Missoula, MT; Washington, DC and Boulder, CO. These experiences have provided me with a unique perspective that benefits our clients daily through my understanding of different personalities.

In addition to my direct work in our sales and acquisition projects, I am a member and certified broker of the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) and a member of NBAA’s Leadership Council. I have been a member of the National Business Aviation Association’s Business Aviation Management Committee (BAMC). I am often asked to speak at industry events about the aircraft market, aircraft transactions and other industry issues. I have served on multiple industry Customer Advisory Boards. And I participate in numerous aircraft manufacturers’ events for industry leaders. All of these associations and all of this work continue to provide additional insight into our industry that further supports our clients’ aircraft sales and new and used acquisitions.

During my nine-year tenure on the BAMC, I co-chaired the NBAA Leadership Conference twice, helped modernize NBAA’s Business Aviation Management Guide and helped build the ethics section of the Business Aviation Management Guide among other things.

Outside of work, I volunteer with and support the Boulder, CO Family Learning Center and other organizations and spend my time hiking with my dogs, family, and friends, cooking, entertaining and traveling.