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Dear Readers, It is a pleasure to welcome you to our Fall 2025 issue of BizAvJets USA Magazine. This edition is sure to bring you some entertaining stories, interesting interviews, and updates in the latest innovations in business aviation. Our recent travels to NBAA BACE have brought us great excitement for this growing industry. For this quarter, we are excited to bring you a unique blend of stories that are sure to bring you new ideas for your travels and uses of business aviation. • First up is Jon Fondy of the Las Vegas Television Network. His interactions with business jets for his entertainment mission and vision is inspiring. • Next, it was our great pleasure to sit down with Ed Bolen of NBAA as he talked about his leadership…

When you sit down with Jon Fondy, the energy is unmistakable. He’s not just a television executive; he’s a storyteller, a producer, and a visionary who has spent decades shaping how people see Las Vegas. As the founder of The Las Vegas Television Network (LVTN), Fondy has built something rare: a media platform that is both local in roots and global in reach. I’ve known Jon for a while now. We’ve worked together, collaborated, and I’ve even had the chance to learn firsthand about filming through his mentorship. So, when I asked him to share his journey with BizAvJets USA readers, the conversation felt more like a story unfolding than an interview. From Business to Hollywood to Las Vegas Jon’s path into television wasn’t the traditional theater-kid-to-Hollywood pipeline. He began…

We recently had the chance to catch up with Ed Bolen, President and CEO of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA). For more than 20 years, Bolen has been a steady voice for business aviation in Washington and around the world. In our conversation, he talked openly about where the industry stands today, the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead, and why NBAA’s new Military Connect program is such an important step in helping veterans find their place in business aviation. Business Aviation Today & Tomorrow BAJUSA Mr. Bolen, how would you describe the current state of business aviation in the U.S. and globally? EB Our industry has largely recovered from the effects of COVID, with most regions having returned to pre-pandemic levels and a slight uptick in business aviation…

When Phoebe Peasley stepped into the aviation retail world alongside her soon-to-be husband Bob Walls in the early 1980s, she had no idea the journey would eventually earn her a global nickname:The Oxygen Lady®. What began as a small retail shoppe has grown into a worldwide leader in aviation oxygen equipment maintenance, serving business jet operators, airline crews and commercial/civilian aviation pilots in more than 100 countries. From Pleasure Flying to The Airport Shoppe Their first store, Pleasure Flying Aviation, opened in a small office-front adjacent to San Jose International Airport in the early 1980’s. It did not take long for the business to outgrow both its space and its name. They rebranded as The Airport Shoppe when they moved into a well-situated larger space in the terminal building at…

In the consistently growing aviation industry, hopping onto a commercial flight is nearly as common as driving a personal vehicle across town. Today, large jets and commuter aircraft serve numerous markets across the United States. In addition, business jets regularly transport company executives between corporate headquarters, regional offices, and key client locations. Credible experts continue to state that air travel remains a very safe mode of transport. However, several early-2025 fatal accidents may have caused safety experts and aviation analysts to reconsider their opinions. The late-January 2025 collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter was the year’s first high-profile fatal accident. A Philadelphia metro area medical jet crash occurred two days later, followed by a regional commuter airline crash in Alaska. Although aircraft maintenance problems haven’t yet…

BizAvJets USA Magazine recently spoke with Paula and John Williams of Aviation Business Consultants International, Inc. We are grateful for their time, and we appreciate their insights. We are happy to share their thoughts with our readers. Bio Aviation Business Consultants International, Inc. (ABCI), based in Tooele, Utah, is a premier aviation marketing firm established in 2005. Their core mission is to empower aviation professionals. Ranging from FBOs and aircraft sales to MROs and flight schools, they provide more of their products and services through performance-based, results-driven marketing systems. Their methods replace ineffective marketing “randomness” with strategic, measurable campaigns. ABCI delivers a comprehensive suite of services, including digital marketing, SEO, email campaigns, content creation, and even offline marketing assets like trade show planning and print media. Their consultancy leverages a…