Key Business Aviation Executives To Watch In 2024

A consistent champion of sustainability as a holistic way to move Embraer and the industry together, Amalfitano is poised to be an even more visible leader of environmental initiatives within both the company and the sector.

Bsales stands out because she intimately understands sustainable solutions. She has a track record for getting companies and people to start adapting sustainable solutions and measuring them so results can be monitored. Her no-nonsense educational approach is helping the industry move the needle.

An app Bullard developed for charter has a base of engaged business aviation users and influencers. Can the app’s bespoke customer service distinguish it? “We saw that we created a whole new subset of private flyers: young, savvy travelers that like to group together, put in their money and pay for their seat,” he says. “These people would love to stay flying this way because they saw that if they did it with like-minded people, it’s competitive [with first-class commercial].”

While still leading Sentient Jet, Collins is responsible for $2 bil­lion in operations, profit and loss, corporate development and strategy at Flexjet. Following Flexjet’s decision not to merge with a special-purpose acquisition company, expect it to continue to vertically integrate and grow.

If he is unable to see the company’s VoloCity electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle through certification before the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics, Hoke will need to manage execution of an alternative. Volocopter is down to about a six-month for-credit flight-test period and about two months to prepare for commercial launch.

As the private aviation company’s new leader, Mattson has the challenge of making Wheels Up profitable, efficient and growing. He joined the company in September, when Delta Air Lines provided most of the $500 million rescue package. He plans to drive operational reliability, utilization, efficiency, maintenance and a balanced customer mix with a commitment of profitability by the end of 2024.