NATA Presidents Council Member Spotlight SCOTT OWENS Executive Vice President & COO (McClellan Jet Services and Sacramento McClellan Airport) Scott Owens is the Executive Vice President & COO of McClellan Jet Services (MJS) and Sacramento McClellan Airport, both subsidiaries of McClellan Business Park, LLC. Owens has 37 years of experience in the business aviation industry and has been with McClellan Jet Services since its inception in 2001. He has developed private and government business segments on both the airport and within the FBO guiding increasing revenues of the company. Owens has also developed a very qualified MJS management team who together have turned MJS into the largest Fixed Base Operator (FBO) in the greater Sacramento region with a vision to follow suit with the newly acquired Sacramento McClellan Airport as the largest privately-owned, public-use airport in the U.S. Owens’ career in business aviation maintenance began in 1980 and has included various roles from Line Mechanic, supervisory and management positions, as well as aircraft maintenance consulting and a broad range of aviation business development. Owens has exten- sive experience with the Federal Aviation Regulations specializing in FAA Repair Station certification, opera- tions and compliance, FBO and airport property leasing. Owens is responsible for leasing, marketing and man- agement of the approximately 1,000,000 square feet of airfield buildings, aviation business development, manag- ing the FBO business and oversight of the Sacramento McClellan Airport operations and development. “NATA’s resource in developing relationships with regulators, agencies and politicians who make a difference to the Business/General Aviation industry is expert and, as a result, our industry overall benefits. The platforms NATA provides through its insightful events help connect and form bonds between dedicated industry leaders, providing opportunities for business growth—not to mention, there’s the added benefit of the outstanding product lines NATA makes available to its members. This Association is about Members helping and serving other Members; I am pleased and proud to be one.” Participation of our Presidents Council Members: TAC Air Phillips 66 Priester Aviation Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton, LLP Signature Flight Support Sonoma Jet Center The Law Offices of Paul A. Lange, LLC Transplant Transportation Services, Inc. World Fuel Services The NATA Presidents Council is an individual membership open to the executives of member companies. If you have questions or would like to join the Presidents Council, please contact Tim Obitts at (202) 774-1504 or [email protected]. Aviation Business Journal | 2nd Quarter 2018 61