Jeff Baum is one of Wisconsin’s most successful aviation entrepreneurs and business operators—and has been for the past 32 years. He is the founder of Wisconsin Aviation, Inc. a company he started in 1981 that became the state’s largest full-service, fixed-base operator (FBO) and provider of general aviation services including charter, flight training, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, maintenance, avionics, interiors, and line services, Wisconsin Aviation has three locations: Dane County Regional Airport (KMSN) in Madison, Watertown Municipal Airport (KRYV), and Dodge County Airport (KUNU) in Juneau.
Baum has served on numerous state and national aviation committees, and through his leadership, Wisconsin Aviation has received numerous local and regional awards, as well as national recognition for outstanding service. For his achievements in Wisconsin’s aviation industry, Jeff was named “Business Person of the Year” (1988, 1997) by the Wisconsin Aviation Transportation Association and “Aviation Person of the Year” (2003) by the Wisconsin Airport Management Association. In 2012, Wisconsin Aviation was named “Best Air Charter Company” in Wisconsin by Corporate Report’s “Best of Wisconsin Business Awards.”
In addition to theses noteworthy achievements, Jeff has logged more than 17,000 hours of flight time. throughout his career as a pilot and has grown Wisconsin Aviation has grown from a handful of employees in 1981 to more than 150 today. Jeff resides in Watertown with his wife, Krys.
The Wisconsin Aviation Hall of Fame (WAHF) ceremony is scheduled for Saturday October 26th, 2013 at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA’s) AirVenture museum located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
