ST. LOUIS / Oct. 12, 2016 – Jet Aviation St. Louis is pleased to announce the appointment of two new regional sales reps: Shannon Adams for the Western Region of the U.S. and Canada, and Mike Meglio for the Mid-Atlantic Region in the U.S.
"We’re excited to welcome Shannon and Mike to our team as sales reps with impressive experience in aviation,” said Sales Director Aaron Kreissler. “Shannon knows aviation and aircraft from the ground up as an A&P technician also experienced in avionics and cabin management systems, a maintenance manager, a certified aircraft inspector, a pilot, and an aircraft owner. Mike has been a valued team member at St. Louis for more than eight years with a strong background as a technical sales rep for more than two years and, before that, as an A&P technician and a lead finisher.
“We’re eager to introduce Shannon and Mike to customers so they can provide them with the kind of expert assistance and guidance they can always expect when coming to Jet Aviation St. Louis for MRO or any other aviation services,” Aaron said.
Adams will be responsible for the states of California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska, as well as the western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
He began his 25-year career as an aviation electrician in the U.S. Air Force in 1989 and served overseas. He has since worked for a number of aviation service providers as a lead technician and operations manager on airframes such as Bombardier, Gulfstream and Boeing and on business, military and general aviation aircraft. He spent seven years as a director of maintenance for Shotgun Ranch Aviation LLC with experience in aircraft sales and purchasing before joining Jet Aviation St. Louis this month.
Meglio will be responsible for the states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky.
After working as a regional sale manager for a manufacturer’s representative firm in St. Louis for three years, Meglio joined Jet Aviation St. Louis in 2008 and worked as a technician before moving to technical sales in 2014. He holds a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from the University of Missouri, and an associate’s degree in applied science and aviation-technology maintenance from Southwestern Illinois College.
Jet Aviation St. Louis is a full-service aircraft maintenance, modifications and completions provider certified to AS9110B, ISO 140001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 standards. The company employs more than 600 people at its St. Louis Downtown Airport location. Jet Aviation St. Louis has in-house design and engineering departments, along with on-site cabinetry, upholstery, composite, avionics, sheet metal, and paint shops. Jet Aviation St. Louis is an Embraer and Gulfstream authorized service center and a Dassault Falcon and Hawker center of expertise. It also is an authorized service center for GE, Rolls-Royce and Honeywell engines. The location also offers FBO services. For more information, visit www.jetaviation.com/stlouis.
Jet Aviation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was founded in Switzerland in 1967 and is one of the leading business aviation services companies in the world. Close to 4,500 employees cater to client needs from more than 25 airport facilities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North and South America. The company provides maintenance, completions and refurbishment, engineering, FBO and fuel services, along with aircraft management, charter services, aircraft sales and personnel services. Jet Aviation's European and U.S. aircraft management and charter divisions jointly operate a fleet of more than 250 aircraft. Please visit www.jetaviation.com and follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/jetaviation. More information about General Dynamics is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.
