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Chris Weber, fishing with his brother and a friend on his 68 Viking Convertible in The Bahamas
“Weber Aviation is a sister company to Weber Yachts that focuses primarily on the owner-flown turbine category of aircraft. I think one of the things that is unique about our company is that we are experienced in buying and selling turbine aircraft and understand what it means to be a business operator. So, we have more insight than the average aircraft sales organization regarding what an owner might be looking for, whether from an expense, liability, or performance standpoint. We’ve had to go through all these exercises internally to understand the most efficient way to operate an aircraft within our businesses, what the tax implications are, and so forth,” Weber said.
“I have two partners in this business, Al Waterloo and Rudy Poussot. Al was with Cirrus Aircraft for eight years, their Illinois/Wisconsin sales director for piston aircraft and their West Coast Vision Jet Sales Director. Rudy, like Al and I, is also a turbine pilot. He is typed in the Mustang, Phenom 100, and Citation 525-series and has worked at several large publicly held companies that utilize corporate fleets. We have well-rounded expertise that can bring tremendous value to our clients.”
Weber added a concluding thought, “Many of my clos- est, lifelong friends are from aviation, and it’s hard to imagine life without it. Aircraft are the biggest and yet easiest expense of the year. Easy to justify with how much they enhance our lives.”
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