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side as the aircraft sales division of the company, which had been operating under the name Elliott Aviation, was renamed Elliott Jets to better reflect the types of aircraft the company was selling. Elliott’s relationship with Gar- min has only strengthened through- out the years. In 2019, the company installed its first Garmin G5000 in a Citation Excel, which started an industry-leading program in the Citation Excel/XLS.
Greg Sahr would go on to do a lot more within the company. Prior to joining Elliott, he had built his career in the avionics world, starting out as an installer at ElectroSonics. Sahr would move up to hold several leadership positions within the company before it was acquired by Garrett Aviation. He would then hone his sales skills at Garrett in the maintenance and avionics businesses before it was sold to the Carlyle Group ,which was then rebranded to Landmark Aviation. He then moved into a sales leadership role within Landmark, where he quickly rebuilt and led his Central U.S. sales team to become the top region in only 18 months. Landmark was later ac- quired by StandardAero, which only
In 2008, Elliott Aviation com- pleted its new $8 million facility at Des Moines International Airport. The year also marked the 50th-anniversa- ry celebration of Elliott Aviation’s ex- istence in Des Moines. 2008 also saw the start of Elliott Aviation’s industry- leading Garmin G1000 retrofit pro- gram in the King Air with their first installation in a C90. Garmin G1000 retrofits began in the King Air 200 series in 2009.
Elliott Aviation’s co-founder, Arlene Elliott, passed away, sur- rounded by family in Naples, Florida, at the age of 91 in 2010. Wynn said, “My mom was a loving wife and a wonderful mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. But more than that, she was truly an aviation pioneer and one of the first great women in the industry.”
The next decade was filled with incredible activity. In 2011, the com- pany opened its accessory shop to overhaul and repair landing gear and
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other aircraft accessories. Wynn also brought in industry veteran Greg Sahr to oversee sales, marketing and busi- ness development. Elliott became an authorized service center for the Embraer Phenom 100 and 300. In 2012, Elliott Aviation began install- ing Garmin G1000 retrofits in King Air 300/350 and celebrated its 50th G1000 retrofit. 2014 saw a focus on the sales
gave Sahr more opportunities for success, expanding his sales leader- ship role to cover the entire Western U.S. and continued to be recognized as leading the top sales teams once again.
At Elliott Aviation, Greg Sahr rebuilt and restructured the tech sales and marketing team, increasing main- tenance, repair and overhaul sales. He oversaw the sales launches of