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ABOUT

Rick Eriksen

Rick Eriksen is the sole creator and co-founder of Jet Support Services Inc. aka JSSI. Rick was also the sole creator and co-founder of Midwest Air Charter. Later Midwest became known as Airborne and is known today as DHL. Rick also was the sole developer of the first “Interactive Aircraft Budget Analyzer.”

Rick Eriksen is a legendary leading expert in both the U.S. Business Aviation and U.S. Corporate Aviation Maintenance Management industries. For more than 50 years Rick has been devoted to providing industry leading expert management to U.S. business aircraft owners. His results have always been extreme, providing greater safety and reliability. AirPower’s extraordinary new aircraft maintenance management model will save the typical business aircraft owner $200,000. – $500,000. +  annually. Rick’ achievements include:

• • • • • Creator and co-founder of J.S.S.I. (Jet Support Services Inc.)
        • Creator and co-founder of Midwest Air Charter, which became part of the DHL organization
        • Midwest Air Charter was a start-up 55 aircraft operation flying 72,000 miles nightly with a verified  99.75% on-time completion
        • Midwest Air Charter was also the first flagship carrier for The United States Federal Reserve transporting $840,000,000,000 weekly in bank drafts
          

          Rick taxing out at Burke Lake Front on a check run 1969

        • Chief Pilot for 12 years for the northern hemisphere operations of Mercedes-Benz A.G. / N.A.
        • Rated in 5 jets
        • Checked out in 52 aircraft
        • Flown over 21,000 accident and violation-free flight hours
        • Creator and developer of the original AirPower Interactive Budget Analyzer
        • In 1988 Rick had a life and career altering experience which changed the U.S. business aviation market. A FAA repair service provider performing an engine overhaul on a GE CF – 700 demanded that he purchase 25 new blades (@ $2,500. each). The service provider not only refused to provide any proof as to the necessity for new blades in the repair but also refused to sign off unless the blades were purchased. Rick realized that independent owners and operators were at the mercy of FAA service providers. In creating and managing JSSI Rick saw first-hand the extraordinary effectiveness of the power of fleet aggregation. Service providers were not permitted to frivolously bill or overcharge. EAP drastically reduces the annual operating costs of private aircraft use by $200K – $500K while increasing safety and reliability.

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