A veteran of the U.S. Military and aviation world, Jim brings a plethora of experience in project management, marketing and strategic tactics.  He served 20 years in Marine Corps as CH-53 helicopter pilot, and a pinnacle of his military career was flying President of the United States on HMX-1 “Marine One”.

After retiring from military service, Jim has earned his MBA from the University of California, San Diego, Rady School of Management, and founded Executive Flight Support in 2008. Building business through scalability and maintaining core values of the company are the areas where he excels.

Phil is a 2009 graduate of the University of North Dakota, John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Aviation Management. He possesses both an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (ATP) and Certified Flight Instructor certificate (CFI) with instrument ratings, as well as Type Ratings for Cessna Citation 525 (CJ family) and 680A (Latitude).

Phil is instrumental for Executive Flight Support in all aspects of operations management, FAA-relations and pilot relations. Having served as Chief Pilot and Operations Manager in Southern California private jet companies, Phil is providing invaluable expertise and insights for our company.

Victor is international business aviation professional with a wealth of experience in aircraft management and charter operations. He worked in a largest european airport (London Heathrow), major european airlines (Aeroflot, Air Berlin) and private jet companies (Ocean Sky, FAI Aviation Group, MHS Aviation). Victor has earned his Bachelors Degree in Airline & Airport Management from the University of West London (United Kingdom).

After invitation from Jim Panknin, Victor has relocated to the United States in 2018 and since then works for Executive Flight Support, taking care of Logistics Management, Charter Operations and Aircraft Management.

Eddie has been aircraft mechanic for over 40 years, with work experience both in Europe and the United States. His expertise ranges from small piston aircraft all the way to large twin-engine jets. Eddie previously held positions of Maintenance Inspector and Chief Maintenance Inspector. He also holds a private pilot license, with more than 1000 of flight hours logged.

Eddie is taking care of pre-buy inspections for our aircraft owners when purchasing new aircraft, line maintenance of the fleet, and coordination of base (phase) maintenance with our preferred MRO organizations.

Carlo is a graduate of San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Applied Science with a major in Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering. Having developed passion for aviation since childhood, he has continuously worked on developing his skills in both theoretical and practical fields. He is helping our company with running day-to-day operations, as well as managing our Aviation Academy schedule.

Carlo is a big photography enthusiast, including the aircraft spotting. He is an avid basketball and football fan, proudly supporting California-based Los Angeles Lakers and San Francisco 49ers.

Liubov is a highly skilled key account manager, with decades of experience in corporate and family-office sectors since 1998. Having worked directly with executive directors of large international financial institutions, such as Barclays Bank and Sberbank CIB, Liubov obtains a superior knowledge of how financial and aviation sectors can succesfully work together. Liubov’s resume also includes executive assistant positions in large federal companies such as Interros and EvrazHolding. She understands the full extent of HNWI clientele needs, and provides superior customer support at a high professional level.

Liubov has earned academic degrees in Law and Total Quality Management. She is also an avid enthusiast of art and cultorology. Liubov is exclusively working with Executive Flight Support as our sole representative on the Russian & Eastern European markets.