Type: In the News

Article Published: Business Airport International, August 2020 Written by: Paige Smith FBOs and aircraft operators have quickly adopted new procedures and equipment to stay open during the pandemic. As the air travel industry tries to pick up the pieces after the disastrous economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, one of their key tasks is to reassure an […]

Article Published: LA500 Los Angeles Business Journal June 11, 2020 Publisher: Josh Schimmels The Business Journal’s fifth annual LA500 list honors the most influential leaders and executives in Los Angeles. This year’s collection of the leading figures from the city’s business community highlights the work that took place and the progress that was made in […]

Article Published: Executive & VIP Aviation International, Spring 2020 Written by: Paul Eden Clay Lacy Aviation has remained true to its legendary founder’s principles for more than 50 years. Senior Vice President, Business Operations Scott Cutshall says a combination of passion, professionalism and commitment is building on that legacy for generations to come. After a […]

Clay Lacy Aviation’s Key to Sky-High Success Article by: Kirk Hawking | CSQ Winter 2017 Issue | Read Full Article Brian Kirkdoffer has traveled all around the world several times. He has met business titans, world leaders, and A-list celebrities. The Seattle-area native never would have lived a life many can barely comprehend in their wildest […]

AVIATION LEGENDS: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO CLAY LACY Article by: Julie Summers Walker | AOPA Pilot September 2015 Issue Aviation legend Clay Lacy has become synonymous with jet aircraft and Southern California, so it’s with some surprise that when he appears at a Wichita Aero Club luncheon, he’s introduced as a native son. Yes, Clay […]

“7 OVER SEVENTY” | Interview with Clay Lacy by MARK MADLER San Fernando Valley Business Journal | January 12, 2015 Clay Lacy | 82 | Chief Executive Clay Lacy Aviation, Van Nuys Clay Lacy’s love affair with airplanes began as a young boy growing up in Wichita, Kan. where he started flying at 12 years old. Seventy years later, […]

“Record Breaker” | Interview with Clay Lacy by Hazel King Business Airport International Magazine | July 2014 With a career spanning over 60 years and 29 world speed records under his belt, Clay Lacy is one of the world’s most experienced aviation entrepreneurs. Business Airport International spoke with the veteran about his illustrious career and what […]

Clay Lacy Aviation is a provider of aircraft management, sales, charter, maintenance, fuel, avionics, interiors and Phenom 100/300 service at its VNY headquarters. Managing more than 75 bizjets ranging from 30-series Learjets and an Embraer Phenom 300 up to Globals, Gulfstreams and BBJs, CLA continues to be one of the most experienced international business jet […]

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Dec. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The 9th Annual “Living Legends of Aviation”® Awards, presented by Learjet, welcomes ONEflight International as a Presenting Sponsor. The awards will be held January 20, 2012, at the Beverly Hilton. Considered the most prestigious and important recognition event of aviation, this intimate, memorable, and historic evening of aviation awards and […]

By Janice Wood of the General Aviation News From the time he was a young boy growing up in the farmland of Wichita, Kansas, during the Great Depression, veteran pilot and business aviation pioneer Clay Lacy had a natural fascination with flight. He first took to the air at age 8 and began working at […]

What Happens in Vegas is Good For Aviation Firms Flying: NBAA convention a draw for aviation businesses from Valley to Ventura County.By MARK MADLER Monday, October 24, 2011 Thirty companies from the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys and Ventura County exhibited at the recent National Business Aviation Association convention in Las Vegas. The three-day event, held […]