Founder and Chairman, Clay Lacy Aviation Inc.

Lacy’ s career includes work as a test pilot and United Airlines captain. In 1968, he founded Clay Lacy Aviation at Van Nuys Airport as the first executive charter service in the western United States. In his career, Lacy has flown more than 300 aircraft types and accumulated more than 50,000 flight hours. In 2010, he was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame. Lacy also helped to develop the Astrovision camera system, which has been used in more than 2,800 films, including “Armageddon” and “Top Gun.” The company is investing $20 million to construct a facility that will feature a passenger terminal, executive offices and a 40,000-square-foot hangar in Connecticut.

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