COVER STORY
TREND
AVIATION:
Private Air Travel
For The Rest of Us
By Kathryn McHenry
T
ired of jumping through the usual red tape that encompasses business
travel?!? Enter Trend Aviation — truly improving the way travelers get
from Point A to Point B. Early on, the founder behind Trend had a vision
— providing utility, luxury and experience to a broad audience. Take a
tour with IBA Success Magazine behind the scenes to find out how teamwork
is bringing this mission to life and changing the way you think about flying.
JON HOUDYSCHELL
Born in Huntington, West Virginia, to a hard-working family, Jon Houdyschell
grew up in the downwind of airport traffic patterns and could see the flights
from his bedroom window. Jon started flying before he could drive and much
of his vision for the future was shaped by his inner drive — fueled in particular
by a discouraging 5th grade teacher and high school librarian who felt that
kids from his side of town were not fit for careers in aviation. This lack of
encouragement planted the seeds for Jon to prove people wrong no matter
the circumstances when life threw him a curve ball.
Jon is an alumni of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach,
Florida. To this day, he relies on a tight-knit, industry focused community.
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