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wayne

boggs

 

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MANAGING PARTNER

813.340.5623

 

In January 2004 Wayne G. Boggs retired for the Federal Aviation Adminstration (FAA) with 40 total years of combined Federal service to the United States of America. The first 10 years serving in the United States Marine Corp (USMC). His last  30 years in the FAA air traffic control industry.

 

Wayne's love of aviation began at a a young age and now has over 3000 hours as private pilot. His mother served as a Women's Auxiliary Servic Pilot (WASP) during WWII. Her profession had a profound effect on his devotion to aviation. Wayne restored and currently flies the same type of plane (shown below), a 1942 Fairchild PT-19 his mother used to instruct other pilots at the Embry Riddle.

 

Wayne worked as an air traffic controller at Chicago O'Hare Terminal Radar Approach Control (C90), taught at the FAA Academy (FAAAC) and served as the Chief of Staff for the Air Traffic Systems Requirements Directorate in Washington, D.C.

 

For over 20 years, Wayne is the owner of Air Boss & Consulting International Inc. for 12 years and  has performed Air Boss duties and is currently the man in charge for several big air shows in 2015. He is currently on the Board of Directors and is the Air Boss for the Warbirds of America at Oshkosh, WI.

 

As the Air Boss, Wayne assists in the production and execution of approximately 18-25 air shows per year and is why he is recognized as one of the top Air Bosses in the county. Wayne also teaches advanced Air Boss courses and Air Boss for the International Council of Airshow convention (ICAS).

 

Notable accomplishments include:

• Air Operations Chairman, EAA Airventure, Oshkosh, Wi, 20yrs

• Air Boss, Arsenal of Democracy, Washington, DC, 2017 & 2020

• Instructor, Advanced Air Boss Course, International Council of Airshows, 2015 – Present

• Air Boss for 'Gathering of Mustangs', 2007

• Air Boss for the Centennial of Flight, Kitty Hawk, NC, 2003

• Designed and managed the FAA team responsible for air security, 1996 Olympics, Atlanta, GA

• Assisted Flight Standards  in association with the Chicago Air and Sea Show, 1982 -1987

• Great Lakes Regional POC for Air Traffic Operations

• Appointed Chief of Staff for the Air Traffic Doctorate, FAA Headquarters, Washington, DC, supporting the National Aviation Events Specialist in developing policy and guidance in updating the Flight Standards 8900, Air Traffic’s 7110.65, and Advisory Circulars 91.63, 90-93 and 91.93