June 2019 Membership Luncheon: George Bye, CEO, Bye Aerospace

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January 2019 Membership Luncheon

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June 4, 2019 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM MDT

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Embassy Suites Downtown Denver
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Note: Guests are welcome to attend two luncheons before joining ACG Denver.

George E. Bye, aviation influencer, innovator, and pioneer, founded his second company, Bye Aerospace, in 2007 to integrate sophisticated aerospace technologies with advanced aerospace energy and design efficiencies.

Today, Bye Aerospace, named one of Colorado’s 2019 “Top Makers” in ColoradoBiz magazine’s Aerospace and Aircraft Category, and one of last year’s Denver Business Journal Small Business Award winners, is flight testing a prototype two-seat electric airplane called “eFlyer 2.” The airplane is targeted to the flight training market to help provide more cost-effective flight training opportunities to help address the commercial pilot shortage, which is quickly reaching crisis levels on a global scale.

George, who is Chairman and CEO of Bye Aerospace, headquartered at Centennial Airport, has grown the company to over 30 employees and two prototype aircraft. In November 2018, the company announced a major capital investment by SUBARU-SBI Innovation Fund, Bye Aerospace’s largest individual investment to date.

Join us at this luncheon to learn how and why Bye Aerospace intends to revolutionize general aviation by being the first company to receive FAA Part 23 certification for the eFlyer 2.

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George Bye

George Bye

Bye Aerospace
CEO

As a fighter pilot in the Air Force, George flew many missions during Desert Shield and Desert Storm and then trained other fighter pilots. He is an ATP-rated pilot with over 4,000 flying hours. After leaving the military, he set about designing out-of-the-box aircraft, some ideas birthed on a restaurant napkin. George's gift is to creatively propose and test truly novel technology as market opportunities. He loves to balance engineering services with internal development, research of advanced concepts with vision and passion. But most of all, he aspires to persuade people to embrace hard work to realize the potential benefits of a revitalized aviation industry for us and future generations. George has authored numerous articles for industry journals and publications, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Washington. 

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