New IFG’s Assistant Executive Director

InterFlight Global proudly announces Andrea Paola Plazas new integration to our IFG family as Assistant Executive Director for Oscar Garcia, Chairman and CEO, and partner Yvette Garcia. Andrea was born in Colombia and raised in USA which make her both fluent in English and Spanish.

Andrea was an honor student from both her college and university.  Awarded by MDC as the 2011 Department of Psychology Honors Award Recipient and recently conferred a Bachelors Degree of Science from University of Central Florida in Psychology, with a minor in marketing. Andrea joined UCF’s Burnett Honors College (2012) to write her undergraduate thesis on: Exploring Tacit Knowledge in Organizations and conducted several literature reviews on organizational culture, training and teams at UCF’s simulation and research institute under Dr. Eduardo Salas.

Andrea shows a continuous dedication and passion for education and achievement through her educational, extra-curricular and professional credentials. Her experience in the areas of: organizational psychology, marketing, sales, HR, consulting, customers and employees relations, training, and organizational culture will be put into practice at IFG. Our company and business clients are advantaged by her leadership and enthusiasm for IFG’s external and internal growth and success!

 

Andrea Plazas

Assistant Executive Director

Intelligent Aviation/Aerospace Solutions

Miami Center, 28^th Floor - 201 S. Biscayne Blvd. - Miami, Florida 33131

T 305 400 6789 C 305 495 5377 - F 888 418 0658 - E andreaplazas@interflightglobal.com  W www.interflightglobal.com

 

InterFlight Global Launches New ReDesigned Website

InterFlight Global has launched a completely new website, redesigned by the graphics team at IFG.  The new look of the website was a much needed update for the consulting/advisory/brokerage business.

www.interflightglobal.com

Going into the new year 2014, IFG wants to give itself a fresh appearance to attract new clients, interest, and talk about their successful company.  The new website has clearly defined sections, making it easier for clients and potential clients to use the site, and get involved with it.  InterFlight Global wants to stand out in the aviation industry.  They certainly stand out when you talk to anyone from their team, especially the company's chairman, Oscar Garcia.  InterFlight Global is the consulting, advisory, brokerage, and finance company with small company values and personal attention, and with large corporation methods and tactics to secure business deals and push projects forward.

InterFlight Global has put the new website up for public view for the next month to take suggestions, and comments to make this site the best it can be.

Please go to our new site at:  www.interflightglobal.com   and lend us your feedback.

www.interflightglobal.com

Happy Holidays from InterFlight Global

Happy Holidays from everyone here at InterFlight Global.  We are wishing you a lovely holiday season and a wonderful New Year 2014!

www.interflightglobal.com

IFG Leads Florida Pathfinder Flights Project to Promote for Space Tourism

InterFlight Global (IFG) has partnered with Starfighters Aerospace at Kennedy Space Center (KSC)  to lead, design, develop and conduct a Space Tourism Point-to-Point Pathfinder set of flight missions using Starfighters' supersonic F-104 jet aircraft. IFG intends to promote, develop, enhance and position Florida as the world’s leading Space Tourism hub.

IFG’s project is fundamentally an economic and tourism development enhancer through the use of Suborbital proxy flights. In addition to economic and business development gains to the State, the project will deliver meaningful suborbital transportation, tourism and experimental science and technologies. The missions will also mimic the flight profiles of multiple space tourism vehicles at multiple Florida spaceports, including NASA KSC, Cecil Field in Jacksonville, and Space Coast Regional Airport. 

"The project will involve economic and tourism development entities, regulatory agencies, spaceport operators and spaceflight companies in a comprehensive exercise to identify, understand and resolve infrastructure, touristic-visitors processes, operational and regulatory challenges that face the suborbital space tourism industry," said IFG Chairman,  Oscar S. Garcia, who is also a USDOT FAA-AST Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC) full member and working group participant. "These challenges exist in every state, but with this project only Florida will have the confidence to say that it has taken the necessary steps to overcome them and create a Space Tourism highway poised for growth in the near and long term future."

Using funds provided to Space Florida for "space tourism marketing", the project would allow the state and its spaceports to market themselves as " wide open for business." In addition to space tourism, the project would also promote the development of future space transportation  point-to-point industries and activities,  for high value cargo like transplant organs, and test future approaches for space traffic management. Oscar S. Garcia is also Co-Chairman and interim Managing Director of Suborbital transportation leading group Fast Forward (www.fastforwardproject.com )

Oscar S. Garcia publishes Aerospace and Contemporary Art Article

InterFlight Studio
Aerospace Contemporary Art
Miami Center, 28th Floor – 201 S. Biscayne Blvd. - Miami, Florida 33131
T 305 400 6789 - F 888 418 0658 - W www.interflightstudio.com
Business and Art
The Art of Air & Space Flight
By: Oscar S. Garcia
For most of us our day to day aerospace and aviation business activities revolve around
regulatory compliance, safety-security and the overarching financial viability dimensions. No
matter what our link is in the “flight” commerce chain, we must be practical and reasonable.
Oftentimes, we have an idea, a breakthrough thought, a creative vision, sparking excitement
and energy; it could be a radical airplane design, an innovative business model, or a possible
way to defy gravity altogether… More often than not, if not always, we dismiss the moment as
impractical or simply not feasible, technically or financially.
What if we gave these inspirational moments a chance? What if we sketched our thoughts in a
napkin? We could write a few words to tell the world about them or assemble some
photographs, assemble a scale model or cut and paste some clippings as a concept collage.
Some very special people, we call them flight inspired artists, do this all the time. In fact,
contemporary artists inspired by flight and movement through space (air or vacuum),
throughout history have had the freedom and courage to materialize their inspiration,
transcending the technical, business and other rules of the game that most of us faithfully
follow day in and day out.
Leonardo Da Vinci certainly did so in 1485, when he sketched and sculpted parachute,
helicopter and gliders like objects, which were a practical reality much later. Interestingly,
NASA frequently asks artists and art students, not salaried engineers; to imagine and draw
how they think humans will we fly and move across space 500 years from now.
As Art Basel lands in Miami next week, keep an eye out for inspired expressions of what air
and space flight futures could be.
Leonardo Da Vinci “Glider” NASA Art Concept “Manta Spaceship”
Circa 1500 Circa 2011

Oscar S. Garcia and InterFlight debuts Aerospace Outsourcing article on Globalization Today Magazine

Daily flights begin June 10th. Miami is the sixth destination for Lufthansa’s A380 - New First Class cabin now
available to Miami travelers.
On March 31st 2011, Lufthansa announced that it will be the
first airline to offer scheduledAirbusA380 services to Miami
with daily flights between Frankfurt and the “Sunshine State”
beginning June 10, 2011. Flight LH463 will leave Miami at
16.10 and arrive in Frankfurt at 07.15 the following day. The
return flight LH462 will depart Frankfurt at 09.55 and arrive
back into Miami at 13.50. Starting immediately, these flights
are available for booking on www.lufthansa.com with rates
from Miami to Frankfurt starting at $614 (one way fare
based on roundtrip purchase, including taxes).
“We are extremely excited to introduce our new, flagshipA380 aircraft as the very first in the Miami market,” said Jens Bischof, Vice President, TheAmericas for
Lufthansa. “I applaud Miami InternationalAirport’s management team for their determination to becomeA380-ready. We share in their excitement and are both committed to Miami’s community of Global Travelersin both the business and leisure markets. Very soon, Europe’s most highly regarded airline will serve Miami with the
industry’s most advance aircraft to date.”
“Lufthansa;s announcement of theA380 coming to MIAis a pinnacle moment we have eagerly anticipated for many years,” said Miami-DadeAviation Director Jose
Abreu. “We are honored to be one of the first U.S. airports Lufthansa has chosen forA380 service and we greatly look forward to welcoming the historic first flight
from Frankfurt in June.”
GMAA Newsletter: In this Issue
Welcoming Letter from
GMAAPresident
MRO Madness in Miami!
Bulls Shall Not Fear Tigers and
Dragons
SaferAviation in LatAm
GMAA College News
Midsummer Golf Tournament
The 2011 GMAA Board Members
President
Marc Henderson
MRO Madness in Miami! by Dan Sullivan
March Madness for college basketball is over but one of the most important aviation
shows in 2011 is upon us.April 12 through the 14th brings thousands of the aviation
industries finest to Miami. The scene is both exhilarating as well by Thursday, exhausting, and by Thursday night, the madness is subsiding.
The meeting site changes every year but it draws most all that work or are affiliated
in the aviation business. It is branding, marketing, networking, deal making allrolled
into one location.
The largest manufacturers and companies in the world and the smallest repair and
overhaul shops will all be at the Miami Convention Center just a short walk from
South Beach.
If you are looking for a specialty item regarding aviation, it will be at the convention Center.
You will find the CEO’s, Presidents, VPs and VIPs you could not reach by a typical cold call.All will be selling
and marketing their business solutions to all who pass by booths and displays that attract and dazzle. It is a
learning experience to say the least and the latest and the greatest will be put on display.
The Technology and knowhow, with some of the industries brightest people are here to show you products
and services that will save you money, enhance your business and bottom line.
The sales and marketing does not stop when the hall closes down. Companies will schedule parties and
events, into the evening and by the end of the week, all will be glad they made it through the sometimes 18
hours each show day brings.
And, if your belief is that golf and business is truly a relationship sport, there is golf at the Doral on Monday to
loosen up the long week ahead.
If it is aviation you fancy and the engineering that goes into flying machines, this is where you will find the who,
and the what, that “keeps them flying”.So enjoy, learn, network and develop your business, because it is another year and another city before the next madness comes around.
Bulls Shall Not Fear Tigers and the Dragons by Oscar S. Garcia
It is not big news that the Indian Tiger and Chinese Dragon
economies are surging, aerospace sector included. They are regarded globally as the emerging forces to watch, contend with and
especially in the Chinese Dragon’s case, somewhat fear.
The UnitedStates’ economy is usually the comparison benchmark,
the economy atrisk of losing its preeminence.The aerospace, defense and specially the airtransportation sectors are oftentimes at
the top of comparisons charts and the pinnacle of future “world
dominance” discussions and analysis.
My opinion is:EasyTigers…and Calm down Dragons! here comes
the Americas, may we say “Bulls”?. Apples to apples, one must
measure China and India not only with the USA, but with “The
Americas”, in hemispherical terms, from Chile toAlaska. Doing so,
an interesting picture emerges. TheAmericas is home to close to
1 Billion people and produces around slightly over 50% of the
world’s total GDP. If we look at growth, once the LatinAmerican and Caribbean basins are added to the North
American giants (Canada, USA, Mexico), we are talking 5-6% projected for the next 20 years on a mature
and already large industrial base.
If we speak air transportation aerospace, defense and space sectors, we approach closer to the 60% mark in
global GDP. In Layman’s’ terms; out of the roughly 2 billion passenger enplanements in the world, a little over
1 billion did so in theAmericas. Out of the slightly over 41,000 airtransport aircraft in the world, north of 22,000
are in theAmericas. More than 75% of the general aviation aircraft in the planet are in theAmericas. The list
goes on!
So, what do we do now? Well, let’s keep building Boeing, Cessna, Embraer, Bombardiers... make sure the
grand LATAM airline merger happens, open wide the hemisphere's skies and keep outsourcing aerospace
and defense south of Mexico, to CentralAmerica and all the way down to Chile. Like we say in Latin culture,
be careful trying to outrun a big bull!
OscarS. Garcia is the Chairman of InterFlight Global Corporation; a globally focused Miami based aerospace
industry advisory and management consulting firm.
oscargarcia@interflightlobal.com | www.interflightglobal.com | +1 (305) 400 6789 / 6749
Working for Safer Aviation in Latin America By Alex de Gunten
As Executive Director of ALTA, the Latin American and Caribbean Air
TransportAssociation, which represents more than 90 percent of the region’s commercial air traffic, I am proud to report that there were no
major accidents or hull losses byALTA’s member carriers during the past
two years. Clearly, we need to continue the positive trend.
In partnership with the ICAO Regional Aviation Safety Group – PanAmerica,ALTAwill be sponsoring the 2ndAviationSafetySummit focused entirely on thePan-American region.
The Summit will present specific strategies to address the top aviation safety risk areas and provide an
overview of the region’s safety statistics and other RASG-PAinitiatives to enhance flight safety.
The 2nd Pan American Aviation Safety Summit 2011 will be held June 15-17, 2011 in Mexico City, Mexico.
For more information, visit http://www.alta.aero/safety/2011/home.php
Miami-Dade College Experienced the 2011
State-of-the-art PortsBriefing
Eight students from the Miami Dade College Eig-Watson School of Aviation were
invited to be guests of theWorldTrade Center Miami to attend theState-of-the-Ports
Briefing on February 9, 2011. In addition to learning about Miami InternationalAirport
and the Port of Miami, the students had the opportunity to experience networking
since more than 1200 industry professionals attended this event. Most notably, the
students met Jose Abreu, Miami Dade Aviation Department Director; Frank Nero,
President and CEO of the Beacon Council; and former Mayor CarlosAlvarez.
Diana D. Lewis, A.A.E | Director, MDC Eig-Watson School of Aviation | dlewi4@mdc.edu
George T. Baker Aviation School Goes Nuclear
If BakerAviation getting an MD-80 and a 737 was not enough, they are now getting a Hercules Nuclear Missile! Well, kind of. BakerAviation will be assisting the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, on restoring a Cold War Hercules Nuclear Missile that will be put on display at a renovated NIKE Missile
Base in Everglades National Park. The restoration project will take place this summer. BakerAviation students and local business partners will work collaboratively in order to see this project through fruition. If you
are interested in assisting with this project, please contact BakerAviation.
Sean Gallagan, Ph.D. | Principal George T. Baker Aviation School | sgallagan@dadeschooos.net
2nd Vice President
Kristen Jurn
1st Vice President
Liz Reyes
Treasurer
Michael Schmidt
3rd Vice President
Benny Benitez
Secretary
Robert Fairless
Assistant to Board
Connie Devine
Director
Robert Christensen
Director
Capt. Ed Cook
Director
Rolando Damas
Director
Christopher Furlan
Director
Marc Henderson
Director
Derry Huff
Director
Sean Gallagan
Director
Nelson Gonzalez
Director
John Jackson
Director
Brian Loomer
Director
Carla Pinto
Director
Mansour Rasnavad
Welcoming Letterfrom the GMAA President, Mr. Marc Henderson
Blue Skies to all of you and welcome to our new newsletter, Wings.
This quarterly publication is designed to keep you informed about aviation issues from
the airline, airport and aviation school perspective amongst the companies and
individuals who comprise the Greater MiamiAviationAssociation.
In this edition you will find an article from George T. Baker Aviation School Principal
Sean Gallagan. Principal Gallagan has been fighting hard to maintain a high standard
at Baker in the face of trying fiscal times for the Miami-Dade School District of which
Baker is a part. In the meantime he has managed to secure a MD-80 for his young
charges to take apart and study. And, he is working to get another aircraft, a 737 to add to his growing stable
of flying machines. And, he is planning to go nuclear with a Nike missile!
No active warhead for this unique piece to an aviation school, but unique for a school it soon will be.
Aviation at the college level continues shine, making the future bright for the next generation of aviators. See
the achievements by the Flying Lions of Florida Memorial University and students from the Miami Dade College
Eig-Watson School of Aviation in the aviation school section. ALTA’s Executive Director Alex de Gunten speaks
of the perfect record flight safety record its carriers had in 2010 and the organization’s sponsorship of the 2nd
Aviation Safety Summit later this year.
On the airport front, read the Associated Press story about the Airbus380. Lufthansa will bring this massive
plane to Miami International Airport on June 10 from Frankfurt, marking the fifth U.S. airport, by that time, to
have regularly scheduled service by the A380.
Please note that you comments and articles about aviation are welcome. We want to hear from you. Submit
an article or tell us what’s on your mind aviationally to secretary@gmaa.aero. Keep your sights high and
aviation achievements higher.
Marc T. Henderson | President | Greater Miami Aviation Association
Wings is a Quarterly Publication of the Greater MiamiAviationAssociation | All rights reserved for the GMAA, 2011 | Designed by Enrique Perrella | April, May, June 2011
GMAA’s Midsummer Golf Tournament
Lufthansa to introduce first-ever A380 service to Miami

InterFlight Global Publishes Americas Aerospace Vs China and India Competitiveness Short Article in GMAA’s Newsletter

The Bull Shalt Not Fear the Tiger and the Dragon
By Oscar S. Garcia, MBA, ATP Boeing 747/777
It is not big news that the Indian Tiger and Chinese Dragon economies are surging, aerospace sector
included. They are regarded globally as the emerging forces to watch, contend with and especially in the
Chinese Dragon’s case, somewhat fear.
The United States’ economy is usually the comparison benchmark, the economy at risk of losing its
preeminence. The aerospace, defense and specially the air transportation sectors are oftentimes at the
top of comparisons charts and the pinnacle of future “world dominance” discussions and analysis.
My opinion is: Easy Tigers…and Calm down Dragons! here comes the Americas, may we say “Bulls”?.
Apples to apples, one must measure China and India not only with the USA, but with “The Americas”, in
hemispherical terms, from Chile to Alaska. Doing so, an interesting picture emerges. The Americas is
home to close to 1 Billion people and produces around slightly over 50% of the world’s total GDP. If we
look at growth, once the Latin American and Caribbean basins are added to the North American giants
(Canada, USA, Mexico), we are talking 5-6% projected for the next 20 years on a mature and already
large industrial base.
If we speak air transportation aerospace, defense and space sectors, we approach closer to the 60%
mark in global GDP. In Layman’s’ terms; out of the roughly 2 billion passenger enplaments in the world,
a little over 1 billion did so in the Americas. Out of the slightly over 41,000 air transport aircraft in the
world, north of 22,000 are in the Americas. More than 75% of the general aviation aircraft in the planet
are in the Americas. The list goes on!
So, what do we do now? Well, let’s keep building Boeing, Cessna, Embraer, Bombardiers... make sure
the grand LATAM airline merger happens, open wide the hemisphere's skies and keep outsourcing
aerospace and defense South of Mexico, to Central America and all the way down to Chile. Like we say
in Latin culture, be careful trying to outrun a big bull! ,
Oscar S. Garcia is the Chairman of InterFlight Global Corporation; a
globally focused Miami based aerospace industry advisory and
management consulting firm
Contact: oscargarcia@interflgithglobal.com
www.interflightglobal.com +1-305-400-6789/6749