REMOS Aircraft Appoints Gretchen Jahn as Chief Operating Officer

REMOS Aircraft, Inc. is pleased to announce that Gretchen Jahn has been appointed Chief Operating Officer for the company.  Ms. Jahn brings to REMOS over 30 years of entrepreneurial experience in manufacturing, IT and aviation leadership.

Mr. Edward Roberto, REMOS CEO, stated, “Gretchen Jahn brings a level of understanding to our business that will have a direct positive effect on our customers.  A pilot for over 20 years and an aircraft owner herself, Ms. Jahn understands the relationship between the manufacturer and the customer.”

Ms. Jahn was most recently Director of Knotridge, Limited and provided strategic consulting services to businesses in aviation and manufacturing industries.  Prior to leading Knotridge, Ms. Jahn was the General Manager of Alpha Aviation Ltd of New Zealand, and formerly CEO of Mooney Airplane Company.  During her tenure with Mooney Airplane Company she managed to double the production rate, bring two new models to market and solidify the bond that Mooney owners had with the factory.

“It is my pleasure to have this opportunity to join a fabulous company like REMOS Aircraft” commented Jahn. “It is our goal to demonstrate a level of commitment to our customers that will build confidence in the REMOS brand and will truly set us apart from every other Light Sport Aircraft being manufactured today.”  Jahn believes that REMOS customers, operators, dealers, flight centers and service centers are all part of a family with the manufacturer, and this growing relationship will further strengthen levels of support by REMOS and partners.

 

Ms. Jahn received her BA with honors from Lawrence University and her MA from the University of Colorado. She also obtained her Certificate in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM) from the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). As an avid pilot for 20 years, she is a member of the 99s, the Colorado Pilots Association and on the Board of the Air Race Classic, Inc, and competes in cross-country air racing.

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Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.