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and Founder of Premier Group. “A full-service company can more efficiently manage a physical asset and spread the costs over a lot of customers.” Steven added that the strategic partnership will enhance efficiencies of scale and buying power for companies looking to acquire. All of this will be boosted by a full-time safety department with a Director of Safety. Inspections can be done in-house at a certified, accredited facility saving money and time and ensuring the highest attention to detail. The strategic partnership is not just about managing airplanes and flight operations, it’s also about people. “After all, when you’re looking to someone to handle your flight operations, it’s very personal,” said Steven Allen, Jr. Trust, integrity and expertise are vital. Common cultural values are important. That’s why it’s not surprising to find that there are strong bonds between Premier and CFM. Both companies have secondgeneration aviators at the helm-- Steven Allen, Jr., at Premier Group and Allen Howell, CEO, at CFM. Both grew up in aviation families. Allen Howell’s father started out as a crop-duster and had an uncle who had an airplane he flew out of a cow pasture. Both attended college and majored in business. Their love of aviation pulled them into the business. Founded in 1982, CFM (flycfm.com) has grown to include locations in Tennessee, Alabama, Connecticut, Mississippi and soon to be in Destin. Howell says that Alabama has always been of interest to him since he is from Montgomery and attended Auburn-Montgomery. After graduation, he joined his father in Tennessee and was the first employee of CFM 30 years ago. They bring successful operating infrastructure on a large scale to provide private air charter to both small and large groups. They are in the top 100 operators in the US with safety Platinum standards that exceed the FAA with ARGUS and IS-
Barry Lambert
bwl@premiergroupinc.com
Steven Allen, Jr
jsajr@premiergroupinc.com
BAO Industry audits and DOD approved. Allen, Jr. said Premier Group is growing, CFM is growing and now is the perfect time to capture one-another’s strong suits that play hand in hand to both grow business, expand private charter usage in the southeast and abroad, and expose our clients to the idea and feel of turn key. “Barry Lambert, COO and director of Aircraft Sales and Acquisitions, joined in 2010 and administers all aircraft research, sales and acquisitions,” he said. “Ryan Waguespack recently came on board to handle the partnership with Corporate Flight Management and will be a direct contact for charter clients and aircraft owners.” “Our goal is to offer aviation that is simple, affordable and turnkey,” he said. “Aircraft owners can add their plane or planes to our charter fleet to help offset the cost of aircraft ownership and reduce the burden of maintaining all of the due diligence that goes with aircraft ownership. Our crews will operate the aircraft, we can do all maintenance in-house, and manage all associated due diligence. If you need it, you call us and we give you the hourly rate and take care of everything. All you have to do is show up.” This Premier Group/ Corporate Flight Management partnership is a perfect combination of expertise and passion, paying big dividends to corporations and aviation enthusiasts throughout the Southeast.
PREMIER GROUP, INC. 205.841.6720 Premiergroupinc.com
Allen Howell, Jr.
allen.howell@flycfm.com
Steve Allen, Sr.
jsasr@premiergroupinc.com