Middle River, Maryland-based private jet charter operator GrandView Aviation has promoted Peter Pahygiannis to chief pilot and Benzion Zwebner to assistant chief pilot.

“Hiring internally is one of our primary goals; we are so fortunate to have an amazing team of aviation professionals,” states CMO Jessica Naor. “Pete and Ben bring incredible depth of experience to these vital positions, paired with intimate knowledge of our operation.”

Pahygiannis has over 32 years of aviation experience and over 18,000 flight hours, including supervising over 800 professional pilots for a large national airline. He was a sergeant in the US Air Force and had the distinction of working as maintenance operating instruction manager for Air Force One during his service. In addition to flying for major airlines and air carriers, he is a graduate of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, University of Maryland College Park and Montgomery College.

Zwebner was previously a captain at Trans States Airlines on the Embraer 145, chief instructor of the Washington International Flight Academy, and a captain for Openair. Between 2009 and 2015 he ran his own business ferrying aircraft all over the world to destinations as far as Cape Town, South Africa and Tel Aviv, Israel.

GrandView Aviation operates a fleet of Phenom 300 charter jets in Maryland and Texas. The company has offices at Martin State Airport and Austin-Bergstom International airport. The company is a FAA Part 135 certificated aircraft operator and carries the elite Wyvern Wingman safety rating.