Phoenix, Arizona-headquartered Cutter Aviation has promoted Jon Lassak to the role of chief pilot for its charter and flight management department based in Phoenix, Arizona. Lassak will be given the opportunity to lead and train a team of pilots as they grow Cutter's charter flight operations and aircraft management services for its domestic and international client base.

Lassak has been involved with aviation for more than two decades; having started in the US Air Force as an F-16 crew chief he then completed his flight training at the University of North Dakota. After teaching for four years at UND Aerospace as the lead flight instructor and managing over 50 pilots and instructing on the King Air, he decided to join Cutter Aviation in 2017.

A captain on the HondaJet and Pilatus PC-24, he is pleased to be part of the leadership team, responsible for Cutter's growing fleet of seven aircraft and 13 pilots based in Arizona and Texas.