Tue, Jan 21, 2003
NBAA's Tribute
James B. Taylor, one of the business aviation
community's founding leaders, died last week at the age of 81 after
a long illness. Taylor was the 1992 recipient of NBAA's Award for
Meritorious Service to Aviation, the highest honor the Association
can bestow to individuals who have made significant, identifiable
contributions to aviation over the course of a lifetime, for his
successful leadership in the development, manufacture, marketing
and support of business aircraft.
His career included senior management and marketing positions at
Pan Am's Falcon Division, Cessna, Canadair and Gates Learjet. His
business acumen helped make these companies world leaders in the
industry.
NBAA extends condolences to his family and friends.
Cirrus Added:
Cirrus asked Taylor to join the team in 1997 where he sat on the
”Advisory Committee,” and then on the company's
Board of Directors until the Fall of 2001. At that time,
Cirrus was looking for equity financing, and Jim was instrumental
in introducing Cirrus and CEO Alan Klapmeier to the movers and
shakers. He became a mentor to Cirrus, and certainly to Alan
Klapmeier. Klapmeier stated, "We were saddened to hear the
news about Jim; he was a great friend of Cirrus. Conversations
with him were always thought-provoking and insightful, and his
perspectives always valuable." Another at Cirrus added, "Mr. Taylor
was pure class."
[Our thanks to VisionAire, for the 1998 photo of Mr Taylor
(center) with VisionAire's Jim Rice (left) and NBAA's John
Olcott]
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