About Us

Julio brings more than 14 years of experience in the Airline and 145 Repair station industry.

His experience includes Chief Inspector and Director of Maintenance Control for GlobalX, Manager of Quality Control for iAero and Flight Tech Worldwide, Maintenance and Station Manager for Insel Air, and Flight Engineer and Maintenance Controller for Falcon Air. He is experienced throughout the FAA certification process in heavy maintenance, line maintenance, and quality assurance on A,B,C Checks, D and H Checks, A/C acceptance, acquisition and conformity Checks.

Julio has flown over 6,000 hours as flight engineer on B-767, B-737, B-727, MD-82, MD-11 and A320 family aircraft and also worked as an avionics supervisor accomplishing STC’s, E.O’s and troubleshooting Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Julio obtained his AA of Science from Miami Dade College, and his FAA & Powerplant Certificate from George T. Baker Aviation Technical College. He also holds an FCC Radio Telephone Operators license. Technical College. He also holds an FCC Radio Telephone Operators license.

Markus brings over 35 years of maintenance experience to GlobalX, including more than 20 years serving in FAA mandated part 119 positions.

He received his A&P License from Teterboro School of Aeronautics and his Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management from Belford University. His industry expertise covers heavy maintenance, maintenance facility management, maintenance control, and aircraft structures. Markus’ experience includes senior leadership roles with FedEx, Atlas Air Cargo, AAR, Maxjet, Heavy Lift International Airlines, and Thales.

Lissette manages all GlobalX customer service, ground handling, catering and inflight readiness for all charter flights.

Lissette has worked in aviation for 31 years and brings vast charter program experience. She was Passenger Services Manager at Miami Air International for over 10 years and Customer Service Manager at XTRA Airways for 3 years. Lissette has previously worked for various airlines including Mexicana Airlines, Aero Mexico Airlines and Dutch Caribbean Airlines.

Lissette is a very energetic, hands on leader with our customers ensuring a flawless experience every step of the way.

Marcia joins GlobalX from GOL Airlines where she was Station Manager responsible for starting the Miami International Airport operations.

She brings 22 years of international aviation experience, including managing startup operations for Turkish Airlines at LAX and Etihad Airways at DFW. She additionally worked for Varig Airlines, Fiji Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways and TAP Air Portugal.

Widey has more than 28 years in aviation as an ATP. He has flown over 6700 hours in total, with over 2100 hours of PIC experience

He has operated charters worldwide with ETOPS, Transatlantic and Pacific Crossings, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Central America, South America, and Caribbean operations.

He is type rated on the A320, BE-1900, ATR-42/72, B737, B757, B767, and B747.

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Finance and operations executive with over 20 years of experience most recently serving as CFO for Flair Airlines Canada, transitioning it from a B737 charter operator to a profitable low cost scheduled carrier.

Prior to Flair, Ryan was CFO for ZEiTECS, a global artificial lift technology company overseeing its sale to Schlumberger; and Business Unit Finance Leader for KBR Services overseeing 12,000 employees growing revenue from $300M to $3B.

In addition, he played a key financial role in the Burger King turnaround that culminated with a successful IPO.

He is a Certified Management Accountant, with an MBA from Texas A&M University and BA from University of British Columbia.

Edgar Green brings 15 years of IT experience to the GlobalX team. Before joining GlobalX, Edgar held multiple director roles with Allegiant Airlines. There he was instrumental in improving IT delivery and quality resulting in faster releases, stronger compliance, improved customer experience and increased safety.

Prior to that Edgar was the Senior Manager of IT Quality Assurance at Spirit Airlines. He was part of the team responsible for delivering Spirit’s reservation technology that was instrumental to their ULCC model.

Notably, Edgar is a military Veteran, having served honorably in the US Coast Guard Reserves as a commissioned officer. He also held leadership positions with Nokia, Panasonic, and Nortel.

He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering (Communications Technology) from Prairie View A&M University, and M.S. Telecommunications and Network Engineering (Electrical Engineering) from Southern Methodist University.

Mike Hambrick has over 53 years of experience in the aviation field as an Army aviator, major airline Captain, and as a senior FAA Inspector.

After flying helicopters in Vietnam, he received a BS degree in Aviation Technology. He flew off-shore helicopter operations and retired after twenty years in the United States Army and Air Force.

He then joined American Airlines where he flew multiple aircraft types, including the 777, before his retirement.

Mike has over 4500 hours flying rotary wing aircraft and over 12000 hours flying fixed wing commercial jet aircraft. Following American Airlines, he worked for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as both a Senior Aviation Analyst and as an Aviation Safety Inspector and Manager. He attended the Univ. of Southern California (USC) Flight Safety Degree Program.

Mike is an industry wide recognized aircraft safety expert with deep knowledge of the Safety Management System (SMS), OSHA, ICAO, IATA and FAA. He has worked with domestic and foreign governments and operators in many safety related fields.

Juan Nuñez brings over 23 years of experience in aviation roles to GlobalX, most recently serving as Chief Pilot for Eastern Air Lines and 21Air.

Juan has over 4500 PIC 121 hours, over 8,000 hours as a Pilot, and over 15 years as a Check Pilot and Instructor. Juan is typed rated and has flown the B727, B737, B767 has instructed and conducted checks on the following airplanes B737, B757, B767 and B747.

Juan has extensive experience in FAA part 121 airline certification, and developing and implementing operational and training procedures. He has operated charters worldwide in conjunction with ETOPS operations.

Juan has been instrumental in implementing technology throughout the airline to maximize the efficiency of the entire operation and increase safety.

Mark Salvador has over 18 years of experience in the travel industry with successful tenures at Carnival Corporation, where he served as Global Head of Business Development for six cruise brands and Royal Caribbean International where he was the Head of Gaming for two cruise brands.

He also held progressive leadership positions with Caesars Entertainment. Mark has extensive experience developing air charter programs.

He holds a B.S in Marketing and International Business from the University of Dayton.

Ed Wegel has over 35 years of experience in the airline industry and in investment banking and restructuring. He has launched several new airlines, restructured several airline and aviation companies, and advised many airlines worldwide on strategy and aircraft programs.

Prior to GlobalX, Ed served as President and CEO of Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc., a company he formed in 2007 to acquire the intellectual property of Eastern from the Eastern estate to re-launch the airline. He successfully led a $15 million equity raise and certified the airline with the US FAA and DOT in seven (7) months. Eastern operated six 737-800 aircraft and ordered 20 new 737-800s from Boeing and 20 of the new MRJ-90 aircraft from Mitsubishi before its successful sale to a major charter airline group.

Prior to Eastern, he served as the Chief Restructuring Officer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OneTravel, an internet travel company based in Atlanta, Georgia until 2008. After a successful restructuring, Ed sold the company in two separate transactions to Fareportal and Booking Holdings. From 2003 to 2005, he served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Development for Mesa Air Group. From 2000 to 2002, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Tower Airlines, a New York based international scheduled airline with fifteen 747 aircraft flying for the U.S. military and in scheduled service to points around the world.

From 1997 to 1999 he was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Chautauqua Airlines/U.S. Airways Express (“Chautauqua”). He originated the transaction and raised the equity for the acquisition and also structured an order for 80 Embraer regional jets. While at Chautauqua, he negotiated deals with US Airways and United Airlines for the operation of the jets under wet lease contracts.

From 1994 to 1996, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of BWIA International Airways (“BWIA”), having conceived the privatization transaction with the Government of Trinidad, raising the required equity and negotiating alliances with British Airways and American Airlines. He led BWIA to its first ever annual operating profit in 55 years.

From 1991 to 1996, he was a co-founder and member of the board of directors of Atlantic Coast Airlines (United Express), where he was instrumental in raising the required equity, structuring the acquisition, and negotiating a new aircraft order with British Aerospace for 20 J-41 aircraft.

He was a Vice President in the investment banking/restructuring division of Lehman Brothers in New York from 1987 to 1991, where he worked on several major airline restructurings and ran Lehman's portfolio of 45 commercial jet aircraft on lease to major U.S. airlines. During that time, he also served on the board of directors of Polaris Industries and the administrative general partner of several publicly traded master limited partnerships.

From 1985 to 1987, after five years of active military service as a combat arms commander in the US Army, he served as Director of Finance for Eastern Air Lines in New York.

He graduated from the United States Military Academy, West Point in 1980 and received his MBA in Finance from the University of Northern Colorado in 1982.

Other accomplishments include drafting the first business plan for JetBlue, focused on acquiring a fleet of new Airbus A320s and establishing the JFK base of operations.

Mr. McArtor was elected to the board in January 2021 and serves as Vice Chairman. He served as Chairman of Airbus Americas, Inc. from 2001-2018, retiring as Chairman Emeritus. Before joining Airbus, he was founder, chairman and CEO of Legend Airlines, a regional airline based at Dallas Love Field, Texas. He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as the FAA Administrator from 1987 to 1989.

Mr. McArtor served on the senior management team of Federal Express from 1979 to 1987 and 1989 to 1994 first as Senior Vice President Telecommunications during the development of FedEx’s extensive satellite-based digital network, then as Senior Vice President Air Operations for FedEx’s global airline, where he oversaw all of the airline operations including maintenance, strategic planning, and flight operations, as well as aircraft fleet acquisitions.

Mr. McArtor was an active duty Air Force officer from 1964-1974, during which he served as a combat fighter pilot, an Associate Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the Air Force Academy, and a pilot with the U.S. Air Force’s Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team.

He is a 1964 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy (BSE) where he was Cadet Wing Commander, and holds a master’s degree (MSE) from Arizona State University.

Mr. John Quelch has served as the dean and senior associate dean at three internationally-recognized business schools. He is currently Dean and Professor of the University of Miami Business School since July 2017. Prior to joining the University of Miami, Mr. Quelch was a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He also held a joint appointment as professor of health policy and management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Prior to his most recent time at Harvard, Mr. Quelch was dean, vice president and distinguished professor of international management of the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) from 2011 to 2013. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Quelch served as dean of the London Business School, where he helped transform the school into a globally competitive institution. and launched seed capital funds to invest in student and alumni start-ups. He served as senior associate dean of Harvard Business School from 2001 to 2010.

Mr. Quelch is the author, co-author or editor of 25 books, as well as numerous business case studies on leading international organizations.

Mr. Quelch has served on numerous corporate, nonprofit and public agency boards, including a nine-year term as chairman of the Massachusetts Port Authority and on corporate boards including easyJet and Reebok. He is a member of both the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. Quelch earned his BA and an MA from Exeter College, Oxford University; an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; an SM from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; and a DBA in business from Harvard Business School. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2011 and, in 2017, was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Mr. Alan Bird has over 25 years of experience in the airline finance industry, holding senior financial and advisory positions, including executive tenure with VivaAerobus, Tiger Airways, and British Midland Airways.

Most notably, he was the Chief Financial Officer for VivaAerobus where he helped build one of the most efficient airlines in the world and achieved the lowest cost per seat in all of the Americas.

Previously, Mr. Bird was the Chief Financial Officer at Tiger Airways, a low-cost airline in Asia and Australia. Prior to his role with Tiger, he was the Group Finance Director at British Midland Airways which included the airlines BMI, bmi regional, bmibaby and Bmed.

Previously, Mr. Bird was the Chief Financial Officer at Tiger Airways, a low-cost airline in Asia and Australia. Prior to his role with Tiger, he was the Group Finance Director at British Midland Airways which included the airlines BMI, bmi regional, bmibaby and Bmed.

Mr. Bird is also an Advisor to Irelandia Aviation, a low-cost carrier developer.

Alan is a Chartered Accountant and holds an honours degree in Mathematical Economics from Birmingham University.

Joseph DaGrosa Jr. is the Chairman & Founder of private equity firm DaGrosa Capital Partners LLC ("DCP"). DCP is comprised of experienced private equity professionals as well as sports industry executives who bring expertise in the acquisition and management of companies across various industries. Mr. DaGrosa is also Chairman of Kapital Football Group LLC (“KFG”), a soccer platform holding company that invests in controlling and influential minority stakes in top football clubs and academies globally. Through KFG, Mr. DaGrosa and team and are actively looking to purchase teams in the EPL, La Liga and MLS as well as academies in Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Mr. DaGrosa also serves as Chairman of GACP Sports LLC, which made its debut in the business of sports in 2018 through the acquisition of Soccerex Ltd, the world’s largest organizer of soccer business conferences, as well as F.C. Girondins de Bordeaux, making GACP Sports LLC the second American business to invest in French professional football. Mr. DaGrosa served as Chairman and President of F.C. Girondins de Bordeaux until December 2019 when GACP Sports LLC exited from its holdings in the club.

Mr. DaGrosa is also Vice-Chairman for Jet Support Services, Inc. and serves on the board of directors of Brazil Tower Company LP and Global Crossing Airlines (“GlobalX”). Previously, he served on the board for Eastern Airlines Group Inc. and SMobile Systems, Inc.

Over the past three decades, Mr. DaGrosa has successfully identified and capitalized on investment opportunities to deliver long term value for clients across multiple industries. He is best known for his restructuring transaction with Heartland Food Corp., the acquisition vehicle formed to acquire 248 Burger King franchises out of bankruptcy, where he and his partners led the successful turnaround of Heartland Food Corp. through bankruptcy and ultimate sale to GSO Capital (now part of Blackstone).

Prior to founding GACP Sports LLC, Mr. DaGrosa was a Senior Partner at 1848 Capital Partners LLC and also a Partner at Maplewood Partners, LP, a Miami-based private equity firm, where he served as Chief Administrative Partner and Co-Head of Transactions for the firm. Prior to his position at Maplewood Partners, LP, Mr. DaGrosa began his career in 1986 at Paine Webber, Inc. in the firm’s Capital Markets Division.

Education & Philanthropy

Mr. DaGrosa graduated from Syracuse University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, Accounting and Statistics. He currently serves on the board of Camillus House.

Ms. Harrington is the founder and CEO of Crown Bakeries.

Ms. Harrington serves on the boards of Ascent Global Logistics, Broadcrest Capital and Belmont University.

She is past chair of the Chief Executives Organization Board of Directors and a member of the American Bakers Association Board of Directors (President-Elect).

She has previously served on the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta/Nashville branch, Zoe’s Kitchen (ZK-NYSE) and was listed on Forbes magazine’s list of 100 wealthiest self-made women in 2020.

Ms. Robinson is the founder and President of Bay Street HR, an outsourced human resources service provider to start-ups and mid-sized companies.

Prior to founding Bay Street HR, Ms. Robinson was Executive Director at CIBC World Markets, where she oversaw human resources for Global Investment Banking.

She also held senior HR positions at Fidelity Investments and American Express Travel in Boston and New York City. Ms. Robinson is currently a Director and Chair of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of Park Lawn Corporation and a Director of Blockchain Foundry.

Ms. Robinson also serves on the board of Best Buddies, a global charitable organization. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto, Rotman School Directors Education Program and holds an ICD.D designation.

David Ross was elected to the GlobalX board in April 2020.

He is currently Executive Vice President – Roadrunner Freight. He also serves as Chief Strategy Officer for Ascent Global Logistics. Mr. Ross was most recently Managing Director and Group Head of Stifel’s Global Transportation & Logistics Equity Research practice. During his tenure at Stifel, his awards included ranking #1 in stock picking multiple times in the Wall Street Journal’s Best on the Street Analysts Survey and in Financial Times/StarMine America’s Top Analysts report. He is the former author of the monthly Cass Transportation Index Report, speaks regularly at industry conferences, and has advised supply chain leaders and executives of both public and private carriers, shippers, and 3PLs on operations and strategy.

Before joining Stifel in 2005, he was an analyst with Legg Mason Capital Markets, worked briefly in the industry at RailWorks Corp., and began his career as an analyst in the global investment banking division of Deutsche Banc Alex Brown. Mr. Ross received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and is a CFA charter holder.

Mr. Surintas was elected to the GlobalX board in June 2020.

Mr. Surintas is the CEO and a director of SmartLynx Airlines, as well as the Executive Director of the Lithuanian Basketball League and a member of the Board of Chapman Freeborn Air Chartering.

As part of his leadership at SmartLynx, Mr. Surintas oversees the company performance and strategy to maintain its status as Europe’s leading ACMI operator.

Congressman Bill Shuster represented the people of Pennsylvania’s 9^th Congressional District in Congress for more than 17 years, first elected in 2001.

Recognizing the direct link between US infrastructure and the strength of our economy, he immediately sought to serve on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He became Chairman of that Committee in 2013, after previously serving as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, and then as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

As Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Congressman Shuster spearheaded legislation aimed at strengthening US infrastructure, including the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act, the Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety Act, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 and multiple Water Resources Developments Act and authorizations of the US Coast Guard.

Prior to becoming Chairman, Congressman Shuster’s accomplishments included the successful passage of the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act and the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act.

He served on the Select Bipartisan Committee to Investigate the Preparation for and Response to Hurricane Katrina and was a member of the House Committee on Armed Services and its Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

Before serving in Congress, Congressman Shuster developed experience in the private sector, working in marketing and management for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Corporation, and for Bandag Incorporated as district manager. He then became the successful small business owner and operator of an automobile dealership in East Freedom, Pennsylvania. He is the son of former Congressman Bud Shuster.