AvAir Vice President of Business Development Receives Prestigious Industry Award
Zach Hall Honored with Airline Economics 40 Under 40 Award
CHANDLER, Ariz. – AvAir, an inventory solutions provider for the aviation aftermarket, is proud to announce that Zach Hall, vice president of business development at AvAir has been named one of this year’s 40 Under 40 by Airline Economics.
Every year Airline Economics recognizes the best and brightest young talent in the aviation finance and leasing community with its list of the foremost 40 individuals aged under 40 years of age. In addition to the nomination questions, each application arranges for endorsements from industry executives.
While Hall’s aviation career has only been six years, he has made a big impact as he constantly seeks new and innovative ways to grow AvAir’s customer base and inventory offerings. Through various asset management agreements and parts package acquisitions, Hall has impacted AvAir’s growth. He leads the global business development team as the Vice President of the division. Through his leadership, the team continues to grow customer reach among mainline and regional airlines, cargo airlines and leasing companies around the world.
“Zach is a tremendous asset to AvAir,” said Mike Bianco CEO of AvAir. “He is tenacious, driven, enthusiastic, smart and hardworking. I am proud of his growth at our company and in the industry, as he is well deserving of this award.”
Hall was promoted to director of business development at AvAir in 2019 then promoted to VP of business development in 2022. In addition to that promotion, Hall was awarded the 40 under 40 Award from the Phoenix Business Journal in 2022. He has served as the keynote speaker at various community and industry events including class of 2023 Phoenix College commencement ceremony, the inaugural Airline Economics USA Parts Trading Miami show in May 2023, at Airline Economics Dublin in Jan. 2024, and Parts Trading USA in March 2024.
Hall is also actively involved in his community. This year, he will begin his two-year term as Honorary Base Commander for the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base, where he was born and raised. He is a founding board member and past President of the Board of the State Forty Eight Foundation. He is on the Advisory Board of the Honors College at Grand Canyon University. Hall joined the Honors College board in 2021 to further his impact on the campus. He is also a regular volunteer at the Phoenix-based nonprofit, St Vincent DePaul.
Zach’s growth and development at AvAir is an example of the focus the company’s leadership has on the team helping to create a supportive environment geared toward success both for individuals and the teams at-large.
About the Airline Economics 40 under 40:
Airline Economics first published its 40 under 40 list of talented executives working in the aviation leasing and financing industry in 2016. Both under 40 at the time, the owners of the magazine Philip & Victoria Tozer-Pennington and Dino D’Amore, with a little prompting from the industry, decided to launch the initiative to recognise younger individuals working in aviation, which has traditionally been dominated by a more seasoned generation. Individuals must be nominated to be considered. Individuals are short-listed based on endorsements received from the industry and their career achievements to date. The final decision for the 40 under 40 is taken by the editorial team. Airline Economics awards the Future Leader award to the individual with the most impressive nominations from clients. In 2020, we added the Highly Commended designation to recognise those whose supporting nominations impressed the editorial team. Nominations for the 2025 group will open in March 2025.
