Story ID: 389
Lou Seno Receives Master Pilot Award
By: Matt Thurber
Caption: The Wright Brothers Master Pilot award was granted to Louis Seno on August 28.
Word Count: 328
The FAA has presented the Wright Brothers “Master Pilot” award to Louis Seno, chairman emeritus and member of the board of directors of Jet Support Services (JSSI, Booth 2065) and currently vice president of corporate relations and government affairs at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The award ceremony took place on August 28 at the Pentastar Aviation facility in Pontiac, Mich., and it was presented by Patrick Ryan, FAA safety team program manager-operations for the Great Lakes region Flight Standards division. The Master Pilot award “recognizes individuals who have exhibited professionalism, skill and aviation expertise for at least 50 years while actively piloting aircraft.”

Seno grew up in an aviation family, helping his father build a Corben Baby Ace open-cockpit, high-wing parasol experimental airplane in 1956 and later several more homebuilt airplanes. He has missed only the first two EAA AirVenture Oshkosh events and attended 62 consecutive shows so far, starting with his first at age six. Seno soloed at age 16 and has flown more than 6,500 hours and earned an ATP and Citation type rating. He currently owns and flies a Beechcraft F33A and Aviat Husky on amphibious floats.

“It is an honor to be recognized by the FAA for this Master Pilot award and I am thrilled to join this outstanding group of aviators that represent the first pilots in the United States, the Wright Brothers,” Seno said. “Aviation and the spirit of flying have always been an important part of my life and always will be. I would like to thank my family, my wife, and all my colleagues and friends in the aviation community that have supported me and my passion for flying all these years.”

“All of us at JSSI are so honored to call Lou a colleague, friend and mentor,” said JSSI president and CEO Neil Book. “His influence on this business and the aviation industry at large has been immense, and we congratulate him on receiving this Master Pilot award.”