Early Life and Education

A native New Yorker, Glenn Allyn is a seasoned, elite pilot and visionary entrepreneur whose career spans the legal profession, real estate, and his passion, aviation. Glenn attended Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, where he received his Bachelor of Arts in Management. He holds a J.D. degree from the Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School in New York City.

Over 30 Years of Aviation Experience, Co-Owner of Flying Zebra

lenn Allyn has decades of experience in the cockpit and aviation business, having logged thousands of flight hours and managed multiple operations. His expertise includes private jet piloting, aircraft management, and aviation consultancy. In 2018, Glenn co-founded G Jets, International, and founder of Sea to Sky Air, Inc. d/b/a Flying Zebra. Flying Zebra provides private aircraft charter services, aircraft sales, and aircraft management.

Career Highlights

Glenn began his career as a sales manager at an automobile dealership in Nyack, New York, after graduating from college.

Upon graduating from law school, he worked for various prestigious law offices in New York City and White Plains, including as a partner at two of the firms. Glenn’s extensive legal experience focused on aviation law and ski/ski area liability. One of the first cases he worked on early in his law career involved reinsurance issues involving both the Korean Airlines Flight 801 and Pan Am Flight 103 crashes.

His involvement in the ski industry was instrumental in his work as an attorney, particularly when handling liability cases. Glenn was a former coach of competitive youth skiers (ages 12-15). He was also a prior staff instructor and trainer at a ski resort, with experience in training instructors on teaching children how to ski.

As a J3/J4 ski coach, Glenn Allyn was responsible for teaching students technical and tactical skiing skills; developing race techniques (like slalom and giant slalom); instilling athletic discipline, safety, and confidence on the mountain; and preparing kids for competition, including conditioning and mental focus.

Glenn’s career also included 15 years in real estate as a builder and developer and property manager of commercial and residential properties.

His Passion: Aviation

Glenn’s love of flying was the impetus behind his aviation journey and his ultimate career trajectory, which ultimately landed him as the owner of Flying Zebra. He began his career with Northeast Jet in Allentown, Pennsylvania, as a captain of a Learjet. He later served as Director of Operations for Tab Aviation, based in New Hampshire and Newburgh, New York.

For five years, Glenn was an Aircraft Sales and Broker/Sales Associate at Best Jets, Inc., brokering the sales and purchases of jets, turboprops, multi-engine and single-engine aircraft, seaplanes, and helicopters. He was responsible for all phases of aircraft transactions.

Glenn was also Chief Pilot for M’Air Aviation and responsible for the enterprise’s pilot and management services, risk management, and aircraft sales.

Over the last seven years, Glenn has been at the helm of Flying Zebra, based at Westchester County Airport (KHPN) in New York. Flying Zebra offers flights to and from airports in the contiguous United States, Canada, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. Its fleet consists of Pilatus PC-12/45, Pilatus PC-12/47, and Pilatus PC-12 NG aircraft. The private air carrier, under Glenn’s leadership, is recognized and known for its aviation excellence, which includes safety and customer service.

In addition to serving as the Chief Pilot at Flying Zebra, Glenn’s responsibilities include ensuring compliance with aircraft maintenance, insurance, and pilot training requirements; overseeing charter sales and scheduling; tracking aircraft; managing warranty programs; maintaining records; coordinating aircraft management; and leasing managed aircraft.

His knowledge also extends to tax implications involving the purchase or leasing of aircraft, as well as aircraft operating deductions, risk analysis, and risk management.

Industry Impact

With more than three decades of experience in aviation, Glenn Allyn is shaping the future of air travel through his company, Flying Zebra, which takes passengers where airlines can’t go. No destination is too remote for Glenn and his crew. His mission is to provide clients with the best private flying experience on their way to fabulous and adventurous locations.

Personal Life

Glenn leads an active and adventurous lifestyle with a wide range of interests, including golf, scuba diving, cycling, running, biathlon, kiteboarding, waterskiing, motorcycling, shooting sports (skeet, trap, and sporting clays), and photography. A lifelong skier, he also competed in both amateur and professional freestyle disciplines, including aerials, ballet, and moguls, as well as alpine racing.