Elliott Aviation

Elliott Aviation

Herb Elliott founded Elliott Flying Service in 1936 on a modest grass airstrip in DeWitt, Iowa. Over 90 years, the business grew into Elliott Aviation, a diversified aviation services company still owned by the Elliotts. The firm operates as a single-family office, with wealth generated by the aerospace aftermarket, not disclosed. Elliott Aviation's business spans avionics installations, aircraft maintenance, paint and interior refurbishments, and aircraft sales through an arm called Elliott Jets. It services Hawker, Citation, Beechjet, King Air, Challenger, Phenom, Gulfstream, and Falcon airframes. The firm reports completing more than 500 Garmin G5000 and G1000 NXi upgrades — one of the highest totals worldwide (per the firm, 2026). Its geographic footprint includes service centers in Moline, IL; Minneapolis, MN; Des Moines, IA; and Atlanta, GA. The firm employs a workforce of technicians and advisors across four facilities. Michael Parrish was promoted to President and CEO in an expanded role effective March 2026 (per Elliott Aviation, March 2026). Additional disclosed leadership includes Meghan Welch as Director of Paint and Interior Sales. No team size, AUM, or deployment figure has been disclosed. Elliott Aviation's structural differentiator is its dual identity as an operating company and a family office: the firm is a commercial MRO provider that remains wholly owned by the founding family, retaining the governance simplicity of a single-family office while competing in the broader aviation services market. No external capital has been raised.