Paul K. Kinstedt

Paul K. Kinstedt, our Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, served as Legacy Republic’s Chief Operating Officer from May 2017 until the Merger. Mr. Kinstedt served as Republic’s Senior Vice President of Operations and Acting Chief Operating Officer from 2015 to 2017 and as Vice President of Flight Operations from 2013 to 2015. From 2002 to 2013, Mr. Kinstedt served in roles as Vice President of System Operations Control and Director of Systems Operations Control for Chautauqua Airlines, one of Republic’s former wholly owned subsidiaries. Mr. Kinstedt received his bachelor’s degree in aviation science from Parks College of Saint-Louis University and his M.B.A. degree from Illinois Benedictine College. He holds an aircraft dispatcher and commercial, multi-engine, and instrument pilot rating.