OSHKOSH, Wis., July 7, 2025 – Aviation leader Louis Seno Jr., Executive Director of the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) and Chairman Emeritus of Jet Support Services, Inc. (JSSI),is set to mark an extraordinary milestone: his 70th consecutive year of attendance at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the world’s largest aviation gathering. Seno is also a Board Director of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA), the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the National Aircraft Finance Association (NAFA).
Seno attended his first EAA event in 1956 at just six years old, accompanying Louis C. Seno Sr. a WWII B-24 crew chief who became a GA flight instructor and amateur aircraft builder. That moment with his father began a streak that has continued unbroken for seven decades.
From the early grassroots gatherings at Curtiss-Wright Field to the bustling Oshkosh events of today, Seno has witnessed and contributed to the remarkable evolution of aviation culture in America. Seno Jr. was also recognized with the FAA’s Master Pilot Award for 50 years of safe piloting and he has over 7,000 flight hours.
“What started as something special between my dad and me, grew into a lifelong passion for aviation and the aircraft homebuilder community,” said Seno. “There isn’t a year that goes by where I’m not inspired by what happens there.”
This article was originally published by IADA on July 7, 2025.