{"id":133523,"date":"2026-10-05T13:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=133523"},"modified":"2026-10-05T20:04:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T00:04:12","slug":"surack-enterprises-welcomes-new-vice-president-of-aviation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2026\/10\/05\/surack-enterprises-welcomes-new-vice-president-of-aviation\/","title":{"rendered":"Surack Enterprises welcomes new Vice President of Aviation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_133525\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133525\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/tRobertFlansburg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-133525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/tRobertFlansburg.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/tRobertFlansburg-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/tRobertFlansburg-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/tRobertFlansburg-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/tRobertFlansburg-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/tRobertFlansburg-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vice President of Aviation for Surack Enterprises, Robert Flansburg. Courtesy photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Surack Enterprises is proud to announce the hiring of Robert Flansburg as Vice President of Aviation.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Surack Enterprises news release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Surack Enterprises Welcomes New Vice President of Aviation to Expand Midwest Aviation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (October 5, 2026) \u2013 Surack Enterprises is proud to announce the hiring of Robert Flansburg as Vice President of Aviation. Flansburg will be responsible for developing strategy, ensuring FAA compliance, championing safety initiatives, and managing budgets across all Surack Enterprises aviation businesses, including Sweet Aviation and Sweet Helicopters.<\/p>\n<p>Flansburg\u2019s brings executive-level experience from previous positions at L3Harris, Boeing, Sikorsky, and Lockheed Martin, which will equip Surack Enterprises to better serve aviation customers in the Midwest and beyond. Through Sweet Aviation and Sweet Helicopters, Surack Enterprises provides fixed-wing and helicopter flight schools, charter services, maintenance services, and FBO operations across five Indiana locations.<\/p>\n<p>As a certified private pilot and avid explorer, Flansburg brings an infectious passion for flight to his new position.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am thrilled to join the Surack Enterprises aviation team,\u201d he said. \u201cSweet Aviation and Sweet Helicopters have introduced incredible opportunities for both travelers and aspiring pilots across the region. I look forward to further developing Northeast Indiana\u2019s vibrant and thriving aviation scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Surack Enterprises Founder and CEO Chuck Surack said, \u201cRobert Flansburg is a tremendous addition to the Surack Enterprises leadership team. He brings a fresh, strategic perspective to our operations while displaying a strict adherence to detail and prioritization of safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Sweet Aviation\u2019s services, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetaviation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SweetAviation.com<\/a>. To learn more about Sweet Helicopters, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweethelicopters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SweetHelicopters.com<\/a>. And to learn more about Surack Enterprises\u2019 other businesses, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/surackenterprises.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">SurackEnterprises.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Surack Enterprises<\/strong><br \/>\nSurack Enterprises passionately serves the Midwest by creating lasting job opportunities and resources for the community to thrive.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/tThe_Pearl_rendering.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Rendering of The Pearl, a proposed redevelopment of the downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, block bordered by Maiden Lane, Main, Peal, and Webster streets.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='938b148a3d19e11a4e484fa62fdf1ae2' data-image-id=\"11893\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/tThe_Pearl_rendering.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/thumbs\/thumbs_tThe_Pearl_rendering.jpg\" data-title=\"The Pearl\" data-description=\"Rendering of The Pearl, a proposed redevelopment of the downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, block bordered by Maiden Lane, Main, Peal, and Webster streets.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"The Pearl\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"The Pearl\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11893\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/project-renderings\/thumbs\/thumbs_tThe_Pearl_rendering.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20241009\/t90444.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Ribbon cutting for The Pearl in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 9, 2024. 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