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Banyan Pilot Shop Acquires Aviation Apparel Brand
It will be the exclusive distributor for Dare to FLY
Jen Toplak posing outside Banyan Pilot shop with manager Katherine Koch, and Banyan Air Service COO Jon Tonko
Dare to FLY founder and pilot Jen Toplak (center) poses with Banyan Air Service COO Jon Tonko and Katherine Koch, manager of Banyan's Pilot Shop.

Banyan Air Service at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport operates one of the largest pilot shops in the industry and it has now burnished that status with the acquisition of Dare to FLY Fashion, an international aviation apparel brand founded by pilot Jen Toplak. Under the deal, the brand will be distributed exclusively through the Banyan Pilot Shop.

Toplak founded the company in 2015 after she created the Chicks FLY T-shirt for the International Organization of Women Pilots to raise funds for aviation scholarships. The lineup grew to include a unique range of aviation-related shirts, hats, and accessories.