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Lapayowker To Buy Aviation Financial Consulting

The tie-up brings together long-time legal and tax consulting practices

Court Gavel (Photo: Pixabay) — The transaction is expected to close in early 2026. © Pixabay

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

October 3, 2025

Jettax Holdings, a company co-founded by aviation attorney and Lapayowker Jet Consulting founder Stewart Lapayowker, is acquiring the tax and consulting firm Aviation Financial Consulting (AFC) in a transaction that will bring together two established practices in the business aviation sector, the organizations announced this week. The transaction is expected to close in early 2026.

The acquisition will provide additional capacity to enable AFC to serve the growing private aviation market and formalize a long-time collaborative relationship. Lapayowker and AFC owner Glenn Hediger have worked alongside each other for nearly three decades to provide aviation legal, accounting, and tax expertise to shared clients, they said.

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