Steven A. Walters
President, Director of Operations

Steve has been with Meridian Air Group since it's founding in 1997. If one wonders why an Airline Transport Pilot qualified captain elected to devote his life to private charter aviation it helps to know Steve. Steve flew commercial flights for years and logged thousands of hours carrying passengers all over the country. Fortunately for us, Steve also happened to be a family guy. And pardon the cliché, but he's also a "people person." The private charter business was just what he was looking for. And so was the location. Steve put away his suitcase and found the home base he was looking for in Charlottesville (he went to school here and learned to fly here).

Steve is the President of Meridian Air Group and the Director of Operations. He relishes the personal relationships he shares every day and the hands-on approach to running Meridian Air Group. Whether you find him in the cockpit piloting a weekend getaway or in the office developing a marketing plan, he always enjoys the journey. And if you had any doubts about Steve's love of flight, consider how he often spends his free time…He's a professional flight instructor.

When not taking care of Meridian Air passengers or instructing a new pilot, Steve enjoys movies, reading and the outdoors. He is originally from Vienna, Virginia, and graduated from the University of Virginia in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Steve received all of his flight training in Charlottesville, and is a member of Northside Baptist Church in Charlottesville as well. In short, Steven knows the area from ground and air like few others. Steve's extensive background in charter and corporate aviation make him a natural to run our business. We think you'll agree.

Steve N. Power
Aircraft Manager, Captain

Stephen is an Airline Transport Pilot who is rated for larger jet aircraft like the Raytheon Beechjet as well as the Beechcraft King Air 300/350 series. His aviation background includes a healthy mix of corporate, air charter and regional
Commuter airline service.

Originally from Forest, Virginia, Steve graduated from the University of Virginia in 1996 with a degree in Foreign Affairs. Stephen received his formal aviation training here in Charlottesville. He soon found employment as a corporate pilot in upstate New York and later worked in Pontiac, Michigan for a large air charter company. He has piloted multiple types of business aircraft throughout North America. For the last three years, Stephen has served as a pilot for a scheduled air carrier, flying mainly in the eastern United States.

When not flying, Stephen enjoys history, model building, fitness and outdoor activities with his wife Karen and young son.

Jim P. McGuire
Aircraft Manager, Captain

For Jim, flying is a life style with a generational influence. Jim's grandfather worked with Admiral Byrd in flying with the Antarctic projects. Jim's father was a career air force officer that flew P-47 Thunderbolt's in Burma during WW II. Jim is the third generation in the family. Jim's daughter, Suzanne, earned her private pilot's license at the age of 17 making aviation four generations deep in his family.

Jim has over 14,000 hours of flight time in various types of aircraft. His early years in aviation were in aerial surveillance with major oil companies protecting pipelines from New Mexico to New Jersey. Low-level flying offered many different adventures-west Texas dust storms, chasing coyotes away from a small calf, and on one occasion being sprayed at by a skunk as he flew by overhead.

Jim flew with Atlantic Southeast airlines in DH-7s and various corporate jets. He has been flying with Meridian Air Group since 1999 and really feels at home in the Pilatus PC-12. His other interests in aviation include scale model aircraft making and promoting WW II aircraft at air shows around the country.

Chris H. Replogle
Aircraft Manager, Captain

Chris has been with us since 2003 and is based in Manassas Virginia. He is a rated Airline Transport Pilot and Captain in the Pilatus PC-12. Chris is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University, and holds a bachelors degree in Aerospace Engineering. In addition Chris has worked for the Office of Naval Intelligence, and more recently for the Naval Air Warfare Center as a flight test engineer working in both rotary-wing and fixed wing test programs.

Since then he as worked at several flight schools in the north east United States and more recently in Virginia. Chris is currently the Safety Officer at a local Military Flying Club, and is an FAA appointed Aviation Safety Counselor.

Fitz-Hugh Morgan
Captain

Fitz-Hugh Morgan is a Charlottesville native who was introduced to flying at a young age through his father, who also flies professionally. His first flight training was in Waynesboro, Va, where he soloed on his sixteenth birthday. After graduating from Charlottesville High School in 1995, he attended the University North Carolina at Wilmington and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 2000. After college, he started his formal training at ILM Areo in Wilmington, NC and completed his Commercial multi-engine ratings.

Back in Charlottesville, he became an instructor at Charlottesville Flight Center and also, became certified to teach in the Lancair Columbia. In April of 2005, Fitz-Hugh joined the Meridian Air Group team as a flight crew member on the Pilatus. He recently earned his Airline Transport Rating in Lynchburg, Va.

Fitz-Hugh enjoys camping, playing with his dog, and spending time with his friends.