They Are Energized By Their Heritage & Their CEO

In Qatar, they are managing millions of gallons of jet fuel for the U.S. military. Commercial jets at Ben Gurion Airport in Israel are being fueled by their personnel. At Guantanamo Bay, their people—on speedboats—are moving between U.S. Navy vessels to ensure fuel quality control. In Chile, their office is procuring roses to move to LAX. In Japan, Korea, Europe and South America they are managing the loading of passengers, cargo and fuel onto commercial, corporate, and U.S. Military aircraft.

Mercury Air Group never sleeps. They are a global leader in the aviation services industry with business operations in more than 60 locations worldwide with 1,350 employees.

To never sleep takes energy. Mercury gets its power from two sources—their heritage and their CEO.

Mercury was founded in 1956 by three members of the legendary, World War II, First American Volunteer Group (AVG) Flying Tigers—Thomas C. Haywood, Robert P. “Duke” Hedman and Robert J. “Catfish” Raine. It is this tradition of teamwork, integrity and achieving strong results that drives their Chairman & CEO-- Joseph A. Czyzyk.

Joe, as everyone calls him, was born in Poland, the son of Holocaust survivors, he traveled Europe as a toddler and grew up in Canada. His parents moved to the U.S. when he was 16 years old and he became a U.S. citizen. With that kind of childhood, it’s no wonder Mercury is an international company.

More About Mercury Air Group

Privately held, Los Angeles-based Mercury Air Group provides jet fuel, air cargo services and transportation as well as support services for international and U.S. commercial airlines, general aviation and the U.S. government through three primary subsidiaries: MercFuel, Inc., Mercury Air Cargo, Inc. and Maytag Aircraft Corporation.

• MercFuel is one of the world’s largest independent providers of aviation fuel, utilizing a network of over 400 third party fuel supply locations in the U.S. and over 1,000 international locations.
• Mercury is the longest continually operating tenant at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Mercury Air Cargo is the #1 airline cargo handler at LAX. Mercury has the distinction of operating the Nation’s first TSA certified Independent Cargo Screening Facility, as well as the largest on-airport refrigeration unit on the West Coast—both located at LAX, SJC, and SFO.
• Maytag Aircraft Corporation is a U.S. Government services contractor, providing essential operations and maintenance services ranging from aircraft refueling, bulk fuel storage management and air terminal and ground handling to base operating support at multiple international and domestic U.S. military locations.

Mercury remains on the move. Between China and Mexico, their offices are sourcing capacity on numerous cargo flights. In Germany, their team is providing jet fuel at U.S. and NATO military bases. Throughout the world they are replenishing supplies at Army, AirForce Exchange Stores for U.S. personnel and contractors. Their U.S. offices are doing their fair share too.