Shane Lundgren
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Shane Christopher Lundgren is an American aviator
, commercial aviation businessman, entrepreneur and adventurer.
A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
and member of the Explorers Club Lundgren has led a number of aviation focused expeditions.
In 1994 he led the first "online" expedition sponsored by Wired magazine, Magnavox
, and Apple Inc. flying across Arctic Siberia in a pair of Russian biplanes. Discovery Online was launched in 1995 through another of his biplane expeditions, this one chronicling indigenous people from Yakutsk to Alaska with the Smithsonian Institution
. Subsequently he led polar flying expeditions in 1997 and 1998 with National Geographic filming a documentary on the history of early polar flights.
Shane has been active in commercial aviation, aircraft leasing, finance and new technology ventures throughout his career.
. He attended the University of San Diego
and received a degree in economics and history in 1984. Concurrently he attended National Air College and obtained his Commercial Pilot License, Instrument Rating
, Multi-Engine Rating and Instructors Flight Rating. In 1982, at 21 years of age, he was checked out in the Boeing 737 by Air Berlin
USA, founded by father Kim Lundgren in Berlin, Germany. At the time, Shane was the youngest person to fly the B-737 commercially.
from 1982 through 1998, and remains current on the Boeing 737NG. With the fall of the Berlin wall he worked with his father during the transition of the company from being a US flag carrier to a German airline, the only airline in history to change nationality.
Lundgren served as executive VP for AMI, Limited during the company's expansion into trading activities in far east Russia, including Khabarovsk, Vladivostock and Sakalin Island. During travels in Russia, Lundgren hatched the idea of barnstorming Siberia in Russian Antonov An-2
biplanes. In 1994, he led the first "online expedition," sponsored by WIRED magazine, Magnavox, and Apple. The flight began in Moscow
and proceeded north of the Arctic Circle
across Siberia
to Magadan
. In 1995, the Smithsonian Institution's Arctic Studies Center joined Lundgren in another flying expedition to chronicle indigenous people from Yakutsk to Alaska across the Bering Straits. Discovery Online was launched through this expedition. Lundgren went on to found WorldSight, an early online magazine.
Lundgren led polar expeditions in 1997 and 1998, and was filmed by National Geographic Television in a documentary about the original polar flights. Pembroke Capital of Dublin, Ireland, sponsored his 1998 Polar flight and subsequently hired Lundgren to assist with marketing commercial aircraft to airline clients globally. He left Pembroke to found a business-to-business aviation software company, Avexus.
Lundgren then founded Dutch Pacific Properties to develop properties in Oregon, his home State. His Metolian eco-resort project won accolades internationally for innovation and sustainability but was killed by the Oregon Legislature in an unprecedented land use action in 2009.
Lundgren continues to work in commercial aircraft and engine leasing and financing with Pacific Brihar in Dublin. He is also an advisor to Air Berlin
Germany's second largest airline. Lundgren was hired as CEO of Stratospheric Flight Sciences in September 2011.
in Portland in 1915. Father Kim Lundgren founded Air Berlin
.
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
, commercial aviation businessman, entrepreneur and adventurer.
A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Royal Geographical Society
The Royal Geographical Society is a British learned society founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences...
and member of the Explorers Club Lundgren has led a number of aviation focused expeditions.
In 1994 he led the first "online" expedition sponsored by Wired magazine, Magnavox
Magnavox
Magnavox is a US electronics company founded by Edwin Pridham and Peter L. Jensen, who invented the moving-coil loudspeaker in 1915 at their lab in Napa, California. They formed Magnavox in 1917 in order to market their inventions....
, and Apple Inc. flying across Arctic Siberia in a pair of Russian biplanes. Discovery Online was launched in 1995 through another of his biplane expeditions, this one chronicling indigenous people from Yakutsk to Alaska with the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
. Subsequently he led polar flying expeditions in 1997 and 1998 with National Geographic filming a documentary on the history of early polar flights.
Shane has been active in commercial aviation, aircraft leasing, finance and new technology ventures throughout his career.
Early life
Lundgren was born on March 21, 1961 in Palo Alto, CaliforniaPalo Alto, California
Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
. He attended the University of San Diego
University of San Diego
The University of San Diego is a Roman Catholic university in San Diego, California. USD offers more than sixty bachelor's, master’s, and doctoral programs...
and received a degree in economics and history in 1984. Concurrently he attended National Air College and obtained his Commercial Pilot License, Instrument Rating
Instrument rating
Instrument rating refers to the qualifications that a pilot must have in order to fly under IFR . It requires additional training and instruction beyond what is required for a Private Pilot certificate or Commercial Pilot certificate, including rules and procedures specific to instrument flying,...
, Multi-Engine Rating and Instructors Flight Rating. In 1982, at 21 years of age, he was checked out in the Boeing 737 by Air Berlin
Air Berlin
Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG is Germany's second largest airline, after Lufthansa, and Europe's sixth largest airline in terms of passengers....
USA, founded by father Kim Lundgren in Berlin, Germany. At the time, Shane was the youngest person to fly the B-737 commercially.
Career
Lundgren flew as a captain for Air BerlinAir Berlin
Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG is Germany's second largest airline, after Lufthansa, and Europe's sixth largest airline in terms of passengers....
from 1982 through 1998, and remains current on the Boeing 737NG. With the fall of the Berlin wall he worked with his father during the transition of the company from being a US flag carrier to a German airline, the only airline in history to change nationality.
Lundgren served as executive VP for AMI, Limited during the company's expansion into trading activities in far east Russia, including Khabarovsk, Vladivostock and Sakalin Island. During travels in Russia, Lundgren hatched the idea of barnstorming Siberia in Russian Antonov An-2
Antonov An-2
The Antonov An-2 is a single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed in the USSR in 1946...
biplanes. In 1994, he led the first "online expedition," sponsored by WIRED magazine, Magnavox, and Apple. The flight began in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and proceeded north of the Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle
The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. For Epoch 2011, it is the parallel of latitude that runs north of the Equator....
across Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
to Magadan
Magadan
Magadan is a port town on the Sea of Okhotsk and gateway to the Kolyma region. It is the administrative center of Magadan Oblast , in the Russian Far East. Founded in 1929 on the site of an earlier settlement from the 1920s, it was granted the status of town in 1939...
. In 1995, the Smithsonian Institution's Arctic Studies Center joined Lundgren in another flying expedition to chronicle indigenous people from Yakutsk to Alaska across the Bering Straits. Discovery Online was launched through this expedition. Lundgren went on to found WorldSight, an early online magazine.
Lundgren led polar expeditions in 1997 and 1998, and was filmed by National Geographic Television in a documentary about the original polar flights. Pembroke Capital of Dublin, Ireland, sponsored his 1998 Polar flight and subsequently hired Lundgren to assist with marketing commercial aircraft to airline clients globally. He left Pembroke to found a business-to-business aviation software company, Avexus.
Lundgren then founded Dutch Pacific Properties to develop properties in Oregon, his home State. His Metolian eco-resort project won accolades internationally for innovation and sustainability but was killed by the Oregon Legislature in an unprecedented land use action in 2009.
Lundgren continues to work in commercial aircraft and engine leasing and financing with Pacific Brihar in Dublin. He is also an advisor to Air Berlin
Air Berlin
Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG is Germany's second largest airline, after Lufthansa, and Europe's sixth largest airline in terms of passengers....
Germany's second largest airline. Lundgren was hired as CEO of Stratospheric Flight Sciences in September 2011.
Civic
Lundgren has served on the Black Butte School Board since 2007, as well been the President of the Black Butte School Foundation, which funds scholarships to local students annually.Family
Lundgren's Great Grandfather was John Adam Zehntbauer, founder of JantzenJantzen
Jantzen is a brand of swimwear that was established in 1916 and first appeared in the city of Portland, Oregon, United States. The brand name later replaced the name of the parent company that manufactured the branded products...
in Portland in 1915. Father Kim Lundgren founded Air Berlin
Air Berlin
Air Berlin PLC & Co. Luftverkehrs KG is Germany's second largest airline, after Lufthansa, and Europe's sixth largest airline in terms of passengers....
.
External links
- http://www.boarding.no/art.asp?id=36225 Air Berlin: 30 years of aviation history.
- http://juneauempire.com/stories/041698/briefs.html Two separate attempts to retrace a historic trans-polar flight.
- http://juneauempire.com/stories/040798/polar.html Pilot pair aims to recreate 1928 polar flight.
- http://books.google.com/books?id=xPnMAAAACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22Shane+Lundgren%22&hl=en&ei=TNK6TvfYEIGuiQLL_aGsDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAA Book: Antonovs over the Arctic:flying to the North Pole in Russian biplanes.
- http://books.google.com/books?id=_AOYtLj6iQwC&dq=planning+paradise+by+Peter+Walker&hl=en&ei=lNW6Tsv4CqOuiAL8gvGNDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAA Book: Planning Paradise:Politics and Visioning of Land Use in Oregon.
- Magnavox Provides Satellite Communications Press Release p1
- Magnavox Provides Satellite Communications Press Release p2
- Magnavox Provides Satellite Communications Press Release p3
- http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/antonov-2-colt The Plane Mr. Lundgren donated to the museum of flight.