The Company

Aviana Aviation is a U.S. based aircraft asset management and leasing company incorporated in the State of Nevada with headquarters and offices in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Aviana Aviation focuses on acquiring and leasing small to medium size aircraft to regional airlines in the South Pacific.  We also provide supplementary Flight Crews, Flight Crew training, and aircraft engineering support for the Regional airlines.

Key Management Team

Aviana Aviation is lead by an executive team with years of management experience in fortune 100 U.S. companies, plus years of experience in start-up and operational management of small and medium-size regional airlines in the US and the South Pacific.


President & CEO

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Mr. Barney Sene serves as President & Chief Executive Officer for Aviana Aviation LLC.  As a seasoned executive with more than 30 years of technical and business experience, Sene leads a new growing company set out to bring the South Pacific Regional airline travel market together by opening up new air routes (domestic and regional) and connecting islands in the South Pacific which otherwise would necessitate extensive travel to reach between two islands, and countries.

Prior to founding and leading Aviana Aviation, Sene served as President of Samoa Technologies, a telecommunications and media company.  Sene was instrumental in growing the company aircraft leasing, Satellite Communications and broadcast media businesses.  Prior to Samoa Technologies, Sene served as Corporate Vice President and CTO of Ingram Micro Inc., a Fortune 100 company and the world's largest technology distributor.  Prior to Ingram Micro, Sene served as Vice President and CTO of WellPoint, one of the largest health benefits companies in the United States and licensee of Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association in various states.  Prior to WellPoint, Sene served as CTO for GE Power Systems, a unit of General Electric (GE) with focus on energy generation and manufacturing.  Prior to GE, Sene held Director leadership roles in IT at DHL Airways, Inc. (DHL Worldwide Express), the US international express air carrier shipping company.  As Director of eCommerce, Sene was instrumental in developing and leading a team that developed DHL's web-based products, and IT solutions which accounted for 90% of DHL's revenues.  Finally, prior to DHL, Sene served as Development Group Manager at Shared Medical System (SMS now part of Siemens) in the mid-80's.  Later acquired by Siemens, SMS was a leader in the development of small to medium size Hospital Information Systems. 

As a technical entrepreneur with executive management and business experience, Sene co-founded Inter Island Airways, Inc., a US commuter airline based in the South Pacific and serving Samoa and American Samoa. At Inter Island Airways, Sene was instrumental driving the FAA license and certification process for the airline as well as selecting the type of aircraft currently used by the airline.  Sene continues to serve Inter Island Airways as Executive Vice President with focus on growing and expanding the airline within the Samoas and beyond.   Sene also co-founded Samoa Technologies, Inc., a telecommunications and media broadcasting company based in American Samoa.  

Sene was educated in California, earning a B.S. Degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from California State University, Long Beach. 

e-mail:  Barney Sene 

Vice President of Maintenance & Engineering

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Mr. Jeffrey Carstens serves as Vice President of Maintenance & Engineering for Aviana Aviation LLC. 

As a seasoned entrepreneur, Carstens co-founded Aviation Ventures, Inc. (dba Vision Airlines and Vegas Jet) in Las Vegas, Nevada and was instrumental in growing the airline as Vice President and Director of Maintenance.  Carstens continues to hold an ownership role with Vision Airlines, and provides aviation consultancy to an Asia-based hospitality and aircraft fleet owner.  Prior to Aviation Ventures, Carstens was Director of Maintenance at Eagle Jet Charters.  Carstens held various leadership roles in other aviation companies.

Carstens has extensive experience with Dornier 228, Dornier 328, Boeing 737 and Boeing 767 type aircraft.  

With over 30 years of aviation experience, Carstens started his carrier in aviation with the US Air Force and holds an FAA Airframe & Powerplant (A&P) certificate.  Carstens attended the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. 

 e-mail:  Jeffrey Carstens