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Lute Atieh · September 14, 2026 · Company press release

Northwest Missouri Aero Group Acquires Controlling Interest in ATD Flight Systems

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PRLog · Distribution date: September 15, 2026 · Press release, not independent reporting

Northwest Missouri Aero Group Acquires Controlling Interest in ATD Flight Systems

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Lute Atieh is an entrepreneur, aviation executive, and educator based in St. Joseph, Missouri. He is the CEO & Managing Partner of ATD Flight Systems, Founder of Annovox, and Founder of FlyTech Pilot Academy. A private pilot and aircraft owner, his career spans workforce development, training development, higher education, and go-to-market execution, united by a consistent focus on building practical systems that translate complex knowledge into repeatable results.

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Lute Atieh is an entrepreneur, aviation executive, and educator based in St. Joseph, Missouri. He currently serves as CEO & Managing Partner of ATD Flight Systems, directing operations and strategy for an aviation enterprise with approximately 75 team members. He is also the Founder of Annovox, a technology venture launched in March 2026, and the Founder of FlyTech Pilot Academy, founded in 2024. A private pilot and aircraft owner, Lute brings direct operational experience to his aviation leadership roles.

Before his current ventures, Lute founded Valor Manufacturing Training in 2016, building structured workforce training infrastructure for the manufacturing sector. Valor was acquired by BERKS Group in 2019; under BERKS, Valor acquired 180 Skills in 2021, and the two were combined to form WorkForge in 2022. Lute served as CEO of Valor through that formation and continued with WorkForge as Co-Founder until exiting in July 2024. Earlier in his career, he spent eight years at American Business and Technology University (ABTU), advancing from Admissions to Director of Operations and ultimately Vice President before exiting in 2016. He holds an MBA in International Business from Bryan University (2017–2018).