Photographed in 2008
94th AeroClaims-Aviation Consultant Group (94th ACG) Founder and CEO, Benny F. Benitez with Captain Barrington Irving back in 2008 as ever since when then Mr. Barrington Irving announced of his intention to built his own plane and fly around the world at a Greater Miami Aviation Association Luncheon held at the Miami Airport Marriott Hotel back in 2005, Benny and the 94th ACG has always supported Barrington to this day and plans for years to come
Photographed in 2011
Benny and Barrington shown photographed at Captain Vito La Forgia inaugural Fall 2011 part for Vito's new company called VLF Aviation four years after Barrington amazing accomplishment of flying around the world from Opa Locka Airport to Opa Locka Airport in 97 days within the plane that he built himself as he said that he would
Photographed in 2017
Benny and Barrington most recently April 2017 at Barrington Miami Experience Aviation Miami office located at Opa Locka Airport (KOPF) within Orion FBO celebrating the amazing recent donation of three each Pratt and Whitney JT8D-15 engines that Benny and the 94th ACG via the generosity of Mr. Kevin Ward of Lighting Air Spares was able to have executed in a flawless operation for the benefit of three school districts within the U.S.
With linage as American Airlines last ever operational Boeing 727, this 727 tail number N689SS was purchased by Lightning Air Spares of Miami, Florida to be parted out for choice parts for resale. The engines being under powered and with no secondary market demand they were donated to Captain Barrington Irving Experience Aviation organization thanks to the tutelage and vision that the 94th ACG orchestrated by all parties concerned
The final result of the generosity from Mr. Kevin Ward from Lightning Air Spares of Miami, Florida, the vision of Benny at the 94th ACG and the grace of God in bringing good people together to to great things resulted in all three engines being successfully removed and secured for transportation to schools in Mobile, Alabama, Atlanta Georgia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanian
Opa Locka, Florida 7th April 2017: Its was way back in 2005 that 94th AeroClaims-Aviation Consultant Group (94th ACG) Founder and CEO, Benny F. Benitez first met then Mr. Barrington Irvining who as the last speaker of the day at the Greater Miami-Aviation Association (GMAA) July 2005 luncheon, which was held at the Marriott Hotel, Miami Airport and spoke about wanting to built his own plane and fly it around the world from Opa Locka Airport (KOPF) to Opa Locka Airport a feat that impressed Benny,who recalls being about the only one who approached Barrington and introduced himself and said "I would like to help you" and 12 years later that offer to assist still stands strong.
Since then the 94th ACG has helped out Barrington in many away possible, be it via small monetary donation so as to have sustained office operation in the early days to rally the many FAA, FAR-145 aviation repair and overhaul shops in and around Miami to collect donations to the most recent in the past few years securing aviation items for donation for now "Captain" Barrington Irvning non profit, aviation educational organization known as Experience Aviation. To date, Benny and the 94th ACG have been instrumental in securing and arranging the donations of so far four each Pratt and Whitney JT8D engines of which Captain Barrington has placed within the schools districts of Mobile, Alabama, two within Atlanta, Georgia and one as far North as the school district of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the sake of introducing and establishing aviation STEM programs for the benefit of many inner-city students.
During their most recent meeting that Benny had with Barrington and Barrington assistance Mr. Rajeev Brown at their office located at the Orion FBO at Opa Locka Aiport, Benny advised Barrington and Rajeev that he shall seek to secure a fifth Pratt and Whitney JT8D engine for donation within 2017 to include the engine stand and transportation as done for the other four so as to be considered an ACE! ha! Of which now with the use of Pratt and Whitney engines, Benny indicated of a secret project that he wants to spawn based on the fact that Pratt and Whitney engines are inspiring young students into STEM aviation studies across the United States.