For the first time in three decades, Tropic Air has a new CEO. He is Max Greif, son of founder John Greif. He's been working abroad in the US airline industry for the past few years, and when Steve Schulte decided - after 30 years - to retire in January of this year, the younger Greif swooped in to take up his father's mantle.

And while Tropic is a profitable company with a well oiled operation, taking over one of the country's largest national enterprises isn't easy - especially when you're coming in from the outside. We flew to Trop Air's headquarters in San Pedro today to talk to Max Greif about the challenges he faces, and the opportunities he sees: