Sky High

In the annals of business turnarounds, Sarasota entrepreneurs Leo Riza and Mike Jones are leading an all-time doozy.

The first phase is done: Riza and Jones recently bought the operating certificate of a dormant Bolivian airline.

Now the hard part: They plan to lease a few Boeing 767s and build a full-fledged airline that will fly thousands of people roundtrip from Miami to several South American locales. The plan, furthermore, is to eventually launch a 15-person reservation, accounting and back office center for the airline in Sarasota.