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🀫 Gratitude · the aircraft brokers

The people who broker the aircraft.

Gratitude to the private jet and business aircraft brokers who guide owners through the most complex purchases in the sky. Celebrated from public work, with a cited source on every card. Find or get discovered locally in the 🀫 Yellow Pages.

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23 of 1024 Β· celebrated from public information, cited on every card.

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Jahid Fazal-Karim

Owner and Chairman of the Board of Jetcraft, one of the world's largest business jet brokerage and dealer networks.

Jetcraft (global; HQ Raleigh, NC)

business jetsbrokeragedealerglobal tradingleadership
Why we celebrate them

After senior roles at Airbus and Bombardier he took Jetcraft from a US-centric firm to a global advisory network, building the firm's reputation for international reach and honest market forecasting.

Jetcraft company profile β†—
CA

Chad Anderson

President of Jetcraft, known for the firm's widely cited annual pre-owned business aviation market forecasts.

Jetcraft (Raleigh, NC)

business jetsbrokeragemarket forecasttransaction structuringfinance
Why we celebrate them

He pairs deal-making with a specialty in transaction structuring, aviation finance and tax, and his data-driven forecasts have become a reference point for the whole industry.

Corporate Jet Investor profile β†—
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Steve Varsano

Founder of The Jet Business, the first street-level corporate jet showroom, having brokered aircraft worth billions over a 40-year career.

The Jet Business (London, UK)

large-cabin jetsbrokerageultra-long-rangeshowroomadvisory
Why we celebrate them

He reinvented how buyers experience a jet purchase with a full-scale cabin mockup and one of the most detailed aircraft data libraries, making the large-cabin market visible and legible to clients.

Corporate Jet Investor profile β†—
MD

Michael Dwyer

Co-founder and Managing Partner of Guardian Jet, a leading aircraft brokerage and consulting firm he started in 2002.

Guardian Jet (Guilford, CT)

business jetsbrokeragefleet planningconsultingappraisal
Why we celebrate them

A broker and pilot, he built Guardian Jet around transparency and client-first advice, pioneering capital-planning and fleet-optimization tools that raised the standard for the trade.

Guardian Jet team bio β†—
DD

Don Dwyer

Co-Managing Partner of Guardian Jet, a commercial pilot and flight instructor who helped grow the firm into a top-three global brokerage.

Guardian Jet (Guilford, CT)

business jetsbrokerageacquisitionsconsultingaviation
Why we celebrate them

He brings a pilot's hands-on knowledge to the deal table, guiding owners through acquisitions and sales with the technical depth that comes from thousands of hours in the cockpit.

Guardian Jet team bio β†—
BP

Brian Proctor

Founder, President and CEO of Mente Group, a Dallas brokerage and consultancy involved in over 8 billion dollars of aircraft transactions.

Mente Group (Dallas, TX)

business jetsbrokerageconsultingasset managementappraisal
Why we celebrate them

A former US Army Ranger and aerospace engineer, he built Mente into a full-suite advisory covering brokerage, RFPs, appraisal and asset management, working backwards from each client's actual mission.

Mente Group team bio β†—
JF

Johnny Foster

President and CEO of OGARAJETS, the Atlanta-area brokerage with a legacy of more than 8 billion dollars in transactions across 50 countries.

OGARAJETS (Sandy Springs, GA)

business jetsbrokerageacquisitionsturbopropsleadership
Why we celebrate them

Rising from the sales floor to lead the firm his family co-founded, he recently moved the company to employee ownership so the team that earned the trust also shares in it.

Rough Draft Atlanta interview β†—
JI

John Foster III

Co-founder of O'Gara Aviation (OGARAJETS) in 1980 and IADA lifetime achievement honoree with 50 years in aircraft sales.

OGARAJETS (Marietta / Atlanta, GA)

business jetsbrokeragefoundernavy pilotindustry standards
Why we celebrate them

A former Navy fighter and test pilot, he co-founded the firm with a squadron mate and spent five decades modeling the professional, standards-first conduct the trade now takes for granted.

OGARAJETS team bio β†—
AI

Alireza Ittihadieh

Founder of Freestream Aircraft, one of the world's most active large business jet traders with over 700 transactions closed.

Freestream Aircraft (London / New York / Miami)

large-cabin jetsbbjbrokeragetradingcompletions
Why we celebrate them

Coming from merchant banking and FX trading, he specialized in the biggest aircraft including BBJs and airliner conversions, and paired trading with in-house interiors and inspection expertise.

Corporate Jet Investor profile β†—
RP

Rebecca Posoli-Cilli

Founder, President and COO of Freestream Aircraft USA, a Teterboro-based brokerage handling over 25 transactions a year.

Freestream Aircraft USA (Teterboro, NJ)

business jetsbrokerageacquisitionsresearchadvisory
Why we celebrate them

She started in aircraft research supporting more than a hundred deals, then built a US brokerage serving a multilingual global clientele with the rigor of someone who learned the market from the data up.

Freestream team bio β†—
JI

Janine K. Iannarelli

Founder and President of Par Avion Ltd, a pioneering woman in business aircraft sales known for exclusive representation of pre-owned jets.

Par Avion Ltd (Houston, TX)

business jetsbrokerageexclusive representationfalconinternational
Why we celebrate them

One of the first women in the field, she built a 30-plus-year career on exclusive-representation deals across Bombardier, Falcon, Gulfstream and more, earning the nickname the Falcon Lady for her Dassault expertise.

Wikipedia β†—
RC

Rene Cardona

Senior aircraft sales and acquisitions broker at Duncan Aviation and an IADA-Certified Aircraft Sales Broker with 40-plus years in the field.

Duncan Aviation (Lincoln, NE)

business jetsbrokeragecross-borderacquisitionscertified broker
Why we celebrate them

With decades on Duncan's sales team he specializes in complex cross-border transactions, bringing a level of transaction and international experience few brokers can match.

Duncan Aviation bio β†—
TB

Tim Barber

London-based aircraft sales and acquisitions director for Duncan Aviation, extending the firm's brokerage reach across Europe.

Duncan Aviation (London, UK)

business jetsbrokerageeuropeacquisitionsadvisory
Why we celebrate them

A veteran European business-aviation salesman, he gives international sellers and buyers a trusted local voice backed by one of North America's most established aircraft services firms.

Duncan Aviation announcement β†—
ZM

Zipporah Marmor

VP of Aircraft Transactions at ACASS and the first international broker to chair the International Aircraft Dealers Association.

ACASS (Montreal, Canada)

business jetsbrokeragetransactionsiadaleadership
Why we celebrate them

With two decades in global business aviation she broke ground as IADA's first international board chair, championing vetted, professional standards for brokers worldwide.

Business Jet Traveler interview β†—
DM

David Monacell

Executive Vice President and partner at CFS Jets and a past Chairman of the International Aircraft Dealers Association.

CFS Jets (Charlotte, NC)

business jetsbrokerageacquisitionsiadasales
Why we celebrate them

With over 20 years across manufacturers and dealers, he brings a broad product knowledge to CFS Jets and gave back by leading IADA's push for broker accreditation and integrity.

CFS Jets bio β†—
BC

Bryan Comstock

Co-founder and Managing Director of Jeteffect, a coast-to-coast brokerage that has completed more than 900 aircraft transactions.

Jeteffect (Long Beach, CA)

business jetsbrokerageacquisitionsadvisoryresearch
Why we celebrate them

He calls brokerage fundamentally a trust business and runs it that way, keeping senior advisors on staff for decades so clients get consistent, experienced counsel at every stage of a deal.

Jeteffect team bio β†—
GM

George Marburger

Co-founder of Jeteffect, a former corporate pilot who helped build the firm into a full-service private aviation brokerage in 2001.

Jeteffect (Long Beach, CA)

business jetsbrokeragefoundercorporate pilotadvisory
Why we celebrate them

A corporate pilot before he was a broker, he co-founded Jeteffect on hands-on aircraft knowledge and long-tenured relationships that have carried the firm past 900 completed transactions.

Jeteffect company history β†—
JM

Jay Mesinger

CEO and founder of Mesinger Jet Sales and the first aircraft broker ever to serve on the NBAA board.

Mesinger Jet Sales (Boulder, CO)

business jetsbrokeragethought leadershipacquisitionsadvisory
Why we celebrate them

Across roughly five decades he built one of the industry's earliest brokerage websites and a widely read market newsletter, becoming a trusted, candid voice for owners and the whole trade.

Mesinger Jet Sales bio β†—
RB

Rene Banglesdorf

Co-founder and former CEO of Charlie Bravo Aviation, the first aircraft dealer to earn woman-owned business certification.

Charlie Bravo Aviation (Austin, TX)

business jetsbrokerageglobal saleswoman-ownedadvocacy
Why we celebrate them

She brokered roughly a billion dollars of aircraft across 40-plus countries and became a leading advocate for women in aviation, mastering the tangle of customs, finance and regulation behind every sale.

Corporate Jet Investor profile β†—
OS

Oliver Stone

Founder and Managing Director of Colibri Aircraft, a London brokerage advising on pre-owned turbine aircraft since 2011.

Colibri Aircraft (London, UK)

business jetsbrokeragepre-ownedasset advisoryturboprops
Why we celebrate them

After a decade at a large US broker he set up in the City of London to give internationally mobile clients closer, more personal service, and his pre-owned inventory analyses are regularly cited in the press.

Corporate Jet Investor profile β†—
ED

Emily Deaton

CEO of jetAVIVA, one of the largest private jet sales organizations in the world by annual transaction volume.

jetAVIVA (Georgetown, TX)

business jetsbrokeragesales leadershipacquisitions40-under-40
Why we celebrate them

She rose from Embraer to lead jetAVIVA to record sales as CEO, a recognized Top 40 Under 40 leader who also chairs a volunteer medical-flight nonprofit.

Business Jet Traveler profile β†—
DD

David Dixon

Executive Chairman of Jetcraft Asia, who led the firm's Asia-Pacific brokerage for more than a decade as President.

Jetcraft Asia (Singapore / Hong Kong)

business jetsbrokerageasia-pacificacquisitionsleadership
Why we celebrate them

He established Jetcraft as a trusted brokerage presence across a fast-growing Asia-Pacific market, bringing local knowledge to buyers and sellers on the other side of the world.

Jetcraft company profile β†—
PB

Pascal Bachmann

Senior Vice President of Sales for EMEA at Jetcraft, leading the firm's brokerage across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Jetcraft (EMEA; Switzerland)

business jetsbrokerageemeasalesadvisory
Why we celebrate them

He guides a team of regional sales directors across three continents, giving European, Middle Eastern and African clients experienced local representation inside a global dealer network.

Jetcraft company profile β†—
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A celebration of the Private Jet Brokers community, assembled entirely from public information as an act of credit and gratitude. It is not a claim of endorsement, affiliation, sponsorship, or partnership by anyone featured. Every person is real and publicly documented, with a cited source of truth on their card; we never invent a person or a claim, and we prize accuracy over speed. Anyone featured can ask to be updated or removed at any time. Names and marks belong to their owners.