Boise, Idaho

IADA Certifies 41 Aircraft Brokers

In 2023, the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) certified 41 Aircraft Brokers who met all of the requirements and passed the IADA Certified Broker Exam. All IADA-Certified Aircraft Brokers work for IADA-Accredited Aircraft Dealers.

“These 41 newly IADA-certified Aircraft Brokers have all met or exceeded the stringent requirements and passed a comprehensive examination administered by a third party,” said IADA Executive Director Wayne Starling. “The entire IADA organization is proud of their extraordinary professionalism and commitment to transparent aircraft transactions.”

To apply for IADA certification, a broker must be employed by an IADA-Accredited Dealer or OEM for at least a year. IADA recommends a minimum of two to three total years of experience as an aircraft broker, including completing several aircraft transactions.

The purpose of IADA’s Broker Certification is to:

Validate the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to be a successful Aircraft Broker.
Standardize IADA Aircraft Brokers.
Increase their prominence within the industry.
Provide objective third-party certification of Aircraft Brokers working for IADA-Accredited Dealers.

The rigorous IADA broker testing process is administered by Joseph Allen Aviation Consulting, an independent third party that specializes in instructional design and learning management. IADA-Certified aircraft brokers all pursue continuing education through IADA U online courses. IADA-Certified Aircraft Brokers designation is not transferrable if a broker leaves the employ of an IADA-Accredited dealer.

Newly IADA-Certified Brokers and their IADA-Accredited Aircraft Dealers are:

Absolute Aviation:	Sizwe Buthelezi.
ACASS Canada, Co:	Chris Warton and Trisha Lakatos.
Aerolineas Ejecutivas:	Enrique de la Parra.
Eagle Aviation:	Howard Henry and Paul Garcia.
FX Solutions:	Frank Lanning.
Guardian Jet:	Chris Hancock, Keegan Dwyer, William Smith, John Peters, Amber Gardner and Meghan Dwyer.
Hatt & Associates:	Pat Harvey.
Holstein Aviation:	Michael Gauvreau, Joe Grubiak, Prakash Rajan, Kitchel Gifford, Marcelo Simoni, Chris Doerr and Andy Biller.
Infinity Jet:	Nathan Weist and Ryan Mulcahy.
Jet Access Group:	Kevin Rossignon, Julia Ricker and Elliott Sutter.
JetAVIVA:	Kyle Delphon and Jade Hofeldt.
Jetcraft:	Jaden Jonson and Preston Jasper.
Jeteffect:	Chris Warners and Tyler Webb.
Leviate Air Group:	Brandon Steele.
Mesinger Jet Sales:	Josh Mesinger.
Northern Jet Management:	Casey Cox.
OGARAJETS:	Sam Campos and Dustin Cordier.
Southern Cross Aircraft:	Paul Hosmann.
Swartz Aviation:	John Swartz and Michael Swartz.
Western Aircraft:	Elise Wheelock.

IADA's dealers consist of the top 17 percent of the world's experts who handle 50 percent of used business aircraft sales. IADA-Accredited dealers buy and sell more aircraft by dollar volume than the rest of the world’s dealers combined, averaging over 1,300 transactions and $11.8bn in volume per year.

Ninety-seven percent of IADA dealers do business in North America, 66 percent of dealers operate in Europe, 58 percent are active in Latin America and the Caribbean, 45 percent do business in Asia and the Pacific region, 39 percent work in the Middle East and 41 percent in Africa. IADA also represents a variety of IADA-Verified product and aviation services members that operate with the highest professional standards in the industry.