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As part of Jetcraft’s commitment to the business aviation community we have been busy these last several months on three fronts.

FAA LED Project
Working to make our airspace safer and more accessible

In the latter part of 2014 the FAA formed a special working group representing airports, aircraft certification & safety, lighting and the aviation industry. The working group is addressing the concerns of LEDs currently migrating in to runways and airports all over the world.

Part of this effort is existing and new research centered on the impacts of LEDs on the human eye and how they interact with pilots performing operations at our nation’s airports.

Jetcraft is co-leading a science group that is working closely with flight operations specialists to determine testing that may be required.

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Business Aviation Pioneer Chou Will Jointly Lead Jetcraft’s Regional Efforts In Key Market

Jetcraft, a global leader in business aircraft sales, acquisitions and trades, today announced the addition of Diana Chou as Chairwoman of Jetcraft in Asia.

Ms Chou, who previously founded and led Sino Private Aviation (SPAL) from 1999, will oversee Jetcraft’s overall strategy in Asia. With over 15 years in the industry, Ms Chou brings a wealth of business aviation knowledge and experience to the Jetcraft team based in Hong Kong and will enhance the company’s already unparalleled local expertise in aircraft sales, transactions and marketing.

Chad Anderson, President, Jetcraft said, “Diana joins at a highly opportune time for Jetcraft in Asia. The region is clearly an important one in business aviation and is set to grow in importance in the medium and long term. Diana’s unique experience and background will help us provide clients with the services and aircraft that they demand, not on...

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Industry Veteran Raphael Haddad to Lead Jetcraft Commercial

January 16, 2015 (Raleigh, NC) – Jetcraft, a global leader in business aircraft sales, acquisitions and trades, today announced the launch of a new commercial aircraft sales and leasing division.

Jetcraft Commercial will capitalize upon Jetcraft’s existing worldwide presence and network to offer  clients a nimble and dedicated partner within the commercial aircraft sales and leasing community. The new division is focused on procurement and placement of commercial aircraft globally and development of current and new relationships with commercial aircraft leasing organizations.

Jetcraft Commercial will be led by industry veteran Raphael Haddad as President, Jetcraft Commercial. Mr. Haddad joins Jetcraft after a long tenure with Bombardier, where he most recently held the position of Vice President of Sales for the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Haddad brings a track record of multi-billion dollar sales achievements ...

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Gold Coast location to service Australia and New Zealand

December 9, 2014 (Raleigh, NC) – Jetcraft Corporation, a global leader in business aircraft sales, acquisitions and trades, is pleased to announce the opening of its new office in Gold Coast, Australia. The new location will amplify service to Jetcraft’s global clientele.

Asia Pacific is soon expected to comprise approximately 10 percent of the worldwide business aviation market. Australia and New Zealand are expected to represent $5.5 billion or 225 new aircraft over the next decade. This impressive growth, combined with an added global presence to better serve clients, spurred Jetcraft to open an office in Australia.

Jetcraft is teaming up with Mick Doohan, well known throughout Oceania as a five time Grand Prix motorcycle racing world champion, who operates an FBO in the Gold Coast and will serve as Jetcraft’s authorized representative for the region.

“Mick brings a unique combination of name recognition, ma...

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Written by Ken Elliott, Technical Director - Jetcraft [email protected]   +1 706 650 2140

Jetcraft has been playing a key role in support of the RTCA NextGen Advisory Council (Sub Committee). Since 2011 Jetcraft has contributed to various task groups covering business case & performance metrics, including fuel efficiency in the NAS. During 2014 Jetcraft served on the PBN Blue Print for Success Task Group,  specifically leading a small team researching and producing the report section; Outcomes and Metrics for Success section (including App C and E). Download the PDF with Final Recommendations here.

These recommendations are provided to the FAA in support of their NextGen efforts and involve a significant amount of industry engagement. The FAA is consistently guided by and builds upon recommendations from RTCA and other industry partners in a collaborative effort to best serve the traveling public.

Without the unwavering support of Jetcraft Management this involvem...

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Jetcraft was featured in issue 02 | 2014 of Outlook Magazine by Jet Aviation. The article includes information and interviews...

"Jetcraft’s business is based on personal relationships and trust. Company president Chad Anderson says a lot of what they do involves “expectation management.” Anderson says people tend to think the aircraft sale and purchase process will be easier than it is. Sometimes expectations are not realistic in terms of how quickly the process should happen, and sometimes they can be thwarted by unforeseen circumstances. “We help them deal with surprises,” Anderson says. “This could come from a crew misbehaving on a demo flight, where you need to replace the crew at the last moment, or a rogue mechanic making bad statements about an aircraft that are not necessarily fact.”

... along with an overview of the company's history.

"Oliver turned the flight school he had acquired into an aviation academy, provided the first 24-hour maintenance center on the E...

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Jetcraft was featured in the Autumn 2014 issue of Executive & VIP Aviation International magazine. The article is below.

Jetcraft Co-Owner Jahid Fazal-Karim talks to Anthony Harrington

When Jahid Fazal-Karim joined Jetcraft six years ago, the vision was to make the company the biggest jet brokerage in the world. “That was our goal and our objective was always to be the best at what we do. We wanted to create a structure that would get us close to our clients and bring our clients closer to us,” Fazal-Karim told EVA.

To help build that closeness, six years ago Jetcraft set out to build a truly global organisation, one with a geographic spread of sales teams and offi ces capable of placing the company in the time zones of its far-flung client base. “Being close to the time zones of our clients means that our Chinese clients can phone our Hong Kong office, the Russian clients have our Russian office and we have a sales structure based out of Miami with Spanish speakers for ...

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INVICTUS Magazine, Aug/Sept/Oct 2014

by Craig Barnett

Widely regarded as the most influential private aircraft broker in the business, Jahid Fazal-Karim is the co-owner of Jetcraft Corporation. At EBACE in Geneva he generously spared time for INVICTUS to discuss his views on the current state of the business aviation sector and his investment in yacht brokerage house Gaspard Yachts.

Followed by a small entourage, Jahid Fazal-Karim strides through the array of aircraft on display on the tarmac at Geneva airport as one of the private aviation industry’s busiest days of the year whirls around him like a brightly colored tornado. Regarded by many as the most successful private and business jet aircraft broker in the world, years of experience in the industry and a passion for his business are evident in the confident intensity he exudes. Taking his Aerospace Engineering degree from the French National Civil Aviation School in Toulouse and a Masters degree in Air Transp...

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Hiring of Scott Plumb comes in response to increased market demand

August 20, 2014 (Raleigh, NC) – Jetcraft Corporation, a global leader in business aircraft sales, acquisitions and trades, is pleased to announce the hiring of Scott Plumb as Senior Vice-President of Sales.

Mr. Plumb has over 25 years of experience in business aviation. He comes to Jetcraft from Textron Aviation and has held a number of sales management leadership positions in companies such as Beechcraft, Vistajet, Airbus and Gulfstream.

“Scott has a wealth of business aviation knowledge and boasts an impressive list of accomplishments,” said Jetcraft President Chad Anderson. “Scott’s leadership experience with large, global companies will be invaluable as we build the world’s most credible, experienced, and long-term devoted sales and management team to continually elevate the results of our clients.”

“I’ve enjoyed a fantastic career in commercial and business aviation sales and marketing ...

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