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Your Aircraft Sales and Acquisition Team.
Brad Harris
Brad Harris is founder and CEO of Dallas Jet International. Mr. Harris holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Professional Aviation and Airway Science and a Masters Degree in human resources from Louisiana Tech University. Mr. Harris entered the aviation industry in 1989 as a corporate pilot for a Fortune 500 corporation. In 1993, he started a successful aircraft leasing and renting company which expanded to a successful aircraft management company in 1995. In 1993, Mr. Harris began his aircraft sales career and, in a very rapid fashion, became one of the most highly respected aircraft brokers in the World. In 1998, Mr. Harris started an aircraft sales, consulting, and brokerage company that is known today as Dallas Jet International. Mr. Harris is a current airline transport pilot who is type-rated in ten (10) different jet aircraft including the Gulfstream 550, 450, 350, GV, GIV, GIII, GII, Hawker 125, Falcon 10, Citation 550/500, Beechjet 400, 400A, Lockheed Jetstar II, Diamond Jet and King Air 300/350. In the many different aircraft markets, Mr. Harris parlays extensive hands-on knowledge and experience into clear results for his clientele. In addition to Mr. Harris maintaining a career focus on aircraft sales, he also has extensive experience in aviation consulting and management. Included on his client list are several clients for whom Mr. Harris and his firm have set up flight departments, consisting of aircraft crewing, aircraft management, aircraft maintenance and aircraft operating budgets. He and the firm are currently managing a Gulfstream V, a Gulfstream IV, a Falcon 50, a Citation II, a Citation ISP, a Citation Mustang, a Hawker 400XP, and two King Air 350’s.What most people do not know about Mr. Harris is that he possesses significant entrepreneurial experience in real estate and commercial insurance. This business experience, combined with his unparalleled experience in all facets of corporate aviation, has been the foundation of success for Dallas Jet International and its clients.
Shawn Dinning
Shawn Dinning is the Director of Sales and Acquisitions for Dallas Jet International. Mr. Dinning acquired his formal education at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the areas of Operations Research and Management Science and also holds a degree in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Mr. Dinning brings 12 years of aviation experience from a variety of aviation disciplines, including FAR 91, FAR 121, FAR 135, defense, and shared ownership sectors. A former full-time professional pilot, Mr. Dinning is a current Airline Transport Pilot (type-rated in the Challenger 600 and Citation 510 Mustang) with over 5000 flight hours, with 3000 of those hours in corporate turbine aircraft. Mr. Dinning is a leader in the professional marketing and procurement of corporate turbine aircraft all around the globe. He also specializes in aircraft mission analysis as well as cash flow and operating cost analysis for private aircraft owners. He brings a fresh and progressive perspective to the firm and does so using the cornerstone principals of integrity, customer commitment, and attention to detail.
James H. Cook
James H. Cook is the current patriarch of a three-generation family of aviators. Mr. Cook began his aviation career in the mid-1960s and for twenty-nine years was employed by International Paper Company, the last eighteen of which he was chief pilot. Mr. Cook has amassed more than 21,000 flying hours including more than 18,000 in turbine aircraft and more than 8,000 in Falcon 20, 50 and 900 aircraft. As chief pilot, Mr. Cook managed every facet of the flight operations of the company, including the supervision of twelve pilots, four mechanics and two dispatchers. He was responsible for managing the hangar facility and setting up an air travel department as well as devising and implementing a department-wide budget including justification for each employee and, indeed, the entire department. Mr. Cook took an attractive early retirement offer in 2000 when International Paper merged with another large corporation. He maintains an active interest in aviation, holds a first class medical certificate, and brings a depth of knowledge to our team that is second to none.
Chris Peaton
Chris Peaton has been in aviation since 1998 and comes from 7 years of Airport Management and FBO experience in Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Peaton holds an FAA Commercial, Multi-Engine and Instrument Ratings and has SIC experience in Citation V, Ultra, Bravo and X. He brings his excellent Customer Service reputation to Dallas Jet International, with a great knowledge of corporate aircraft. Mr. Peaton also has experience with International cargo operations, he has worked with aircraft such as B-747, AN-124, B-737, C-130, C-17 and DC-9, in which he coordinated the loading and offloading such aircraft as S-92, S-76 and B-412. His eagerness to learn, adapt and never except anything but the best makes Mr. Peaton a perfect fit at Dallas Jet International.
Heather Williamson
Heather Williamson is the Director of Aviation Operations at Dallas Jet International. After receiving her Marketing degree from Tarleton State University in 2005, Miss. Williamson embarked on a career in corporate aviation. Under the instruction of Brad Harris, Miss. Williamson has worked diligently and successfully as an Aviation Scheduler. She has extensive knowledge in domestic and International corporate travel with a variety of aircraft, including: Gulfstream V, IV and III, Falcon 50, Jetstar II, Citation II and King Air 350. In order to remain current with changing FAA regulations and aviation trends, Miss. Williamson annually attends the National Business Aircraft Association’s conference for Schedulers and Dispatchers. She is also a member of the Dallas/Fort Worth regional Schedulers and Dispatchers group, TCAS (Texas Corporate Aviation Schedulers and Dispatchers Group). Miss. Williamson is a team-player whose dedication and motivation make her a valued asset at Dallas Jet International.
Gil Rodriguez
Gil Rodriguez is one of the most talented experts in the world of aircraft maintenance and technical consulting. Mr. Rodriguez’s primary role at Dallas Jet International is to oversee all phases of the pre-purchase inspections and technical evaluations that our client aircraft are undergoing. Mr. Rodriguez is certainly our firm’s most valuable asset in mitigating the risk that comes with an aircraft pre-purchase inspection. Throughout a career spanning 19 years in the arena of corporate aviation maintenance and technical operations, Mr. Rodriguez has been noted for being highly knowledgeable and unshakeable in demanding the finest maintenance and technical oversight for those employing him. His considerable experience includes hands-on maintenance and supervision of a multitude of aircraft models, including Cessna Citation, Gulfstream III, Gulfstream IV, Gulfstream V, Learjet 20/30/50/60, Hawker 700/800, Falcon 20, Falcon 50, JetStar II, and King Air 90/100/200/350 aircraft. Mr. Rodriguez’s is currently Superintendent of Aircraft Maintenance and is responsible for and maintains a Gulfstream IVSP, for one of the most successful companies in Texas. He currently works on a Gulfstream V. As a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), he values continuing education and has diligently maintained his schooling in some of the finest maintenance training providers in the world, including Flight Safety International and CAE Simuflite. Dallas Jet clients can rest assured that the aircraft asset which they are buying, selling, or appraising is being scrutinized and protected by one of the industry’s best technical professionals.
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