Dealmakers 30

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Thierry Boutsen/ Dominique Trinquet

Boutsen Aviation, Chairman and Founder/President, Monaco

Years selling aircraft: 22/25 | Company sales: 370+

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Gary Svensen

SMS Aircraft, Founder, Australia

Years selling aircraft: 35

Gulfstream's rigorous company screenings mean that only the top aircraft sales company in a country will be designated its exclusive independent authorised representative. SMS Aircraft was appointed as Gulfstream’s authorised representative for Australia in 2006.

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Adel Mardini

JetEx, Founder and CEO, Dubai

Recent expansion: Oman, Morocco, HondaJet dealership

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Jérôme Ferasin

Sky Valet, COO, France

Recent expansion: Madrid, Barcelona, Italy

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Alan Nee

Premier Aviation Group, CEO, Malta/Ireland

Years buying and selling aircraft: 20

ALAN Nee started out as a pilot but got involved in a lot of aircraft transactions when he built up one of Ireland’s biggest business aircraft operators. At its peak in 2008, Premier Aviation Group operated 12 business jets and a similar number of helicopters.

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Patrick Hansen

Luxaviation, CEO and Founder, Luxembourg

Acquisitions since 2009: Seven | Disposals in 2019: One

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Thomas Flohr

Vista Global, Founder and Chairman

Acquisitions since 2018: XOJET, JetSmarter

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Alireza Ittihadieh

Freestream Aircraft Limited, Founder, Switzerland

Years selling aircraft: 28 | Market focus: Large jets to VVIP airliners and helicopters | 2018 sales: 74 (company), 23 (personal sales) Record year: $1.8 billion in acquisitions and sales (2006)

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Jahid Fazal-Karim

Jetcraft, Owner and Chairman of the board, Dubai/Italy

Years selling aircraft: 27 | Market Focus: Large-cabin aircraft

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