Everything you need to learn the business
Guides, a glossary, a course checklist, tools and the primary sources worth reading yourself. Free, and written in plain English.
Understand the work before you pay for anything
Each guide answers one question fully, with sources for every regulatory statement.
How to become an aircraft broker
The realistic routes in, step by step.
License and certification
What the law requires, and what it does not.
Air charter broker training
What good charter training must cover.
Aircraft sales broker training
Valuation, agreements, escrow, closing.
Aircraft broker jobs
Real titles, real employers, where to look.
Aircraft broker salary
How brokers are paid, with sourced figures.
How to choose a course
The checklist to use on any provider.
Training FAQ
Cost, time, refunds, certificates.
Decide faster
Three interactive tools, no sign-up needed.
Deciding, and the rules
Longer pieces on whether to spend money on training at all, and on one regulation at a time. All posts.
Is a course worth it?
What a paid course can and cannot give you, and the full cost of entry beyond the tuition price.
Learn it free first
The primary sources, the free reading and a 30-day self-study sequence, plus where the free route stops.
What Part 295 requires
The US charter-broker disclosure rule, section by section, from the rule text itself.
Ten questions to ask any course provider
Copy these into an email before you enroll anywhere. The full version, with how to verify each answer yourself, is in How to choose an aircraft broker course.
- Which side do you teach? Charter, aircraft sales, or both.
- Can I see the full module list? Before I pay, not after.
- Which real tools and documents will I use? Quotes, agreements, marketplaces, market data.
- Who teaches, and where can I verify their background? Outside your own website.
- What exactly is the certificate? A private credential, a license or an accreditation, and who recognizes it.
- What is the refund policy, in writing? Including any deadline.
- What is the total cost? With every add-on, tool fee and coaching session I would want.
- How long do I keep access? And what happens when the content is updated.
- What support is included, in numbers? Sessions, hours, response times.
- Do you make any claim about jobs or income? If so, what data is it based on.
Read the rules yourself
Do not rely on anyone’s summary, ours included. These are the originals.
14 CFR Part 295
The US Department of Transportation’s rule for air charter brokers, on eCFR.
14 CFR Part 47, Subpart C
The FAA’s Dealer’s Aircraft Registration Certificate rules.
The Air Charter Association
The UK-based trade body for the air charter industry and its code of practice.
NBAA
The US business aviation association, with guidance on charter and aircraft transactions.
IADA
The International Aircraft Dealers Association, which accredits dealers and certifies brokers.
International Registry
The Cape Town Convention registry of international interests in aircraft.
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