FOR SOME, FLYING FOR A LIVING ISN'T APPEALING, but being around airplanes is. For those who also have a sales background, becoming an aircraft broker could be a perfect career fit.Aircraft brokers buy and sell aircraft on behalf of clients. They can work either side of the deal, and they often spend their days jumping between those two worlds. Unlike real estate, which is heavily regulated and requires training and certifications, becoming an aircraft broker requires only a desire to work in sales, intimate knowledge of aircraft, and a self-starter attitude.That said, it is a tight community and getting a leg in can be difficult. Jason Newbold is the founder and owner of Bold Jets, a brokerage he opened after many years working as a sales representative with Eagle Creek Aviation in Indianapolis. He met the crew at Eagle Creek during an airport event. "I walked up to one of the guys wearing a suit and said, 'I have a business background and am aviation driven,' and I asked what it would take to get into sales." That initiative, combined with impeccable timing, landed him a role as a researcher.
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