Duncan Aviation’s Leah Alexander is the First IADA-Certified Aircraft Sales Broker In EMEA Region

Leah Alexander, Duncan Aviation Aircraft Sales and Acquisitions, was the first Certified Aircraft Sales Broker from the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) in the entire Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. To date, she is still the only IADA-Certified broker in the United Kingdom. Currently, there are fewer than 175 IADA-Certified Aircraft Sales Brokers around the globe. Click image for high-res download.

LINCOLN, NEB. — Duncan Aviation is pleased to announce that Leah Alexander, a member of the company’s Aircraft Sales and Acquisitions team, was the first Certified Aircraft Sales Broker from the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA) in the entire Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region. To date, she is still the only IADA-Certified broker in the United Kingdom. Currently, there are fewer than 175 IADA-Certified Aircraft Sales Brokers around the globe.

“Transactional transparency is one of the key challenges that the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has identified as a critical issue facing the aircraft sales industry today,” said Alexander. Given what is otherwise a highly regulated industry, some aircraft owners may be unaware that there is no specific oversight for the role of an aircraft broker – despite the complexity and sensitive nature of the transaction. IADA has been working to raise the bar for aircraft broker knowledge, service, and transparency for years, with the intention to create a truly global standard for our role. I was incredibly proud to have passed the exam and subsequently to have become the first IADA-Certified Aircraft Broker on this side of the Atlantic. Beyond passing the exam, we also commit to ongoing education and to a code of ethics concerning how we represent our services, our clients, and the aircraft for sale.”

Leah said her clients take confidence knowing that not only will she employ the breadth of Duncan Aviation’s technical resources to support their aircraft sale or acquisition, but further that as an IADA-Certified Aircraft Broker she’s made a commitment to the highest standards of professionalism in her role as their trusted aviation advisor.

IADA Certified Brokers have to pass a rigorous test covering topics from aircraft model specifications, performance, upgrades and maintenance schedules to operating costs, regulations, finance, taxes, and contracts, and results are verified by an independent firm. In addition, Accredited Dealers must engage in continuing education to pass a recertification process, ensuring that IADA dealers possess the most relevant industry knowledge and maintain their adherence to the IADA Code of Ethics. Although just 17% of the world’s aircraft dealers have earned IADA accreditation, they are responsible for 50% of the world's pre-owned sales. IADA Accredited Dealers buy and sell more aircraft by dollar volume than the rest of the world’s dealers combined; averaging more than 700 transactions and $6 billion in volume per year.

"The International Aircraft Dealers Association continues to broaden its focus with ambition to expand its reach globally," said IADA Executive Director Wayne Starling. "As part of these efforts, we will be offering our broker certification examination for IADA Accredited Dealers for the first time at EBACE in Geneva, Switzerland. Holding the exam at an international locale like Geneva reflects our commitment to extending our services and standards to accredited professionals worldwide."

About Duncan Aviation

Duncan Aviation is an aircraft service provider supporting the aviation needs of business aircraft operators, government agencies, and other aircraft service providers. Services include major and minor airframe inspections, engine maintenance, major retrofits for cabin and cockpit avionics systems, full paint and interior services, engineering and certification services, fabrication and manufacturing services, and preowned aircraft sales and acquisitions. Duncan Aviation also has international aircraft components solutions experts available 24/7/365 at +1 402.475.4125 who can handle any aircraft system problem with immediate exchanges, rotables, loaners or avionics/instrument/accessory repairs and overhauls. Complete service facilities are located in Battle Creek, Michigan; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Provo, Utah. We also have dozens of other facilities strategically located throughout the United States to provide customers with scheduled regional support and the quickest response possible to avionics, engine and airframe Aircraft On Ground (AOG) situations.

For more information about any of Duncan Aviation’s services, call +1 402.475.2611 or visit https://www.DuncanAviation.aero/services