Shawn Dinning is Senior Partner at Dallas Jet International. He 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 holds a degree in Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Shawn brings 24 years of aviation experience from a variety of aviation disciplines, including FAR 91, FAR 121, FAR 135, defense, and shared ownership sectors. Shawn enjoyed a successful professional piloting career from 1998 to 2006 and holds a current Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate with multiple type ratings. He is type-rated in the Gulfstream V / G550 / G500 / G450 / G350, Bombardier CRJ-200, and Citation 510 Mustang. He has logged over 6000 flight hours, with 4000 of those hours in corporate turbine aircraft. With over $1 Billion of aircraft transacted, his reputation for intelligent, meticulous, and “client-first” management of aircraft transactions makes him one of the most respected aircraft brokers in the industry. He also specializes in aircraft mission analysis, aircraft valuations, and cash flow and operating cost analysis for turbine aircraft owners. Shawn is consulted in various publications and speaking engagements for issues related to turbine aircraft transactions. Shawn has held various board member roles in the International Aircraft Dealers Association (IADA), and in 2022 was appointed as Chairman/President of IADA’s Aircraft Exchange, overseeing the exponential growth of IADA’s online marketplace. He is an IADA-certified aircraft broker and was one of the very first brokers in the industry worldwide to accomplish this certification. When he is not focused on buying and selling aircraft for his clients, you may still find Shawn at the airport, flying his own turbo Cirrus SR-22, or on-stage playing drums with his band.
