Jet Mentis Academy has launched a program to train new private charter flight brokers. The U.S. professional education group started accepting enrollments yesterday for the Jet Mentis Charter Foundation, which will offer 14 self-paced learning modules, each with its own exam.
According to Jet Mentis, the training has been devised by its founder and president, Adam Juckett, who is a director of operations with an FAR Part 135 charter operator. Louisiana-based Jet Mentis said the initiative is in response to the lack of a registration process for the Part 295 rules put into effect by the U.S. Department of Transportation in 2019 that set broker disclosure, advertising, and refund requirements.
Juckett said charter brokers have had difficulty in finding structured training. He pointed out that the Air Charter Association’s broker qualification is assessment-based and only available to employees of member companies, while the Argus Certified Charter Broker program audits broker companies rather than credentialing individuals.
“Every flight has to pass two questions: Is it safe? Is it legal?” Juckett explained. “Just because a trip is safe doesn’t make it legal, and just because it’s legal doesn’t make it safe. New brokers usually learn that the hard way on a real client’s trip. The Charter Foundation is built so they learn it first.”
The new program will prepare students for the Jet Mentis Certified Broker credential. It covers key topics such as the legal distinctions between Part 91 and Part 135 operations, preparing quotes, and relationships with operators and clients.
The $3,995 standard tuition cost includes access to a weekly Zoom-based session called Hangar Talk, a broker’s trip kit with checklists and worksheets, and lifetime access covering future updates. The first 15 students to sign up will get a discounted rate of $2,495.
“I’ve spent more than 20 years on the operator side of charter, and I’ve seen what happens when a broker is guessing,” Juckett commented. “Good brokers aren’t born knowing this. They’re taught. I want new people to start with the right habits and the reasons behind them.”
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