About Jet International

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About Us

For nearly two decades, Jet International Management & Services, LLC has provided corporations and individual owners/operators with the finest aviation services that the industry has to offer. Our organization specializes in business jets, turbo props and a variety of other (private/corporate) multi-passenger aircraft.

Operating in close proximity to the Chicago area, Jet International is proud of the reputation we have earned over the years by providing tailor fit solutions designed to meet the unique needs of each client.

We proudly offer a full spectrum of aviation resources, including:

  • Aircraft Sales & Acquisitions
  • Maintenance/Technical Consulting
  • Inventory Dealer/Stocking Broker
  • Highly Experienced Pilots/Crew/Staff
  • Aviation Operations Management

Captain James B. Wilcox, Managing Member of Jet International Management & Services LLC

Jim Wilcox has had a passion for aviation his entire life. Growing up in Texas, his Grandfather retired from Eastern Airlines as a Senior Avionics Instructor and Technician. Both of Jim’s parents served in the United States Air Force, where his dad was a flight instructor and flight engineer on large transport aircraft. After the service, Jim’s father owned and operated a wide variety of aircraft, utilized for both business and pleasure purposes.

In 1983, Jim graduated from Atlanta Area Tech, Atlanta, GA with an FAA Airframe and Powerplant license. After graduation, he operated a local aircraft maintenance shop, performing all types of general aviation repairs and inspections.

Jim is well known globally for his more than three-decade long career in the fields of Jet & Turbo Prop aircraft sales, acquisition, maintenance, management, repair, inspection and compliance consulting. He is highly respected in the marketplace for his straightforward and honest business practices.

In addition to his extensive industry knowledge, Jim is also a highly experienced aviator, having acted as pilot-in-command in over 50 types of aircraft. He has flown for many high-profile business owners, organizational leaders, governors, dignitaries and other notable individuals.

Jim has over 8 FAA aircraft type ratings and has flown all over the United States, as well as Canada, Haiti, the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, Iceland, Greenland, Western Europe, the Canary Islands and Africa.

He also flew relief & rescue missions in Rwanda/Burundi and has spent many years working with the people of Haiti. Jim is also involved with many other humanitarian and relief causes. He is a committed husband, father and grandfather.

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Jet International is committed to doing as much good as possible in the world whenever and wherever we can. We donate a portion of certain aircraft sales to worthwhile organizations. If you know of a reputable charity that is making a positive impact in the community in which it serves, we’d love to hear about it. Click here to learn more.