Our team
The Aviation Support Team behind Skyports
Every consultant is a former FAA professional. Together we bring more than 300 years of collective aviation experience and oversight in more than 58 countries.
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- Every consultant is a former FAA professional
Homayoun Jandaghi
Founder and CEO, DAR
In aviation since 1988, with more than 20 years as an FAA aviation safety inspector. The team’s Designated Airworthiness Representative.
Jacques Astre
International Oversight
More than 31 years as an FAA inspector, oversight in more than 58 countries and ICAO instructor for FAA and foreign inspectors.
Jay Hiles
Maintenance Programs and FAA Policy
22 years with the FAA, including Group Manager in the Aircraft Maintenance Division and PMI at the Singapore International Field Office.
Britt Boutin
Flight Operations
More than 20 years as an FAA Part 135 principal operations inspector. ATP, CFI-II and MEI, Remote Pilot.
Kenneth Brown
Air Carrier Maintenance
Former VP of Maintenance and Engineering, FAA inspector from 1995, advisor to the Australian CAA and FAA Academy manager.
Peter Yiakos
Quality and Continuing Airworthiness
In aviation since 1973, former Director of Quality Assurance, FAA Academy instructor and ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor.
Jose Salazar
Maintenance and Regulatory Training
Joined the FAA in 1996 after the US Air Force, former FAA Regional Specialist and FAA Academy instructor since 2014.
Gregory Pray
Safety Management
Retired FAA Director of Policy and Performance who helped guide the evolution of the FAA Safety Management System.
David Ibarra
UAS and Advanced Air Mobility
More than 30 years across the US Air Force, commercial aviation and the FAA, specializing in UAS and AAM.
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