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Our expert aviation consultants team
Every consultant is a former FAA professional. Together we bring more than 300 years of collective aviation experience to your repair station.
- FAA Part 145 repair station specialists
- +1 818 368 8438
- Every consultant is a former FAA professional
Homayoun Jandaghi
Founder and CEO, DAR
In aviation since 1988 and more than 20 years as an FAA aviation safety inspector. Our Designated Airworthiness Representative.
Jacques Astre
International Oversight
More than 31 years as an FAA inspector with oversight in more than 58 countries, and an ICAO instructor.
Jay Hiles
Maintenance Programs and FAA Policy
Former Group Manager in the FAA Aircraft Maintenance Division and PMI at the Singapore International Field Office.
Peter Yiakos
Quality Systems and Repair Stations
Repair station and airline quality leader since 1973, FAA Academy instructor and ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor.
Jose Salazar
Part 145 and Regulatory Training
Former FAA Regional Specialist for complex Part 145 matters and FAA Academy instructor since 2014.
Kenneth Brown
Air Carrier and Heavy Maintenance
Former VP of Maintenance and Engineering with Part 145 large aircraft experience, FAA inspector from 1995.
Britt Boutin
Flight Operations
More than 20 years as an FAA Part 135 principal operations inspector. ATP, CFI-II and MEI.
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, with a focus on UAS and AAM.
From our sister brand AerospaceSMS
The same team designed AerospaceSMS
AerospaceSMS is Safety Management System software built by former FAA inspectors. Report hazards from any device, assess risk on one consistent matrix, investigate, and track corrective actions to verified closure, with records that stand up in front of an inspector.
- Protected and anonymous hazard reporting
- Risk assessment, investigations and CAPA in one place
- SMARTI™, our custom-developed AI assistant, as an option
- Mandatory multi-factor sign-in and U.S. hosting
Ready for your next FAA visit?
Tell us about your shop, your ratings and the approval or inspection ahead. The first consultation is free, and a senior consultant replies within one business day.