CFS جيتس يقدم تعازيه لدينا ونحن ندرك رمز معروف جيدا في مجال صناعة الطيران, جوني جانت. عرفت بعض جانت على المستوى الشخصي والبعض الآخر يتذكره عن الالتزام والتفاني يمد أن تنمو شركته وفي وقت لاحق, واحدة من الجمعيات الطائرات أرقى وجدت زملاء لا تزال تعمل اليوم.
جوني جانت, the long-time aircraft broker and co-founder of the National Aircraft Resale Association—now the International Aircraft Dealers Association (سابقا)—died on May 14. He was 83.
Gantt founded Gantt Aviation in Georgetown, تكساس, في 1971, building the business into a well-known international business jet and turboprop brokerage firm that houses inventory in 40,000 sq ft of hangar space in Georgetown that has its own service center. He helped found the National Aircraft Resale Association in 1991 to pursue a code of ethics in the business of acquiring, بيع, and trading aircraft. “To that end, Gantt Aviation became known worldwide as an honest and upstanding dealer in the global market, a distinction that made its founder proud,” IADA said.
“Johnny’s life will forever be synonymous with aviation and NARA, and for those of us lucky enough to know Johnny well, he was simply so much more,” said John Foster, founder of Ogarajets. “A trusted and loyal friend with more stories of life than anyone can recount…a devoted husband, dad, and grandfather…a teacher, coach, and mentor to so many in and around Georgetown, تكساس. Johnny’s legacy will be marked by inspiration to others: anything is possible.”
Born May 2, 1936, in Sweetwater, تكساس, Gantt became interested in aviation after a pilot visited his high school to discuss flight careers, according to local obituary information. Soon after he took flight lessons and bought a Piper J3 Cub with money he earned working nights at a cotton gin. After graduation, he became a flight instructor in San Marcos, تكساس, and eventually teamed with a local FBO owner, James Miller, to co-own Miller Flying Service in Plainview, تكساس.
حول 15 years later Gantt sold his share back to Miller, moved his family to Austin, and established his brokerage firm. While selling planes, he continued to fly them, amassing more than 25,000 flight hours with type ratings in Lear, تنويه, بائع متجول, Diamond, Beechjet, and King Air aircraft, من بين أمور أخرى. He also accrued a number of regional titles from the U.S. Acrobatic Club.
Gantt is survived by his wife of 57 سنوات, Eura Mae, daughter Melanie Gantt Rivera and her husband Julian, his son Johnny (Jay) Gantt, الابن. and his wife Amy, and five grandchildren.
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