James Moon is a young entrepreneur, passionate aviator and dedicated philanthropist. At the age of 23, Moon is considered a rising serial entrepreneur and business tycoon within the business world. Moon left school at the age of 16 to pursue a career in aviation; seven years on he’s flying high with boundless ambition.
Having made it as one of the UK’s youngest pilots at only 17 after breaking his spine, today the former pupil of Dame Allan owns Moon Jet Group, an aircraft remarketing startup that has offices in the USA, Australia, Germany and Italy, as well as the UK.
Selling new and secondhand aircraft around the globe from its Newcastle Head Office, Moon Jet Group assists an array of customers ranging from airlines and private jet companies, to high net worth individuals.
Moon, 23, says he founded the business because of the massive niche that existed for a “unique, personalised international aviation firm, driven by the needs of its aircraft clients”.
Launched in May 2015, following two years of extensive preliminary work and planning, Moon has put every pound he’s ever had into growing the firm and taking it to new heights.
This year the hard work has paid off considerably. Moon Jet Group landed a $168M deal selling two Airbus A330s, levelling the enterprise up as “the largest aircraft remarketing firm in the world” – which is not bad, considering the company is less than 18 months old.
“Plane mad” Moon describes his love for aviation as “infectious”, with the passion of both him and his 13 employees being the attribute that sets the business apart from its competition.
Yet the young entrepreneur remains committed to scaling further heights and increasing sales next year.
“The A330s deal was massive for the company but we have to keep standing out”, explains Moon. “We’re a unique North East firm, attracting worldwide clients in a unique market but we want more!”
The business hopes to continue growing throughout 2017 through beginning aircraft charters in Australia, the USA, and the UK, as well as making an increased amount of aircraft sales of all various types to clients worldwide. Visit www.moonjetgroup.com.
