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Omni International Jet Trading [1] is a company offering private aircraft and jets for sale as an aircraft broker.

Omni International became a member of the National Business Aviation Association in 1966.

Timeline

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1963 - Wayne J. Hilmer Sr. founds Omni Aircraft Sales in Washington, DC near Watergate hotel.

1967 - Omni Aircraft Sales is featured in Washingtonian Magazine after purchasing the former Shah of Iran's jet.[2]

1973 - Omni Aircraft Sales purchases Frank Sinatra's Gulfstream II.[3]

1975 - Omni Aircraft Sales sells Elvis's Gulfstream G-I and Jet Commander.[4][5][6]

1976 - Omni Aircraft Sales Aircraft purchases and resells the executive Playboy DC-9 aircraft belonging to Hugh Hefner.[7]

1977 - Omni Aircraft Sales attends the 1976 Paris Air Show trading in aircraft belonging to Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia.[8]

1978 - Omni Aircraft Sales leases a Boeing 707 to Ross Perot for rescue of EDS employees from Tehran. The story would later be chronicled in Ken Follett's bestselling book "On Wings of Eagles".[9]

1983 - Omni Jet Trading Floor creates the first computer database of all jet owners and operators.[10][11]

1984 - Omni International Corporation indicted. Case dismissed due to government misconduct.[12][13][14][15]

1985 - Omni Jet Trading builds an executive FBO facility at Easton, Maryland.[16][17]

1988 - Wayne J. Hilmer Jr. becomes president of Omni Jet Trading Floor.

1990 - Omni consolidates aircraft sales with its FBO operation in Easton, Maryland as the Omni Jet Trading Center

2000 - Omni trades as Omni International Jet Trading. The company is featured in many jet aircraft industry publications.[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]

Omni operates remote offices in Moscow, Singapore, London, Kiev, Paris, Mexico City, Beirut, Mumbai, Brazil, Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami, Tucson, Indiana and Michigan.

References

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  1. ^ "Company website".
  2. ^ "Capital Newsmakers" (PDF). Washingtonian Magazine. October 1967.
  3. ^ "The stories behind Frank Sinatra's private Jet". Robb Report. 15 August 2015.
  4. ^ "The Lisa Marie". 20th Century Aviation Magazine. August 1975. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. ^ "The stories behind Elvis Presleys private Jet". Robb Report. 15 August 2015.
  6. ^ "The Lisa Marie".
  7. ^ "Omni purchases Playboy DC9" (PDF). April 1976.
  8. ^ "The Washington Jet Exchange" (PDF). FORBES Magazine. 1 May 1978.
  9. ^ "On Wings of Eagles excerpts" (PDF).[dead link]
  10. ^ Computerworld (11 July 1983). "System Speeds Data Access for Jet Plane Broker". Computerworld.
  11. ^ "System Speeds Data Access for Jet Plane Broker" (PDF). www.omnijet.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Jet Firm Indicted". Washington Post. 26 March 1984.
  13. ^ "US Attorney denies prosecutor erred". Washington Post. 29 May 1985.
  14. ^ "United States vs Omni International". Justia.com. June 1985.
  15. ^ "Omni International". Law Citations. 15 May 1986.
  16. ^ "Easton Jet Service Website".
  17. ^ "Easton Jet Service on AirNav". AirNav.
  18. ^ "Omni Jet Trading aircraft on Controller". Controller.com.
  19. ^ "Omni Jet Trading aircraft on Aircraft Shopper Online". ASO.com.
  20. ^ Andrews, Alex (18 October 2013). "Bargain Hunting at NBAA 2013". Corporate Jet Investor.
  21. ^ McCoy, Daniel (5 April 2009). "Growing Inventory of used business jets weighing down new plane sales". Wichita Business Journal.
  22. ^ "Aircraft for Sale on Controller". controller.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  23. ^ "Aircraft for Sale on AircraftDealer". aircraftdealer.com.
  24. ^ "Aircraft for Sale on ASO". aircraftshopperonline.com.
  25. ^ "Aircraft for Sale on aviationbusinessindex". aviationbusinessindex.com.
  26. ^ "Aircraft for Sale on Aircraftonsale". aircraftonsale.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  27. ^ "Aircraft for Sale on Airplane Mart". airplanemart.com.
  28. ^ "Aircraft for Sale on AviaDealer". aviadealer.com.
  29. ^ "Aircraft for Sale on JetSet Magazine". jetsetmag.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  30. ^ "B707-312B SN 19739". 27 May 2012.
  31. ^ Harrison, Kirby J. (1 August 2010). "Bizav Industry in Holding Pattern". AINonline.com.
  32. ^ Francis, Robert (26 July – 1 August 2010). "Business Aviation Gets a Lift from Improving Economy". Fort Worth Business Press. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  33. ^ Anselmo, Joe. "A Bizjet Rebound--But When". Aviation Week.
  34. ^ Mulvaney, Erin (27 October 2013). "Private plane travel soars for businesses and the wealthy". Houston Chronicle.
  35. ^ "Omni International". Encyclopediasearch.
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