Mosca joined the boutique acquisitions and brokerage firm in July after 20 years in leadership roles at General Electric, Textron Aviation, General Motors and other technology ventures.

 He joined Textron Aviation in 2012 as regional sales director for South America where he was responsible for sales of Citation and Beechcraft aircraft.

In 2016 he joined General Motors in South America to lead the automotive connectivity business in the region.

READ: IADA foundation awards 10 industry scholarships

As an entrepreneur he has invested in and advised start-ups in disruptive technologies with a focus on advanced air mobility and zero emissions.

SOLJETS, headquartered in Park City, Utah was founded in 2015 by Matt Stringfellow, Greg Oswald and David Lee.

It claims to have closed more than 400 aircraft transactions in more than 30 countries.

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Four of the awards were given to university students to help pay for their studies, while the other six were awarded to young people already employed in the sector by IADA members for education, learning and leadership opportunities.

Atlanta-based brokerage Ogarajets had two young professionals receive scholarships. The other professional recipients work for Guardian Jet, Clay Lacy Aviation, brokerage Soljets and Eagle Creek Aviation Services.

“These great young professionals and students who are building their business aviation careers will be the industry’s leaders in the future, and the IADA team is so very fortunate to be a part of their stories,” said Wayne Starling, executive director, IADA. “We wish them well as their careers takeoff and they become the business aviation leaders of tomorrow.”

Those awarded the scholarships include:

• Andrew Dondelinger, Soljets
• Ashley Graves, Eagle Creek Aviation Services
• Sam Campos, Ogarajets
• Kyle Canna, Guardian Jet
• Myrthe Simons, Clay Lacy Aviation
• Luke Leonard, Ogarajets
• Tyler Kleinsasser, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• Julia Alise Hummel, Auburn University
• Marcus Frank Gross III, University of Nebraska Omaha
• Paul Wynns, University of California San Diego

IADA established its Business Aviation Scholarship for university students seeking a career in the industry, specifically in aircraft sales, marketing, finance, legal and insurance. The association offers scholarship awards between $1,000 to $5,000.

One of the recipients, Luke Leonard, marketing manager, Ogarajets spoke about his scholarship at CJI London, which you can watch here.

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