Tony Whitty – Chairman

Tony started his career in aircraft remarketing in 1990.  Tony has been based both in Europe and the USA and has achieved considerable success in aircraft remarketing on behalf of a variety of airline and financial sector clients.  

In 1998 Tony became one of the founder members of Cabot Aviation, an aircraft remarketing company based near London Gatwick Airport.  Cabot Aviation represented aircraft owners as their exclusive remarketing agent and also undertook acquisition mandates on behalf of airlines, lessors and spares companies.  It also assisted airlines in sourcing aircraft on ACMI lease.  In May 2015 Cabot was acquired by Air Partner plc, a charter broker company formed in 1961 and listed on the London Stock Exchange.  In February 2017 Cabot started trading as Air Partner plc.  In 2021 Tony joined AJW Group as SVP Aircraft and Engine Procurement and is responsible for buying aircraft and engines for the group’s rotable parts business.

Tony is a former board member of the ERA and a member of ISTAT and was elected as Chairman of the Aviation Club UK in April 2023.