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Founder
, Sarah Oberman, has unmatched business aviation experience. Born and raised in an aviation family, Sarah was surrounded by all aspects of business aviation starting during childhood as her parents owned and operated a Fixed-Based Operation and charter company in Southern California. Her father had a forty-five year career flying charter and acting as president of the company while her mother had a successful career selling new single-engine Cessna aircraft.
Sarah’s first job was washing airplanes and later worked customer service for the FBO.
After obtaining a degree in Business Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, she returned to the family business to manage the flight school. Sarah had many accomplishments during her time in the flight training industry – she obtained FAA approval for Part 141 flight training, was granted visa authorization for foreign students, achieved approval to train veterans and pioneered a college program with a local university. The flight school was awarded a prestigious national award for flight training excellence by Cessna Aircraft Company under Sarah’s leadership and she also served on the national Cessna Pilot Center committee that oversaw three hundred flight schools in North America. Sarah also developed a successful youth summer program to help combat the looming pilot shortage to get young people interested in aviation careers.
From 2007 to 2011 Sarah also served as the Central California sales specialist for single-engine Cessna aircraft. She worked countless air shows and events in the area and sold many aircraft in the region.
In 2015, Sarah joined her brother to focus on the jet charter side of the family business and was awarded the Pacific Coast Business Times’ Top 40 Under 40 for up and coming business professionals that same year. Working as an operator, Sarah gained valuable experience in charter sales, aircraft management, scheduling and dispatching and pilot management. It was during this time that Sarah discovered her true passion, jet charter brokering, that later led her to found TruNorth Jets.
Sarah had the honor of serving as an expert witness in 2018 before the Congressional Small Business Committee in Washington DC in 2018. She was invited to speak on the pilot shortage given her extensive history hiring and training pilots.
When Sarah’s parents were looking to sell their company to retire, Sarah decided it was time to pursue her true passion and founded TruNorth Jets in January of 2022. Her extensive, diverse aviation background helps her best serve her clients. Sarah has a good understanding of FAA regulations, different aircraft types, performances as well as airports with limitations and many other things that her clientele benefit from on every flight. She has experience with flights to events such as the Master’s, Formula 1 and NASCAR races, international flights to the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe and popular destinations in the United States such as Aspen, Nantucket and New York. Sarah values relationships and her business is solely built upon referrals. When you fly with TruNorth Jets you get Sarah, your business aviation expert, for every step of your trip. From the booking process, to the little yet important details, she’s there for her clients every step of the way.
In October of 2024, Sarah was named 2024 Business Aviation Top 40 Under 40 by the National Business Aviation Association.
There were over seven hundred nominations for this prestigious honor in 2024 and is a career highlight for Sarah being recognized for excellence among industry professionals.
Sarah remains committed to her TruNorth Jets clients and when she’s not working, she’s very involved with raising her elementary school age son. In her free time, Sarah enjoys traveling, cooking, wine, exercising and spending time with friends and family.
Founder, Sarah Oberman, has unmatched business aviation experience. Born and raised in an aviation family, Sarah was surrounded by all aspects of business aviation starting during childhood as her parents owned and operated a Fixed-Based Operation and charter company in Southern California. Her father had a forty-five year career flying charter and acting as president of the company while her mother had a successful career selling new single-engine Cessna aircraft.
Sarah’s first job was washing airplanes and later worked customer service for the FBO. After obtaining a degree in Business Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, she returned to the family business to manage the flight school. Sarah had many accomplishments during her time in the flight training industry – she obtained FAA approval for Part 141 flight training, was granted visa authorization for foreign students, achieved approval to train veterans and pioneered a college program with a local university. The flight school was awarded a prestigious national award for flight training excellence by Cessna Aircraft Company under Sarah’s leadership and she also served on the national Cessna Pilot Center committee that oversaw three hundred flight schools in North America. Sarah also developed a successful youth summer program to help combat the looming pilot shortage to get young people interested in aviation careers.
From 2007 to 2011 Sarah also served as the Central California sales specialist for single-engine Cessna aircraft. She worked countless air shows and events in the area and sold many aircraft in the region.
In 2015, Sarah joined her brother to focus on the jet charter side of the family business and was awarded the Pacific Coast Business Times’ Top 40 Under 40 for up and coming business professionals that same year. Working as an operator, Sarah gained valuable experience in charter sales, aircraft management, scheduling and dispatching and pilot management. It was during this time that Sarah discovered her true passion, jet charter brokering, that later led her to found TruNorth Jets.
Sarah had the honor of serving as an expert witness in 2018 before the Congressional Small Business Committee in Washington DC in 2018. She was invited to speak on the pilot shortage given her extensive history hiring and training pilots.
When Sarah’s parents were looking to sell their company to retire, Sarah decided it was time to pursue her true passion and founded TruNorth Jets in January of 2022. Her extensive, diverse aviation background helps her best serve her clients. Sarah has a good understanding of FAA regulations, different aircraft types, performances as well as airports with limitations and many other things that her clientele benefit from on every flight. She has experience with flights to events such as the Master’s, Formula 1 and NASCAR races, international flights to the Caribbean, Mexico and Europe and popular destinations in the United States such as Aspen, Nantucket and New York. Sarah values relationships and her business is solely built upon referrals. When you fly with TruNorth Jets you get Sarah, your business aviation expert, for every step of your trip. From the booking process, to the little yet important details, she’s there for her clients every step of the way.
In October of 2024, Sarah was named 2024 Business Aviation Top 40 Under 40 by the National Business Aviation Association. There were over seven hundred nominations for this prestigious honor in 2024 and is a career highlight for Sarah being recognized for excellence among industry professionals.
Sarah remains committed to her TruNorth Jets clients and when she’s not working, she’s very involved with raising her elementary school age son. In her free time, Sarah enjoys traveling, cooking, wine, exercising and spending time with friends and family.
