In early 2001, Peter Leonard-Morgan moved from his native England to the east coast of the United States and, together with Susan Kopacz, founded Loudoun Aviation, Inc.
At that time, Loudoun County, Virginia, was the fastest growing county in America and home to numerous high-tech corporations and Fortune 500 companies in the Dulles Tech Corridor. Of course, with the seat of the U.S. government just a stone’s throw away in Washington D.C., it seemed appropriate to give the county’s name to the new venture.
Drawing upon his experience as Director of Global Aircraft Sales for London based Lynton Aviation, Peter launched in to sales and acquisition services of primarily corporate VIP twin turbine helicopters, complementing Susan’s parallel expertise in the corporate jet sales and acquisition domain.
Loudoun’s primary specialty lies with Agusta and Sikorsky pre-owned machines, although it has dealt with all of the turbine manufacturers during its eight year history.
The company recently relocated its headquarters from its Washington Dulles Airport facility to new, larger offices in rural Loudoun County in the town of Purcellville, Virginia, at the heart of Virginia equestrian country. As Susan so eloquently put it, “Dulles is a great airport base but Purcellville is so convenient for all our staff, and has equally increased our productivity and quality of life!”. The company is well represented geographically with an office in Salt Lake City and Geneva, Switzerland, helping to reach out to clients west and east of the nation’s capital.
Currently, Loudoun Aviation is proud to represent two excellent Agusta 109E Powers for sale, both located in Europe, as well as a number of corporate jets, including a Bombardier Global Express, Falcon 900EX and Cessna Citation XLS. In addition, the company is also the exclusive broker representing a one owner Pilatus PC-12 and a Beech 1900D 19 seat airliner.
One of this company’s greatest assets is the proprietary Market Summary format. Loudoun has tracked many of the major fixed and rotary wing markets for a number of years, compiling accurate summaries of the individual markets for its client base. Loudoun then sends these summaries to their clients on a monthly basis, which allows those clients to keep in touch with what is for sale and what is selling, as well as being able to compare the aircraft on a like-for-like basis.
Clearly one of the key advantages for Loudoun in taking this extra step is obtaining new clients, buyers and/or sellers of aircraft. Over time, Loudoun has discovered that clients appreciate the dedication to detail, which the company is able to demonstrate.
Because the company is so customer service oriented, Loudoun Aviation considers itself is a boutique firm. They prefer to handle around a half dozen aircraft at any given time so that the partners can focus on each and every aircraft it is marketing. The decision was made long ago not to strive for great volume, believing that to do so would jeopardize the personal service nature of the business.
Loudoun Aviation would welcome the opportunity to discuss any helicopter or fixed wing brokerage requirements-just call them at 540-751-9542, or visit www.loudounaviation.com for contact information in their other regions.
