Independent certification reinforces the company’s commitment to safety, service, and industry-leading Jet Card transparency
Paramount Business Jets Earns ARGUS Certified Charter Broker Designation
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Paramount Business Jets, a U.S.-based global private jet charter broker, today announced that it has earned the ARGUS Certified Charter Broker designation following a comprehensive independent audit of its organizational structure, management and financial controls, operator vetting processes, emergency response plans, and trip feasibility assessments.
The ARGUS Certified Charter Broker program is designed to identify and promote leaders in the charter broker industry. Certification requires brokers to satisfy rigorous standards, address any findings identified during the audit, and demonstrate practices aligned with high standards for quality, safety, and service.
For more than two decades, Paramount Business Jets has built its client experience around safety and personalized service. The company employs a dedicated in-house safety manager, provides clients with a safety report prior to every flight, and evaluates flights using ARGUS safety standards as part of its vetting process.
Transparency is also central to Paramount’s Jet Card program. In 2010, Paramount pioneered a new standard of Jet Card pricing transparency by becoming the first company in the industry to introduce fully itemized broker fees, giving members greater visibility into the economics behind their private travel.
“Earning the ARGUS Certified Charter Broker designation is an important milestone because it independently validates the standards we have worked to uphold for years,” said Richard Zaher, Founder and CEO of Paramount Business Jets. “Safety is the foundation of every trip we arrange, exceptional service defines the client experience, and transparency is a principle we pioneered in our Jet Card membership. This certification reinforces those commitments and our responsibility to keep raising the bar.”
Mike McCready, President of ARGUS International, said Paramount distinguished itself not only by meeting the program’s rigorous requirements, but also by embracing the audit process as an opportunity to strengthen its culture of safety, service, and accountability. ARGUS also noted that Paramount’s Certified Broker rating gives clients confidence that charter requests are managed to exacting standards.
“What stood out most through this process was the rigor and professionalism of the ARGUS team,” Zaher added. “Their standards are not just a checklist; they reflect a genuine commitment to raising the bar across the industry. The certification process gave us a structured way to further strengthen safety practices that were already part of our culture, and we are proud to have ARGUS as a partner in keeping our clients safe.”
ABOUT PARAMOUNT BUSINESS JETS
Founded in 2005 and headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metro area, Paramount Business Jets is a U.S.-based private jet charter broker serving clients worldwide, with staff based domestically and overseas. The company arranges on-demand charter flights across a network of more than 4,000 aircraft and 10,000 airports and offers its own Jet Card membership program. In 2010, Paramount pioneered a new standard of pricing transparency for Jet Card membership, becoming the first company in the industry to introduce fully itemized broker fees. Paramount employs a dedicated in-house safety manager and provides clients with a safety report prior to every flight. The company has been named to the Inc. 5000 list four times and holds an A+ Better Business Bureau rating, a 4.9-star Trustpilot rating, and a 5.0-star Google rating from nearly 400 clients. Learn more at ParamountBusinessJets.com.
ABOUT ARGUS INTERNATIONAL
Founded in 1995, ARGUS International, Inc., an SGS Company, is a global leader in specialized aviation audit services, inspections, assessments, regulatory support, advanced Safety Management System (SMS) software, and aviation data solutions. Serving commercial, business, and helicopter operators worldwide, SGS ARGUS provides tools, insights, and expertise designed to elevate safety performance, enhance operational efficiency, and support confident, data-driven decisions. Learn more at ARGUS.aero.
MEDIA CONTACT
Alexander Cohen
Paramount Business Jets
1-877-727-2538, ext. 2
[email protected]
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