ARGUS International Honors Paramount Business Jets as a Certified Charter Broker

Bloomfield, NJ (August 27, 2026) – The ARGUS Certified Charter Broker program is designed to identify and promote leaders in the Charter Broker industry. To become ARGUS certified, brokers undergo a thorough audit to evaluate their organizational structure, management and financial controls, operator vetting processes, emergency response plans, and trip feasibility assessments to ensure their client’s needs are met. Any findings that might be raised during the audit must be corrected before earning the ARGUS Certified Charter Broker rating. Charter clients who use ARGUS Certified Charter Brokers can be assured that they are working with brokers who uphold the highest industry standards for quality, safety, and service. 

"The ARGUS Certified Broker designation represents the highest standard of excellence for charter brokerage organizations. Paramount Business Jets distinguished itself not only by meeting these rigorous requirements, but by embracing the audit process as an opportunity to strengthen its already impressive culture of safety, service, and accountability. Our audit team found a highly engaged organization dedicated to doing things the right way for its clients every day. We are proud to award Paramount Business Jets ARGUS Certified Broker status and look forward to supporting their continued success as a leader in the business aviation marketplace." said by Mike McCready, ARGUS International President.  

Patrick Chiles, ARGUS International Vice President Business Aviation Audit Programs, followed up with "ARGUS is pleased to have Paramount Business Jets as one of our Certified Brokers. The Paramount team demonstrated a commitment to operational excellence, service quality, and safety in keeping with our exacting broker audit program. Paramount's Certified Broker rating offers their clients confidence that all charter requests are managed to the highest standards."  

"What stood out most through this process was the rigor and professionalism of the ARGUS team. Their standards aren't just a checklist; they reflect a genuine commitment to raising the bar across the entire industry. Working with an organization that holds itself and its members to that level of scrutiny has given us real confidence over the years, and going through certification only deepened our respect for how thorough and thoughtful their process is. We're grateful to have ARGUS as a partner in keeping our clients safe," said Richard Zaher, CEO - Paramount Business Jets. 

Richard continues with “Working with ARGUS has meant holding ourselves to a level of scrutiny that goes beyond what's required, and this audit gave us a structured way to further strengthen the safety processes we already had in place. Their standards are rigorous by design, and going through certification pushed us to sharpen practices that were already strong. Becoming ARGUS Certified is a credential, but it's really a testament to the value of partnering with an organization that keeps raising the bar, for us and for the industry.”

Mike McCready, President of ARGUS International

& Richard Zaher, CEO of Paramount Business Jets

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 both domestically and overseas. The company arranges on demand charter flights across a network of more than 4,000 aircraft and 10,000 airports, and also offers its own Jet Card membership program. In 2010, Paramount Business Jets 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 Business Jets 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 of fastest-growing companies four times and holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, a 4.9-star Trustpilot rating, and a 5.0-star Google rating from nearly 400 clients, with every flight evaluated using Argus safety standards as part of our vetting process. www.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 empowers organizations with the tools, insights, and expertise needed to elevate safety performance, enhance operational efficiency, and make confident, data-driven decisions. The SGS ARGUS mission is to build a safer, more connected global aviation community grounded in trusted expertise and innovative solutions that build lasting confidence across the industry. Learn more at www.ARGUS.aero.

Melissa Baumann, ARGUS International  

Director; Marketing | e:  melissa.baumann@argus.aero | t: +1-513.852.1022