Arcadia Jets Hires Iggy Burkhardt as VP of Sales, Adds Two Sales Directors

Arcadia Jets, an aircraft brokerage and advisory firm based in Phoenix, announced on Nov. 4, 2026 that it has hired Iggy Burkhardt as vice president of sales and Tiare Larsen and Spencer Skavhaug as sales directors. The company was founded in January 2025 by third-generation aviation entrepreneur Adam Hahn and provides aircraft sales, acquisition and advisory services. It says it has more than doubled its team in 2026, adding over 40 years of combined aviation sales experience across the business jet market, from owner-flown light jets to ultra-long-range aircraft.

Burkhardt will lead the growing sales team. His background spans manufacturer and dealer sales with Cirrus Aircraft, Eclipse Aerospace and HondaJet Southwest, covering aircraft from high-performance piston singles to light jets. He is a commercial pilot with multi-engine, instrument and helicopter ratings and about 4,000 flight hours, and holds bachelor's degrees in management and marketing as well as an MBA.

Larsen brings more than two decades of aviation experience spanning the flight deck, fractional ownership, pre-owned sales and international brokerage, with extensive experience in Bombardier aircraft and fractional aviation. Most recently she worked in private wealth management, advising high-net-worth families and business owners. She holds a bachelor's degree in Aeronautics from the University of North Dakota and a Commercial Pilot Certificate with multi-engine and instrument ratings.

Skavhaug joins from Jetcraft, where he was a sales analyst specializing in Gulfstream aircraft, with experience in aviation market research. He previously worked as a real estate agent.

The three join a sales team that includes Jeff Berlin, former editor of Plane & Pilot and editor-in-chief of PilotMag, and Blaze Grubbs, a professional pilot who has owned and operated Cirrus and Diamond aircraft. Adam Hahn, the firm's CEO and founder, has nearly two decades of aviation experience, including senior executive and sales positions with Cirrus Aircraft and CFS Jets. He attributed the expansion to growing demand and opportunities in the business aviation market.

The firm says its approach starts with the client's mission, considering intended use, operational requirements and ownership goals before recommending aircraft, and carries through to negotiations, due diligence and closing. Arcadia Jets is a member of the National Aircraft Finance Association and pledges a donation to Angel Flight West with every aircraft transaction.

The hiring mix shows where a young brokerage is putting its bets. Burkhardt's manufacturer and dealer background sits at the entry end of the market, Larsen's fractional and Bombardier experience points toward larger cabins and international buyers, and Skavhaug's Gulfstream and market-research work covers the heavy end. Assembling those strands inside one firm is a way of covering the whole range the company says it serves, from owner-flown light jets to ultra-long-range aircraft.

It also reflects how pre-owned and advisory business is won. Brokerage is a relationship and credibility trade: clients who fly their own aircraft tend to trust brokers who hold pilot ratings and have sold the type, while buyers of larger jets lean on analysts and brokers who know a specific model's market. A firm that leads with the client's mission, as Arcadia describes its method, is competing on advice and process through due diligence and closing, not on inventory alone.

The milestone worth tracking is whether the enlarged team converts into closed transactions over the next year. Arcadia has said how much it has grown; the number of aircraft it sells, and in which segments, would show whether the broad hiring has translated into broad coverage.