About Us

A.L. (Lou) Leggett, President & CEO. Lou's early aviation background was courtesy of the United States Air Force (1956-1964). After military service, Mr. Leggett (a FAA Certified, Aircraft Flight Instructor),was employed by Ms. Jackie Cochran as a corporate pilot and flight department manager. Ms. Cochran was founder of the WASP (Women’s Auxiliary Service Pilots) in WWII. Some flights were conducted as co-pilot with her close friend and flying “buddy” Col. Chuck Yeager. Col Yeager was then Commander of the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB. Lou’s aviation background continued as Executive Vice President and general manager of a large Fixed Base Operation in Van Nuys, California. That in-turn led to a long career in aircraft sales, and the genesis of Cortran International, Inc. (Incorporated in 1977

Tel: 407-352-5400
Cell: 407-421-9765

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James (Jimmy) McDivitt, European Sales Representative, is based in Rome, Italy. Jimmy cut his teeth in aviation as a small child. His father James McDivitt, Sr. (dec), was one of several original Boeing Aircraft Company sales representatives. Mr. McDivitt Sr. was based in Beirut, Lebanon, then Rome. As Boeing achieved all its early successes in airline startups throughout the region and the Middle East. In addition to acting as Cortran's European Marketing representative, Jimmy is a free lance Gulfstream and Challenger captain. Jimmy can be reached in Rome.

Tel: 011-396-3534-7205
Fax: 011-396-2332-00029

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Captain Jorma (Yuri) Ijas (e-us) is a highly experienced, international corporate aircraft pilot. Rated in numerous business jets with thousands of hours experience, he has flown extensively throughout Europe, Africa and Russia. Captain Ijas is the Technical Services Coordinator for all our European operations and clients. He is based in Malaga, Spain.

Tel: 34-629-011057

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Sergei Yakolev, Market Research & Sales, based in Moscow, Russia. Sergei has a solid background dealing in the corporate aircraft community. He has many years acting as a Handling Agent for coordinating business aircraft travel throughout Russia and the CIS states. Sergei can be reached at Cell: 7-902-600-5260 (Moscow).

Tel: 44-870-1355870
Europe E-fax: 413-215-7183

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Debra Kishpaugh has over 20 years experience researching the movement and ownership of corporate aircraft and is Cortran's office manager.

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