Purpose-Driven Aviation: How We Elevate Lives

At Tern Jet Sales, one of our core values is simple, but it carries real weight: We elevate lives.

At first glance, that may sound like something tied directly to what we do for our clients. We help buyers and sellers navigate complex aircraft transactions and work toward outcomes that improve efficiency, flexibility, and quality of life through aviation.

But that is only part of the story.

For us, purpose-driven aviation extends beyond the aircraft transactions we complete. It is reflected in the people behind them, the way they show up for others, and how they choose to use their aviation experience and skills beyond the workplace.

One member of our team is doing exactly that by using his time in the cockpit to help rescue animals reach safety and new homes.

Elevation Beyond the Transaction

Within our team, each individual takes that value seriously in every aspect of their lives. One of those individuals is Omar Hatab, Sales Associate at Tern Jet Sales.

Omar is currently working toward his Airline Transport Pilot’s license. Like many in aviation, building flight hours is a necessary step along the journey. But for Omar, it is also an opportunity to do something more meaningful.

Through Pilots N Paws, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Omar serves as a volunteer pilot, using his time in the air to help transport rescue animals to safety. The organization connects volunteer pilots with shelters and rescue groups, creating a network where aviation becomes a lifeline for animals in need.

“The program coordinates rescue flights for dogs that are close to their final days in shelters across the country,” Omar explains. “Once adopters are found, we arrange a relay of pilots to transport the dogs to their new homes.”

“Each leg of the journey is flown by a different pilot. For example, I once picked up a dog that had been flown from Kentucky to Nebraska, and I flew that leg from Nebraska to Colorado. From there, another pilot continued the trip to Utah. It’s a great system where we all work together, coordinating schedules, building flight hours, and most importantly, giving these dogs a second chance at life in a new home.”

Currently, Omar holds a Commercial Pilot certificate with multi-engine and instrument ratings and is working toward reaching ATP minimums. He has approximately 133 flight hours remaining to reach the 1,500-hour requirement.

Animal Rescue Flights That Change Lives

Omar has now completed numerous rescue missions, each one reinforcing the impact aviation can have beyond the cockpit.

On one of his most recent missions, he took off not just with a flight plan but with a purpose—this time transporting 10 Bernese Mountain Dog puppies to safety.

Waiting at a small regional airport were the puppies, each one depending on a coordinated effort to reach a better outcome.

The flight itself was routine from an aviation standpoint. Preflight checks, weather considerations, route planning. But the mission was anything but ordinary. At the other end of that journey, safe environments and new beginnings awaited each of them.

What could have been a difficult outcome became an opportunity.

That is the power of combining aviation with purpose.

What “We Elevate Lives” Really Means

Stories like this are a reminder that aviation is not just about getting from point A to point B. It is about what happens because of that movement.

At Tern Jet Sales, elevating lives means:

Helping clients make informed, confident decisions that improve how they live and operate, supporting team members who pursue growth, purpose, and impact both inside and outside the business, and contributing to the broader community in ways that extend beyond our core services.

It is a mindset that shows up in the details. In how we approach transactions. In how we build relationships. And in how our team chooses to use their time, skills, and passion.