Meet Our Team

Maz Lehmann

President/Trip Support

I have always had a passion for aviation.  My passion was further nurtured when I started working for a charter company in Luanda, Angola in 2005.  I loved the excitement of seeing how trips started taking shape from the moment that we got a request, to the day of the actual flight.  After Luanda I moved back to Johannesburg and worked in corporate finance until I got the most amazing opportunity to work as a corporate flight attendant on a private aircraft based in Nigeria.  I knew that I had to grab this opportunity with both hands, and so I set off for Nigeria.  I  spent 4 years working as a corporate flight attendant getting to know a very different side of aviation.  I then got married and when I fell pregnant with my firstborn I knew that I had to give up my job as a flight attendant, but, I wouldn’t give up on aviation.  So, MyJetOps was born.  I have the background of being a crew member on a business aircraft, therefor can empathize with crew when they have done more flying than sleeping.  I know how busy it gets right before a flight, or, that schedules change, and with MJO I wanted to take some of the pressure off the crew by assisting them when and where they need it the most.  I would like the crew to see MJO as an extension of their flight department, we are here to help you!  Equally important is cost savings.  I have seen first hand  how much our flight department spent on trip support and associated costs.  I created transparent billing with no upcharge on third party invoices for all of our corporate clients.  Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions, we look forward to welcoming you onboard!

Bernard Pretorius

Trip Support Supervisor/Sales

My interest in aviation started 22 years ago at age 18, when I assisted in the management of a small fleet of aircrafts for use at skydiving clubs, private charter and student pilots training.

After completing a diploma in travel and tourism, I joined South African Airways as a flight attendant, receiving the best new recruit award. Building on this experience I went on to join Qatar Airways a few years later as fast track senior crew,again receiving the best new recruit award.

A little over a year later I decided that I wanted a change from Schedule airlines and joined the world of corporate charter. This offered me a more hands-on dealing with the operational side of things.
I worked as crew manager and outstation manager in many parts of the world for clients including the United Nations, governments and large business consortiums. From this grew my career as VIP crew.

I decided to conclude my flying career in September 2014 after nearly 3years at TAG Aviation Geneva as a VIP flight attendant. I felt it was time for me to move into yet another part of the aviation industry.

I joined Myjetops as international flight follower,with the view to become a dispatcher once qualified. Less than a year later now and I have completed my FAA dispatch course and am a licensed FAA flight dispatcher. I head up the international flight and trip planning department at MJO.

I believe my success in all aspects of life, not only aviation, is due to absolute commitment and striving for exceptional service delivery.
Outstanding personalised service is what set us apart from the next company out there in a very competitive industry. It is important to realize every client is an individual and that their needs are very specific. If you can identify and excel at meeting their expectations you have done an honest day’s work.

Marika Taljaard

Flight Support Assistant

William Draper

Trip Support 

From a very young age I have been fascinated by anything Aviation related, the technical aspect, the engineering aspect and everything in between. As I grew up and got older that fascination slowly turned into a passion.

MJO gave me the opportunity to experience another aspect of Aviation, the planning involved in forming a flight plan from scratch, the behind the scenes aspect that most people never get to experience.

I have always been a firm believer that you can only perform your best if you know how every aspect of it operates and fits together, being involved with the flight planning and administration aspect of Aviation only strengthened my believe.

MJO broadened my horizons in the short time that I have been with the company, every day I get to say I work with the best group of people and mean it, the level of professionalism and attention to detail in every part of the planning process goes hand in hand with our promise of exceptional and professional personal service.