Commercial Aviation Industry

GA Telesis Engine Services Announces Opening of Expanded Helsinki Specialized Procedures Aeroengine Hospital – SPAH

June 29, 2021 – Helsinki, Finland – GA Telesis Engine Services OY (“GATES”), the engine heavy maintenance unit of global aviation integrator GA Telesis, LLC (the “Company”), announces the opening of its expanded Special Procedures Aeroengine Hospital (“SPAH”) shop. The newly expanded Helsinki facility focuses on specialized aircraft engine repair requiring limited or targeted maintenance. SPAH also supports a mobile response team, concentrating on engine field maintenance and on-wing support. SPAH is an independent business… Read more

GA Telesis Announces Agreement with Air Transport Services Group Subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management for CF6-80A/A2 Repair, Disassembly, and Inventory Management Services

June 9, 2021 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (GAT) announces an agreement with Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATSG) wholly-owned subsidiary Cargo Aircraft Management, Inc., (CAM) to provide repair, disassembly, and inventory management services for CF6-80A/A2 engines. This agreement will be managed by GAT’s Flight Solutions Group (FSG) and marks a further expansion of GAT’s partnership with CAM and ATSG. The engines will be inducted for disassembly starting in June 2021… Read more

GA Telesis and Air Transport Services Group Announce Joint Venture to Build U.S.-Based Specialized Procedures Aeroengine Hospital (SPAH)

May 26, 2021 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Wilmington, Ohio GA Telesis, LLC, a global aviation services integrator, announced that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATSG), a leading provider of aircraft leasing and air cargo transportation and related services, to build a GA Telesis Specialized Procedures Aeroengine Hospital (“SPAH”) in the Central or Midwest of the United States. The SPAH will be capable of inducting more than 200… Read more

From Balsa to Bamboo – The Commercial Aviation Industry / By Abdol Moabery

The Commercial Aviation Industry and Its Significance I read once, the human capacity for burden is like bamboo – far more flexible than you’d ever believe. The question is whether this principle can be applied to a company or even an industry. There are certain companies and industries where this would not apply, but after decades of working in the very cyclical commercial aviation sector, I suggest that like bamboo, the market forces that drive… Read more