GA Telesis Ecosystem

GA Telesis Signs MOU with China Southern Airlines Leasing

August 30, 2022 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announced the signing of a new memorandum of understanding with China Southern Airlines Leasing (“CSAL”). The parties have agreed to explore and collaborate on the provisioning of services by the robust GA Telesis Ecosystem™. CSAL’s access to the Ecosystem will provide comprehensive solutions related to Component and Asset Life Cycle Management, Asset Value Maximization, Tooling Services, and Ground Support Equipment, as well as… Read more

GA Telesis Appoints Industry Veteran Jim Sokol as Vice President of Sales – Americas

August 9, 2022 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announces that industry veteran Jim Sokol has been named as Vice President of Sales – Americas for the Flight Solutions Group (FSG). In the role, Jim will support GA Telesis’ global ecosystem by providing the highest level of team leadership and customer advocacy. Jim leads the Americas sales team and brings a superior level of established integrity, aviation acumen, customer relationships, and operational experience, supporting… Read more

GA Telesis Names Rainford Knight, PhD Chief Digital Transformation Officer

August 2, 2022 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC, the pioneering leader in integrated aviation services, announced today that it has named Rainford Knight, PhD as Chief Digital Transformation Officer (CDxO). Dr. Knight will be charged with developing and leading strategy-driven digital innovation that will drive the organizational transformation of the GA Telesis Ecosystem™. “GA Telesis is seeking to lead the industry charge by accelerating the digital transformation of our sector,” said Abdol Moabery, President… Read more

The Value of Lean by Ben Macre

To ensure our customers’ success, GA Telesis strives to offer the best value in engine and airframe component repair across our ecosystem. One of the strategies we use in the MRO Services division is the implementation of Lean practices. The American Society for Quality (ASQ) defines Lean as a set of management practices to improve efficiency and effectiveness by eliminating waste. The core principle of Lean is to reduce and eliminate non-value-added activities and waste.… Read more

Aircraft Finance in a Post-Covid World – What Does the Future Hold for Aircraft Leasing & Finance? / by Marc Cho

After several years of substantial and often aggressive capital entering the aircraft finance and leasing market, many wonder what the aircraft finance market will look like in a post-Covid world? The bond market for new aircraft Asset-Backed Securitization (ABS) deals is closed for 2020, and many agree it will be closed for 2021. To gain some perspective for the size of the vacuum that will create: there have been over 40 commercial aircraft ABS transactions… Read more