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GA Telesis Appoints Kevin Ford, Director of Business Development for Asia-Pacific Region

GA Telesis Appoints Kevin Ford, Director of Business Development for Asia-Pacific Region

October 16, 2017– Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC. (“GAT”) announces the appointment of Kevin Ford as Director of Business Development for the Asia-Pacific Region. Kevin brings more than 30 years of experience in fleet management, managerial and technical operations, aviation consulting, as well as, senior roles in service quality and team development. Mr. Ford joins GA Telesis from Air New Zealand, having served as Aircraft Leasing and Trading Manager since 2006. Prior to… Read more

A Vicious Cycle or No Cycle at All / By Abdol Moabery

A Vicious Cycle or No Cycle at All / By Abdol Moabery

The airline and aviation industry is evolving — and rapidly. Far are we from the days of the 8-10 year repetitive cycle that caused sector-wide devastation. If we look back at the last 30 years, the industry down-cycles have been brought forth by events such as regional and global recessions, oil price spikes, terrorism, disease epidemic and of course airline labor issues. Today, I sat through an aviation investment panel with six industry experts and my… Read more

GA Telesis Appoints Dave Dicken as Vice President of Airframe Solutions Group

GA Telesis Appoints Dave Dicken as Vice President of Airframe Solutions Group

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – August 15, 2017 – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announces the appointment of Dave Dicken as Vice President of its Airframe Solutions Group (“ASG”).  ASG is the 2nd largest operating unit within the company’s Component Solutions Group (“CSG”) and has oversight of all global airframe component offerings.  Dave, who previously served as GAT’s Director of Strategic Sourcing, will now be responsible for supporting the airframe component sales and operations teams in the Americas,… Read more

GA Telesis Announces Launch of $500 Million GAIN 2 Fund

GA Telesis Announces Launch of $500 Million GAIN 2 Fund

GA Telesis Announces Launch of $500 Million GAIN 2 Fund August 8, 2017 – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and New York, New York – GA Telesis, LLC (“GA Telesis”) and Wafra Capital Partners Inc. (“WCP Inc.”) jointly announced today that GA Telesis has raised a new $500 million investment vehicle from institutional and private clients advised by WCP Inc. to establish a second aviation investment vehicle focused on aircraft and engine investment opportunities.  This capital raise… Read more

GA Telesis Appoints Pastor Lopez as President of its Component and Composite Repair Divisions

GA Telesis Appoints Pastor Lopez as President of its Component and Composite Repair Divisions

August 3, 2017 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – Leading aviation company, GA Telesis announced the appointment of Pastor Lopez as the President of its Component Repair Group SE (CRGSE) systems MRO and its Composite Repair Group (CRG) aerostructures MRO divisions.  Pastor will grow the division revenues over the next five years by making significant technology enhancements, additions to the business units’ repair capabilities, building new greenfield MRO businesses and via acquisitions. “Pastor is a seasoned… Read more

GA Telesis Announces Another $1 Billion of Funding Capacity to Support its Expanding Inventory Leasing Business

GA Telesis Announces Another $1 Billion of Funding Capacity to Support its Expanding Inventory Leasing Business

August 2, 2017 – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis announced today the launch of a specialty finance unit, Structured Credit Products (SCP) to focus on structured financial solutions for airline, MRO, and OEM customers.  The initial focus strategy will be inventory leasing.  Going forward SCP will explore other aviation finance products including originated secured lending, trading in public and private debt, and investments in other aviation related financial instruments.   SCP will be led by… Read more

GA Telesis and Tokyo Century Corporation Launch $1 Billion New Technology Engine Leasing Initiative

GA Telesis and Tokyo Century Corporation Launch $1 Billion New Technology Engine Leasing Initiative

August 1, 2017 – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA and Tokyo, Japan – GA Telesis and Tokyo Century Corporation announced today the launch of a new technology engine financing initiative focusing on a select group of new technology jet engines.  GA Telesis has been an industry leading engine lessor since its inception in 2002 and has consummated well over 1,000 engine transactions. The new joint initiative will enhance GA Telesis’ current technology engine leasing business by… Read more

GA Telesis Closes New $225 Million Syndicated ABL Credit Facility with Oversubscription and Tighter Pricing

GA Telesis Closes New $225 Million Syndicated ABL Credit Facility with Oversubscription and Tighter Pricing

June 19, 2017 – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – Leading Aviation Company GA Telesis, LLC (or the “Company” announced the closing of a new five year, $225 million ABL credit facility led by HSBC Securities USA and Fifth Third Bank as Joint Lead Arrangers. The company originally sought a new $200 million facility. Due to overwhelming interest from existing and new banks, however, the company upsized the facility with better terms than its previous credit facility. The facility comprises… Read more

GA Telesis Expands iGEAR Program Coverage, Signs Agreement with Trade Air

GA Telesis Expands iGEAR Program Coverage, Signs Agreement with Trade Air

June 13, 2017 – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announced that TRADE AIR, d.o.o. (“Trade Air”) has entered into an agreement to receive rotable component flight-hour support through GAT’s Intelligent Global Engine and Airframe Replenishment (“iGEAR”) program. Launched in 2016 and managed by GAT’s Component Solutions Group (“CSG”), iGEAR programs provide airlines and operators with access to a global distribution network for rotable inventory and include 24/7/365 Live AOG support. The agreement… Read more

GA Telesis CRGSE Wins Top Shop Award for Pneumatics

GA Telesis CRGSE Wins Top Shop Award for Pneumatics

May 2, 2017 – Miami, Florida – GA Telesis Component Repair Group Southeast (“GAT CRGSE”) was honored with the highly regarded THE145.com Top Shop Award for Best Pneumatic Repair. Only 21 MROs across varying maintenance categories are selected from over 500 repair centers. The finalists are submitted and the winners are chosen by a panel of 40 airlines and suppliers from around the world. “Two years ago, GA Telesis CRGSE made a significant investment in its… Read more