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GA Telesis Awarded Prestigious Aviation Suppliers Association Business Champion Award

GA Telesis Awarded Prestigious Aviation Suppliers Association Business Champion Award

June 27, 2024 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, a leading provider of integrated aviation services, proudly announces its recognition as the recipient of the Aviation Suppliers Association (ASA) Business Champion Award. This esteemed accolade acknowledges GA Telesis’ outstanding commitment to maintaining the highest-level certified quality system, as well as its exemplary quality initiatives, advocacy efforts, and innovative strategies that have made a significant impact on the aerospace community. The ASA Business Champion Award… Read more

GA Telesis Promotes Alex Tuttle to Chief Commercial Officer of Flight Solutions Group

GA Telesis Promotes Alex Tuttle to Chief Commercial Officer of Flight Solutions Group

June 26, 2024 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis (“the company”), a global leader in commercial aviation, is proud to announce the promotion of Alex Tuttle to the position of Chief Commercial Officer (“CCO”) for its Flight Solutions Group (“FSG”). This strategic promotion is effective immediately and underscores the company’s commitment to strengthening its leadership team and enhancing its market presence. Alex Tuttle, a foundational pillar of GA Telesis since its inception, has been… Read more

GA Telesis Names Jim Sokol as President of Flight Solutions Group

GA Telesis Names Jim Sokol as President of Flight Solutions Group

June 25, 2024 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, a global leader in integrated aviation services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Sokol as the new President of its Flight Solutions Group (FSG). Jim Sokol succeeds Jason Reed, who was recently promoted to President of the GA Telesis Digital Innovation Group. Joining GA Telesis in July 2022, Jim Sokol brings over 40 years of executive leadership experience in the airline, maintenance, repair,… Read more

GA Telesis Continues Growth Trajectory with Upsized $275 Million Syndicated ABL Credit Facility

GA Telesis Continues Growth Trajectory with Upsized $275 Million Syndicated ABL Credit Facility

June 11, 2024 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (“the Company”), a leading global aviation integration company, announced a $50 million upsizing of its ABL credit facility to $275 million led by HSBC Bank USA and Fifth Third Bank as Joint Lead Arrangers. The upsize was met with overwhelming interest, allowing the Company to expand its existing bank group. Concurrently with the upsize, certain amendments were made to the facility to expand availability… Read more

GA Telesis Continues its Leadership Position in the USM Market with a Record Number of CFM56-7B Engine Disassemblies

GA Telesis Continues its Leadership Position in the USM Market with a Record Number of CFM56-7B Engine Disassemblies

June 4, 2024 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announces a significant expansion to their inventory of Used Serviceable Material with the disassembly of a record number of CFM56-7B engines. GAT’s Flight Solutions Group (“FSG”) will manage the distribution of the USM from these engines, building on their reputation as the world’s leading independent aftermarket used serviceable material supplier. With the exceptional growth of CFM56-7B shop visits anticipated in the coming years,… Read more

GA Telesis Engine Services Secures Major CFM56-7B Engine  MRO Contract with Thailand’s LCC Nok Airlines

GA Telesis Engine Services Secures Major CFM56-7B Engine MRO Contract with Thailand’s LCC Nok Airlines

May 23, 2024  – GA Telesis Engine Services (“GATES”), a leader in aviation maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) industry, is pleased to announce the signing of a substantial CFM56-7B MRO contract with Nok Airlines, an LCC airline based in Thailand. This contract marks a significant milestone in GATES’ expansion into the Southeast Asian market. Under the terms of this agreement, GATES will perform multiple CFM56-7B performance restoration engine shop visits for Nok Airlines. The contract… Read more

GA Telesis Announces 737-800 Consignment Disassembly Via Partnership with a Major Global Lessor

GA Telesis Announces 737-800 Consignment Disassembly Via Partnership with a Major Global Lessor

May 16, 2024 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announces a disassembly consignment agreement with a European based lessor for a 737-800 aircraft and two CFM56-7B engines. The contract was completed through a partnership with GA Telesis’ Flight Solutions Group for the distribution and resale of parts globally. As a global leader in component supply chain solutions and with distribution centers on six continents, GA Telesis is uniquely positioned to provide real-time… Read more

GA Telesis Receives Honeywell Top Honor – Named Global Channel Partner of the Year

GA Telesis Receives Honeywell Top Honor – Named Global Channel Partner of the Year

May 14, 2024 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announces it has received Honeywell’s top honor in being named the 2023 Honeywell Global Channel Partner of the Year. This esteemed award comes after a landmark expansion of the relationship with Honeywell Aerospace and GA Telesis’ Flight Solutions Group (FSG) to include the distribution of new inventories in great scale. “We approached the growth of our relationship with Honeywell as partners that were… Read more

HALO Finances Crestone & Atalaya’s Acquisition and Lease Back of Two Midlife Airbus A320s

HALO Finances Crestone & Atalaya’s Acquisition and Lease Back of Two Midlife Airbus A320s

May 9, 2024 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Tokyo, Japan – HALO AirFinance (“HALO”), a joint venture between GA Telesis (“GAT”) and Tokyo Century Corporation (“TC”) closed a financing for a Crestone Air Partners (“Crestone”)–Atalaya Capital Management (“Atalaya”) investment vehicle to acquire two on-lease Airbus A320-200 aircraft that will be managed by Crestone. “We are thrilled to support experienced and savvy investors like Crestone and Atalaya” commented Marc Cho, Co-Head and Managing Director of HALO. “This transaction demonstrates HALO’s continued… Read more

What is Digital Transformation by Dr. Rainford Knight

What is Digital Transformation by Dr. Rainford Knight

We’re all familiar with the term Digital Transformation (DT). It’s tossed around as much as AI. Yet most don’t exactly know what DT is. And according to McKinsey research (2021), 70% of DT projects fail. The good news, though, is that the 70% failure rate implies a 30% potential success rate. When we started our DT journey at GA Telesis we were going to be part of the smaller sub-set that succeeded in what we… Read more