aircraft leasing

GA Telesis Announces the Delivery of Second B737-800SF Freighter Conversion to Compass Cargo Airlines, Bulgaria

August 10, 2021 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announces the delivery of its second B737-800SF (MSN 28826) passenger-to-freighter (“P2F”) conversion to Compass Cargo Airlines, Bulgaria. The aircraft was delivered from Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (“AEI”) authorized Conversion Center, Commercial Jet, in Miami. This follows the delivery of the first B737-800SF freighter to Ethiopian Airlines in March 2021. GA Telesis’ Leasing, Investment, Financing & Trading (“LIFT”) Group has achieved great success since announcing… Read more

GA Telesis Announces an Agreement for the Acquisition of a Fleet of 777-300ER Aircraft

March 2, 2021 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis has signed an agreement to acquire a fleet of 777-300ER aircraft powered by GE90-115B engines with an undisclosed seller. With the world’s leading aviation ecosystem and given the relative size of the acquisition, GA Telesis’ plan for this fleet will encompass a broad strategy of aircraft leasing, engine leasing, as well as airframe and engine part-out. According to Marc Cho, President of the LIFT (Leasing,… Read more

GA Telesis Announces Membership in the Aviation Working Group

September 15, 2020 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announced today that it has joined the Aviation Working Group (“AWG”). The AWG is a not-for-profit legal entity comprised of major aviation manufacturers, leasing companies, and financial institutions that contribute to developing policies, laws, and regulations that facilitate international aviation financing and leasing. The AWG (www.awg.aero) was formed in 1994 by Airbus and Boeing to provide detailed, coordinated input to assist UNIDROIT… 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

Helicopter Leasing / By Eric Dollman

GA Telesis is Uniquely Positioned to Provide Helicopter Leasing and Parts Solutions Even before the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting plunge in oil prices, the helicopter industry has been in relative turmoil since mid-2014 with limited signs of improvement on the horizon. The three major drivers for that turmoil were: the sharp drop in oil prices which began in mid-2014 and a resulting reduction in Oil & Gas companies’ demand for helicopters to transport… Read more

GA Telesis’ Increase in Product Demand Leads to Increase in Q3 Engine & Airframe Inventory Levels

Sept 10, 2019 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC Component Solutions Group (CSG) announces the acquisition of (1) CFM56-5B, (6) CFM56-5A, (2) CF6-80C2B, (2) 777-200ER, and (2) 737NG to meet the demand of its customer inventory requirements. The inventory will be used to support the GA Telesis SNAP, ACCESS, and Flight Hour Programs, as well as day-to-day replenishment requirements of the Company’s Airline and MRO customers worldwide. The company further stipulated that its… Read more

ICBC Aviation and GA Telesis Announce MOU to Form Mid-Life Aircraft Leasing Alliance Focused on Customer Fleet Renewal Solutions and Asset Value Maximization Strategies

June, 17, 2019 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Paris Air Show – ICBC Aviation Leasing Co., Ltd. (“ICBC Aviation”) and GA Telesis LLC (“GAT”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) at the Paris Air Show to agree on building a marketing alliance in assisting airlines in their fleet renewal activities by trading out of mature or end of life aircraft and in providing spare engine financing and leasing solutions. “As a global leader in… Read more