Aviation Industry Archives

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

Employee Empowerment and Involvement / by Kevin Daugherty

Aviation is one of the most dynamic and fast-paced industries in the world. Whether it is passengers or cargo, we are tasked to deliver on time, every time. To achieve these goals and grow into an industry leader, it takes a lot of work, a little luck, and, most importantly, a team that shares and values the company ethos. When we all strive towards the same goal, we don’t have to push people to succeed;… Read more

Tarmac Solutions Group – Your Future Tooling and GSE Partner / By Jason Reed

When most people look at aviation, they focus on the plane, the engines, parts, repairs, and overhaul. But have you ever stopped to look out the window of your flight and notice all the equipment sitting on the tarmac? Tugs, trucks, baggage carts, baggage loaders, deicing equipment, etc. And what about all the maintenance performed on the aircraft? It’s not just wrenches and screwdrivers in the aviation world; it’s a wide variety of bootstraps, jacks,… Read more

Moving and Shaking the Industry through Engineering / by Fabian Robinson

As the world continues to reshape itself while combating COVID-19, everyone is looking to distinguish between the optimistic and pessimistic scenarios for the solution to recovering our industry after this pandemic. One thing that connects both viewpoints is that everyone is anxious to restore their sense of equilibrium and normalcy; for the GA Telesis family, we believe that the safest, swiftest, and most effortless ways of achieving this is through Engineering. Engineering makes an important… Read more

The Art of Airline Relationship Management / by Mauro Francazi

Airlines are vital partners of ours and an essential portion of the GA Telesis Ecosystem™. Therefore, building and maintaining a robust, healthy, and productive relationship with them is paramount. The importance of how GA Telesis builds and maintains relationships with our partners is not merely a competence. It is an “art” deeply ingrained in the culture of our company. As the aviation industry struggles with the Covid-19 pandemic, the majority of airlines are facing this… Read more

Risk Mitigation is the Solid Foundation at GA Telesis to Ensuring a Positive Flying Experience / By Pastor Lopez

During a speech in 2005 before the Metropolitan Club in New York City, William R. Brody, then-President of John Hopkins University also an MIT graduate, remarked that “risk is an intrinsic element of our daily lives. Every day, millions of people are playing games of chance… If you look behind the discoveries that have made America great, you find people who were willing to risk it all for success, and many more who failed trying.”… Read more

Getting Beyond YES in Aviation / By Basil Papayoti

I was just a pup in the early 90’s when I had the opportunity to work for Aviall, which, at the time, was one of the most formidable independent MROs of its time. I was fortunate enough to be led and mentored by some of our industry giants, who later laid the foundation and led Delta Air Lines to becoming one of the most admired airlines in our industry; let alone one of the most… Read more

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

GA Telesis and Czech Airlines Technics Sign Letter of Intent to Form Partnership

October 4, 2017 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Prague, Czech Republic GA Telesis, LLC (“GA Telesis”) and Czech Airlines Technics (“CSAT”) today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to form an integrated supply chain partnership to support GA Telesis’ new ATR fleet iGEAR support service. With today’s announcement, GA Telesis will begin providing ATR fleet operators with an integrated flight hour support program with CSAT providing repair and consignment pooling in… Read more

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