Aviation

USM Evolution During a Growing Part-Out Fleet  2021 and Beyond / by Alex Tuttle

USM Evolution During a Growing Part-Out Fleet 2021 and Beyond / by Alex Tuttle

A key aspect of selling USM (Used Serviceable Material) starts with the price point.  Some would say that it’s everything, but those who look deeper know that it’s not.  Because of the lack of perfect information, the simple task of determining a price based on supply and demand is never easy.  That job just became infinitely more difficult with the COVID-19 downturn.  An unimaginable number of aircraft are currently parked, creating myriad aircraft and engine… Read more

GA Telesis Engine Services (“GATES”) and Parent GA Telesis Announce Innovative New Technologies RTIS and EIERRIS® for Maintenance Inspections

GA Telesis Engine Services (“GATES”) and Parent GA Telesis Announce Innovative New Technologies RTIS and EIERRIS® for Maintenance Inspections

August 12, 2020 – Helsinki, Finland & Ft. Lauderdale, FL – GA Telesis Engine Services OY (“GATES”), the engine heavy maintenance unit of global aviation integrator GA Telesis, LLC, announced today a significant upgrade to its Customer Support Services by introducing an innovative Remote Table Inspection Solution (RTIS) to its current and future customers. As a countermeasure to the global travel difficulties and social distancing resulting from the COVID-19 situation and as an alternative to… Read more

GE Veteran Russell Shelton Joins GA Telesis as  President of its Engine Strategy Group

GE Veteran Russell Shelton Joins GA Telesis as President of its Engine Strategy Group

August 6, 2020 – FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – GA Telesis, LLC, the leading integrated solutions provider for the commercial aviation sector, today announced that former GE Managing Director of Services Sales, Russell Shelton, has joined the company as President of its Engine Strategy Group. Russ will oversee the company’s long-term engine MRO Strategy, coined, Turbine Vision 2020. This will also include the leadership of the company’s Engine Services operation in Finland. Shelton recently retired from GE,… Read more

An Engine MRO After COVID-19 — A Whole New Ballgame

An Engine MRO After COVID-19 — A Whole New Ballgame

The COVID era is about six months old now, and we’ve seen different national and regional approaches to the global health crisis. Even those who initially thought we were dealing with just another flu, learned that COVID-19 will be far worse. The only certainty at this point is the uncertainty as to how and when this will end. One thing we do know is that in addition to the enormous human distress, COVID-19 will have… Read more

GA Telesis Announces Its New “Turbine Vision 2020” Strategy

GA Telesis Announces Its New “Turbine Vision 2020” Strategy

July 30, 2020 – FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – GA Telesis, LLC (the “Company”), the leading integrated solutions provider for the commercial aviation sector, has announced commencement of its Turbine Vision 2020 (“TV 2020”) strategy. The new strategy will integrate M&A, greenfield projects, and new OEM alliances with the Company’s vast array of know-how in the area surrounding jet engine technologies. TV 2020 will consolidate all aspects of component, hospital, and complete engine MRO services into… Read more

Finding the COVID-19 Silver Linings / by Taylor Oakley & Tyla Martin

Finding the COVID-19 Silver Linings / by Taylor Oakley & Tyla Martin

Hello GA Telesis friends and family! It’s Taylor and Tyla here with your much-needed dose of positivity. In this blog, we will be highlighting how we’ve been able to find silver linings throughout this pandemic. We also reached out to some colleagues to see how they’ve been managing. If you had told us we would be living a completely different lifestyle four months ago, we would’ve never believed you. Four months ago, we were up… Read more

GA Telesis Announces Firm Order for 737-800  Conversion to Freighter with AEI

GA Telesis Announces Firm Order for 737-800 Conversion to Freighter with AEI

July 28, 2020 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announces a firm order with Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (“AEI”) to convert a 737-800 passenger aircraft to a freighter configuration with an option for a second aircraft. This commitment marks GA Telesis’ expansion into the 737NG Passenger-to-Freighter (“P2F”) market. The first 737-800 (MSN 32903) will begin P2F conversion in August 2020 with completion scheduled for December 2020. If exercised, conversion of the option aircraft… Read more

GA Telesis Expands A320neo Flight Hour Support Contract with Air Astana

GA Telesis Expands A320neo Flight Hour Support Contract with Air Astana

July 23, 2020 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Air Astana, the national air carrier of Kazakhstan and A320neo launch customer in the CIS, announces the expansion of its GA Telesis Flight Hour support contract for its fleet Airbus A320neo and A321neo aircraft. The support program entails warranty administration, repair management, 24/7/365 AOG support, a large main-base stock placed at Air Astana’s hub, and a greatly expanded pool access of inventory that will be used to… Read more

GA Telesis Engine Services (“GATES”) Announces Major Test Cell Upgrade

GA Telesis Engine Services (“GATES”) Announces Major Test Cell Upgrade

July 21, 2020 – Helsinki, Finland – GA Telesis Engine Services OY (“GATES”), the engine heavy maintenance unit of global aviation integrator GA Telesis, LLC, announced a significant capital expenditure to upgrade its test cell operation to the highest standards and technology available.  The new upgrade will provide the company with the most robust and modern test cell in mainland Europe and can easily transition towards testing the latest technology engines.   The company has… Read more

GA Telesis Announces the Purchase of Eight (8) PW4056 Engines from Delta Material Services

GA Telesis Announces the Purchase of Eight (8) PW4056 Engines from Delta Material Services

July 16, 2020 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announces the purchase of eight (8) Pratt & Whitney PW4056-3 engines from Delta Material Services (“DMS”), all of which were last operated by Delta Air Lines (DAL). The transaction was recently concluded by the Component Solutions Group (CSG), whereas the engines will be immediately inducted for disassembly and repair.  Upon completion, the used serviceable material (USM) will be made available to GA Telesis’… Read more