Aviation Archives

Top Five Places to Visit in Washington State / By Stephen Toutt

I took my first trip to Washington State in the Pacific Northwest in 2017 to visit Seattle and can’t wait to go back. Here are five of my favorite places from this trip. Olympic National Park – Located on the Olympic Peninsula and comprises three distinct ecosystems (snow-capped mountains, Pacific coastline, and temperate forests), Olympic National Park is the perfect place for outdoor enthusiasts. At almost a million acres, this national park offers an endless… Read more

Leading by Evoking Emotions / by Pastor Lopez

The brain is a sophisticated computer that can process and interpret multiple inputs of information at once. It is also where we store certain information that we retrieve from time to time, some good and some bad. This stored information creates a frame of reference for our actions. Therefore, we all may react differently under similar circumstances. A GA Telesis leader’s job is to figure out what information to use to trigger emotions that will… Read more

Managing a Region with the World’s Largest Airport / By Mehmet Gokhan Dogan

For ages, Istanbul has been considered the center of the world with its strategic location between East and West. Translated, Istanbul’s meaning, “to the city” in Greek, was a message before its time. Whether it’s the silk road of Old or New, the Biggest Airport in the world was designed, developed, and built to serve a purpose in the region to become the Global Aviation Transport Hub. The new airport covers 76 million square meters… Read more

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

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

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

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

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