Aviation

Tokyo Century Corporation and All Nippon Airways Trading Company Complete Acquisition of GA Telesis Shares

Tokyo Century Corporation and All Nippon Airways Trading Company Complete Acquisition of GA Telesis Shares

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, October 15, 2018 – GA Telesis, LLC (“GA Telesis” or “the Company”) announced completion of the previously announced share purchase by  Tokyo Century Corporation (“Tokyo Century”) and All Nippon Airways Trading Co., Ltd. (“ANATC”)[1] from Global Principal Finance Company LLC (“GPFC”)[2] The transaction provides the Company with shareholders that have a committed long-term growth strategy in the aviation industry. Tokyo Century and ANATC, respectively, hold a 49.2% and 10% interest in the… Read more

Going Green at GA Telesis / By Dr. Andreas Bauer

Going Green at GA Telesis / By Dr. Andreas Bauer

GA Telesis headquarters is a large consumer of electricity by virtue of air conditioning and lighting a 140,000 square foot multi-story HQ building. A few years ago, our former head of global operations and now VP of Turbine Solutions, Alex Tuttle, started these green initiatives by initiating a plan to change classic warehouse lighting to T5 lights with motion sensors. I was amazed to see the huge impact that this lighting initiative had on monthly… Read more

GA Telesis Appoints Mauro Francazi, Director of Business Development – Europe

GA Telesis Appoints Mauro Francazi, Director of Business Development – Europe

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – September 18, 2018 – GA Telesis, LLC. (“GAT”) announces the appointment of Mauro Francazi as Director of Business Development – Europe. Mauro brings nearly 30 years of aviation experience in leasing, finance, procurement, and fleet management.  Mr. Francazi joins GA Telesis from Alitalia, where he served since 1989 in many roles including Director of Irish entities of the Alitalia Group.  His most recent position was Head of Fleet and Technical Procurement… Read more

Fostering Curiosity / By Dave Dicken

Fostering Curiosity / By Dave Dicken

At GA Telesis we live by the five “W”s and one “H”; who, what, when, where, why, and how. It all starts when we were children and there was nothing more natural than challenging our parents with these questions. In many cases, these questions would be met with impatience and frustration. As kids, how many conversations did we have, that started with “But why?” and ended with “Because I said so.” or, “Curiosity killed the… Read more

Thanks For Caring About My Success / By Cesar Morales

Thanks For Caring About My Success / By Cesar Morales

Looking back on a 29-year career in aviation, I am reminded of all the people I met along the way, but especially of those certain individuals who went that extra mile to help me advance my career and ultimately, land where I am today.   From my very first role in aviation, working on the dismantling of a DC-8, I have focused on learning and soaking up knowledge like a sponge. And along with that enthusiasm,… Read more

GA Telesis MRO Services Group Reports Record Performance

GA Telesis MRO Services Group Reports Record Performance

Fort Lauderdale, Florida – July 31, 2018 – GA Telesis (the Company), a leader in integrated aviation services, reported record LTM performance as well as first-half results for 2018 for the Company’s MRO Services Group. Revenue increased by 25% on a year-over-year basis for the first six months of 2018, while new customer growth increased by 9% and existing customer concentration was diluted by 7%.  Furthermore, the financial results for the trailing twelve months through June… Read more

Millennial and Gen-Z Interns – YUCK? NOT HARDLY! / By Abdol Moabery

Millennial and Gen-Z Interns – YUCK? NOT HARDLY! / By Abdol Moabery

Today I had the opportunity to have lunch with the 2018 Intern Class at GA Telesis.  This is an annual thing we do where they get to spend some time with me, talk about what they have learned, ask questions of me and let’s remember they are young students – so there is nothing like a free lunch. With all that is being said about the work ethic and philosophy of Millennials and Generation Z… Read more

GA Telesis Engine Services Appoints Carsten Holm as Chief Commercial Officer

GA Telesis Engine Services Appoints Carsten Holm as Chief Commercial Officer

Helsinki, Finland – June 14, 2018  GA Telesis Engine Services Oy (GATES) announces the appointment of Carsten Holm as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).  Holm, who previously served as GATES Chief Operations Officer (COO), is responsible for driving commercial solutions for GATES business including the development and implementation of supply chain and inventory strategies, while furthering the internal repair business. Before being named CCO, Holm had been COO since mid-2016 where he made significant strides in… Read more

GA Telesis Engine Services Appoints Sergey Moryakov, Vice President of Sales and Customer Service

GA Telesis Engine Services Appoints Sergey Moryakov, Vice President of Sales and Customer Service

Helsinki, Finland – May 29, 2018 – Leading engine MRO, GA Telesis Engine Services Oy (“GATES”) announced the appointment of Sergey Moryakov as the Vice President of Sales and Customer Service. Headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, Sergey will manage the global sales team and network, and he will also be responsible for all marketing campaigns. Mr. Moryakov has broad technical expertise and knowledge pertaining to the sale of engine services, specifically in Russia and the CIS… Read more

Experience: There is No Substitute / By Marc Cho

Experience: There is No Substitute / By Marc Cho

I have been fortunate to work with some amazing professionals across a spectrum of institutions over the first 20 years of my career in aviation. While it is cliché to say there is no substitute for experience, I have come to appreciate that adage even more since joining GA Telesis. Over the past five years, it has become very evident that investor interest in the aviation sector has never been stronger and new capital continues… Read more