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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

Inventory Leasing – The New Normal / By Jason Reed

Cash is King! The old adage applies to all types of businesses at any time but specifically in times of downturn. We have been fortunate enough to ride a 10-year wave of aviation goodness only to watch it come crashing down in the last 2 months. My oh my how things have changed in such a short span. The majority of aircraft are parked, airline investment grades have dropped, finance yield demands are going straight… Read more

Making GA Telesis the Best of the Best / By Pastor Lopez

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a self-regulating business model that holds a company socially accountable. It incorporates the voluntary actions that companies undertake to address economic, social, and environmental impacts of its business operations to itself, its stakeholders, and the public. The European Commission defines CSR as a concept whereby companies decide voluntarily to contribute to a better society and a cleaner environment. Specifically, CSR suggests that businesses identify their stakeholder groups and incorporate their… Read more

Our Environment and the Aviation Industry / By Dr.Andreas Bauer

The current goal of an aerospace manufacturer is to make new aircraft and jet engines more efficient. They now use less energy and are producing less noise and lower emission levels than their predecessors. At GA Telesis – we are committed to the same goal – using less energy and becoming more efficient. We are committed to initiating projects and implementing higher standards in an effort to protect the environment by taking a leadership position… Read more

Don’t Panic— Lead / By Abdol Moabery

It was week one of the COVID-19 Crisis. The world around GA Telesis and me seemed to be melting down. Like many industry veterans, I have lived through downcycles in the late 1980s and 1990s, and more recently the significant shocks brought on by 9-11, SARS, the oil crisis, and the financial crisis, but none of us were prepared for what was about to come. Every time the aviation industry heads into a down cycle,… Read more

GA Telesis Appoints Eric Dollman, Vice President of Leveraged Finance Group

November 15, 2018– Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announces the appointment of Eric Dollman as Vice President of its Leveraged Finance Group. Eric Dollman brings nearly 20 years of experience in the transportation finance and leasing sector to GAT. Dollman joins GA Telesis from Amur Capital Management, where he led the fixed and rotary-wing aircraft business for over four years. His previous positions include American Express Co., where he led the global… Read more

Meeting with Mr. Green / By Abdol Moabery

I was just asked an interesting question. Hopefully, after reading below you will decipher what the question was. It was Friday, May 10, 1996, payday. I remember the day vividly. After spending the previous few weekends rummaging through pawn shops for a set of good cheap golf clubs to learn the game, I realized that fate was not on my side. Remember, for all intents and purposes, these were pre-internet shopping days and the thought of buying… 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