Editorial Comment

Busy month for GA Telesis

By November 2, 2018 No Comments

GA Telesis has acquired an Airbus A319-200 (MSN 1541) equipped with CFM56-5B engines. The disassembly is taking place in the UK, where key components will then be routed to its UK and US-based distribution facilities. The inventory will be used in support of GA Telesis’ iGEAR, SNAP and ACCESS programs as well as day-to-day sales requirements of the company’s airline and MRO customers worldwide.

“We have a substantial pipeline of airframe and engine inventory scheduled in the coming months to add to our recent 747 and 777 teardowns,” said Jason Reed, President of GA Telesis Component Solutions Group. “In addition to the A319, the company has also targeted four 777s and one A330 that will be disassembled by Q1 2019 to ensure success in supporting our customer’s operational performance,” he added.

GA Telesis has also completed a purchase and leaseback transaction of three aircraft and two spare engines with Aircalin, the international flag carrier of New Caledonia.
The company completed the acquisition of two Airbus A330-200, one A320-200 aircraft and two spare engines (one CF6-80E1 and one V2527) from Aircalin.

Simultaneous with the purchase, the aircraft and engines were placed on operating leases with Aircalin. This is the first lease transaction between GAT and Aircalin. A portion of the transaction was funded by GA Telesis Aviation Investments 2 LLC (GAIN 2), an aviation investment vehicle managed by GA Telesis Capital Management, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of GA Telesis.

“We are very excited to increase our exposure in the South Pacific region with a world-class operator,” commented Marc Cho, Chief Investment Officer and President of Leasing, Investments, Finance, and Trading (LIFT) at GA Telesis. “We look forward to a prosperous leasing relationship with Aircalin, ” he added.

“The Aircalin and the GA Telesis team worked hard to develop a fleet transition solution, which is part of the acquisition plan for its new Airbus NEO fleet, 2 A330-900neo and 2 A320neo aircraft. The first long-haul aircraft of the New Caledonian company will operate in June 2019,” said Didier Tappero, Chief Executive Officer of Aircalin.