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HALO Finances Crestone & Atalaya’s Acquisition and Lease Back of Two Midlife Airbus A320s

HALO Finances Crestone & Atalaya’s Acquisition and Lease Back of Two Midlife Airbus A320s

May 9, 2024 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Tokyo, Japan – HALO AirFinance (“HALO”), a joint venture between GA Telesis (“GAT”) and Tokyo Century Corporation (“TC”) closed a financing for a Crestone Air Partners (“Crestone”)–Atalaya Capital Management (“Atalaya”) investment vehicle to acquire two on-lease Airbus A320-200 aircraft that will be managed by Crestone. “We are thrilled to support experienced and savvy investors like Crestone and Atalaya” commented Marc Cho, Co-Head and Managing Director of HALO. “This transaction demonstrates HALO’s continued… Read more

HALO Concludes Financing of a 737-800SF Freighter Aircraft For Nauru Airlines

HALO Concludes Financing of a 737-800SF Freighter Aircraft For Nauru Airlines

May 30, 2023 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Tokyo, Japan – HALO AirFinance (“HALO”), a joint venture between GA Telesis (“GAT”) and Tokyo Century Corporation (“TC”) closed financing for Nauru Airlines, the flag carrier of the Republic of Nauru, to finance the acquisition of a 737-800SF freighter aircraft. “Nauru Airlines is a critical component of the economic infrastructure of the Republic of Nauru and the surrounding region, and we are thrilled to support the carrier’s fleet growth,” commented Marc… Read more

HALO Concludes First Deal with Announcement of a Credit Facility for Republic Airways to Finance a Portfolio of CF34 Engines

HALO Concludes First Deal with Announcement of a Credit Facility for Republic Airways to Finance a Portfolio of CF34 Engines

April 13, 2023 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Tokyo, Japan – HALO AirFinance (“HALO”), a joint venture between GA Telesis (“GAT”) and Tokyo Century Corporation (“TC”), closed a credit facility for Republic Airways, a market-leading US regional airline, to finance a portfolio of General Electric CF34-8E engines. This is the inaugural transaction executed under HALO’s first fund HALO One, which was launched last month in partnership with InterVest Capital Partners. “Republic Airways is a market leader in the regional airline sector,… Read more

GA Telesis Announces the Delivery of the First of Two 737-800SF Freighter Conversions to Bluebird Nordic on behalf of  Tokyo Century Corporation

GA Telesis Announces the Delivery of the First of Two 737-800SF Freighter Conversions to Bluebird Nordic on behalf of Tokyo Century Corporation

April 6, 2023 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) announces the delivery of the first of two scheduled 737-800SF aircraft to Bluebird Nordic (“BBN”). The aircraft, owned by Tokyo Century Corporation (“TCC”), was delivered from Aeronautical Engineering, Inc. (“AEI”) authorized Conversion Center, Commercial Jet, in Dothan, Alabama. GAT managed the conversion and remarketing of the aircraft and will remain involved as lease manager moving forward. GA Telesis’ Leasing, Investment, Financing & Trading… Read more

GA Telesis and Tokyo Century Corporation Announce the Launch of HALO AirFinance, a Direct Aviation Lending Platform

GA Telesis and Tokyo Century Corporation Announce the Launch of HALO AirFinance, a Direct Aviation Lending Platform

  March 4, 2023 – Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Tokyo, Japan – GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) and Tokyo Century Corporation (“TC”) announce the launch of its new joint venture lending platform, HALO AirFinance (“HALO”). HALO will serve as the exclusive debt origination channel for GAT and TC, with a focus on secured direct lending to airlines, lessors, and investors, covering the collateral spectrum from new to mid-life aircraft. HALO will be uniquely positioned in the aviation… Read more

Tokyo Century Corporation and All Nippon Airways Trading Company to Acquire Significant Stake in GA Telesis

Tokyo Century Corporation and All Nippon Airways Trading Company to Acquire Significant Stake in GA Telesis

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, October 1, 2018 – GA Telesis, LLC (“GA Telesis” or “the Company”) announced today that its current shareholder Tokyo Century Corporation (“Tokyo Century”) along with All Nippon Airways Trading Company (“ANATC”)[1], have collectively entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all shares held by Global Principal Finance Company LLC (“GPFC”)[2]. Tokyo Century’s ownership after the closing of the transaction will increase to 49.2% and ANATC will acquire a 10% interest in the… Read more

GA Telesis and Tokyo Century Corporation Launch $1 Billion New Technology Engine Leasing Initiative

GA Telesis and Tokyo Century Corporation Launch $1 Billion New Technology Engine Leasing Initiative

August 1, 2017 – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA and Tokyo, Japan – GA Telesis and Tokyo Century Corporation announced today the launch of a new technology engine financing initiative focusing on a select group of new technology jet engines.  GA Telesis has been an industry leading engine lessor since its inception in 2002 and has consummated well over 1,000 engine transactions. The new joint initiative will enhance GA Telesis’ current technology engine leasing business by… Read more