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Company type | Public |
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Nasdaq: ASLE | |
Industry | Aviation Aerospace and defense |
Founded | 2008 |
Founders | Nicolas Finazzo and Robert B. Nichols |
Headquarters | Doral, Florida, U.S. [1] |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Nicolas Finazzo (Chairman & CEO) Martin Garmendia (CFO) Ben Tschirhart (Head of Engineered Solutions) Craig Wright (Head of Aircraft & Engine Management) Iso Nezaj (Chief Product Development Officer) Gary Jones (Head of Materials Group & COO) Enrique Pizzi (CIO) |
Website | www.aersale.com |
AerSale, Inc. is a Doral, Florida-based [1] global supplier of aftermarket commercial jet aircraft, engines, used materials, and aeronautical engineering services to passenger and cargo airlines, government, multinational original equipment manufacturers, and independent MROs. [2] AerSale is a member of the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association. [3]
The company was founded in Coral Gables, Florida, in 2008. The two founders invested US$250 million in equity in January 2010. [4] [5]
In July 2010, AerSale delivered a specially modified Boeing 737-400 aircraft to the National Nuclear Security Administration to fly depleted nuclear waste to disposal sites. [6] It supplied low-cost, used turbine blades to the Department of Defense for use on the Air Force's KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft; it saved the government US$36 million. [7]
AerSale operates three integrated lines of business: Aircraft & Engine Leasing; Material Sales; and Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO). The company is an aftermarket seller of original equipment manufacturers (OEM) used serviceable material. [8]
AerSale sells and leases engines and aircraft, both commercial passenger and cargo aircraft. It has purchased Boeing 737-300, Boeing 737-400, Boeing 737-500, Boeing 747-400, Boeing 757-200, and Boeing 767-300 passenger and freighter aircraft; Airbus A300-600R, Airbus A310-200, Airbus A320-200, and Airbus A330-300 passenger aircraft; and McDonnell Douglas MD-90 passenger and McDonnell Douglas DC-8-70 series freighter aircraft.[ citation needed ]
In November 2013, it completed a major maintenance check for NASA on its flying laboratory, a specially modified McDonnell Douglas DC-8-70 series aircraft. [9]
On March 12, 2010, the Aviation Suppliers Association certified AerSale's quality system to meet the requirements of ASA-100 and FAA Advisory Circular 00-56A. [10] On June 14, 2011, AerSale was certified by the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association. [11] On February 24, 2014, it received a U.S. Approval Certificate from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). [12]
In December 2023, the FAA approved the AerAware headset device SKYLENS as part of an enhanced flight vision system. [13] [14]
AerSale's first acquisition came in 2009 when it acquired 44 McDonnell Douglas DC-8-70 series aircraft from a major international logistics company. [15] [ which? ]
In May 2010, AerSale acquired the assets of Great Southwest Aviation located at the Roswell International Air Center in Roswell, New Mexico. [16] [17] In late 2010, AerSale acquired 19 Boeing 747-400 aircraft from Japan Airlines, representing two-thirds of the JAL fleet of 747-400s. [18] In 2012, AerSale acquired 25 of Saudi Airlines's McDonnell Douglas MD-90 aircraft. [19] In July 2015, AerSale acquired Aero Mechanical Industries, Inc. (AMI), located in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, to expand its component overhaul services to include aero structures. [20] In 2018, AMI was rebranded AerSale Component Solutions. [21] [22]
In November 2018, AerSale acquired Avborne, located in Miami, Florida, to include overhaul capability for hydraulic, pneumatic, and landing gear. [23] [24] [25] In June 2019, AerSale acquired airframe parts specialist Qwest Air Parts to add scale to its offering of airframe used serviceable material. [26]
AerSale Corp. and Monocle Acquisition Corporation announced their merger in December 2019, with an implied enterprise value of about US$430 million. The deal was revised in September 2020, with a lower value of about US$300 million. The combined company, named AerSale Corporation, began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "ASLE" in December 2020. [27] [28]