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GA Telesis Appoints Jim Sokol as Vice President of Sales – Americas, Flight Solutions Group

GA Telesis Appoints Jim Sokol as Vice President of Sales – Americas, Flight Solutions Group.
Jim Sokol completed his education at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician.

Jim Sakol’s responsibilities will include sales, services and support of all USM material, tool/GSE offerings, OEM distribution, and logistics advocacy in the region.

Commercial aerospace firm GA Telesis, LLC has announced the appointment of industry veteran Jim Sokol as Vice President of Sales – Americas for the Flight Solutions Group (FSG). In this new role, Jim Sakol will support GA Telesis’ global ecosystem by providing the highest level of team leadership and customer advocacy. Jim will lead the GA Telesis Americas sales team and will aim to bring a superior level of established integrity, aviation acumen, customer relationship, and operational experience.

“I am extremely excited to take on this highly coveted Americas Sales leadership role at GA Telesis. I have a clear understanding of our customer’s needs and plan to deliver tailored solutions to meet their operational challenges,” said Jim Sokol, Vice President of Sales – Americas for the Flight Solutions Group (FSG). “I’m proud to be a part of an organization that puts all emphasis on customer success with a focus on lowering airline maintenance costs, and overall, adding value on all sides,” he further added.

Jim Sakol will work to support the Flight Solutions Group’s commitment towards expanding GA Telesis’ footprint in the aviation industry. His responsibilities will include sales, services and support of all USM material, tool/GSE offerings, OEM distribution, and logistics advocacy in the region of Americas.

Jason Reed, President, Flight Solutions Group said, “FSG’s goal has always been to intelligently define the aviation aftermarket role by driving change to aviation-sector challenges faced by our customer baseHaving the right talent onboard is always core to that initiative, thus, we are very pleased to have Jim join our renown global leadership team.  His overall network, character, and expansive aviation expertise makes him a tremendous asset to our ecosystem”.

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Jim Sokol joined GA Telesis in July 2022 with experience of 40 plus years in the aviation industry after successfully completing executive leadership in the airline, MRO, and transportation sectors. Jim joins the already existing FSG team and brings a proficient knowledge of operational aviation backgrounds along with established relationships across the aviation industry and a proven impact with customers around the world. Sokol believes in helping his customers simplify results, improve asset availability, and deliver on the necessary strategies of focusing on their core competencies while improving airline bottom line CASM results.