Contrail Aviation Support

Contrail Aviation Support is a commercial aircraft trading, leasing and parts company. It was founded in 2000 as an engine material trading company. It is a business unit of AIR T, Inc., a holding company listed on NASDAQ as AIRT.

The company trades and leases commercial aircraft and sells jet engine parts. Its engine parts business sells used serviceable material (USM) for commercial jet engines. The company says it is a certified USM parts supplier worldwide.

The business began with used serviceable material from the JT8D and CFM56-3 engines. It has since grown to cover the engine types that power the 737NG and A320 families. The site says the company has completed over 176 aircraft and engine transactions since it started.

Headquarters are in Verona, Wisconsin, in a 21,000 square foot facility that stores its inventory. The office is about two hours north of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The company also has a marketing presence in France, the UK and Shanghai, China.

Trading and leasing focuses on asset management that aims to maximize value for asset owners. The company says it is well capitalized, has global reach and works at the speed of business. Its engine parts team says it offers timely paperwork and shipping, deep industry relationships and extra effort on every part, whatever its size.

The company says it builds long lasting relationships with customers and vendors. It says quality, value and integrity are the principles it was founded on. The website includes an ASA certificate page.

The parent company, AIR T, Inc., describes its portfolio of businesses as operating independently yet interrelatedly.

Services

• Aircraft trading
• Aircraft leasing
• Engine parts
• Used serviceable material (USM)
• Asset management
• Engine material for 737NG and A320 families
• ASA certificate