TrueAero

TrueAero, LLC is an aviation company based in Sebastian, Florida. It began as a source of commercial engine and airframe material and has grown into a business that also leases aircraft and engines, manages assets for institutional and private investors, and provides technical services. Customers named on its website include airlines, MROs, leasing companies and OEMs.

Materials

• Used serviceable material (USM) for commercial airframes and engines
• The company says it holds over 240,000 airframe and engine line items, with parts traceable to teardowns it manages
• Full aircraft consignment for mid-life and end-of-life assets
• An AOG contact is listed on the site

Leasing

• Airbus and Boeing narrowbody and widebody aircraft, on short and long term leases
• Pratt and Whitney, GE, IAE and CFM engines
• Engine stands for lease, with fitment checks and shipment tracking

Asset management

TrueAero Asset Management and TrueAero Asset Management Ireland handle leased mid-life and end-of-life aircraft and engines for investors.

Technical services

TrueAero Technical Services (TATS) covers lease transitions and redelivery support, records review and audits, acquisition and pre-purchase inspections, risk assessment and technical due diligence, check management, and records digitization with cloud backup.

History

• 2012: founder Karl Drusch finds a warehouse for purchase in Sebastian, Florida
• 2013: the material business starts with the acquisition of three Airbus A320 aircraft, and the first facility opens in November
• 2015: acquires a portfolio of 18 leased aircraft
• 2017: opens offices in Dallas, Texas and Dublin, Ireland
• 2020: reaches 50 aircraft in its portfolio
• 2024: over 150,000 parts sold to more than 1,000 customers, according to the company

Company facts

• CAGE code 768R9
• ASA-100 accreditation, as reported in the ASA FAA AC 00-56B accreditation database; the site links an ASA-100 certificate