Regional One

Meet Regional One

Regional One is a purchaser, lessor, and seller of aircraft, aircraft parts, engines and engine parts, offering worldwide support to regional and commercial aircraft operators. Our team of expert aviation professionals operates from our corporate offices and warehouse facilities strategically located in South Florida.

With an extensive inventory, a wide range of products and support services, Regional One possesses all the right resources, experience, and capabilities to provide the best quality of service to its customers and business partners. Over the years, Regional One has built an integrated portfolio of solutions and services offering leasing, sales, lease backs, consignment management, teardown management, repair management, flight hour programs, asset valuations and much more. We are committed to innovate with new services that provide unrivalled support to cover our customers’ needs.

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to oversee all your aircraft needs, look no further!

Our Great Story

Over the years our expertise and core competencies led us to growth and business expansion. On April 2013, Regional One joined Exchange Income Corporation and its family of aviation companies. As a publicly traded Canadian company, Exchange Income is a diversified, acquisition-oriented corporation focused on opportunities in aerospace, aviation services, equipment, and manufacturing.

Regional One was founded in 2004 by a dedicated and dynamic team of highly experienced senior aviation industry professionals with deep and diverse backgrounds in domestic and international regional aerospace markets. The company was established to become the ONE source to integrate quality and affordable solutions for the global aerospace industry.

Regional One has established strategic alliances to drive business expansion, reach new customers and provide current customers with new services & product support options. In 2016, we partnered with EIC Aircraft Leasing, the owner of a substantial aircraft portfolio. This alliance allowed us to establish R1 Lease Services in 2017, strengthening our competency to provide professional lease management, contract maintenance, and records management services for regional aircraft lessors.

Our Purpose

At Regional One our goal is to become your ONE partner by offering first-class, dependable assets and reliable solutions.

We measure our success by building a strong reputation for excellence and combine it with a sincere commitment to quality, integrity and business ethics.

Our dedicated, knowledgeable and experienced workforce are key to our success and longevity as a supplier to the regional and commercial aviation community.

Our Goals

Continually gain and retain loyal customers

Continuous quality improvement of our services and performance

Drive customer satisfaction

Invest in the development of our employees

Become the largest regional aircraft lessor worldwide

Continue to stock and have readily available parts

Our Facility

Regional One has over 100,000 square feet of temperature-controlled warehouse facilities centrally located in midtown Miami, in very close proximity to two major international airports: Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport.

With over 245,000 stocked components, our strategic location assures our customers that their shipping demands can be met on time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

Our Quality Assurance

Regional One continuously strives to meet and exceed the requirements and expectations of our customers. We take great pride to ensure that we provide the highest level of quality to our customers by providing quality products/services, on-time delivery and effective/streamlined supply chain management.

Our Quality Management System is accredited to the latest certifications of ISO9001:2015, AS9100-D, and FAA AC 00-56B (Voluntary Industry Distributor Accreditation Program) standards, a member of the Aviation Suppliers Association (ASA) and of the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA).

Our Quality Assurance Forms

Regional One approves all external providers, continually monitors their performance and conducts periodic audits to ensure the highest standards of quality. In order to create and maintain vendor status on Regional One’s approved supplier list, we require that all vendors complete our External Providers Evaluation Audit. We welcome customer feedback that can help us meet and exceed our customers’ expectations.

In addition, we have created a Regional One Self-Audit Evaluation along with supporting quality documentation that our clients can access at any given time.

Customer feedback

Providers evaluation

Self-audit evaluation

Our Clients

Global aviation leaders rely on our solutions to run their operations. Regional One is proud to serve a vast variety of clients, ranging from Airlines to OEMs, MROs, FBOs, Brokers and many more. A few operators from our client list are portrayed below.

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	Dave Dicken VP of Aircraft Materials
Mr. Dicken joined the Regional One team in July 2022. He oversees all aspects of the airframe material supply chain which includes procurement, repairs, product line, and sales. Prior to Regional One, Mr. Dicken has held similar roles adding up to 25 years of component supply chain and sales experience in the aviation industry.

Dave Dicken

VP of Aircraft Materials

Mr. Dicken joined the Regional One team in July 2022. He oversees all aspects of the airframe material supply chain which includes procurement, repairs, product line, and sales. Prior to Regional One, Mr. Dicken has held similar roles adding up to 25 years of component supply chain and sales experience in the aviation industry.

	Duane Butler Sr Vice President of Engine Trading
Mr. Butler is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and has been leading Regional Ones Engine team for nearly a decade. His team is responsible for building business cases and executing sales strategies on all engine related matters, both on entire assets, and engine piece part inventory. Mr. Butler also is integral in R1 University, an internal education program that mentors and helps grow talent from within Regional One.

Duane Butler

Sr Vice President of Engine Trading

Mr. Butler is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and has been leading Regional Ones Engine team for nearly a decade. His team is responsible for building business cases and executing sales strategies on all engine related matters, both on entire assets, and engine piece part inventory. Mr. Butler also is integral in R1 University, an internal education program that mentors and helps grow talent from within Regional One.

	Zef Chhatriwalla Chief Financial Officer
Zef: Mr. Chhatriwalla joined the R1 team in 2022 and is responsible for our financial and accounting matters. He is a CPA with 25+ years of global financial experience in both the Automotive and Aerospace organizations.

Zef Chhatriwalla

Chief Financial Officer

Zef: Mr. Chhatriwalla joined the R1 team in 2022 and is responsible for our financial and accounting matters. He is a CPA with 25+ years of global financial experience in both the Automotive and Aerospace organizations.

	Kurt Brulisauer Chief Commercial Officer
Mr. Brulisauer was appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Regional One in 2019, after serving as Chief Financial Officer from September 2015 through November 2017. Prior to re-joining Regional One, Mr. Brulisauer held the roles of Senior VP of Operations and Senior VP of Ground Operations at Silver Airways. He has over 15 years of experience in the aviation industry, which started at AirTran Airways. Mr. Brulisauer brings additional experience in different industries such as Logistics and Supply Chain as well as Information Technology and Services. He received his B.A. from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Georgia Institute of Technology Scheller College of Business.

Kurt Brulisauer

Chief Commercial Officer

Mr. Brulisauer was appointed Chief Commercial Officer at Regional One in 2019, after serving as Chief Financial Officer from September 2015 through November 2017. Prior to re-joining Regional One, Mr. Brulisauer held the roles of Senior VP of Operations and Senior VP of Ground Operations at Silver Airways. He has over 15 years of experience in the aviation industry, which started at AirTran Airways. Mr. Brulisauer brings additional experience in different industries such as Logistics and Supply Chain as well as Information Technology and Services. He received his B.A. from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Georgia Institute of Technology Scheller College of Business.

	Hank Gibson President
Mr. Gibson joined the company in 2012, after more than 20 years as Senior VP at Volvo Aero Services Corp. He was most recently responsible for overseeing all global sourcing activities for Volvo and its key relationships with manufacturers, airlines and independent MRO's. During his aviation career, he has held a number of key executive management positions including, Senior VP of Business Development & Strategic Planning and Senior VP of Global Sales & Marketing. Prior to joining Volvo, Mr. Gibson spent five years working for financial services companies in New York. He holds a BS in Finance from Florida Southern College and has attended various post-graduate management education programs.

Hank Gibson

President

Mr. Gibson joined the company in 2012, after more than 20 years as Senior VP at Volvo Aero Services Corp. He was most recently responsible for overseeing all global sourcing activities for Volvo and its key relationships with manufacturers, airlines and independent MRO's. During his aviation career, he has held a number of key executive management positions including, Senior VP of Business Development & Strategic Planning and Senior VP of Global Sales & Marketing. Prior to joining Volvo, Mr. Gibson spent five years working for financial services companies in New York. He holds a BS in Finance from Florida Southern College and has attended various post-graduate management education programs.

	Doron Marom Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Marom has well over 30 years of industry experience and was previously an Executive for Volvo Aero Services f/k/a The AGES Group. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Nova University and his Bachelor’s Degree from the New York Institute of Technology.

Doron Marom

Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Marom has well over 30 years of industry experience and was previously an Executive for Volvo Aero Services f/k/a The AGES Group. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Nova University and his Bachelor’s Degree from the New York Institute of Technology.

	Israel Tal Vaknin Vice President Of International Business
Mr. Tal leads and implements Sales, Leasing, Inventory Management and Spare Parts Support for the company. He has engaged numerous airlines in over 30 countries worldwide and brings a vast amount of industry experience to Regional One.

Israel Tal Vaknin

Vice President Of International
Business

Mr. Tal leads and implements Sales, Leasing, Inventory Management and Spare Parts Support for the company. He has engaged numerous airlines in over 30 countries worldwide and brings a vast amount of industry experience to Regional One.

	Joseph Schwantes General Counsel
Mr. Schwantes has overseen all legal aspects of the company since 2010, including the review of all major negotiations and transactions and the administration of all long-term contracts and potential legal claims. Mr. Schwantes also currently oversees the company’s department of Human Resources. He is a member of the Florida Bar and a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law.

Joseph Schwantes

General Counsel

Mr. Schwantes has overseen all legal aspects of the company since 2010, including the review of all major negotiations and transactions and the administration of all long-term contracts and potential legal claims. Mr. Schwantes also currently oversees the company’s department of Human Resources. He is a member of the Florida Bar and a graduate of the University of Miami School of Law.

	Vice President of Information Technology
Mr. Christo is a highly skilled software engineer, web developer, and IT operations specialist with a passion for technology and innovation. Holding a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bill has built a successful career by combining his expertise in Agile methodologies, project management, and IT operations to deliver effective solutions across various industries. Adept at problem-solving and leading diverse teams, Bill is dedicated to staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies, ensuring that our company remains at the forefront of innovation. His commitment to continuous learning and collaboration make him an invaluable member of our team.

Vice President of Information Technology

Mr. Christo is a highly skilled software engineer, web developer, and IT operations specialist with a passion for technology and innovation. Holding a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Bill has built a successful career by combining his expertise in Agile methodologies, project management, and IT operations to deliver effective solutions across various industries. Adept at problem-solving and leading diverse teams, Bill is dedicated to staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies, ensuring that our company remains at the forefront of innovation. His commitment to continuous learning and collaboration make him an invaluable member of our team.

	Celine Buchon General Manager
Celine is a seasoned sales professional with over 20 years of sales experience in aviation. Celine's unique skillset includes improving corporate sales bottom line, creating sales strategies, improving relationships with new and existing customers, motivating sales teams, and ultimately improving company revenues to the next level of success.

Celine Buchon

General Manager

Celine is a seasoned sales professional with over 20 years of sales experience in aviation. Celine's unique skillset includes improving corporate sales bottom line, creating sales strategies, improving relationships with new and existing customers, motivating sales teams, and ultimately improving company revenues to the next level of success.

About us

Meet Regional One

Our Great Story

Our Purpose

Our Goals

Our Facility

Our Quality Assurance

Our Quality Assurance Forms

Our Clients

AOG ASSISTANCE

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Dave Dicken

Duane Butler

Zef Chhatriwalla

Kurt Brulisauer

Hank Gibson

Doron Marom

Israel Tal Vaknin

Joseph Schwantes

Celine Buchon