Articles for tag helicopter-industry carbon emissions
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Sep
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2025
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Optima Aero and its founding CEO have been having a “moment”—for approx. 15 years. Toby Gauld founded his business in 2010 from zero in Quebec, Canada, and his company has been adding numbers in front of that 0 by providing refurbished and certified parts, components, and engines to helicopter operators, maintenance centers, and OEMs worldwide. By “adding numbers,” we mean growing Optima Aero at a 38% annual rate (with 60 employees now) and putting a 42 in front of six zeroes to add up to $42 million (USD) in sales this year. Optima Aero expanded its Beloeil, Quebec, headquarters for engine maintenance and component repair to 30,000 square feet, plus has equally sized centers in Tarnos, France, for part-out activities, and Grand Prairie, Texas, for MROs. Expected this August is an Asian landing in Singapore to further spread Optima’s reach. The globally ambitious Gauld is also looking for acquisition opportunities around the world.
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helicopter-industry carbon emissions
Optima Aero
Toby Gauld
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