AAXICO Alumni Association

AAXICO Airlines was founded in 1946 by Howard Korth, who thereafter acquired and merged his way through Saturn Airways, Trans International Airlines and ultimately Transamerica Airlines, the largest charter airline in the world. In 1952, Jim Korth joined forces with his brother to begin an aircraft support business at Miami International Airport known as AAXICO Sales, Inc. When the airline merged

with Saturn Airways in 1966 and moved to Oakland, Calif., Jim bought the support company and kept AAXICO Sales in Miami. His vision was to have the company become a leading supplier of spares to the commercial aviation world. Jim had a strong interest in having his children participate in the business which lead to Paul Korth joining the company in 1976. Paul helped bring the company into the jet era and the age of computerization. Bill Korth had also joined the team and focused on the gradual expansion of the company's distribution operations globally. Tom Korth became an integral part of the financial oversight of the company and worked as CFO for AAXICO for many years, taking the company through the integration process with Kapco Global. Colleen Tanzy (Jim's daughter) was also instrumental in the sales and marketing efforts for the company for many years. In 2011 it was decided the best way forward for the company and employees was to join forces with another market leader, KAPCO (now (Kapco Global), to insure the combined entity remained in the forefront of the aviation industry. The transaction was completed in February of 2012 with the sale of AAXICO to Kapco Global

OK, so enough about the history...this page is really about the hundreds of "People of AAXICO" who worked together as a team to bring this company forward and how it affected their lives. It is our hope that through this page the memory and honor of the "People of AAXICO" can be carried forward. Please do use this page to stay in touch with one another and keep the smiles coming...

AAXICO Facility History:

1952 - AAXICO opens its doors at Miami International Airport

1972 - AAXICO moves to the 8881 NW 13th Terrace, Miami, FL 33172 facility

1985 - the first overseas stocking facility opens its doors in the UK - AAXICO Europe

1991 - AAXICO Asia-Pacific - a second stocking facility opens at Seletar Airport, Singapore

1995 - AAXICO China opens in Beijing

2000 - AAXICO Southern Africa and AAXICO Hamburg coverage commences

2004 - AAXICO Toulouse starts

2005 - AAXICO Sao Paulo coverage begins

2006 - AAXICO China moves to Guangzhou and becomes a stocking facility

2007 - AAXICO Ft. Myers opens

2008 - AAXICO Geneva and AAXICO Phoenix coverage starts

2010 - AAXICO Tokyo opens

2011 - AAXICO Asia-Pacific moves to a new facility by Changi Airport, Singapore

2012 - AAXICO is sold to KAPCO and the two companies jointly become Kapco Global

2012 - KAPCO UK & AAXICO Europe close both Petersfield facilities and move to new home in Bordon, Hampshire

2015 - Kapco Global (MIA) & Kapco Global (PBI) close their respective facilities and move to a new home in Tamarac