BlockWatch Incorporated, a Delaware corporation, is a privately held consulting company that was established in 2007. BlockWatch has significant experience negotiating the sale of airline passenger and cargo aircraft, crude oil and fuels, biometric verification technologies, mining technologies and bullion. Key members of our team have 25 to 38 years experience in the aviation field, including sales, aircraft sales and leasing contracts, flight operations, and maintenance, successfully completed hundreds of transactions.
BlockWatch has a number of narrow-body and wide-body, commercial passenger aircraft for sale. They are new, with no service cycles and full manufacturer’s warranties. Many are ready for inspection and immediate delivery, others will be available from the factory upon completion. Basically, the “plastic is still on the seats.”
Aircraft Acquisition
BlockWatch offers the following services associated with Aircraft Acquisition:
- Monitor aircraft pre-buy inspections to ensure our Client’s best interests.
- Assess and implement our Client’s desires for custom modifications to aircraft interior and the exterior paint.
- Ensure all required aircraft paperwork is complete (Letters of Authorization are completed and approved by FAA).
- Ensure aircraft maintenance logbooks and airworthiness documentation are properly compiled and signed off by aircraft maintenance inspector.
- Identify the best-suited airport for base operations.
- Negotiate for aircraft parking (ramp or hangar), servicing, fuel, maintenance, and handling.
- Hangar design for specific aircraft operations.
Staffing
BlockWatch offers the following services associated with Staffing:
- Provide qualified and certified pilots, maintenance crew and cabin staff.
Security
BlockWatch offers the following services associated with Security:
- Provision of executive personal protective services.
- Protective outer wear for our Client, and others, as required.
- Door-to-door secure and confidential ground transportation to and from aircraft.
- Ground alarm systems for aircraft.
- Secured satellite and mobile phone devices for our Client and required personnel.
Team
President & CEO—David Reidy
David Reidy is the founder and CEO of BlockWatch. He is a retired Naval Aviator and flight instructor with flight experience in numerous jet, helicopter and propeller aircraft, and has gathered extensive aircraft maintenance and flight operations experience since beginning his aviation career in 1977.
COO—Paul Dotseth
Paul Dotseth is COO at BlockWatch who leads the aviation sales efforts. He has 38 years experience in international aircraft sales covering 42 countries and nearly all of the world’s major airlines. Mr. Dotseth has developed relationships with heads of state and the chief executive officers of these airlines, representing many nations and airlines in purchases from the major manufacturers. He has successfully completed hundreds of transactions.
Outside Legal Counsel—Hon. Joseph Schmitz, Esq.
Our lead attorney, Joseph Schmitz built his legal practice in the field of aviation sales and leasing and has over 25 years experience in the field.