Aircraft parts provider Broward Aviation Services (BAS) has opened a new state-of-the-art office space and 10,000 sq ft warehouse facility in Shannon, Ireland.
The new warehouse has a stock inventory valued at approximately $15 million and is based in the aviation hub, adjacent to Shannon International Airport.
BAS says this development is part of the BAS group strategy to minimise air miles for parts deliveries and to build a global distribution network, starting with the EMEA region.
Tracey Downes, managing director of BAS Ireland, said: “We have found EMEA customers recognise the speed of response that BAS is renowned for. They are keen to do business with us for their aircraft and engine parts, excited by the fact we will be on their doorstep.
“Importantly, Ireland has many skilled teardown facilities, MROs, and repair shops. BAS plans to work with all of them in the future.
“If we can be more efficient and lean in the processes associated with dismantling aircraft and engines, we can pass on those benefits to airlines across the EMEA region.”
BAS says the Shannon facility will be a purely commercial hub focusing on sales, customer support initiatives, and AOGs, fully supported by the BAS headquarters in Florida, US. The company has scope to further expand in Ireland, however an additional hub in Asia is next on the agenda.
Dennis Amaty, co-founder and president of the BAS Group, said: “With our teardown programme for airframes and aircraft engines gathering momentum we are investing heavily in Boeing 737 inventory to hold in the US and Ireland.
“We look forward to developing our existing relationships with lessors as we have a robust purchasing strategy and are actively looking for narrowbody assets and engines to dismantle for stock.”
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