Airbus assigns central spare parts warehouse management to TNT Logistics
14 March 2006 - 12:17 CET
TNT Logistics Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) and the leading international aircraft manufacturer Airbus have signed a contract for the management of Airbus' central spare parts warehouse. The central Airbus spare parts warehouse in Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, in Germany comprises 18,000 square metres of warehouse space to be managed. Spare parts and tools are dispatched from the site to Airbus customers around the world.Airbus was looking for an experienced first-class logistics provider capable of running warehouse operations at its Hamburg site and fulfilling the highest quality assurance, flexibility and efficiency requirements. TNT Logistics CEE proved the most successful of the many candidates and from 1 April 2006 will take on responsibility for managing the warehouse for an initial period of five years.
TNT Logistics employees will be subject to high demands. Not only will they have to follow exceptionally stringent safety procedures, which demand that each individual step be fully documented, but also meet the requirements of an AOG contract (‘AOG' stands for Aircraft on Ground, the highest priority level for spare parts distribution). This involves releasing the necessary spare parts from the warehouse and preparing them for dispatch in less than two hours as part of a round-the-clock service.
In compliance with the quality standards of the aerospace industry, TNT Logistics will obtain DIN EN 9100 certification, making it one of the few logistics operators with such a certificate. "In recent years, we have secured a leading position in after-sales logistics and have now also produced a convincing customised solution for Airbus," said Jens Müller, Managing Director Business Development at TNT Logistics CEE.
Supplying 378 aircraft in 2005, Airbus is the world's leading manufacturer of civil aircraft. The European aerospace group EADS owns an eighty percent share in the company.
