Airbus chooses DHL for spare parts logistics services
Airbus has selected DHL to provide spare parts logistics services at three facilities in France.
At Airbus’s J.L. Lagard're assembly plant, DHL is responsible for maintaining the inventory of incoming manufacturing equipment and other parts used for the assembly of the new “superjumbo” Airbus “A380”. Parts for the A380 are subsequently routed by DHL Solutions to the appropriate workstations or Airbus engineers throughout the assembly plant.
DHL has also established a nearly 5,400-square-foot DHL Solutions Center within Airbus’s aircraft wing strut assembly plant at Saint Eloi in Toulouse. DHL now controls the incoming inventory of materials, wing strut parts and other equipment, for distribution to subcontractors or other Airbus facilities as needed for assembly and maintenance of the entire Airbus fleet.
More than 32,000 square feet within the DHL Solutions “Eurocentre” warehouse facility at Saint Jory, Toulouse, have been dedicated exclusively to Airbus inventory. DHL will oversee the preparation of shipments, which are then subsequently dispatched to airline customers worldwide to be used for Airbus fleet repairs. DHL will deliver the kits and spare parts to customers within four to 48 hours, depending on the location and level of urgency identified by the customer request.
