aps Aviation Parts Service GmbH

aps Aviation Parts Service GmbH is a spare parts supplier for aviation. It is based in Mönchengladbach, Germany. The company supports airlines, MRO companies, business aviation and general aviation customers. Its website describes it as a partner for all aircraft spare part needs over the whole life of an aircraft.

The company was founded in 2002. Its first distribution contract was signed in the same year with McFarlane Aviation. It moved to Mönchengladbach Airport in 2004 and later settled at its current site at Willicher Damm 141. In 2011 it set up a sister company in Belgrade, Serbia. In 2015 it opened an office in Belgium to serve the French speaking general aviation market.

aps offers factory new parts from its distribution network. It also sells surplus parts. The website says it has more than 90,000 line items in stock. These come from 80 manufacturers, with an OEM and PMA supplier network behind them. It works with more than 250 suppliers worldwide. The company also sells PMA parts.

The company offers an exchange and repair service for many aircraft components. It also procures hard to find parts for rare aircraft. Its consignment service stores and sells surplus spare parts for customers. The website says this helps customers save storage space and work time.

Its team gives advice in six languages. Customers can order through an online shop, and the company ships parts worldwide. The website describes an aps Surplus app and a webshop. The company says it has more than 1,250 square metres of warehouse space and over 2,000 regular customers.

aps is a member of the Aviation Distributors and Manufacturers Association, ADMA. The website says its managing director served as ADMA president from 2019 to 2021. The company says it is certified to the EN9120 standard for aviation. Its distribution agreements include Concorde, Whelen and Tempest. It exhibits at AERO in Friedrichshafen and at other aviation shows.

Services

• Aircraft spare parts sales
• Factory new and surplus parts
• Exchange and repair service
• Procurement of hard to find parts
• Consignment of surplus spare parts
• PMA parts supply
• Advice and procurement support
• Online shop and surplus app
• Worldwide shipping