Aviation and Defence Spares

Aviation and Defence Spares Ltd, known as ADS, supplies aircraft spare parts from the United Kingdom. It is a private company registered in England and Wales. Its customers include air forces, airwings, airlines and large organisations. The company says they all want guaranteed products and on-time delivery.

ADS also offers repair and engineering solutions. These cover product enhancement, obsolescence, re-engineering and life extension. The parts range works for both military and civil aircraft. The company lists areas such as military, civil aviation, defence, ground support, equipment, consumables, maintenance, and navigation and sensors.

The platforms it supports include rotary wing and fixed wing aircraft. The product groups are avionics and cockpit instruments, hardware, consumables, aircraft lighting, engine and airframe overhaul and repair, and aircrew life support. Customers can search for parts with the Parts Finder. Trade customers can log in to a trade portal. The company says registered users get pricing and can see stock levels for each maker.

ADS holds several exclusive distribution deals. It is the exclusive global distributor for all Ontic Engineering UK Hawk and T45 parts. It is also the exclusive global distributor for Honeywell Aerospace UK. It is the exclusive distributor to HAL India for Collins Actuation Systems France parts. Those parts support new builds and overhaul on the Cheetah, Cheetak and ALH helicopters. ADS also supplies the hydraulic pack for the CN235, which works the undercarriage and ramp door.

The company has won a UK Ministry of Defence post design service contract. It covers spares and repairs for Honeywell Aerospace oxygen equipment.

Its partner list shows names such as Safran Messier-Bugatti, Safran Power Systems, Thales, Zodiac Aerospace, Honeywell, Alcoa, BAE, Cobham, GE and Ontic. The ADS group also includes Aviation and Defence Spares Inc. in the United States and ADS Aircraft Spare Parts LLC in the United Arab Emirates. The company shows an AS9120 certificate and a JOSCAR registration, and it has pages on quality and export compliance.

Services

• Military aircraft spares
• Civil aircraft spares
• Repair and engineering solutions
• Obsolescence management
• Life extension
• Parts Finder
• Trade portal
• Distribution for Ontic, Honeywell and Collins parts