Avocet Aviation

Avocet Aviation is an independently owned aircraft parts distributor based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, with a second office in Greer, South Carolina. Founded in 1985, it supplies operators and maintenance facilities in more than 100 countries and holds more than 40,000 line items in stock for jet, turboprop and piston aircraft.

Services

• Rotable and consumable parts sales, factory new and overhauled
• Exchange programme for overhauled components
• Component repair and overhaul management
• Sourcing through a network of offices and business partners when a part is not on the shelf
• Same day despatch for routine orders and a 24 hour, 7 day AOG service

Aircraft supported

• Beechcraft, a focus since 1985, with daily shipments from the Textron Aviation factory
• Hawker, including factory new windshields
• Cessna
• ATR42 and ATR72, with a growing component exchange pool

Partnerships

Avocet is an authorised Textron Aviation parts reseller for Beechcraft, Hawker and Cessna. In September 2025 it signed an enhanced contract covering the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Iceland and Greenland. It also works with PPG Aerospace, Raisbeck, Barry Controls, Aerospace Turbine Rotables, Ice Shield, Lee Aerospace and PWI.

Company facts

• Founded in 1985
• ISO 9001:2015 approved, audited and registered by BSI since 1999 (certificate FS 51710)
• Parts supplied with FAA 8130-3 dual release, EASA Form 1, CAA Form 1 or OEM certification
• Member of EBAA and ADMA
• Offices in the UK and the USA
• UK company registration 1914668