ecube

ecube provides aircraft storage, disassembly and transition services from three sites: St Athan in Wales (its headquarters and UK base), Castellon in Spain and Coolidge, Arizona. It works for asset owners and parts suppliers, and says it is accredited by the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) at Diamond Level for disassembly and storage.

Services

• Aircraft storage
• Disassembly and part-out, with recovered components reused in the flying fleet
• Transitions: moving aircraft from one operator or owner to another
• Third-party logistics (3PL) for parts
• ecube Upcycling, which finds new uses for material from retired aircraft
• Customs management services, including a customs warehouse

Capacity and results

The company says it has storage capacity for over 200 aircraft and 10 part-out lines, and that it packages, stores and delivers more than 50,000 components each year. For 2025 it reports 148 aircraft received for storage, disassembly and transition, and 90,412 components reused.

Company facts

• Locations: St Athan (UK), Castellon (Spain), Coolidge, Arizona (USA)
• Accreditation: AFRA Diamond Level, as reported on its website
• The site is marked as part of Unical; a news item dated 7 November 2025 says Satair, an Airbus company, agreed to acquire Unical Aviation and ecube