TDA (Touchdown Aviation)

TDA (Touchdown Aviation) is an aircraft component trader and supplier based in Lijnden, next to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. It was founded in 1982 in Badhoevedorp, the Netherlands, by Nazie El Masry and his wife Patricia, and began mainly by brokering aircraft parts between airlines, OEMs and suppliers. Today the TDA Group says it operates six locations across three continents, with offices and inventory positions in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States and Singapore.

Parts supplied

TDA focuses on used serviceable material for commercial narrowbody and widebody aircraft and describes its support as nose to tail, from avionics to escape slides and oxygen masks. Supported platforms listed on its site:

• Airbus A320, A330 and A350
• Boeing 737NG, 777 and 787

Product groups include avionics, flight controls and nacelles, and cabin and cockpit material. The company says many components can be supplied directly from stock because of strategic sourcing and aircraft teardowns, and it lists its inventory on marketplaces such as StockMarket, PartsBase, ILSMart and AeroXchange.

Services

• Supply, loan, exchange and leasing of aircraft components
• Exchange and repair management with dedicated account managers and 24/7/365 support, plus replacement units for AOG situations
• AOG support from facilities in the United States, mainland Europe and the United Kingdom
• Asset management and consignment, with an open-door policy for customer audits and inventory checks
• Third-party logistics: transportation, warehousing, freight forwarding, packaging and inventory management for MROs, OEMs and airlines

Teardowns

Since 2013, TDA has completed more than 60 aircraft teardown projects with partners, mostly Boeing 737 Classic and NG aircraft. The company also acquires aircraft for teardown to supply cockpit sections, fuselage sections and interiors, which can be useful for training and education.

Certifications and approvals

• ASA-100
• AS9120B

Certificates are published per branch on the company site.

Contact

Shipping: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm