Turbo Resources

Turbo Resources is a privately held supplier of certified aircraft parts based in Chandler, Arizona. Founded in 1984 by Irv Hoffman, it stocks surplus airworthy rotables and consumables for airlines, MROs, OEMs, lessors and brokers. Its headquarters, opened in fall 2018 near Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, sits on 18 acres with more than 450,000 square feet of warehouse space and 30,000 square feet of offices.

Products

• Expendables: more than 12 million parts in stock
• Rotables: more than 30,000 airworthy units in stock
• APU and engine parts from more than 100 completed disassemblies
• Airframe material from more than 35 completed teardowns
• Categories include galley, lavatory, avionics and instruments, windows, wheels and brakes, landing gear, QEC, APU, fuel, hydraulics, actuation, pneumatics, structures and interiors

Services

Turbo buys parts outright and through part-outs, and runs an entrustment program for asset owners as an alternative to traditional consignment. Customers can search stock, download tags, view trace documents and track orders through an online portal, and set alerts for parts not yet in stock.

Company facts

• Founded in 1984
• ASA-100 compliant and accredited to FAA AC 00-56 since 1997
• ISO 9001 since 1999
• AS9120 since 2011
• TRACE member
• Average of 5,800 quotes per day and about 2,300 individual customers a year
• Total sales of 1.57 billion US dollars since inception