Boeing [NYSE: BA] celebrated the opening of its third distribution center in Germany, strengthening the company's regional service footprint and customer support capacity.
On more than 4,500 square meters, the new distribution center located in the city of Dormagen, will store more than 9,000 unique parts for Boeing aircraft, including large items such as landing gear components.
Major airline customers in Europe benefit from shorter parts delivery times, enabling quicker repairs as well as maintenance and overhaul work to keep airplanes in service.
"Service excellence is the cornerstone of our mission. We are committed to actively listening to our customers to ensure we deliver the critical parts they need when they need them," said William Ampofo, senior vice president, Parts & Distribution and Supply Chain, Boeing Global Services. "The expansion of our global network through this new warehouse exemplifies our dedication to being where our customers need us most."
Boeing continues to invest in and develop regional distribution centers to optimize parts delivery and ensure a reliable and efficient supply chain. The new Germany warehouse is one of nine distribution centers around the world dedicated to holding and shipping spare parts specifically for Boeing's commercial customers.
"Our new logistics and spare parts center in Dormagen joins our existing distribution services operations in Norderstedt and Henstedt-Ulzburg,"said Dr. Michael Haidinger, president, Boeing Germany. "With this new site, we are doubling down on our commitment to the German aerospace community, our customers and local partners."
Stocked with the fastest moving parts in the spares catalog, Boeing's Cologne Distribution Center is expected to ship around 30,000 parts this year. Primarily set up to support major European airlines, it will serve all Boeing commercial airplane customers. The facility operates in partnership with third-party logistics provider GXO.
"We are proud to extend our collaboration with Boeing to Germany, following our longstanding partnership in the U.S., affirming our proven expertise providing logistics services to the aerospace and defense industry," said Richard Cawston, chief revenue officer, GXO. "The warehouse in Dormagen is ideally located near the Cologne and Düsseldorf airports to ensure a seamless flow of deliveries to Boeing customers."
