TNT Logistics Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) and the leading international aircraftmanufacturer Airbus have signed a contract for the management of Airbus’ central spare parts
warehouse. The central Airbus spare parts warehouse in Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, in Germany comprises18,000 square metres of warehouse space to be managed. Spare parts and tools are dispatched fromthe site to Airbus customers around the world.Airbus was looking for an experienced first-class logistics provider capable of runningwarehouse operations at its Hamburg site and fulfilling the highest quality assurance, flexibilityand efficiency requirements. TNT Logistics CEE proved the most successful of the many candidatesand from 1 April 2006 will take on responsibility for managing the warehouse for an initial periodof five years.
TNT Logistics employees will be subject to high demands. Not only will they have to followexceptionally stringent safety procedures, which demand that each individual step be fullydocumented, but also meet the requirements of an AOG contract (‘AOG’ stands for Aircraft on Ground,the highest priority level for spare parts distribution). This involves releasing the necessaryspare parts from the warehouse and preparing them for dispatch in less than two hours as part of around-the-clock service.
In compliance with the quality standards of the aerospace industry, TNT Logistics will obtainDIN EN 9100 certification, making it one of the few logistics operators with such a certificate.“In recent years, we have secured a leading position in after-sales logistics and have now alsoproduced a convincing customised solution for Airbus,” said Jens Müller, Managing Director BusinessDevelopment at TNT Logistics CEE.
