ecube has expanded its US footprint with a new facility at Coolidge Municipal Airport, Arizona. The decision to expand in the US was driven by customer demand and support from the ecube’s leadership team who see it as logical growth development.
ecube CEO, Lee McConnellogue, said: “We underwent an extensive exercise over the past 12 months in speaking with and listening to our customers to understand the optimal location for asset owners of EOL aircraft, this inevitably resulted in ecube planting its flag at a new location in Arizona. At the forefront of our US expansion plans is consistency of service, ensuring we replicate the experience our customers have learned to enjoy and rely on at our UK and EU facilities. We also plan to elevate the importance of our industry’s circular economy within the region, focusing on quality aircraft teardowns delivered with expertise and experience.”
With the launch of the new facility, ecube received its first aircraft for teardown, an ACS-managed Boeing 737-700, re-delivered by SAS.
Kevin VanDenBerg, SVP, Commercial & Asset Management at ACS, said: We are very excited to be working with ecube at their new location in Coolidge. ecube has a terrific customer focus and we have valued their partnership throughout a longstanding working relationship at the UK St. Athan location."
ecube’s Chief Commercial Officer, Steven Taylor, said: “We have appreciated the trust ACS has placed in ecube when supporting multiple projects over the years at our Wales, UK facility. We are thrilled to finally be in a position to support ACS with assets operating in the Americas and aim to deliver each project with a slightly higher dose of sunshine!”
ecube estimates that the retirements of both narrowbody and widebody aircraft are expected to increase at the tail end of 2022, with growth continuing into 2023.
One of the key aspects of the US facility is to provide a seamless global support network for customers, enabling them to distribute assets and inventory to a global customer base.