Gulfstream Aerospace recently opened a regional parts distribution center near Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport. The facility, located in Dubai South (formerly Dubai World Central), houses high-usage items and provides rapid-response support to Gulfstream’s factory-authorized service center and customers throughout the Middle East, India and Africa.
The aircraft manufacturer has started stocking parts at the new 6,000-sq-ft (557-sq-m) facility, which is expected to hold approximately $10 million in parts and materials inventory by year-end. Inventory there will complement what is housed at sister company Jet Aviation’s warehouse at Dubai International, Gulfstream said. Worldwide, Gulfstream maintains a spares inventory of more than $1.6 billion.
Gulfstream’s customer resources in the region help support a fleet of more than 180 aircraft in the Middle East, India and Africa. Most are based in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Nigeria and India. These resources include Jet Aviation’s service center at Dubai International Airport and FBO at Al Maktoum, along with Jet Aviation FBOs in Jeddah, Medina and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.