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Do you have surplus aircraft part inventory?
This unnecessary buildup occurs when you order inventory in preparation for near term consumption.
When that consumption never occurs. Voila! Surplus inventory builds up.
Here’s the impact that this causes to your operation.
It’s not the price you pay, how business savvy you are, or how excellent your negotiation skills are. This is the MOST IMPORTANT skill you need when purchasing aircraft parts.
Your surplus aircraft material was sitting. Rotting. Wasting away on your shelves.
Slowly eating away at your operational results. Chomp. Chomp. Chomp.
Cash was being sucked down the surplus drain. And the only thing you could do was…
Price. How important is it to you? How often do you try and get the lowest price? I’m sure you’re thinking to yourself, “It’s incredibly important.” and “Every chance I get.” And that’s fair. It’s also common to ask how much something costs. Or to reduce the cost of something. We often use price and cost interchangeably. That’s a mistake.
Do you purchase aircraft brakes? Of course, you do. Whether you purchase, exchange, or repair brakes, a lot of time and money is spent managing this critical component. The total MRO demand for aircraft wheel and brakes in 2019 is $2,500,000,000. How much you spend is in there somewhere…
Over the last 2 years we’ve seen a price increase in older braking systems. Some Honeywell aircraft brakes have doubled in price; predominantly heavier, older metal brakes.
While most airlines are moving to carbon some of our partners are still operating older fleets, or they may just have a few active older birds in their fleet. They are now beginning to feel the financial pressure.
In 2011 an older generation brakes were procured for $8,000, but today it’s in excess of $16,000.
The skyrocketing prices aren’t because the brake’s are scarce or in high demand.
It’s due to the fact that raw material for these brakes have skyrocketed. The biggest culprit is the aircraft brake lining.
Here are some comparisons to get this point across:
|
2012 |
2013 / 2014 |
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P/N 357403 |
$73.40ea |
$278.00ea |
|
P/N 357377 |
$76.25ea |
$298.00ea |
|
P/N 357376 |
$79.00ea |
$320.00ea |
You may be thinking that this is of course the OEM list price but lets then take a further look at distributor pricing:
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2012 |
2013 / 2014 |
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P/N 357403 |
$45.16ea |
$208.00ea |
|
P/N 357377 |
$49.00ea |
$223.50ea |
|
P/N 357376 |
$52.16ea |
$240.00ea |
The issue with the old generation brakes is the raw materials used to manufacture the aircraft brake lining. The cost of raw materials has skyrocketed the prices for older braking systems.
There are several options you can take advantage of to cut your cost:
Currently Skylink has a few thousand pieces of the brake lining mentioned above in stock and procured back in 2012 when prices were stable.
The price for this lining is 60% less than today’s list price.
If you find yourself needing brake lining for your older fleet, we have the inventory to support you. This is while it lasts of course.
Contact Skylink support today and tell us the quantities you need.
