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Textron Aviation Opens Expanded Parts Distribution Center
The Wichita facility stocks 150,000 unique parts
Textron Aviation's Global Parts Distribution Facility
Textron Aviation's global parts distribution facility has nearly quadrupled in size with the new expansion. © Hanneke Weitering/AIN

Textron Aviation this week held the grand opening of its expanded global parts distribution center in Wichita With an additional 180,000 sq ft of floor space and state-of-the-art package sorting facilities, the company says it will be able to store more airplane parts and ship them to customers faster. 

“Being centrally located in the United States, we can pretty much ship a part overnight and have it to a customer first thing in the morning as long as the order comes in before 6 p.m. the day before,” Brad White, Textron Aviation’s senior vice president of global parts distribution and programs, told reporters during a tour of the facility on Wednesday.