In 2002, Wolfgang Dillbaum-Alexius founded aps with the dedicated goal of procuring spare parts for the aviation in excellent quality at an affordable price. Today, with over 1,250 m2 of warehouse space, aps offers almost 90,000 line items from 80 renowned manufacturers to over 2,000 steady customers and is represented internationally with locations in Germany, Belgium and Serbia. Excellent and affordable PMA parts (Parts Manufacturer Approval) are part of the standard range and have become indispensable for the national and international customer.
“Our service is still outstanding, whether it was in 2002 or yesterday. That’s why we attract customers: we have a personalized approach. I personally attach great value to that. And if we must turn everything upside down for a particular part, we go that extra mile for you!.”
Wolfgang Dillbaum-Alexius, born in 1961 in Krefeld, Germany, is the visionary founder of aps. With a career spanning several decades in the aviation industry, Wolfgang’s journey is marked by significant milestones and an unwavering commitment to excellent customer service.
His aviation career began at Rheinland Air Service (RAS). From 1986 to 2002, Wolfgang was instrumental in establishing and expanding the spare parts business and logistics at RAS. His leadership skills led him to become the Managing Director of the company in Mönchengladbach from 1996 to 2002. During this period, he honed his expertise in the procurement and distribution of aviation parts, laying the groundwork for his future ventures.
In 2002, driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and a keen understanding of the market’s needs, Wolfgang founded aps. His goal was clear: to provide high-quality aviation spare parts at affordable prices. His vision quickly took flight, and aps grew to become a trusted name in the industry. Between 2002 and 2003, while serving as the Director of Material Management for Jet Aviation in Düsseldorf, Wolfgang focused on building aps from the ground up.
From 2004 to 2009, Wolfgang’s passion for aviation led him to manage multiple ventures, including Piper AG, RAS-Parts GmbH, and Piper Parts UK. However, in 2009, he decided to dedicate himself entirely to aps, steering the company towards rapid growth and success. As the sole shareholder, Wolfgang’s leadership has been pivotal in positioning aps as a European leader in aviation spare parts procurement and logistics.
Wolfgang’s engagement extends beyond his company. He is an active member of several prestigious organizations, including the German Association of General Aviation Companies (BBAL), the Aircraft Parts Distributors and Manufacturers Association (ADMA), and the Federal Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (BVMW). His contributions to the industry were further recognized when he served as the president of ADMA between 2019 and 2021.
Wolfgang Dillbaum-Alexius’s journey is a testament to his dedication, expertise, and vision. His leadership continues to inspire the aps team, driving the company towards new heights in the aviation industry.
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In addition to the sale of aircraft parts and accessories, aps offers an exchange and repair service for many aircraft components. In addition, aps has specialized in the procurement of difficult to obtain spare parts for rare aircraft, the „hard to find parts“. This service sets industry standards.
The storage and sales of surplus spare parts (consignment) gives customers the opportunity to save storage area and work time – for more profits.
Competent advice from experienced and helpful staff at aps is a matter of course, because at aps every customer request is fulfilled as quickly as possible through efficient logistics. This means that the downtime of your aircraft remains as short as possible – and you’ll be quickly clear to take off.
WOLFGANG DILLBAUM-ALEXIUS
SABINE LOMANNS
LARS ALEXIUS
JENS ALEXIUS
MARTINA THIELEMANN-SENST
ANIKO FEHER
PHILIPP-FELIX LABS
MELINDA BALAZOVA
JOHANN BIERWAGEN
TETIANA RYKHLYTSKA
KAAN DURSUN
CHRISTIAN KEMNITZ
YANNIC BLEECK
KAI DE JESUS TENREIRO
DOMENIK DOHMEN
ALLA SUKHAREVA
Over the years, a fantastic customer base has accompanied the company. This customer loyalty, the dedication of the aps | Team and their drive for new ideas and development have ultimately made the success of aps possible. This spirit has characterised the last 20 years of aps.
In 2002, aps was founded by Wolfgang Dillbaum-Alexius. Relatively quickly, the project took on such momentum that a prosperous future was foreseeable. In the same year, aps signed its first distribution contract with the American parts manufacturer McFarlane Aviation.
After the success of the first years, aps moved to Mönchengladbach Airport and the first employees joined the company. At this point, Piper AG acquired a minority stake in aps.
Due to rapid growth, aps settled at its current location at Willicher Damm 141. After the take-back of all aps shares from Piper AG, all company rights were reverted to aps. More spare parts found their place in the first warehouse and new employees, among them Sabine Lomanns, joined the company
In 2011, aps sister company, aps Aviation Parts Service d.o.o., was established in Belgrade, Serbia. In addition, aps recorded further successes in extensive network: by participating in the first AERO tradeshow as an exhibitor and becoming a member of the Aviation Distributors and Manufacturers Association (ADMA). During these years, aps expanded its business model by signing its first consignment agreement. With the increase of the stock to 15,000 items, aps opted for a highly professional inventory management system (SAP One).
In 2015, aps’ third office, aps Aviation Parts Service NV, was established in Belgium to serve the needs of the French-speaking general aviation market.
In view of the steady and rapid increase in spare parts distribution, aps took the next step and expanded its warehouse facility. Other achievements of the year were the signing of numerous new distribution agreements, f. e. with Concorde, Whelen, Tempest (etc.).
The steadily growing inventory of aps demanded a solution that efficiently maximized storage space. This led to reconstruction of second warehouse. In 2019-2021, Wolfgang Dillbaum-Alexius, the Managing Director of aps, functioned sa President of ADMA.
Today, aps carries more than 65,000+ line items in its inventory, can even call up several million items from all well-known manufacturers with just a few clicks, and 15 employees serve its customers with a proven digital workflow. To take the customer experience to the next level, aps focuses on the development and continuous expansion of user-friendly web solutions such as the aps Surplus app and the aps webshop.
Aviation Distributors and Manufacturers Association (ADMA) is a non-profit, membership-focused organization for distributors and manufacturers in the aviation industry across the globe. Comprised of company members, ADMA is a proven resource dedicated to promoting professionalism, integrity, and education within the Industry for their members.
As a dedicated ADMA member, aps supports these aspirations with the promotion of innovative high-quality products from trusted manufacturers, while our customers benefit from our partnership with those manufacturers.
EN 9120 is an international standard for distributors that includes EN ISO 9001:2015 quality management system requirements and specifies additional aviation, space and defence industry requirements, definitions and notes.
This Certification affirms aps’ ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; and our dedication to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
EN 9001:2015 is an international standard based on the quality management principles described in ISO 9000. The Certificate demonstrates our adoption of a process approach when developing, implementing and improving the effectiveness of our quality management system, to enhance customer satisfaction by meeting customer requirements.
The central warehouse is located in Mönchengladbach, Germany but the company is also represented internationally in Belgium and Serbia to supply the francophone and South-Eastern European customers.
Mönchengladbach
Willicher Damm 141 41066 Mönchengladbach
Tel. +49 2161 – 46 72 110
Fax +49 2161 – 46 72 111
E-Mail: sales@aps-aviation.com
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Oyenbrugstraat 47
B-1850 Grimbergen
Tel. +32 (0) 2 267 47 84
Fax +32 (0) 2 267 47 93
Email: administration@aps-aviation.be
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Ševina 1611080 Belgrade-Zemun
Tel. +381 (11) 65 55 956 (7)
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E-Mail: info@aps-aviation.rs
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