Airbus Helicopters has officially opened its new logistics hub in Albacete, Spain, equipped and operated by Daher as the lead logistics partner.
Located adjacent to the Airbus Helicopters production facility in Albacete, this 50,000 m² warehouse will optimise operations and create several hundred new skilled jobs for the wider Castilla-La Mancha region. During the design of the new hub, Airbus Helicopters relied on its trusted logistics service provider, Daher. Daher equipped the hub with a highly automated and robotised storage system, the first of its kind in the aeronautics industry, utilising cutting-edge technology from Exotec, a French warehouse automation systems specialist.
The hub’s ambitious and innovative technologies reduce the total amount of storage space required, while delivering high levels of efficiency and responsiveness. This significantly reduces the need for operators to move around the site. Every aspect of the design focuses on optimising quality control, reducing human error, maximising safety and improving operator working conditions.
Inter-site transportation, also provided by Daher, will utilise biofuel-powered trucks that reduce CO2 emissions by 90% compared to diesel fuel.
The new facility will eventually employ more than 300 people, 85% of whom are operators recruited and trained by Daher in partnership with the Confederation of Employers of Albacete (FEDA). This recruitment is based on a strictly defined procedure to guarantee the long-term future of the jobs created.
