Boeing has opened a new facility in Poland for the storage and distribution of aircraft parts, which will more than double its existing storage capacity.

Located at Panattoni Park, close to Rzeszów Jasionka Airport in the southeast of the country, the new site will enable customized shipping and packing processes for Boeing's partners. 

According to the airframe manufacturer, these processes will improve delivery times to commercial and military customers, including airlines, OEMs and MRO providers.

Boeing has leased the site, which has a volume of around 33,000 ft.² and can store a total of nearly 50,000 aircraft parts—more than twice as many as it could hold previously in Rzeszów. 

“Our goal is to expand our business in the vibrant Podkarpacie region and Europe, creating new jobs and opportunities for industrial partnerships,” says Michael Haidinger, president of Boeing Germany, Benelux, Central and Eastern Europe. Around 40 people will work at the new Poland facility initially.

Boeing’s distribution business has operated in Poland since 2005 and has more than 200 military and civil aerospace customers from that location. Currently, the broader business operates sites in Warsaw, Gdańsk and Rzeszów.

William Ampofo, vice president of parts and distribution services and supply chain at Boeing Global Services, says the company intends to grow its distribution services capabilities by expanding its global network. “This further strengthens our ability to deliver the products and services our customers need, when and where they need them,” Ampofo says.

The expansion in Poland continues the OEM’s strategy of growing its distribution network in Europe. In October 2022, it opened a new distribution center for chemical and specialty materials in Hensteadt-Ulzburg near Hamburg in Germany, the company’s largest site on the continent.

The facility will serve more than 6,000 airlines, suppliers and component manufacturers, with around 40,000 spots in the warehouse for parts. At the time, Boeing said its focus is on being able to ship parts when needed to the Europe and Asia-Pacific regions.