Eirtrade Aviation Ireland

What Eirtrade Aviation Ireland does

EirTrade Aviation Ireland Limited is a Dublin-headquartered aviation aftermarket asset services and trading company founded in 2010. It operates a horizontal platform across the full lifecycle of commercial aircraft assets — buying aircraft and engines for trading and teardown, selling, exchanging and pooling used serviceable material (USM) parts, and managing consigned assets on behalf of owners. The company runs disassembly operations at Ireland West Airport Knock (aircraft and engines) and Dublin (technical services), with a 40,000 sqft warehouse in Dallas (Irving, Texas) for the Americas market; additional support functions are located in the UK, Lithuania, Spain and China. EirTrade holds EASA Part-145 line maintenance approval covering A320/A320neo, B737 NG/MAX and the A330 family, ASA-100, AFRA membership, Authorised Economic Operator status, and a Waste Facility Permit.

The business monetises across five streams: asset trading margins on aircraft and engine acquisitions; transaction-based parts sales, exchanges and pooling; consignment management fees; per-project disassembly professional services; and repair management coordinated with MRO vendors. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Customers split between aircraft lessors (asset monetisation and end-of-life management), airlines and operators (USM, pooling, 24/7 AOG parts support), MRO providers (USM procurement, back-to-birth traceability) and OEMs (end-of-life and component recovery). EirTrade is also the servicer for related-party assets owned by Acorn-managed entities such as Scissortail Aviation International Leasing I Limited (four A330-300s).

Since October 2023 the company has been an Acorn Growth Companies portfolio company, receiving its first material institutional capital, and in January 2025 added a Blazehill Capital / Wells Fargo credit facility. The 2024–2025 period has been operationally intensive: first Boeing 777-300ER teardown (Knock, July 2024, 30 days), doubled Dallas warehousing (February 2025), leadership promotions elevating the function of CIO, COO and CCO, additions to EASA type coverage, relocation of engine disassembly to Knock (November 2025), and the joint acquisition of two Spirit Airlines A320neos for GTF-defect parts harvesting.

Name

Eirtrade Aviation Ireland

Legal name

EirTrade Aviation Ireland Limited

Website

https://eirtradeaviation.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EirTrade Aviation Ireland is a Dublin-based aviation aftermarket asset services and trading company that buys, sells and manages commercial aircraft, engines and used serviceable parts for lessors, airlines, MROs and OEMs across Europe and the Americas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aviation Asset Management Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Air Transportation (4881), Other Support Activities for Air Transportation (488190), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413)

SIC

Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728), Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts (3724), Airports, Flying Fields & Airport Terminal Services (4581)

akta.pro primary industry

NDT/Inspection & Testing Services (Aviation) (IMABALAJ)

Keywords

• Aircraft disassembly services
• Aviation asset management
• Used serviceable materials
• Aircraft parts trading
• Engine teardown services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Aircraft and Engine Trading: Buying and selling commercial aircraft and engine assets for trading and disassembly purposes. Revenue generated from asset appreciation and resale margins.
2. Parts Sales, Exchanges and Pooling: Sales, exchanges and pooling of commercial aircraft parts including rotable components, LRUs, and expendables. Provides immediate parts support for customers.
3. Consignment Asset Management: Managing consigned assets for commercial and regional aircraft on behalf of asset owners, earning management fees or a percentage of asset value realized.
4. Aircraft and Engine Disassembly Services: Disassembly services for end-of-life aircraft and engines, with components harvested and returned to service. Includes EASA Part 145 Line Maintenance services.
5. Repairs Management: Managing repairs for aircraft components, coordinating with repair vendors and ensuring quality standards.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

EirTrade Aviation Ireland Limited provides aviation technical asset services and trading through three core activities: buying commercial aircraft and engine assets for trading and disassembly, selling/exchanging/pooling commercial aircraft parts (USM), and managing consigned aircraft and engine assets on behalf of lessors and owners. Additional offerings include aircraft and engine disassembly, technical services (back-to-birth and current market asset valuations), repairs management, and EASA Part 145 Line Maintenance at Ireland West Airport Knock.

Product overview

EirTrade Aviation is a global aviation asset management and trading company offering a comprehensive suite of services for the aftermarket. The company operates a unified platform centered on acquiring, managing, and monetizing aviation assets through three core activities: BUY (commercial aircraft and engine assets for trading and disassembly), SELL (sales, exchanges and pooling of commercial aircraft parts), and MANAGE (consignment asset management). The service portfolio spans the entire asset lifecycle including Aircraft Storage and Disassembly, Engine/Aircraft/Parts Trading, End of Life Program Management, Consignment Programs, Technical Storage, Back to Birth & Current Market Asset Valuations, Repairs Management, and EASA Part-145 Line Maintenance. With over 100 employees and operations in Ireland, UK, Lithuania, Spain, USA, and China, EirTrade serves lessors, airlines, MROs, and OEMs worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Asset Trading & Leasing Buying and selling commercial aircraft and engine assets for trading and disassembly, providing liquidity solutions for lessors, airlines and operators looking to monetise aviation assets.
• Sales, Exchanges & Pooling Facilitating the sale, exchange and pooling of commercial aircraft parts, offering customers access to high-value components through a streamlined post-disassembly supply chain.
• Purchasing Procurement of commercial aircraft parts and assets to build inventory for resale and consignment to airline and MRO customers worldwide.
• Consignment Managing consigned assets for commercial and regional aircraft on behalf of asset owners, optimising value recovery through expert inventory management and sales execution.
• Disassembly Aircraft and engine disassembly operations across narrowbody and widebody platforms, including Boeing 787, Boeing 777-300ER and Airbus A330 aircraft, with industry-leading turnaround times of 15 days for narrowbody and 30 days for Boeing 777-300ER.
• Technical Services Technical services including back-to-birth and current market asset valuations to support asset management decisions throughout the aircraft lifecycle.
• Repairs Management Managing component and engine repairs, coordinating with MRO facilities to restore removed parts to serviceable condition with proper airworthiness certification.
• Part-145 Line Maintenance EASA Part 145 approved line maintenance services supporting EirTrade's own assets and external customer aircraft at Ireland West Airport Knock, covering multiple Airbus and Boeing airframes and engine types.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30-60% cost savings compared to new OEM parts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RESIDCOminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Joint acquisition of two Airbus A320neo aircraft from Spirit Airlines for teardown and parts harvesting, highlighting collaboration in acquiring grounded jets for parts.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AJ Walter Aviation: AJ Walter Aviation is a global aircraft component services company offering parts distribution, pooling, repair management, and USM solutions to commercial airlines, closely mirroring EirTrade's core BUY/SELL/MANAGE proposition.
• Avtrade: Avtrade provides component pooling, USM, and global parts support to airlines and MROs, directly overlapping EirTrade's pooling, exchange, and AOG support services with a similar customer base.
• AerFin: AerFin is a direct competitor providing used serviceable material (USM), engine trading, and aircraft teardown services to airlines, lessors, and MROs worldwide — overlapping nearly the entire EirTrade value chain including AOG support and engine disassembly.
• VAS Aero Services: VAS Aero Services is a leading global distributor of USM and rotables serving airlines and MROs, with comparable inventory, exchange/pooling, and parts trading capabilities that overlap with EirTrade's sales, exchanges, and pooling business line.
• GA Telesis: GA Telesis is a global aerospace aftermarket services group offering USM distribution, engine teardown, parts pooling, and component repair — directly comparable to EirTrade's BUY/SELL/MANAGE platform and competing for similar lessor and airline accounts.

Broad incumbents

• Lufthansa Technik AERO Alzey: Lufthansa Technik's AERO Alzey unit is one of Europe's largest aircraft and engine disassembly and USM operations, serving airlines and lessors with similar services to EirTrade and representing a major established competitor in the European aftermarket.
• Honeywell Aerospace Aftermarket: Honeywell Aerospace's aftermarket division is a large, broad incumbent offering parts, repair, and asset services across many aircraft platforms — overlapping EirTrade's component repair and USM activities, though at a much larger scale and not specialised in narrow teardown.

Emerging players

• Vallair: Vallair specialises in aircraft asset management, teardown, and engine/parts trading from its Luxembourg base, with overlapping end-of-life and cargo-conversion services that make it a niche comparable to EirTrade's disassembly business.
• Magellan Aviation Group: Magellan Aviation Group provides aftermarket aviation services including USM, engine leasing support, and asset management for airlines and lessors, with partial overlap to EirTrade's asset management and parts trading activities.

Regional players

• FL Technics: FL Technics is a Lithuania-based MRO and aftermarket services provider serving Eastern European and CIS markets with line maintenance, component support, and USM — geographically adjacent to EirTrade's Lithuanian operations and partially overlapping in service offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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