B&B AirParts

What B&B AirParts does

B&B AirParts is a privately held, precision aerospace components manufacturer founded in 1998 and headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. The company operates three core production capabilities under one roof: CNC machining for tight-tolerance complex aerospace geometries, sheet metal fabrication for formed metal aircraft and defense components, and complex assembly services that integrate parts from these upstream processes into finished aerospace assemblies. It serves two vertical end-markets — commercial aerospace and defense aerospace — without disclosed customer logos, distribution channels, or marketing channels in the available sources. Revenue model is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; there are no disclosed pricing tiers, product launches, or named customers.

On January 5, 2026, B&B AirParts was acquired by Spartan Aerospace Group, a vertically integrated aerospace manufacturing holding company headquartered in New Britain, Connecticut and itself a portfolio company of The Edgewater Funds private equity firm. The transaction, facilitated by Generational Capital Markets, places B&B AirParts into a buy-and-build platform focused on precision-engineered components for commercial and defense markets, alongside other reported sector consolidation such as Loar Holdings' approximately $250 million acquisition of Harper Engineering and ATC Group's acquisition of PAS MRO. Post-acquisition, B&B AirParts continues to operate with 11-50 employees, and its prior ownership structure before the Spartan acquisition is not disclosed in available sources. No certifications, patents, trademarks, leadership changes, or product launches are documented in the input data.

Name

B&B AirParts

Legal name

B & B Airparts

Website

https://bbairparts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

B&B AirParts is a precision aerospace components manufacturer in Wichita, Kansas, founded in 1998, offering CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and complex assembly services for commercial and defense aerospace customers. Now part of Spartan Aerospace Group (an Edgewater Funds portfolio company).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace Precision Component Manufacturing

NAICS

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (3364), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413)

SIC

Aircraft & Parts (3720), Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728)

akta.pro primary industry

Nacelles, Fairings & Aerodynamic Structures (IMABAEAE)

Keywords

• Aerospace component manufacturing
• CNC machining services
• Sheet metal fabrication
• Aerospace assembly services
• Precision aerospace parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Wichita

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Core offering

B&B AirParts is a precision aerospace components manufacturer that produces tight-tolerance parts through CNC machining and sheet metal fabrication, then delivers those parts as fully integrated components via complex assembly. The company serves commercial and defense aerospace customers from its Wichita, Kansas facility.

Product overview

B&B Airparts is an aviation manufacturing firm that operates as a precision aerospace components manufacturer. The company offers three core manufacturing services: CNC Machining Services for precision-turned and milled aerospace components, Sheet Metal Fabrication for formed metal parts, and Complex Assembly Services for integrated aerospace assemblies. These services are offered as a unified manufacturing capability, with the company serving both commercial and defense aerospace markets. B&B Airparts was acquired by Spartan Aerospace Group in January 2026 and operates as part of their vertically integrated aerospace manufacturing holding company structure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNC Machining Services
• Sheet Metal Fabrication
• Complex Assembly Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Spirit AeroSystems: Spirit AeroSystems is the dominant Wichita-based Tier 1 aerostructures manufacturer (fuselage, wing, propulsion structures); it is a primary customer and ecosystem anchor for precision aerospace machining and assembly suppliers like B&B AirParts operating in the same Wichita cluster.

Broad incumbents

• TransDigm Group: TransDigm is a major acquirer and operator of proprietary aerospace components and subsystems; while far larger and more proprietary-focused, its business model of acquiring precision component suppliers makes it an analogous consolidator pattern in the same supplier space as B&B AirParts.
• Triumph Group: Triumph Group is a large, diversified aerospace structures, components, and systems supplier offering machining, fabricated parts, and assemblies across commercial and defense — directly comparable to B&B AirParts' sheet metal and complex assembly offering, but at vastly greater scale.
• GKN Aerospace: GKN Aerospace is a global Tier 1 manufacturer of aerostructures, engine components, and special products; its broad machining, forming, and assembly capabilities make it a structural and competitive analogue to B&B AirParts' vertically integrated component model.

Direct peers

• TECT Aerospace: TECT Aerospace is a Kansas-based precision aerospace machining and assembly supplier serving commercial and military aerospace customers — directly comparable to B&B AirParts in CNC machining scope, vertical integration approach, and regional customer base.
• Harper Engineering: Harper Engineering is a precision aerospace components manufacturer specializing in complex machined parts and assemblies for aerospace and defense, recently acquired by Loar Holdings for ~$250 million — a near-exact comparable to B&B AirParts in product scope, customer mix, and consolidator interest.
• Pacific Aerospace & Electronics (PAS) / PAS MRO: PAS MRO was a precision aerospace components and MRO supplier recently acquired by ATC Group, illustrating the active roll-up pattern in this sub-segment; comparable to B&B AirParts as a small precision machining specialist targeted by aerospace consolidators.
• AIC Group (Aerospace Inspection Conversion): AIC Group is a precision aerospace machining and component manufacturing supplier serving commercial and defense markets and an active acquirer in the niche (acquired PAS MRO) — making it both a comparable peer and a potential competitive consolidator to Spartan Aerospace Group.
• Loar Holdings: Loar Holdings is a PE-backed consolidator of niche aerospace component and sub-assembly businesses serving commercial and defense markets — the archetypal "buy-and-build" platform in the precision aerospace parts space and a direct competitive / strategic analogue to the Spartan Aerospace Group strategy that acquired B&B AirParts.
• Lee Aerospace: Lee Aerospace is a Wichita, Kansas-based aerospace parts manufacturer specializing in precision machining, forming, and assemblies — a same-geography, same-craft peer to B&B AirParts and a direct competitor for Tier 2/3 work from Spirit AeroSystems and other Wichita primes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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