Copenhagen, Denmark, 11 May 2026\u00a0\u2013 Satair, an Airbus company, announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Unical Aviation Inc. (\u201cUnical\u201d) and its subsidiary ecube. This milestone creates a premier, end-to-end global provider of Used Serviceable Material (USM) and aircraft lifecycle solutions.<\/p>\n
This agreement brings together Unical\u2019s extensive inventory and distribution network, ecube\u2019s world-class disassembly and storage capabilities, and Satair\u2019s existing USM expertise through VAS Aero Services. As part of the new leadership structure, Sharon Green, CEO of Unical, will also assume the role of CEO of VAS Aero Services, ensuring strategic alignment across Satair\u2019s USM business units, while Tommy Hughes assumes his full-time responsibilities as CCO of Satair.<\/p>\n
Richard Stoddart, CEO of Satair and Head of Airbus Material Services, commented: “Today is a major step forward. Bringing Unical and ecube into our business isn’t just about getting bigger; it’s about leveraging the circular economy to the benefit of our customers. We\u2019re gaining excellent facilities and, crucially, a team of highly skilled professionals in the USM market. For our customers, this means better parts availability and a simpler way to manage an aircraft’s full lifecycle.”<\/p>\n
Sharon Green, CEO of Unical and VAS Aero Services, added: “Joining Satair marks the culmination of Unical and ecube\u2019s transformation\u2014and the beginning of a powerful next phase, bringing together our leadership in Used Serviceable Material and end-of-life capabilities with Satair\u2019s global scale and Airbus\u2019s vision for the future of material services. I\u2019m proud of what our teams have built and confident that together we will deliver a true end-to-end lifecycle solution that improves material availability, extends asset life, and creates meaningful value for customers worldwide. Our teams are excited about joining Satair and working alongside new colleagues at VAS Aero Services\u2014both highly respected and trusted organizations in our industry\u2014and we look forward to delivering the full value of this combination across the global aviation market.”<\/p>\n
Industrialising the USM lifecycle<\/p>\n
With the integration of Unical and ecube\u2019s major operational sites across North America and Europe, Satair significantly expands its industrial footprint. The acquisition advances Satair\u2019s strategy to provide a seamless, “one-stop shop” flow of material\u2014from aircraft storage and disassembly to technical repair management and global distribution.<\/p>\n
The combined operations will now begin a coordinated integration process, focused on coordinating our efforts across Satair, Unical, ecube, and VAS Aero Services to deliver a well-connected customer experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Copenhagen, Denmark, 11 May 2026\u00a0\u2013 Satair, an Airbus company, announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Unical…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11498,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[90],"class_list":{"0":"post-11497","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-airbus","8":"tag-airbus"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}