Magellan Aviation Group Awards Quantum Control Software Contract to Manage its Asset Rental and Leasing Programs

Feb. 4, 2013
Magellan Aviation Group recently doubled the size of its U.S. operations with the opening of a new 88,000 Sq. Ft. Distribution and Sales facility in Charlotte, NC.

SAN DIEGO, CA, February 04, 2013 – Component Control announced today that Magellan Aviation Group, a leader in integrated aftermarket aviation support services for the global airline industry, has chosen Quantum ControlTM software to manage its leasing, asset management and repair operations for its worldwide customer base of airlines, OEM’s and MRO companies.  Magellan Aviation Group recently doubled the size of its U.S. operations with the opening of a new 88,000 Sq. Ft. Distribution and Sales facility in Charlotte, North Carolina. Magellan Aviation Group has its European headquarters in Shannon, Ireland.

David Fessler, CIO and Partner at Magellan Aviation Group commented: “As anyone in the industry knows, there is a lot of detailed information that needs to follow the lifecycle of any aviation asset, down to the component level.  Quantum will provide full support, including the repair or purchase of leased or rented components, or flight-time based billing for our power-by-the-hour program.  This will simplify operations greatly by aggregating all asset data in one software solution made specifically for the aviation industry.” 

In addition to aircraft and engine leasing, Magellan offers engine and engine parts sales, airframe parts sales as well as a range of technical advisory services including delivery/redelivery inspections, engine management, repair management, technical due diligence, ongoing lease audit and lease return inspections, regulatory compliance, on-site maintenance representation and remarketing support.

Quantum ControlTM is a fully integrated business software solution. Developed specifically for MRO and logistics organisations it promotes best practice and improves business processes with one integrated solution running on one database that can be flexibly deployed as a dedicated in-house system, or be hosted via a third-party cloud.  Quantum Control's personalized configuration settings provide individual users with an intuitive interface which improves the bottom line through optimized productivity.  As a powerful, affordable and scalable solution, Quantum ControlTM extends across the supply chain using its built-in web services fully integrated with www.StockMarket.aero.

The Quantum Control MRO and Logistics solution installed at Magellan Aviation Group operates on a highly scalable and secure OracleTM database and includes a range of logistics and business modules.  

About Magellan Aviation Group

With operational offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Shannon, Ireland, the Magellan Aviation Group is a leading aftermarket supplier of aircraft products and services, and a specialist engine leasing and trading company. Magellan Aviation Group supports three unique segments of the Air Transport Industry: commuter/regional turbo-prop, regional jet and Commercial narrow-body and wide-body. They work closely with their customers throughout the world to provide them the most comprehensive, timely and valuable support. For more information, please visit http://www.magellangroup.net.

About Component Control

Component Control, based in San Diego, Calif., is a leading developer and provider of MRO and Logistics Software solutions for the aviation industry. Its core product, Quantum Control, provides advanced aviation management support to original equipment manufacturers, aftermarket service divisions, component repair and overhaul companies, fixed base operators, aircraft completion centers, airlines, MRO facilities, and part distribution / redistribution companies. Quantum is installed in over 50 countries and can be deployed as a single-site or multinational solution.

Stockmarket.aero, also from Component Control, is an online aviation parts trading marketplace giving users access to a comprehensive search engine that includes parts in stock, MRO capabilities and part alternatives. StockMarket.aero currently lists over 45 million qualified line items of inventory and capability from over 2,300 aircraft parts vendors.

In May 2012, Component Control was named winners of the ‘Best IT Software Provider’ category in the Aircraft Technology Engineering and Maintenance Awards 2012. For more information, please visit www.componentcontrol.com and www.StockMarket.aero.