Welcome to American General Supplies

American General Supplies, Inc. (AGS) is an after market parts business established in July 1982 as a commercial aircraft spare parts supplier in Chicago. In the past 25 years AGS has diversified and constantly grown to become a reliable full service supplier.

The diverse activities of AGS include, but are not limited to the following:

• Commercial aircraft spare parts supply including all related materials and equipment such as shop and ground support equipment
• Aircraft, engines, and other component maintenance through marketing alliance and maintenance agreements with organizations that have the capability, such as Sabena, Avborne, Ethiopian Airlines, etc.
• Technical assistance to customer airlines through personnel secondment on site and /or providing training in the USA
• Facility audits and capability development for customer airlines;
• Technical writing assistance such as maintenance program, technical policies and procedures, etc.
• Surplus material consignment handling for customer airlines
• Supporting customer airlines as Purchasing Agents
• Providing financing services to customer airlines with flexible payment terms

AGS is committed to render better service through its well known quality and safety standards and always strives to meet its customers’ needs.

  LATEST NEWS

   On March 23rd and 24th, 2009 the 18th Annual African Aviation MRO Conference and Exhibition was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was hosted by the African Aviation Magazine President, Mr. Nick Fadugba. AGS’ Chairman and President, Mr. Kassa Maru was invited as a guest speaker on the subject of “optimizing aircraft spares procurement and inventory management” which was received very well by the African Airlines’ executives who were the major participants.
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African Aviation March-April, 2009...

   In March 2008, Mr. Kassa Maru, Chairman and President of American General Supplies, Inc., was recognized for his long-standing and valued support to African Airlines by African Aviation, Africa’s Aviation Industry Journal.
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   December 1st, 2008:
Announcement from the Desk of AGS Chairman of the Board.
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   August 1st, 2008:
It gives us great pleasure to announce that, once again, American General Supplies was selected from several competitors to handle parts provisioning for LAM Mozambique Airlines 2 ea newly acquired Bombardier DHC-8-Q-400 aircraft.
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   It gives us great pleasure and we are filled with gratitude and sense of accomplishment in officially announcing the 25th Anniversary of the historic establishment of American General Supplies, Inc.
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   August 18, 2007:
Air Madagascar has extended for four additional years, the comprehensive purchasing agency agreement with AGS

   April 12, 2007:
AGS received the 2007 Small Business Exporter of the Year for sub-Saharan Africa award from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) at Ex-Im Bank's annual conference in Washington, D.C.
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   June 14, 2006:
AGS concluded a Provisioning / Purchasing Agency Agreement with TAAG Angola Airlines to provide spare parts and support their new B737-700 and B777-200 fleet that are on order with Boeing.