BCT Aviation Maintenance has announced two new line maintenance contracts at East Midlands Airport (EMA), after significant growth in cargo operations at its home base.
Having recently begun freighter flights on behalf of Chinese logistics firm YunExpress, operating two Boeing 777F aircraft into EMA twice weekly, Chinese cargo carrier Central Airlines has appointed BCT Aviation Maintenance to provide its line maintenance support.
Similarly, African freight carrier Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services is operating a Boeing 777F between the UK and China twice weekly over the summer, with BCT signing an agreement to provide line maintenance support at EMA for the airline.
With plans to increase flight frequency as part of long-term commitments from cargo customers, the new maintenance agreements have strengthened BCT’s position as a leading provider of line maintenance services, with bases at five airports across the UK and Ireland. They also reinforce East Midlands Airport’s status as the country’s foremost express air freight hub.
Chris Taylor, Technical Director at BCT Aviation Maintenance, expressed his delight at the company’s appointment as line maintenance provider for both Central Airlines and Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services at East Midlands Airport. He comments: “BCT takes a proactive approach to maintenance that minimises deferred defects and maximises high dispatch reliability, which ensures that our dedicated engineering support delivers the highest levels of operational safety. Having been established at EMA for over fifteen years, it’s so gratifying for us to see how much the airport has developed and how important it has become to the UK for air freight. We look forward to continuing this development journey as a major airport partner.”
