Base Maintenance

In response to the significant expansion in cargo operations at East Midlands Airport (EMA), leading MRO service provider, BCT Aviation Maintenance, has announced two brand new line maintenance contracts at the airport, where the company is headquartered. Having recently commenced freighter flights on behalf of Chinese logistics firm, YunExpress, operating two Boeing 777F aircraft into EMA twice per week, Chinese cargo carrier, Central Airlines, has appointed BCT Aviation Maintenance to manage its line maintenance support. Similarly, African freight carrier, Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, is also operating a Boeing 777F between the UK and China twice per week over the summer and BCT has signed an agreement to manage line maintenance at EMA for the airline. With plans to increase frequency as part of long term commitment from cargo customers, the new maintenance deals have helped to reinforce BCT’s position as a major provider of line maintenance services with bases at five airports in the UK and Ireland, as well as East Midlands Airport’s status as the UK’s foremost express air freight hub. Commenting on the new customer contracts, Chris Taylor, Technical Director, BCT Aviation Maintenance, said: “We’re delighted to have been appointed line maintenance provider for both Central Airlines and Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services at East Midlands Airport. 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.”