Birmingham Airport BHX / EGBB

Main commercial passenger/ramp/baggage handler at BHX; listed as a ground handling agent in the official UK AIP (EGBB AD 2.4) with ops contact •••. Handles numerous scheduled carriers (Jet2, Ryanair, Wizz, TUI, Lufthansa, Qatar, Turkish, SWISS, Vueling, etc.). · H24 per traffic

Business/general-aviation ground handling at the FBO; AIP-listed handling agent (tel •••, •••). · On request

Business/general-aviation handling; listed as a ground handling agent in the UK AIP (EGBB AD 2.4). · H24 on request

Independent ground handler at the Business Aviation Centre, Second Floor, Argosy Building, B26 3QN; corporate/VIP and cargo-aircraft handling. Listed as a ground handling agent in the UK AIP (EGBB AD 2.4). · H24

Into-plane fuelling and fuel-farm/concession management at BHX (The Fuel Farm, Diamond House, B26 3QU); operates as the independent into-plane operator with throughput suppliers including Valero (since Oct 2019). Menzies' own BHX page advertises only fuelling at this station. · H24 per traffic

Jet aircraft into-plane fuelling at the Signature FBO. · On request

In-house fuel team for quick-turnaround into-plane fuelling (Jet A; World Fuel / Air Elite network). · H24 on request

Refuelling referenced on Blue City's site, but into-plane fuel at BHX is primarily provided by the airport fuel-farm operator (Menzies) and the FBOs; Blue City's standalone fuel provision and the specific 'Avfuel partnership' claim are not corroborated by an independent public source.

Aircraft de-icing by arrangement with handling agents; BHX AIP (AD 2.7) lists mechanical/chemical de-icing seasonally. Swissport provides de-icing for the carriers it handles. · Oct-Apr

De-icing by arrangement (BHX AIP AD 2.7, mechanical/chemical); provided to FBO clients. · Oct-Apr

STS operates a global line-maintenance/AOG mobile network, but a dedicated STS line-maintenance station specifically at BHX (beyond its base-maintenance/AOG capability) is not independently corroborated for this airport.

TUI operates aircraft line maintenance at Birmingham; corroborated by TUI's 2026 Aircraft Engineering Apprenticeship (Line Maintenance, Birmingham), which describes live line-maintenance work between flights at Birmingham Airport. Self-handling of its own fleet rather than a third-party service.

27,000 sq ft heat-controlled hangar; hangarage and maintenance/repair by arrangement (listed among XLR Birmingham facilities). Heavy/base MRO is not XLR's primary line of business at BHX. · On request

UK CAA Part-145 (and EASA) base maintenance in the former Monarch/MAEL hangar at BHX (~200,000 sq ft incl. ramp); capacity for 2 wide-body or up to 10 narrow-body aircraft. A/C checks (A/C), modifications, structural repairs, engine changes, lease-transition/bridging checks; A320 family, A330, B737NG, B757. Acquired hangar from MAEL and gained CAA base-maintenance approval.

Component repair back shops — operates the former Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) wide-body hangar at Birmingham Airport (Hangar 5, Airport Cargo, B26 3QN), purchased from MAEL in 2019; site includes "several on-site component repair and back shops" integrated with base/heavy maintenance for nose-to-tail MRO support (18,600m² facility, capacity for 2 widebody or 10 narrowbody aircraft). UK CAA Part-145 base maintenance approval confirmed at this location for A320 family/A330/B737NG/B757 airframes; specific back-shop disciplines (e.g. engine/APU, wheels & brakes, avionics, composite, NDT) are not individually itemized in public sources, so shop-level class ratings remain unconfirmed.

In-flight catering unit at Unit 1 Commissary Rd, International Gateway Estate, Birmingham B26 3QE (dnata Catering group, incorporating the former Alpha LSG operation).

Operates the World Cargo Centre (Air Cargo Centre, Birmingham International Airport, B26 3QN); appointed physical cargo handler for IAG Cargo and SAS Cargo at BHX. Cargo line ••• / •••. New powered roller-deck freighter handling system installed 2025. · Mon 06:30-23:59, Tue-Fri 24h, Sat 00:01-14:00, Sun 06:00-18:00

Cargo handling at The Argosy Building, Birmingham B26 3QN (Airport Cargo Centre); operates 24h. Used as the BHX cargo handler by carriers such as Virgin Atlantic Cargo. NOTE: claimed contact email '•••' is not the published address; dnata's and Virgin Atlantic Cargo's published BHX contact is •••. · H24

Time-critical freight and general air-cargo handling for freighter/charter operations: cargo screening (incl. ETD), pallet build/break, full DG capability (incl. Class 1.1), customs clearance and bonded warehouse facilities. · H24

Airline cargo sales/customer presence at BHX; physical acceptance and delivery are performed by Swissport at the World Cargo Centre (B26 3QN). IAG Cargo is not a standalone physical handler at this station. · Customer support 06:00-23:00, 7 days; sales Mon-Fri

Private passenger security screening checkpoint within the FBO terminal. · On request

FBO / private-aviation terminal on Terminal Road (new permanent terminal opened 2022); listed as a ground handling agent in the UK AIP (EGBB AD 2.4). Traveller and crew lounges, refreshments, EV charging, passenger security screening checkpoint. · On request / per movements

Full-service FBO (Air Elite / World Fuel network) at The Business Aviation Centre, Terminal Road, B26 3QN; VIP and dedicated crew lounges, private security screening, direct tarmac access. AIP-listed handling agent (•••). · H24 on request