Direct Maintenance opens Entebbe (EBB) line station

25 June 2012 : Direct Maintenance again has opened a new line station, at Entebbe International Airport (EBB) in Uganda, its third line station to open in East-Africa in 2012 following recent launched at Lusaka, Zambia (LUN), and Nairobi, Kenya (NBO).

According Roger Meels, Technical Director: "Direct Maintenance has become well known in our industry for listening to specific customer requirements, and acting upon accordingly.  The appointment by our launch customer Emirates to set-up a new dedicated line station from scratch in a remote location as Entebbe once again underscores our strong determination and customer focus. Our large and modern facilities are very suitable to facilitate high standard line maintenance, fully in line with aviation regulations and customer requirements".

Launch customer Emirates commented: "Another very impressive project succesfully completed by Direct Maintenance, assisting us in such a remote location with an excellent standard of work. Thank you very much indeed".

The Entebbe (EBB) line station of Direct Maintenance has capability for the following aircraft models in line with EASA Part-145 regulations:

• A320
• A330
• A340
• B744
• B777

The initial launch customer for Direct Maintenance at Entebbe (EBB) is Emirates, operating a daily A330 wide body service connecting Entebbe (EBB) to the EK hub in Dubai (DXB).

For more details about Direct Maintenance in general, or our latest line station at Entebbe in particular, please be invited to contact Roger Meels at your convenience.