Honeywell Select BNT International to Support B737 Wheels and Brakes in Africa

The five-year agreement with BNT International ensures that regional customers have access to 100% genuine Honeywell parts and reliable, local maintenance services.

Honeywell Channel Partners are carefully-selected companies chosen to provide our customers with an authorized source of parts, support for components, installation, maintenance, repair, service, warranty and special program applications. Based on proven ongoing high standards of performance, their track record in terms of integrity and compliance and their investment in a new and growing facility in Johannesburg, plus planning to establish a repair shop in Ghana, Honeywell has selected BNT International as our African Channel Partner providing airlines with wheel and brake maintenance services.

The agreement enables BNT International to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) support in Africa to airline operators that fly Boeing 737 Classic and NG aircraft fitted with Honeywell’s Cerametalix wheels and brake technology. Cerametalix wheels and brakes average an amazing 5.5 million aircraft landings a year. Proven to reduce operating costs while providing improved performance and reliability, Cerametalix brakes are particularly well-suited for quick-turn applications due to their superior energy absorbing capability.

“Helping our airline customers reduce undue downtime with improved regional support offerings is our passion,” said Anthony Florian, vice president, EMEAI Airlines, Honeywell. “Honeywell’s wheels and brakes already deliver exceptional performance and reliability. Our partnership with BNT International means that we improve customer access to key support services across Africa.”

BNT  International offers Africa’s airlines a trusted in-region MRO capability to maintain their Honeywell wheels and brakes, improving Turn-Around-Time (TAT), reducing maintenance cost per flying hour and providing the peace of mind that installating 100% genuine OEM parts brings.

“Having effective maintenance, repair and overhaul service is imperative to the reliability and performance of operators’ wheels and brakes technology. With in-region capabilities, we can provide support to Africa-based operators in a much more cost- and time-efficient manner,” said Paulo Mateus - Managing Director, BNT  International.