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SWBKCB
Is four in a week an endless flow? Of course there is more to handling freight than getting it on and off the aircraft, so it could be the warehousing/distribution etc is a bottleneck.
Loaders capable of main desck loading can be used for loading containers into the belly as well. It would be surprising if any equipment was solely for the use of Air Chine, sure the handlers can find plenty of work for it.
From the BHX discussion on the "Air China affair" it seems the problem is more related to transit shed capacity. I don't know what Magma are carrying, but I would assume its general cargo rather than a single client load (FCL in maritime terminology) so inevitably some shipments will go through the shed faster than others. The concern make be that adding much more business at BHX may screw up existing carriers, particularly the likes of Emirates and Qatar cargo business.
The China all cargo bubble will probably subside when Suez reopens, and both the current BHX and potential Air China MAN operations could end as quickly as they begin.
Both airports need to make the proverbial hay while the sun shines.