Lufthansa Technik has announced plans to construct a new 54,000 sqm facility for the repair of engine parts and aircraft components in Santa Maria da Feira near Porto, Portugal.
Construction work for the Lufthansa Technik Portugal facility is due to commence in 2026 with completion expected at the end of 2027.
Lufthansa Technik claims more than 700 jobs will be created at the facility in the ‘Lusopark’ business park and that interested candidates can apply for positions as early as 2025.
Harald Gloy, chief operating officer of Lufthansa Technik, said: “A new chapter begins today for Lufthansa Technik: For the first time in the company’s history, we are building and opening our own location in Portugal. It is a great pleasure to have been welcomed with open arms here in Santa Maria da Feira. Lufthansa Technik is pursuing ambitious growth targets and we want to further expand our position as the global market leader in the MRO sector in the future.
“That is why we have already started to expand our capacities by adding strategically important locations to our global network, to ensure we will continue to best satisfy the expectations of our more than 800 international customers in the future.”
The Portuguese Minister of Economy, Pedro Reis, said: “This significant investment by Lufthansa Technik in Portugal, which creates more than 700 jobs, is highly welcome. It represents a further step toward the reindustrialisation of our country and demonstrates the strong confidence in our national infrastructure and human capital, particularly in our highly skilled engineers and technicians in the aeronautics sector. It also shows that we are taking the right steps towards attracting foreign investments, which will help propel the growth of the Portuguese economy. Portugal and Germany together, through strategic projects and alliances such as this, can certainly help Europe accelerate its sustainable growth towards a bolder future for our economies and companies.”
Ricardo Arroja, chairman and chief executive of the Portuguese economic development AICEP, said: “The aerospace industry in Portugal is on the upward path, as our country is now hosting an increasing number of key players in the industry, contributing to a full production cycle that ranges from development to production and overhaul. The capacities and know-how Lufthansa Technik will bring to Portugal with this new facility will boost our country’s competitiveness for the aviation industry in Europe and contribute to consolidating the group. AICEP remains committed to supporting Lufthansa Technik throughout the different stages of the project life and to ensure that the cooperation between all parties remains a successful one.”
Lufthansa Technik plans to establish a training centre in Santa Maria da Feira to prepare future employees for the new facility, ensuring production starts promptly upon completion. The first job openings, including roles for mechanics, electronics technicians, engineers, and managers, will be advertised online in the coming weeks.
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