Lufthansa Technik selects Portugal for new multi-million-dollar MRO facility 

Lufthansa Technik will construct a new multi-million-dollar maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility near Porto, creating more than 700 jobs.  

Lufthansa Technik announced on December 9, 2024, that the new MRO facility will be completed by the end of 2027 and will be used for the repair of engine parts and aircraft components. 

The 230,000 square meter property located around 35 kilometers south of Porto in Santa Maria da Feira will be equipped with the latest technologies in the MRO industry.   

News of the new facility was welcomed by members of the Portuguese government after Lufthansa Technik worked for several months to find the ideal location. 

“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,” Harald Gloy, Chief Operating Officer of Lufthansa Technik, said. “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.” 

Gloy added: “We are convinced that Santa Maria da Feira is the perfect choice. Great things will be created here – for the region, for Lufthansa Technik, and for our employees and customers. This investment is also a sign of the Lufthansa Group’s commitment to Portugal.” 

Important criteria for the choice of location were Portugal’s position in the European Union and the stable political framework conditions. 

Lufthansa Technik will set up a training center in Santa Maria da Feira in the coming year to train the future employees of Lufthansa Technik Portugal so that production can begin upon completion of the new 54,000 square meter facility.   

The positions being sought include mechanics, electronics technicians, engineers, process and human resources managers. 

“This significant investment by Lufthansa Technik in Portugal, which creates more than 700 jobs, is highly welcome. It represents a further step toward the reindustrialization 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,” said Portugal’s Minister of Economy, Pedro Reis. 

Reis added: “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.” 

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