Lufthansa Technik has announced the creation of 25 new jobs at its Shannon base.
The aircraft maintenance firm says it’s ‘experiencing a significant increase in market demand for its worldwide maintenance, repair and overhaul services’.
The new roles will be for highly skilled aircraft mechanics who will be based at a new facility, commissioned by the Shannon Airport Group, that is expected to be fully operational by March.
It’s understood the company plans to announce further new jobs in the region in 2023.
The project is supported by the Irish Government through IDA Ireland.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD said: “This is fantastic news for Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon who are celebrating 30 years in operation in Shannon. The new state-of-the-art facility will create highly skilled jobs in the Shannon Aviation Services Cluster. Congratulations to the whole Lufthansa Technik team on this milestone achievement. I wish you the very best with this new chapter.”
The announcement follows the recent launch of Lufthansa Technik’s Mobile Engine Services facility in Kildare. “Today we are marking another significant milestone for Lufthansa Technik in the Irish market with the addition of a manufacturing operation in Shannon. This is a really important development for our customers and complements our existing services portfolio in MRO,” said CEO of LTTS, Michael Malewski.
“The aviation industry was severely impacted by the pandemic. However, the recovery has been rapid and the demand for aircraft maintenance is greater than ever. We are meeting this strong demand by growing our footprint, our capacity and our workforce in Ireland. We already doubled our productive headcount in Shannon over the past 18 months and now need even more people to join our team.”
Eileen Sharpe, Global Head of Engineering & Green Economy and Growth Markets, IDA Ireland, said: “Today’s announcement that LTTS is expanding operations in Shannon where it has had a presence for the past three decades is very good news. This expansion will increase capacity at the facility and lead to the creation of highly skilled roles. IDA Ireland remains committed to winning jobs and invetment in regional locations. I wish LTTS every success with this investment.”
