Ryanair has started construction on a new €40 million aircraft maintenance facility at Dublin Airport. This state-of-the-art four bay hangar will support over 200 new, highly skilled and well paying jobs for engineers and mechanics and engineers.
On Wednesday (January 29, 2025), Ryanair announced the start of construction of a new €40 million aircraft maintenance facility at Dublin Airport. The new four bay hangar will create over 200 new highly skilled and well paid jobs for engineers and mechanics. Ryanair’s new 120,000 square-foot hangar will facilitate heavy and line maintenance of the carrier’s rapidly growing fleet. The new Dublin hangar will also be one of the EU’s most environmentally efficient hangars, with gas absorption heat pumps reducing energy use by up to 35 percent.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday (January 29th), Ryanair’s COO, Neal McMahon, said,
“As Ireland’s No.1 airline, we are pleased to turn the sod today on our new aircraft maintenance facility at Dublin Airport, which will see Ryanair invest a further €40 million in Dublin, significantly expand of our current Dublin maintenance facility, and create over 200 highly paid jobs for engineers and mechanics.
“Ryanair’s new state-of-the-art 120,000sq foot facility will be one of the most environmentally friendly hangars in Europe and will facilitate the maintenance of our growing fleet as we continue to take delivery of new technology 737-8200 “Gamechanger” aircraft (which cut CO2 by 16% and noise by 40%).
“This is a fantastic opportunity for both experienced and trainee engineers and mechanics to join Ryanair and work with the biggest operator of Boeing 737s in Europe. For more information on these exciting new jobs, visit careers.ryanair.com.”
Ryanair Holdings, plc is Europe’s largest airline conglomerate and the parent company of Buzz, Lauda, Malta Air, and Ryanair DAC. The airline carries over 150 million passengers annually with more than 2,500 daily departures. Ryanair serves over 200 destinations in 40 countries with a fleet of nearly 600 aircraft including Boeing 737NGs, Boeing 737-8200 Gamechangers and Airbus A320s with Lauda. Ryanair has maintained a stellar safety record for nearly 40 years and prides itself on being “Europe’s greenest cleanest airline group,” promising customers a reduction in CO2 emissions of up to 50%, versus the ‘Big 4 EU major airlines.’ The company continues to grow across Europe and plans on carrying 300 million passengers annually by FY 2034.
Source: Ryanair