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400 Highly Skilled Jobs to Be Created by €50m Ryanair Investment
The project includes a new four-bay maintenance hangar and an engineering academy that will train over 400 aircraft mechanics.
- On Thursday, Ryanair submitted a planning application to expand its engineering operations at Shannon Airport, aiming to build a new four-bay maintenance hangar and establish it as the airline's largest aircraft maintenance facility in Ireland.
- The €50 million investment will create over 400 jobs and include a new Ryanair Engineering Academy to train apprentices, supporting the airline's fleet as it takes delivery of new 737-8200 aircraft.
- Enterprise Ireland is supporting the project, which Shannon Airport Group CEO Ray O'Driscoll described as a 'powerful endorsement' of the region's aviation ecosystem and engineering expertise.
- Subject to planning approval, Ryanair expects construction to commence in early 2027, with the new facility anticipated to enter operation in late 2028, significantly boosting the airline's maintenance capacity.
- Following news last week that Aer Lingus would cut up to 500 roles in Ireland, primarily affecting its Dublin Airport base, this expansion represents a contrasting shift in the local aviation landscape.
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