Executives from Shannon Commercial Properties, IDA Ireland and Lufthansa Technik at the announcement on the new facility on Monday (Jan. 17).
As part of plans to grow its maintenance operations in Ireland, Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon (LTTS) has announced additions to the site’s capacity, capabilities and workforce.
The Shannon-based company plans to add an extra 22,000 ft.2 of capacity in the form of a new facility, which will house expanded repair services and manufacturing capabilities on CFM56 and V2500 engine types, as well as new generation engines such as the Leap and Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan.
LTTS has operated in the mid-west region of Ireland since 1992 and specializes in the repair of components for both high-pressure and low-pressure turbines for CFM, IAE and GE-manufactured engines.
Operations at the new facility are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2023 and the move will result in the creation of 25 technical jobs.
LTTS says that since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has added more than 100 new roles in Shannon, taking the total to around 250, despite a sharp drop-off in maintenance demand during that period. However, the company says demand for services has been picking up and it is now looking to build readiness for the increasing requests for services.
"This is a very special milestone for Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon that is celebrating its 30 years in operations in Ireland," says Michael Malewski, CEO and managing director of LTTS. "We are delighted to add a manufacturing operation to the Shannon Aviation Services Cluster. With this commitment into a promising business segment we aim at enhancing value for our growing list of customers."
LTTS’ latest announcement continues its growth in Ireland, where it operates at three sites in Shannon, Celbridge in Kildare and Dublin and employs in excess of 300 people. In November 2022 it invested €28 million ($30.3 million) to open a new mobile engine services facility in Celbridge.
The facility, located 13 mi. west of Dublin, will service and repair engines for airlines and lessors from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In addition to servicing engines on-site, it is also able to deploy technical teams to customer sites anywhere in the world to carry out repairs.
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