Airline acquires maintenance facility in Malta
easyJet and SR Technics have finalised an agreement which sees the airline acquire the SR Technics maintenance facility in Malta.
The signing ceremony, which took place with the Prime Minister, Dr Robert Abela in attendance, was held at the maintenance hangar today and signals the handover of the facility to easyJet.
easyJet will now undertake heavy maintenance on its growing fleet of more than 340 aircraft and welcome the workforce of more than 400 currently based at the facility to the easyJet Group.
The six-bay aircraft maintenance facility has undertaken heavy maintenance for the easyJet fleet of aircraft for several years.
Prime Minister Robert Abela extended his congratulations to easyJet and SR Technics on finalising a pivotal agreement, marking easyJet’s acquisition of the SR Technics maintenance facility in Malta.
He said: “The Government stands ready to support the industry.
“We take pride in the Maltese leadership managing these hangars and commend our dedicated technicians and engineers whose efforts have attracted and retained such esteemed companies”
Expressing his gratitude towards SR Technics and welcoming easyJet’s substantial investment, Prime Minister Robert Abela affirmed the government’s commitment to fostering a thriving aviation industry in Malta.
David Morgan, chief operating officer for easyJet, commenting on the acquisition, said: “We have long held links with the island and look forward to further strengthening these in the coming years with this maintenance facility which will mean we will employ more than four hundred people locally to maintain our growing, modern fleet of aircraft.”
Brendan McConnellogue, director of engineering for easyJet, said: “We have a long history with this fantastic maintenance facility, having worked closely with us for many years and so are really pleased to bring the facility along with its highly skilled and experienced workforce into the easyJet family.
“In recent years, easyJet has brought much of its aircraft maintenance operations in house and so taking on the facility is very much aligned with this strategy. We look forward to welcoming the team in Malta to easyJet!”
easyJet has strong links with Malta having flown there since March 2008. The airline has flown over four million passengers to and from the island in that time and now flies more than 400,000 customers every year. easyJet operates to Malta from nine of its bases across Europe.
