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Manufacturing (33) Machinery and equipment 33 - Repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment 33.16 - Repair and maintenance of civilian air and spacecraft
700 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
12 September 2025
Employment effect (start)
12 September 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2027
Description
The German aviation technology expert Lufthansa Technik will build a new factory at the Lusopark industrial estate in Santa Maria da Feira. With an investment of €227.6 million, the project will create 700 jobs and will start operations in 2027. The hiring process and training of the first employees is currently ongoing.
The facility, covering 54,000 m², will be dedicated to the maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft engines and components. Construction will be carried out by a consortium formed by the Portuguese companies Teixeira Duarte – Engenharia e Construções and Ferreira Construção, which have joined forces to meet the complexity of the project.
Eurofound (2025), Lufthansa Technik, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 203316, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203316.