Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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At Kaunas Airport, Kaunas Aircraft Maintenance Services, a company owned by the Irish airline Ryanair, is expanding its operations – it is building two new hangars and looking to hire 200 new employees. Operations in the new hangars are scheduled to begin in 2027. According to representatives of Kaunas Aircraft Maintenance Services, the company is seeking mechanics, aircraft structure repair technicians, shop mechanics, warehouse workers, and other technical professionals. According to data from Rekvizitai.lt, Kaunas Aircraft Maintenance Services currently employs 382 people.
Following this expansion phase, Kaunas Airport will become one of Ryanair’s largest MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) bases in Europe.
Eurofound (2026), Kaunas Aircraft Maintenance Services, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 204541, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/204541.