Luxembourg Airport and Luxair have celebrated the inauguration of the new 5,000 sqm Luxair aircraft maintenance hangar.

The hangar will be able to accommodate up to three Boeing 737s simultaneously, providing ideal space for maintaining the aircraft that Luxair plans to receive over the years to come.

For more than 70 years, the Hal Nennig hangar has been used by the maintenance of Luxair’s fleet and which housed Luxair Technics personnel.

These same teams will now move into a new state-of-the-art building that Luxair says perfectly matches its needs, providing an optimal environment to support the growth of the company’s airline fleet.

Gilles Feith, chief executive of Luxair, said: “This new hangar represents a major turning point for Luxair and lux-Airport. It will breathe new life into the work of our colleagues at Luxair Technics and will perfectly support Luxair’s growth.

“With our expanding fleet and modernised facilities, we are ready to meet the challenges ahead.”

The new maintenance hangar, in addition to being more environmentally friendly, also accommodates several maintenance workshops, storage areas for spare parts and administrative offices.

Alexander Flassak, chief executive of lux-Airport, said: “For lux-Airport, as the developer and investor of the new Luxair maintenance hangar, this building represents another milestone in the ongoing renewal and expansion of the airport.

“Less than two years after the groundbreaking ceremony, the hangar is now being inaugurated. The short construction time speaks for itself.

“We would like to thank all those involved in the project for their exemplary cooperation. The long-term lease by Luxair is a clear commitment to the location and a promising outlook for the future of aircraft maintenance at Findel.”

Yuriko Backes, minister of defence, mobility and public works and gender equality and diversity of Luxembourg, said: “The aviation field is experiencing constant growth in our country, which requires infrastructure, services and maintenance facilities adapted to meet the needs of its customers.

“In order to remain at the forefront of modern aviation and succeed on the international scene, the construction of this new maintenance hangar was essential for our national airline, Luxair, to guarantee the reliability of its operations.

“This new hall perfectly illustrates the dynamism of the aviation sector, aiming to make the airport a strategic, modern and exemplary infrastructure for this domain.”

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