# Ryanair announces £40M expansion of Prestwick maintenance facility

Ryanair announced a £40M expansion of its maintenance facility at Prestwick Airport, including a new 11,938 sqm 4-bay heavy maintenance hangar and additional component workshops, expanding from 6 to 10 bays. The investment will create 450 new engineering and mechanic jobs, including 60 apprenticeships.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-03-20
- Where: Prestwick, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Value: $50.6M (40.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 450
- Status: announced
- Products: aircraft maintenance services
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Ryanair](https://endata.com/companies/14754.md)

## Sources

- [corporate.ryanair.com](https://corporate.ryanair.com/news/ryanair-announces-40m-expansion-at-prestwick-maintenance-facility-450-highly-skilled-engineer-mechanic-jobs-including-60-apprenticeship-roles/), 2026-03-20: "This new state-of-the-art, 4-bay hangar and component workshops will make Prestwick our largest heavy maintenance facility, and a key part of how we will maintain and support our fleet as we continue to grow to 800 aircraft and 300 million passengers by 2034."

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