Lufthansa Technik Sofia further expands capacities in Bulgaria

Lufthansa Technik is expanding its capacity with a new hangar, office and multifunctional building at Sofia Airport becoming the largest base maintenance facility in Eastern Europe. Bulgarian subsidiary Lufthansa Technik Sofia will be also the largest base maintenance site of Lufthansa Technik in Europe. The total investment in the project amounts to approximately €35m invested together with the joint venture partner Bulgarian Airways Group. The funds were used for the construction of the new 6-level multifunctional building, combining hangar, offices and workshop areas. The new expansion will lead to increase in production lines and further growth of the central service departments which are serving from Sofia the worldwide Lufthansa Technik network of base maintenance facilities. That means 60% capacity increase or 1 Million man-hours in total per year, as well as a 30% increase in the number of employees in Sofia to 1,300 people.