Pegasus Airlines has expanded its technical maintenance capacity and capabilities with the opening of a new aircraft maintenance centre at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport. Built around digitalisation, efficiency and sustainability, the new hangars will enable the simultaneous maintenance of five narrow-body aircraft, strengthening the airline’s operational capability. With an initial investment of US$40 million, the airline aims to optimise maintenance time and resources, improve operational efficiency and reduce aircraft downtime linked to maintenance activities.
The project, which began in January 2025, has been completed within one year. In the first phase, two maintenance hangars capable of providing line and base maintenance for up to five narrow-body aircraft simultaneously, together with a dedicated paint hangar, have entered service. In the second phase, scheduled for completion in the final quarter of 2026, a further hangar providing base maintenance capacity for an additional five narrow-body aircraft will become operational. The third phase, planned to commence within four to five years, will see this hangar expanded to accommodate up to ten narrow-body aircraft, marking the full completion of the aircraft maintenance centre investment.
The first-phase hangars, which combine line and base maintenance activities within a single facility, have been designed to support a comprehensive range of technical operations. These include line maintenance, engine and landing gear replacements, avionics and structural modifications, base maintenance work, full aircraft painting and livery design and application, as well as component maintenance and training activities.
Commenting on the investment, Pegasus Airlines CEO Güliz Öztürk stated: “Every investment we make in technical infrastructure takes our operational strength one step further. Our aircraft maintenance centre investment at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport is a strategic milestone in Pegasus’ sustainable growth journey. Our new hangars will not only enable us to manage the maintenance needs of our growing fleet more effectively, but also accelerate our transformation focused on digitalisation and efficiency. By managing our aircraft maintenance processes more quickly and in a more optimised way, we aim to provide our guests with an ever more seamless travel experience.”
