Ryanair has inaugurated its new €25 million maintenance centre at Madrid Barajas Airport—the largest in its network. With capacity for seven aircraft, the 22,000 m² state-of-the-art facility, located in the airport’s industrial zone, will create 700 highly skilled jobs, including engineers, mechanics and support staff, further strengthening Madrid and Spain’s position as a leading European aviation hub.
The new hangar complements Ryanair’s existing maintenance facility at Barajas, increasing total capacity to eight aircraft maintenance lines. In addition, Ryanair operates a modern five-bay maintenance centre in Seville, opened in 2019 and expanded in 2021, representing a further €30 million investment in Spain.
The Madrid facility now plays a central role in Ryanair’s maintenance engineering network across seven EU locations, carrying out both routine A-checks and more specialised engineering work. The airline is also collaborating with leading aviation schools in Madrid to train and recruit engineers and mechanics through its in-house Engineer Development Programme.
Ryanair is also one of Spain’s biggest foreign investors and a key contributor to tourism and industry. With 62 million passengers annually in Spain, a fleet of 109 aircraft across 11 bases, two maintenance centres, a recently commissioned crew training facility, and an IT innovation hub in central Madrid, Ryanair’s total investment in Spain now stands at €11 billion. (€1.00 = US$1.15 at time of publication).
