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HAVING come through Covid, the biggest challenge for Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon (LTTS) is trying to ramp up production as quickly as possible, according to its CEO Michael Malewski. This week the company announced 25 jobs will be created when its new 2,000m2 building opens in the spring, with more likely to follow later in the year. Mr Malewski said that the new development is almost ready. “It’s nearly complete and our target is that it can be fully operational at the end of March. The team are there now preparing everything for the big opening.” He said that the development will see the Shannon site’s productive capacity increase by around a quarter. The extra capacity is badly needed with demand from customers exceptionally strong. “Business is really good. The last time I spoke to you was in the middle of the crisis, I was talking about the impact of the crisis on aviation in general and on Lufthansa Technik  …

THERE WAS good news for Clare this Monday with the announcement of 25 new jobs and the promise of more to come from Lufthansa Technik Turbine Shannon (LTTS). Announcing the further expansion of its business in Ireland with the opening of a new 2,000 M2 facility and the creation of 25 jobs in Shannon, LTTS said it was responding to significant worldwide increase in demand for its services. LTTS, a subsidiary of Germany’s Lufthansa Technik AG, is experiencing the increase market demand for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for aircraft engines and components following the recovery of the aviation sector after the Covid-19 pandemic. LTTS has been operating in Ireland since 1992 and employs more than 300 people in Shannon, Kildare and Dublin. The current expansion plans mean that the company urgently needs 25 highly skilled aircraft mechanics who will be based at its new facility in the mid-west, working on state-of-the-art aviation technology and equipment. It is expected …