Kaunas Aircraft Maintenance Services (KAMS), the aircraft Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) subsidiary of Ryanair, Europe’s largest air carrier, is doubling its capacity. The company’s new EUR 20 million investment project just blows two new aircraft maintenance hangars opened at Kaunas Airport.

The new 8,000 sqm building with two hangars is equivalent to six Olympic swimming pools. The project will create more than 200 new jobs, including a significant number of positions for highly skilled engineers and aircraft mechanics.

KAMS currently has 400 employees. Established in 2013, the company has been responsible for winter and summer checks of Ryanair’s fleet. With the opening of two new hangars, KAMS will now be able to double its capacity for aircraft inspections, allowing up to 4 aircraft to be serviced at one time.

At the same time, Ryanair announced 4 new routes. Throughout the summer season, the airline will fly passengers from Kaunas to Berlin, Milan Bergamo, Pisa, and Zadar airports. To support the record schedule of 28 routes, Ryanair is adding one more aircraft to the two currently based at Kaunas Airport. This means an additional USD 100 million investment that will support more than 1,250 jobs in the region, including pilots, cabin crew, and engineers.