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BRUSSELS—Unlike its low-cost rival Ryanair, easyJet has no immediate plans to perform its own engine overhaul work, but easyJet’s CEO see scope for bringing up to 50% of heavy maintenance in-house.
“At the moment, we’ve got 25% of our heavy maintenance covered,” easyJet CEO Kenton Jarvis said in an interview.
EasyJet already performs its own line and base maintenance, and the UK-based LCC acquired SR Technic’s maintenance facility in Malta for heavy airframe checks in 2024.
“We’ll continue to look. If we see a good opportunity, and that brings it to about 50% in house, I think that will be about right for us,” Jarvis said. “Then you can put pricing pressure on [suppliers].”
He says this balance gives easyJet in-house control over “more difficult events,” alongside proactive predictive maintenance, helping balance supply chain risk.
When asked whether easyJet would consider performing its own engine maintenance, Jarvis said, “I kind of understand what Ryanair are doing—I get the rationale—but it’s not in our immediate plans.”
Operational reliability has been a top priority for easyJet over the past year, and the airline is using data analytics to monitor performance base-by-base and week-by-week. This included reviewing its spares supplies and where they are located around the network.
“We significantly increased our investment in spares over the last two to three years, and that means that we’re better equipped to have a fast turnaround time,” Jarvis said.
He adds that the supply chain issues are stabilizing, rather than subsiding. “I don’t think it’s going to deteriorate. We’re not seeing further delays, for instance, from Airbus,” he said. “We’re seeing the delays we’ve been notified about remaining constant.”
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