LONDON—British leisure airline Jet2.com has bolstered its in-house MRO capabilities by opening a new maintenance hangar at Manchester Airport, England.
The newly built facility covers around 68,000 ft.2 of floor space and replaces an existing hangar which was demolished before construction started one year ago. The facility will allow Jet2 engineers and technicians to work on three aircraft simultaneously and has base and line maintenance functions.
It will operate adjacent to an existing hangar where the airline carries out maintenance checks its fleet. Combined, both hangars will enable Jet2 to work on six aircraft at the same time. The Manchester hangars operate in addition to a maintenance hangar at its main base at Leeds-Bradford Airport.
The site also features an in-house apprentice training suite comprising of workshops and classrooms. The airline said the suite will support its engineering apprentices, with more than 30 currently employed in the business.
The Leeds headquartered airline currently operates a mixed fleet of Boeing and Airbus narrowbody aircraft. As of July 2025, around 130 aircraft operated comprised of Boeing 737-800s and -300s, with the latter expected to be phased out by next year.
It also operates Airbus A321-200 and A321neo aircraft, expected to grow by more than 132 aircraft through to 2035 after Jet2 converted an order from A320neo to the A321neo variant in July 2024.
In addition to in-house MRO services on its fleet, Jet2 outsources services to several maintenance providers. These include base maintenance services, such as heavy checks, transitional activities and paint services, for its 737NG aircraft to Willis Aviation Services at Teesside Airport. Last month, the agreement was expanded from one line of maintenance to two base maintenance lines for the upcoming season.
“The construction of our new hangar at Manchester Airport enhances our in-house maintenance capabilities even further and is fantastic news for our operation,” Jet2 CEO Steve Heapy said Aug. 13. “This world-class facility represents a significant investment and means we are bringing more brilliant engineering colleagues into our business to support our continued growth and success.”
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