SINGAPORE—ST Engineering has broken ground for its third maintenance hangar at Pensacola International Airport in northwest Florida, which will see the MRO facility handle up to six widebody aircraft by the second half of 2026.
The 167,000 ft.2 building is the third of four hangars planned for Pensacola and will add 500,000 manhours to the facility. There is no timeline set for construction of the fourth and final hangar.
Once completed, the entire site will generate at least 1,700 jobs.
The company has also partnered with Florida Power & Light (FPL) to provide renewable energy from FPL’s offsite solar farm, and features light harvesting skylights as well as integrated vertical lift machines to improve operational efficiency.
Pensacola is one of three ST Engineering airframe MRO facilities in the U.S., alongside nearby Mobile, Alabama, and San Antonio, Texas. ST Engineering also runs a nacelle manufacturing and MRO facility in Middle River, Maryland.
“As we deepen our partnership with the City of Pensacola and play a major role in its growth, we look forward to facilitating job creation in the community and strengthening Northwest Florida’s status as a national hub for the aviation industry,” ST Engineering North America president Timothy McBride said.
