The five-year agreement will see up to six heavy maintenance lines being utilized at the facility in Amman.
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair will continue to send aircraft for heavy maintenance checks in the Middle East after extending its agreement with Jordanian MRO provider Joramco for a further five years.
Under the five-year agreement, signed Aug. 29, Ryanair will use up to six heavy maintenance lines at Joramco's Amman facility. Joramco says it will conduct 41 checks during the upcoming 2023-24 winter season for Boeing 737NG aircraft operated by the airline.
After initially signing an agreement in 2019 for two lines of maintenance in Amman, the parties have further extended the cooperation several times. The last extension was in April 2022 to bring more lines of maintenance to Joramco’s 1.1 million ft2 facility, where it services more than 50 customers globally.
“This agreement will ensure that Ryanair continues to have flexibility as to where it places its aircraft for the winter maintenance season,” adds Neal McMahon, Ryanair’s chief operations officer.
Across its entire group, including subsidiaries Lauda Europe, Malta Air and Polish airline Buzz, Ryanair plans to grow its fleet to around 800 aircraft over the next few years through the addition of up 300 737 MAX-10 aircraft. With 150 firm orders and 150 options in place with Boeing, Ryanair says deliveries will take place between 2027-33.
While outsourcing heavy maintenance to partners like Joramco, Ryanair has also made efforts to further build up its in-house maintenance services. Earlier this year, it announced plans to build a new four-bay hangar at Dublin Airport as part of a €40 million ($44.1 million) investment. The facility is scheduled to begin operating in the second quarter of 2025.
In addition to its Dublin main base, Ryanair also operates maintenance facilities in Kaunas, Lithuania; Wroclaw, Poland; Seville, Spain and Glasgow, Scotland.
