- Revenue exceeded €8bn for the first time in 2025 with a 12pc increase.
- Adjusted EBIT stood at €603m in 2025.
- Plans include €2bn in investments over the next five years across Americas, APAC and EMEA.
- Three-quarters of revenue comes from customers outside Lufthansa Group.
- New construction projects proceed at Hamburg headquarters and a new facility in Portugal completes in 2027.
Lufthansa Technik is currently executing its “Ambition 2030” strategy, a multi-year growth programme aimed at significantly expanding its global maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) footprint. After achieving record revenues of €8.049bn in 2025, the company has committed to investing over €2bn over the next five years to modernize existing sites and build new facilities across the Americas, APAC, and EMEA regions.
Three major construction projects are underway at the global headquarters, including new workshops for Special Aircraft Services and Aircraft Component Services.
A new 2,000m squared facility was recently opened to support increased demand for engine repair services in Shannon. In Porto, a new repair facility is under construction, slated for completion in 2027, which is expected to create up to 700 jobs. In Calgary, Canada: Development of a new engine repair facility featuring an integrated test stand. In Tulsa, Oklahoma: Expansion of the component services facility and recent acquisition of an 80pc stake in ETP Thermal Dynamics to bolster the supply chain for heat exchangers.
There is also a proposed $400m investment to establish a 15-hectare aviation hub at Clark Aviation Capital. The company is actively assessing further aircraft overhaul capacity across the broader Asia-Pacific region.
Beyond organic expansion, Lufthansa Technik is pursuing acquisitions to expand its technical portfolio and secure its supply chain.The company is focusing heavily on the narrowbody engine market, specifically securing licenses for new-generation engines like the LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B.and expansion of the “Digital Tech Ops Ecosystem”, comprising platforms like AVIATAR, flydocs, and AMOS, which already supports one in three commercial aircraft worldwide. It is also strengthening its role as a partner for armed forces, including contracts for the German Navy’s P-8A Poseidon and the PEGASUS reconnaissance aircraft.
Lufthansa Technik aims to increase its earnings by more than 10pc annually through 2030. While the company faces headwinds from rising material costs and US tariffs, it remains committed to these targets, supported by the fact that 75pc of its revenue now comes from customers outside the Lufthansa Group
Soeren Stark shared “The past year presented us with very special challenges. The geopolitical changes, which were particularly marked by U.S. tariff policy, also affected the aviation industry with its global supply chains and close international networks. However, despite all the challenges, we are confident that we will continue to grow significantly this year. Despite the increasingly challenging environment, we are sticking to our earnings targets set out in Ambition 2030.”
