Flightline (Spain) (FTL, Barcelona El Prat) is finalising plans to open a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) and training base at Lleida airport, SEGRE has reported. Currently, the company's facilities are split between Barcelona El Prat and Girona.
While no exact timeline has been given, the cargo specialist is understood to be near the formalisation of the relocation, which should happen in the coming months.
Flightline intends to build its own hangar at Lleida for the storage and overhaul of its five Metroliners. It also plans to concentrate its training activities, which are a vital component of the carrier's business, at Lleida.
The airport in north-eastern Catalonia sees only marginal scheduled traffic with 2x weekly service to Palma de Mallorca by Iberia franchisee Air Nostrum (YW, Valencia Manises) but has been growing into a considerable station for training and maintenance operations of late.
