Investment Minister Tonio Fenech yesterday visited ongoing works at a new aviation park being constructed by Medavia, the aviation company based at Safi.

The EUR17m investment project is taking place on an area of 20 hectares which will be transformed into the park. An old hangar is being demolished and will be replaced by a larger two-bay hangar. Two storeys of workshops and offices will be built. A new taxi-way will also be constructed.

The works in progress, undertaken by three contractors at once, will improve the connection with the airport while facilitating aircraft maintenance works. The medium-term works must be completed by July.

SR Technics will initially be operating from the current Medavia hangar until it eventually moves next to the Lufthansa Technik hangars at Gate 4 in three years time. The first SRT planes are expected in September.

The new hangar being built on the Aviation park will house Medavia [...]

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