easyJet has agreed to acquire the Adria Tehnika maintenance facility based in Slovenia. The five-bay aircraft maintenance facility in Brnik has undertaken heavy maintenance for the easyJet fleet of aircraft for several years and the airline plans to invest in the facility over the long term.
The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to complete in early 2026. We are pleased to welcome the Adria Tehnika team to the easyJet Group. Adria Tehnika, which will continue to be led by Barbara Perko Brvar, chief executive officer, will remain based in Slovenia.
easyJet has brought a significant amount of its base maintenance operations in house, over the last 18 months through the acquisition of the SR Technics a heavy maintenance operation in Malta. The acquisition of Adria Tehnika is part of this strategy.
“We are delighted to have the Adria Tehnika team joining the easyJet group. We have worked with Adria Tehnika for almost a decade and entrusted them with over a 200 heavy maintenance inputs on our fleet of Airbus aircraft,” said Brendan McConnellogue, director of engineering and maintenance. “We are really pleased to be acquiring the facility, along with its skilled workforce, which will help us further our aim of bringing more of our maintenance in house with plans to further develop and grow the facility in the coming years.”
Barbara Perko Brvar, CEO of Adria Tehnika commented: “I am delighted that easyJet has recognized us as a strategic investment. Through our past work and strong references, we have proven to be a credible, reliable, and trusted partner to all our clients. With a strategic investor like easyJet, we will be able to further and more rapidly develop our activities, capacities, and the expertise of our employees.”
The airline’s fleet of aircraft fly on over 1000 routes to more than 160 airports across 35 countries. easyJet operates to Ljubljana from London Gatwick having flown 63,000 customers on the route over the last summer season, a 15% increase on the previous summer. easyJet commenced services between Ljubljana and Manchester last November with a services from Edinburgh starting on 4 April for the coming summer season.