Emirates plans to invest $950 million to build a one-million-square-meter engineering facility at the Dubai World Central site, adding another piece to the growing maintenance, repair, and overhaul complex at the emirate’s second airport. Designed to support the airline's fleet and operating requirements into the 2040s, the new facility could be large enough to offer spare capacity to other carriers.
"This significant investment signals our confidence in the future growth of Emirates and the aviation sector,” said HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates Airline and Group. “The new facility will enable Emirates to be entirely self-sufficient when it comes to maintenance, repairs, overhaul, and all engineering requirements for our aircraft fleet.