Pegasus Airlines Opens New Maintenance Hangar at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport
- Joe Breitfeller
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Pegasus Airlines has announced the opening of a new maintenance center at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport, with the goal of optimizing time and resources, enhancing operational efficiency, and reducing maintenance-related aircraft downtime.
On Tuesday (February 24, 2026), Pegasus Airlines announced that they have significantly increased their technical maintenance capacity and capabilities by opening a new aircraft maintenance center at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport. Designed with an infrastructure based on digitalization, efficiency and sustainability, the first phase hangars will offer simultaneous maintenance to five single aisle aircraft. Representing an initial investment of $40 million, Pegasus aims to optimize time and resources in maintenance processes, enhance operational efficiency, and reduce maintenance-related aircraft downtime.
In Tuesday’s announcement, Pegasus Airlines’ CEO, Güliz Öztürk, said,
“Every investment we make in technical infrastructure takes our operational strength one step further. Our aircraft maintenance centre investment at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport is a strategic milestone in Pegasus’ sustainable growth journey. Our new hangars will not only enable us to manage the maintenance needs of our growing fleet more effectively, but also accelerate our transformation focused on digitalisation and efficiency. By managing our aircraft maintenance processes more quickly and in a more optimised way, we aim to provide our guests with an ever more seamless travel experience.”
Started in January 2025, the first phase of the project has been completed within a year. In this initial phase, two maintenance hangars capable of providing line and base maintenance for five single aisle aircraft simultaneously, as well as one paint hangar, have been put into operation. The second phase, which is scheduled to be completed in Q4 2026, will include an additional hangar providing base maintenance for five additional single aisle aircraft. In the third phase, planned to start within 4-5 years, this hangar will be expanded to accommodate ten single-aisle aircraft, marking the completion of the project.
These first-phase hangars have been designed to support a comprehensive range of technical operations. This includes line maintenance, engine and landing gear replacements, avionics and structural modifications, base maintenance procedures, full aircraft painting and livery design and coating, as well as component maintenance and training activities. The hangars are equipped to accommodate all single aisle aircraft types, with authorization for Boeing 737 NG and Airbus A320/A321 Family models.
The new maintenance facility currently includes 18,000 square meters of enclosed space, and is supported by a 25,000 square meter apron area. It is strategically positioned at the transition point between the two runways of Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport. The first-phase hangars will not only increase technical capacity, but will also support around 200 new jobs. Primarily, the facility will serve Pegasus’ growing fleet. However, in the future, depending on capacity availability, it will also be able to accommodate aircraft belonging to other airlines.
Source: Pegasus Airlines
