MANILA, Philippines — Aircraft maintenance giant Lufthansa Technik Philippines will begin constructing a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Clark, its largest investment in the Philippines to date.The project will rise on a 157,000-square-meter site at Clark International Airport, drawing hundreds of millions of dollars and creating up to 1,200 skilled jobs.

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Lufthansa President and CEO Holger Beck said the Clark project, which broke ground yesterday, will surpass the company’s long-running facility at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in terms of investment.

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The first phase will initially accommodate three wide-body aircraft, including two A380s. A second phase—about twice the size—will follow after operations begin in 2028, raising total capacity to nine.FEATURED STORIES