It faced major layoffs during the recession—but now, Lufthansa Technik, the maintenance company for German airline Lufthansa, announces it will add as many as 90 jobs over the next few years.
The company’s Dr. Thomas Steuger says it will expand its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services. It has already added significant square footage to its Tulsa facility.
"We are going to strengthen our production into the different markets," Steuger said at the announcement today. "As you for sure know, the United States is ... a very important important market for MRO services."
Its services of repair and supply of aircraft components has grown to include disassembly and sales.
Since 2008, the company’s workforce has grown from less than 30 to 80.