Global aviation asset management and trading company EirTrade Aviation has been granted full planning permission by Mayo County Council to expand its facility at Knock, Ireland West Airport.
The proposed work will involve expanding EirTrade Aviation’s existing 2,100 sqm site with an additional 10,500 sqm facility to increase capacity for its engine and airframe disassembly and EASA Part 145 Line Maintenance services.
Tom Bond, Operations Director at O’Neill O’Malley, said: “We have successfully delivered this significant project milestone and are now looking forward to taking this programme forward and overseeing procurement, construction and successful project completion and delivery for EirTrade.”
The company says that an aircraft hangar designed to accommodate one narrowbody aircraft with geometric provisions to perform airframe disassembly and MRO operations, including line maintenance, will be part of the expansion – and the facility will also comprise a workshop/crating area, high bay VNA racking, bulk storage and engine storage.
Steven Trowell, Senior Vice President – Maintenance & Disassembly at EirTrade Aviation, said: “Following the relocation of our engine disassembly facility to Knock in November 2025, this modern, functional space will consolidate our streamlined and comprehensive service provision at Ireland West Airport.
“We are dedicated to providing efficient services to our customers, offering maintenance services, aircraft disassembly and engine disassembly all at one location. Not only that, but asset management and parts trading and leasing support can also be provided from Knock, owing to the parts inventory we will keep on site.
“The expansion of our facility to increase performance capacity is a testament to our commitment to deliver high-quality support to operators, owners, and lessors worldwide.”
The development is programmed to start construction in late 2026 and will be managed on behalf of EirTrade by O’Neill O’Malley Architecture & Project Management.
