easyJet has confirmed plans to acquire Slovenian MRO provider Adria Tehnika, further expanding its network of in-house maintenance facilities and strengthening a long-standing partnership with the Ljubljana-based company. The agreement was signed on 1 December, with the transaction expected to be completed in early 2026, pending regulatory approvals. As easyJet states in its press release, the purchase price has not been disclosed, but the airline plans long-term investment in the five-bay hangar located at Brnik Airport.
Adria Tehnika has been performing heavy maintenance on easyJet’s fleet for several years, including cabin modifications under the airline’s SpaceFlex programme in 2016, followed by multiple base-maintenance contracts. To date, the Slovenian MRO has carried out more than 200 major maintenance inputs on the carrier’s Airbus fleet, making the acquisition a natural continuation of nearly a decade of cooperation. According to easyJet’s announcement, the airline is “pleased to welcome the Adria Tehnika team into the easyJet Group.”
easyJet’s Director of Engineering and Maintenance, Brendan McConnellogue, emphasised that the acquisition brings not only infrastructure but also a highly skilled workforce. “We are delighted to have the Adria Tehnika team joining the easyJet Group. We have worked with Adria Tehnika for almost a decade and entrusted them with over 200 heavy maintenance inputs on our fleet of Airbus aircraft. We are really pleased to be acquiring the facility, along with its skilled workforce, and we plan to further develop and grow the facility in the coming years,” the airline states in its release.
Adria Tehnika will remain based in Slovenia and will continue to be led by CEO Barbara Perko Brvar. “I am delighted that easyJet has recognised us as a strategic investment. Through our past work and strong references, we have proven to be a credible, reliable, and trusted partner to all our clients. With a strategic investor like easyJet, we will be able to further and more rapidly develop our activities, capacities and the expertise of our employees,” Brvar said.
The acquisition forms part of easyJet’s broader strategy of bringing more base-maintenance capability in-house. Over the past 18 months, the airline has already acquired SR Technics’ six-bay heavy maintenance facility in Malta. As noted in its press release, easyJet aims to increase operational resilience, reduce reliance on third-party providers and improve long-term efficiency.
Adria Tehnika, originally the technical division of former national carrier Adria Airways, has operated as an independent company since 2010. After being acquired by Poland’s Avia Prime in 2015, the company became part of Czech-based Hartenberg Holding in 2024. With easyJet now entering as a strategic investor, Adria Tehnika enters a new phase of development.
easyJet currently operates a fleet of more than 350 Airbus A320 family aircraft and is one of Europe’s largest airlines, carrying over 100 million passengers in 2024. The carrier flies on more of Europe’s most popular routes than any other airline. Its network includes more than 1,000 routes to over 160 airports across 35 countries. easyJet has also been expanding its presence in Slovenia: the London Gatwick–Ljubljana route carried 63,000 passengers last summer, a 15% increase over the previous year, while new routes to Manchester and Edinburgh have recently been added, with the latter launching on 4 April.
The acquisition of Adria Tehnika marks a significant move for easyJet in the region and a strong boost to the future growth of Slovenia’s MRO sector.
