Ryanair extends paint agreement with MAAS Aviation until 2035
“We are very proud to continue our long-standing partnership with Ryanair and look forward to working with their team to provide top-quality paint services over the next decade and beyond.”
Danny Hakker, CEO, MAAS Aviation
22 July 2025: Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, has announced an extension to its paint agreement with MAAS Aviation. This extension will see the airline undertake 500 aircraft repaints at the MAAS facilities in Maastricht and Kaunas over the next 10 years as it continues to grow its fleet to 800 aircraft, including the airline’s 300 Boeing 737 MAX-10 order, which will see the airline grow to carry over 300m passengers per year by 2034. These fuel-efficient new technology aircraft offer 21% more seats, burn 20% less fuel, and are 50% quieter.
Ryanair’s Chief Operating Officer, Neal McMahon said: “We are pleased to announce this extended agreement with MAAS aviation for the next 10 years. MAAS have demonstrated excellent standards in their state-of-the-art facilities, and we are delighted to extend our partnership. MAAS successfully completed its 600th Ryanair aircraft repaint recently, and we look forward to working with them for the next decade of growth as we grow our fleet to 800 aircraft and 300 million passengers.”
With a relationship that will span 50 years at the turn of the decade, MAAS Aviation has been painting the rapidly growing Ryanair fleet since its foundation in the early 1980s. Richard Marston, Chief Commercial Officer at MAAS, comments:
“I believe it’s our strategic fit, shared focus on quality, and market-leading turnaround times that have forged our enduring partnership.
“We established a blueprint for this when we opened our latest facility in Kaunas, Lithuania. The twin bay paint shop is co-located with Ryanair’s base maintenance facility, allowing us to provide a one-stop-shop where aircraft painting flows seamlessly into Ryanair’s maintenance routines, maximising efficiency and minimising aircraft downtime.”
CEO at MAAS, Danny Hakker, concludes: “The contract extension with Ryanair is a credit to our consistency of craftsmanship and the pride we feel every time one of their aircraft leaves our painting hangars. It’s about teamwork and a desire to go beyond expectations. Our long-term relationship with Ryanair is indicative of both parties’ commitment to getting it right, on time, every time. MAAS operates to the highest standards across all our global painting facilities. Furthermore, we continuously invest in the latest painting technologies and in training our teams of painting experts, to ensure that we consistently operate to the highest of standards.”