South America’s largest MRO grows: LATAM opens new hangar at São Carlos after R$40m investment

LATAM Airlines has opened a new hangar at its São Carlos maintenance, repair and overhaul centre following a R$40 million (≈USD 7.5 million) investment. The expansion enlarges what the carrier describes as South America’s largest MRO hub and strengthens its in‑house maintenance capacity.

Discovered 2025-09-28T08:30:35.884030-07:00 | 2025-09-28T08:30:35.884030-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The R$40 million (≈USD 7.5M) investment increases capacity at LATAM’s São Carlos MRO, signalling a strategic bet on in‑house maintenance as the group posts stronger results and evaluates further fleet acquisitions: https://hype.aero/?story=6c0c07c7-9f73-4167-8109-c4ca799f3f47 and https://hype.aero/?story=606bc356-08f1-4749-9789-26ccf8359b7b
  • The move is part of a wider industry trend of carriers and MRO providers expanding facility footprint to shorten turnarounds and absorb rising maintenance demand; see recent carrier‑led and independent MRO expansions such as IndiGo’s Bengaluru project and StandardAero’s Georgia expansion: https://hype.aero/?story=0002ce80-7814-4aea-991c-14777fe504cb and https://hype.aero/?story=a9e390dd-b90a-4082-8d2d-594dc8d5ed58

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2025-09-28T08:30:35.884030-07:00
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2025-10-01T04:43:57.612937-07:00
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