Ryanair has opened a new 40-million-euro maintenance hangar at Porto Airport, creating 150 specialized jobs in engineering and mechanics. The facility aims to increase the airline's local maintenance capacity and improve service reliability for its 70 routes based at the airport.
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The service provider Konecta plans to open a new 'Global Delivery Center' on Avenida José Malhoa in Lisbon in the first quarter of 2027. The company intends to create 700 new jobs throughout 2027 to support its operations, which currently employ 1,300 people in the city.
Danish medical device manufacturer Coloplast has inaugurated a new 100-million-euro production facility in Felgueiras. The plant currently employs 350 people and the company plans to increase this workforce to 800 within three years.
The franchising sector in Portugal reached a turnover of 23 billion euros in 2025, a 3% increase over the previous year, while the number of jobs grew by 60,000 to reach 197,000 employees. The sector saw a net increase of 200 units, with the strongest growth in services, construction, and real estate, and the data will be presented at Expofranchise in Lisbon on October 23 and 24.