Shannon seeks huge hangar to boost airport growth plan

A proposed new hangar at Shannon Airport will be big enough to accommodate the world’s biggest passenger jet and could provide 100 new jobs.

Shannon Group, which controls the airport, has confirmed it has lodged a planning application with Clare County Council for the new aircraft hangar.

The proposed development will comprise a new steel framed wide-bodied aircraft paint hangar and internal ancillary office space, workshops, plant rooms and storage space within the airport lands at Shannon Airport.