Southwest Airlines Adds New Maintenance Facility at Houston Airport

Southwest Airlines announced Wednesday it has opened a new maintenance facility at William P. Hobby International Airport in Houston.

The new maintenance complex measures 240,000 square feet and includes offices, training facilities, warehouse space and a 140,000-square-foot hangar. The building will be where nearly 400 Houston-based technical operations employees work.

Technicians will be able to work simultaneously on up to six 737 aircraft indoors, and the facility has space for an additional eight aircraft outside the hangar bays. In addition, Southwest is currently investing in aircraft maintenance facilities in Baltimore, Denver, Phoenix and more.