Michael O'Leary has been quite vocal over the past few days about his desire to get his hands on the former SR Tecnics Hangar 6 in Dublin, saying Ryanair will create 300 aircraft maintenance positions if they can get the building.
Given that things with Ryanair are sometimes not what they seem, could it be that the promise of 300 maintainance jobs is just a ruse? Afterall FR are looking to purchase the hangar not lease it. See the below quote from The Irish Independent.
"I don't think Mary Coughlan should resign," he said. "She should lift up the phone and call the DAA and sell us the hangar."
Would Dublin be a cost effective maintenance base for the Ryanair fleet? Even beyond cost effective, would it be the least expensive and offer Ryanair the best value?
Perhaps FR would like to take ownership of Hangar 6 then transform it into "Terminal 3" for their own use thus breaking their ties with the DAA. Or am I just one conspiracy theory away from needing a new layer to my tin foil hat?
JAS