During the afternoon of Thursday, April 16, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukeleled the inauguration of the AEROMAN Hangar 7presented as the largest aeronautical maintenance center in Americawhich positions the nation central american as a new global benchmark in aircraft repair services.
According to what was stated by the 44-year-old Salvadoran president, this event represents a big jump in the industrial infrastructure of the country and projects El Salvador as a new international reference in the aeronautical sector, given that the new facility will allow the capacity to be multiplied technique and labor of a large part of the nation.
AEROMAN Hangar 7 will be located in the El Salvador International Airport and expand significantly the Salvadoran operational capacity, because, according to Bukele’s Presidential House, the complex adds 16 lines maintenance for “narrow-body aircraft” and increases the capacity to service wide-body aircraft.
The new facility will also allow more aircraft to be managed simultaneousso President Nayib Bukele highlighted that with AEROMAN Hangar 7 they will be able to achieve the 65 lines of production in a single site, which makes El Salvador the largest maintenance center in America and the second at a global level.
The center with the capacity to transform the Salvadoran economy
According to President Nayib Bukele, AEROMAN Hangar 7 has the ability to transform the economy from El Salvador, since it can attract foreign investments and encourage job creation: “This is the example of a nation where investments are safe. Here there is legal certainty and political stability”he added.
“Here there is citizen support and a guarantee that in the foreseeable future El Salvador will not change its development policy through investment“said the Salvadoran president, who assumes that the opening of Hangar 7 could create more than 1 thousand 700 direct jobswhich are added to the positions already existing in the aeronautical sector.
“The training of national talent in this area will allow us compete internationally and offer services world quality right here, in El Salvador,” Bukele stressed after mentioning that the new infrastructure in Hangar 7 incorporates multiple technical training programswhich drives the specialization of the young people.
On the other hand, Alejandro Echeverriadirector of AEROMAN, the aircraft maintenance company in El Salvador, recalled the process of growth of the nation in this area: “This is something very important for a country little like ours. Years ago, with the inauguration of Hangar 6, we had the second place in America.”
Investment in Salvadoran aeronautical infrastructure
According to the Administration of President Nayib Bukele, large investments in aeronautical infrastructure are part of a new strategy Salvadoran attraction capital and to promote sectors with high added value, for which the president maintains that the nation has created an environment more stable for expansion.
“The commitment to specialized sectors such as aeronautics puts us on the map and generates real opportunities for our people,” concluded Bukele, who considers that he has managed to respond to the growing demand for maintenance services from international airlines that require facilities. modern and trained staff.
“I offer you, in one place, the largest hangar and maintenance base in the world for the benefit of the Salvadoran people and the generation of more and better jobs,” Roberto Kriete, founder of AEROMAN. pic.twitter.com/2fUe2FNEme
— Presidential House 🇸🇻 (@PresidenciaSV) April 17, 2026