FL Technics to create 100 jobs at Punta Cana MRO

FL Technics will grow from 90 to nearly 200 workers in the Dominican Republic before the end of 2026. The aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider, based in Punta Cana, is looking for more than 100 new hires to support the expansion of its centre, which already operates with FAA and IDAC certifications. The news comes via Arecoa and confirms something the destination has been cooking for a while: Punta Cana wants to be more than sun, sand and all-inclusive.

Among the roles the company is opening are aircraft maintenance mechanics, structures and composite materials technicians, plus planning, engineering, quality control, supply chain and IT positions. Not all require prior aviation experience: the company welcomes candidates with skills in automotive mechanics, electrical systems or machinery handling, and offers training for those starting an aviation career. It is also appealing to Dominicans living abroad who want to return.

• Technical roles: mechanics, structures and composites technicians.
• Technical office profiles: planning, engineering, quality, supply chain and IT.
• Entry point: automotive mechanics, electrical work or tool handling.

FL Technics CEO in the country, Mejico Angeles Lithgow, sums it up in the company's release: "our international team approach allows people to learn from the best and bring valuable experience to Punta Cana". HR director Viktorija Speteliūnaitė adds that the door is open both to seasoned professionals and to those who want to start in aviation.

The read for the hotel and services sector is direct. An MRO with FAA and IDAC certification in the heart of the country's most powerful tourist zone creates skilled technical jobs, reduces the need to send every aircraft to workshops off the island, and adds another argument for airlines that want to operate or expand routes to Punta Cana. This does not compete with tourism, it sustains it: more local maintenance capacity means more aircraft availability and fewer cancellations. And it connects with the momentum already visible in the destination, where Cana Go expanded operations and added real estate projects the same week, and where the WTTC put figures to Dominican tourism spending two days ago.

Two things are worth watching. First, whether FL Technics meets its hiring schedule and whether those 100 roles are filled with local talent or end up relying on expatriate staff. Second, whether its example pulls other aviation suppliers to set up in the east of the country. That is where the real opportunity lies: for Punta Cana to stop being just a destination of arrival and start being an aviation services hub for the Caribbean.