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FL Technics signs an exclusive global representation contract with SVD-Promtent

FL Technics, is delighted to announce the start of a new strategic partnership with SVD-Promtent, the leading supplier of storage, insulation hangars and protective covers. FL Technics will offer the inventory to its current and future clients around the globe, excluding the Russian market. According to the freshly inked 2 year-long partnership contract, FL Technics has been selected to act as...

Entry into SAR Service for Lithuanian Armed Forces AS365 N3+

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence and the Lithuanian Armed Forces celebrated yesterday the entry into service of their next generation of helicopters for countrywide search and rescue missions with around-the-clock availability. The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence and the Lithuanian Armed Forces assigned their three new AS365 N3+ helicopters to the 24/7 SAR mission service. Only two years afte...

Ryanair Adds Palanga To Expanded London Stansted Summer Schedule

Ryanair, Europe’s favourite airline, today (15 Jan) announced further expansion to its Stansted Summer 2016 schedule with a new route to Palanga in Lithuania (in addition to Milan Malpensa, Sofia & Verona), bringing to 130 summer 2016 routes, which will deliver 20m customers p.a. and support 15,000* “on-site” jobs at Stansted Airport. Ryanair’s Stansted summer 2016 s...

FL Technics extends Enter Air cooperation and signs new wheels & brakes pool agreement

FL Technics, a global provider of tailor-made aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, and Enter Air, the leading charter airline in Poland operating a fleet of 17 Boeing 737-400 and 737-800 aircraft, is further developing the business relationship. The parties have recently agreed upon extending two of the existing PBH agreements as well as signed a brand new wheels & brakes suppor...

Wizz Air Announces Third Airport In Lithuania

Wizz Air announced it will add operations from Kaunas to complement its Lithuanian offer of low-cost services. From 29 March, the airline will start operating a new service to London Luton from the newest WIZZ airport in Kaunas with five weekly flights. With an initial seat capacity of 93,000 seats the new route is expected to stimulate the aviation and hospitality sectors in Lit...

Lithuanian Airports Celebrate Vilnius’ 100th Birthday

Lithuania’s three largest gateways, Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga, which operate under the same Lithuanian Airports state enterprise, have joined together to mark remember their symbolic beginning. The construction of Lithuania’s first airport – Vilnius – began 100 years ago in December 1915 on the same site as today’s facility. A statement from the airport operator sa...

BGS signs new contract with airBaltic and strengthens its presence in Riga

BGS, an international provider of ground handling and aircraft fueling services, is delighted to announce having freshly signed a new agreement with airBaltic, the largest carrier in the Baltic States. The contract concerns BGS activity in Riga, the largest airport in the region, as well as its services in airports located in Warsaw and Palanga. Under the new year-long agreement, BGS shall supp...

Lithuania’s Siaulio International Airport ups cargo offering

Siauliu International Airport is now able to receive cargo aircraft loaded with animal and vegetable shipments and can also offer services at a veterinary post. The station is complete with refrigeration equipment and provides opportunities for animal and vegetable exports of goods through the Lithuanian gateway. The airport says it is negotiating with European Union flower-growing companies...

Does flying private mean you’re also flying above all threats?

The recent shocking events in Egypt and, previously, Ukraine involving commercial jets flying over active conflict zones have received considerable media attention and prompted yet another heated discussion regarding airline routes. Meanwhile, few business travelers are aware of the fact that some of the fastest-growing business travel routes stretch in very close proximity or even directly over t...

FL Technics presents asset management support during engine lease and maintenance

FL Technics, a global provider of one-stop-shop aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, is further expanding its portfolio of engine management solutions by launching a new asset management support during engine lease and maintenance. The new service is mainly aimed at the company’s customers in the Middle East, the CIS and Asia Pacific. In terms of its liveline...

BAA Training to extend A320 cabin crew training availability

Global aviation training solutions provider BAA Training announces new capabilities for Airbus A320 cabin crew personnel training. Training academy is ready to provide clients with full package training at one location for Airbus A320 operators. Adding new facilities and training equipment to the existing ones, BAA Training is able to cover full range of Airbus A320 cabin training such as Cabin...

Lithuanian Airports, €18.4 revenue for 3Q 2015

Lietuvos Oro Uostai (Lithuanian Airports), the operator of the country's three major international airports, posted 18.432 million euros in revenue for the three quarters of this year, up 11.7% from 16.497 million euros in the same period last year. The company's net profit fell by 1.4% year-on-year to 2.556 million euros, according to its report for the three quarters. Passenger tra...