Avia Solutions Group is an ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance) provider and holding company. Established in 2010 in Lithuania, [1] it moved its headquarters to Dublin, Ireland in 2023,[2] and has additional offices around the world.[3] As of January 2024, the company maintained a fleet of over 200 aircraft among the group's subsidiaries, with annual revenue of €2 billion.[4]

History

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Avia Solutions Group was founded in 2010,[5] and was listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in 2011.[6][7] In November 2018 it was delisted from the WSE.[8][9] In 2021, the group received €300 million in financing from US-based investment management company Certares.[10] The company moved its headquarters from Lithuania to Cyprus, and then from Cyprus to Dublin in May 2023.[11][12] The company is Ireland's second largest aviation business after Ryanair.[13]

Business model

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Avia Solutions Group is a holding company with subsidiaries specializing in aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), leasing and trading of aircraft, ground handling and fueling, aviation training, personnel resourcing, business and corporate aviation, and others, in addition to its primary function as an ACMI provider.[14] Among its subsidiaries are: SmartLynx Airlines, Avion Express, Magma Aviation and KlasJet. Some of its customers include: Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, Wizzair, Ryanair and SAS.[15] They also organize humanitarian flights, airlifts, airdrops, search and rescue, evacuation and other aircraft leasing for the United Nations, governments and other aid groups.[16] The company flies about 6 million passengers per year, and has over 11,000 employees located in 100 offices around the world.[17] As of March 2024, the company owns twelve AOC-certified airlines, with a plan to purchase seven more within the year.[18] Gediminas Žiemelis is the founder, chairman and majority owner of the company,[19] and Jonas Janukenas is the CEO.[20]

References

  1. ^ "VĮ Registrų centras". www.registrucentras.lt. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  2. ^ "Pagrindinė „Avia Solutions Group" būstinė perkelta į Airiją". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  3. ^ Times, STAT (2023-03-01). "Avia Solutions Group now an Irish company". www.stattimes.com. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  4. ^ "Dublin-based Avia Solutions Group has acquired Australian airline Skytrans". Irish Independent. 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  5. ^ "VĮ Registrų centras". www.registrucentras.lt. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  6. ^ Harry, Rachelle (2020-08-04). "Avia Solutions Group: A mathematical approach". Air Cargo News. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  7. ^ "Avia solutions group appears on Warsaw Stock Exchange". balticaa.com. July 23, 2012.
  8. ^ "Warsaw Stock Exchange excluded from exchange trading on the GPW Main List of the shares of the Avia Solutions Group AB AVIA SOLUTIONS GROUP AB (LT0000128381)". GPW. November 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "Avia Solutions Group to issue USD 300 mln worth of bonds". Delfi EN (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  10. ^ Hayhurst, Lee (2023-05-05). "Avia becomes Ireland's second-largest aviation business after Dublin HQ move". Aviation Business News. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  11. ^ "Aviation services firm Avia Solutions moves HQ to Dublin". Irish Independent. 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  12. ^ "Aviation services company Avia Solutions moves headquarters to Dublin". www.businesspost.ie. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  13. ^ Hayhurst, Lee (2023-05-05). "Avia becomes Ireland's second-largest aviation business after Dublin HQ move". Aviation Business News. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  14. ^ O’Donovan, Brian (May 5, 2023). "Aviation company Avia to create 50 jobs in Dublin". RTE.
  15. ^ "Dublin-based aircraft firm Avia to free up €1.5bn for reserves". Irish Independent. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  16. ^ "Avia Solutions Group establishes HQ in Dublin". 2023-05-05. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  17. ^ O’Donovan, Brian (May 5, 2023). "Aviation company Avia to create 50 jobs in Dublin". RTE.
  18. ^ Kaminski-Morrow2024-03-04T08:21:00+00:00, David. "Australia's Skytrans to step up to Airbus jets after Avia Solutions acquisition". Flight Global. Retrieved 2024-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ "Dublin-based aircraft firm Avia to free up €1.5bn for reserves". Irish Independent. 2023-08-09. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
  20. ^ O’Donovan, Brian (May 5, 2023). "Aviation company Avia to create 50 jobs in Dublin". RTE.