Avia Solutions Group

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Latvia-based wet-lease operator SmartLynx Airlines has ceased operations, the operator confirmed in a LinkedIn post.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
ACMI operators are increasingly looking to markets in the Southern Hemisphere to pick up business in the European low season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Thai SmartLynx has received its Thai AOC, becoming Thailand's first airline to operate under the ACMI model.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Aerospace Hub announced that global ACMI provider Avia Solutions Group will establish its new regional headquarters at Dubai South.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Major capacity provider Avia Solutions Group has embarked on a corporate reorganization and is selling off one of its constituent airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Avia Solutions Group has announced the creation of a new Dublin-based asset manager affiliate, Waypoint Operating Lease and Finance Holding (WOLF Holding).
MRO

By Victoria Moores
ASG subsidiary BBN Airlines Indonesia is expanding its fleet from six to eight Boeing 737s and has secured European third-country operator approval.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Thai SmartLynx is closing in on its air operator’s certificate; the ASG airline intends to meet wet-lease demand in Thailand and the wider region.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Wet lease operator BBN Airlines Türkiye is anticipating its first Boeing 777-300 freighter conversion from Mammoth Freighters in the first quarter of 2026.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Avion Express Philippines has received a temporary operating permit from the Philippines Civil Aeronautics Board.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
AviaAM Leasing is nearing completion of its first Boeing 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion with U.S.-based partner Mammoth Freighters LLC.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Ascend Airways Malaysia is aiming to begin cargo operations in November, after progressing to Phase 3 of its air operator certificate (AOC) application.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Bamboo Airways has entered an ACMI agreement with BBN Airlines Indonesia, which will see the Avia Solutions Group subsidiary operate the 737-900ER in Vietnam.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group (ASG) is pressing ahead with its Southeast Asian expansion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
FL Technics’ new MRO facility in Punta Cana is progressing ahead of its scheduled October 2025 opening date.
MRO

By Victoria Moores
Two of Avia Solutions Group’s (ASG) airline brands—AirExplore and SmartLynx Airlines—are contemplating changes to their narrowbody cargo strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Avia Solutions Group secured a Brazilian AOC for wet-lease provider Avion Express Brasil and extended Australian carrier Skytrans’ AOC to cover narrowbody ops.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
ASG's new Philippine wet-lease airline builds on its other recent AOC applications in Brazil and Thailand; a fourth startup is planned for Malaysia.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Revenues and net profit rise at the FL Technics parent company in Q3 2024.
Services & Support

By Adrian Schofield
Wet-lease provider Thai SmartLynx has gained one of the key approvals it needs to begin operations in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Avia Solutions Group has ordered 40 737-8s and taken options on 40 more, the first direct purchase of Boeing aircraft for the full-service lease specialist.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Bratislava-based AirExplore has received approval from the U.S. Transportation Department to begin commercial operations in U.S. airspace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
The group saw a big increase in maintenance revenues in the first half of 2024.
Services & Support

By Kurt Hofmann
AirExplore, which is part of the Avia Solutions Group, will damp lease four aircraft to Air Peace from November 2024 through March 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
The company will carry out base maintenance at Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
MRO