publicly traded company industry aviation founded 2010 1 headquarters vilnius lithuania key people gediminas iemelis chairman of the board aurimas sanikovas board member zilvinas lapinskas board member daumantas lapinskas board member anatolij legenzov board member services see services listing number of employees 1600 2015 2 divisions baltic aviation academy fl technics jet maintenance solutions fl technics training baltic ground services locatory.com aviationcv.com website aviasg.com avia solutions group is an international holding group that integrates companies providing ground handling aviation fuel transportation and fuelling services pilot and crew training airport management mro services supply chain solutions & aviation staff leasing . avia solutions group is based in vilnius lithuania . avia solutions group was listed on the warsaw stock exchange wse in march 2011 and became the first foreign company to be listed on the exchange that year . 3 shareholders of the company include ing open pension fund harberin enterprises zia valda and others . contents 1 history 1.1 foundation 1.2 expansion 1.3 awards 2 corporate governance 2.1 board 2.2 shareholders 3 structure 3.1 current companies 3.2 previous companies 4 references 5 external links history edit foundation edit the history of avia solutions group began in 2005 when lithuanian airlines the national airlines of lithuania was privatized . lal investicij valdymas 4 acquired 100 % of the airline shares for 7.53 million euro . the airline was re branded as flylal and several companies were spun out including baltic ground services 5 ground handling fl technics aviation maintenance repair and operations and biliet pardavimo centras travel agency . in 2008 flylal filed a lawsuit against latvian carrier airbaltic accusing airline of price dumping . in 2009 flylal was forced to declare bankruptcy with around 29 million euros in debts after the government refused to bail the company out and a potential buyout deal fell through . 6 in 2014 court of justice of the european union allowed to arrest the property of airbaltic and riga international airport in order to ensure main proceedings seeking legal redress for damage resulting from alleged infringements of european union competition law in the flylal lawsuit against airblatic for price dumping . 7 expansion edit in the beginning avia solutions group covered three aviation business areas including ground handling baltic ground services aircraft maintenance fl technics and travel services bilietu pardavimo centras . in july 2006 baltic ground services was sold to uab finans spektro investicija . 8 the company was bought back by avia solutions group from investment company invalda in november 2008 . 6 the same year baltic ground services became first company in europe and tenth in world 9 to receive iata safety audit for ground operations isago 10 certificate . in january 2015 baltic ground services joined iata s ground handling council ighc . 11 in december 2005 biliet pardavimo centras became a member of iata and in november 2006 changed its name into bpc travel stands for best price for consumers travel to better reflect its business philosophy . bpc travel left avia solutions group in 2010 . in 2010 fl technics achieved boeing 737 ng base maintenance certificate . 12 in october 2011 boeing selected fl technics as its goldcare partner . 13 in 2014 fl technics invested 4 million in new high tech mro hangar in kaunas . 14 in 2014 company launched online training 15 a remote easa part 147 compliant training program based on visually enhanced materials available online . in november 2006 baltic aviation academy originally flylal training was established based on the training center of flylal . company provides fto flight training organization and trto type rating training organization type rating for 10 aircraft types and operates full flight simulators for airbus a320 16 and other aircraft . in 2007 the group established aviation asset management now aviaam leasing . in june 2008 it signed its first third party lease contract with kazakh scat air . 17 aviaam leasing left the group in 2010 . in 2013 aviaam leasing launched its ipo and now is listed on wse . 18 in 2008 avia solutions group separated its charter flights activities from flylal and established a charter airline . in july 2010 it underwent a major re branding and became small planet airlines . 19 in march 2013 avia solutions group sold 99.5 per cent of small planet airlines uab lithuania and small planet airlines sp . z.o.o. poland to an investment group led by the carrier s management team . 20 in 2010 avia solutions group established an it company which developed its own platform to trade aircraft inventory and maintenance services . in 2014 locatory.com launched amber a.i. artificial intelligence tool that converts e mail parts inquiries into searches . 21 in 2011 avia solutions group launched aviationcv.com 22 a global provider of aviation jobs specialists resourcing solutions for airlines mro providers and other industry companies . in 2013 avia solutions group acquired helisota 23 an international provider of mro services for rotorcraft aviation that provides services for mi and robinson aircraft . in 2013 avia solutions group launched its own private jet charter carrier klasjet . 24 the carrier is based in vilnius lithuania and operates its flights in europe cis and other regions . recently chairman of the board gediminas ziemelis announced that avia solutions group is exploring the uav market and its commercial prospects . 25 awards edit in 2011 avia solutions group was recognized as one of the best debutants on wse . 26 in 2011 avia solutions group received golden chariot 27 public award for the outstanding performance in international transport industry in russia . 28 in 2012 linas dovydenas ceo at avia solutions group was awarded as the ceo of the year by the readers of business news website and newspaper verslo zinios . 29 in 2012 gediminas ziemelis chairman of avia solutions group was selected amongst the top 40 most talented young leaders in the aviation industry by aviation week & space technology . 30 in 2013 baltic ground services received the grand prix of the first lithuanian i love my company contest . 31 in 2013 avia solutions group received polish business award in category increase of share price of lithuanian company on the warsaw stock exchange . 32 in 2013 fl technics line russia was recognized as the russia s leader 2013 in the transport and inventory wholesale category . 33 in 2014 gediminas ziemelis the chairman of the board of avia solutions group anatolij legenzov ceo of helisota and tomas vaisvila genereal director of ramport aero have been included in the aviation weeks top 40 young leaders under 40 list . gediminas ziemelis became only person to be included two times in a row with his first repeat appearance in 2012 . 34 corporate governance edit board edit the management board currently has five members . gediminas ziemelis chairman of the board and 4 members aurimas sanikovas avia solutions group s chief financial officer daumantas lapinskas deputy ceo of avia solutions group zilvinas lapinskas ceo of fl technics and anatolij legenzov 35 ceo of helisota . shareholders edit as of march 2015 group shares are distributed in the following proportions . 36 shareholder no of shares % share zia valda cyprus ltd. 2.290.045 29 44 vaidas barakauskas 832.666 10 71 vge investments limited 785.216 10 10 mesotania holdings ltd. 699.115 8 99 harberin enterprises limited 605.227 7 78 ing otwarty fundusz emertalny 390.000 5 01 anatolij legenzov 73.255 0 94 aurimas sanikovas 60 775 0 78 ilvinas lapinskas 32.960 0 42 daumantas lapinskas 8.240 0 11 other free float 2.000.278 25 72 total number of shares 7.777.777 100 % structure edit current companies edit avia solutions group has offices in lithuania poland the united kingdom malaysia and the russian federation . as of march 2015 avia solutions group controls the following companies 37 aviationcv.com short and long term recruitment solutions advertisement services ; baltic aviation academy flight training organization fto and type rating training organization trto ; baltic ground services ground handling fuelling and catering services ; fl technics maintenance repair and overhaul services mro . jet maintenance solutions line and base maintenance for business jets ; helisota rotorcraft maintenance repair and overhaul mro service provider ; klasjet business aviation charter private jet carrier ; locatory.com aviation supply chain solutions ; ramport aero airport construction development and management . previous companies edit companies that were part of avia solutions group flylal national airline of lithuania bankrupt bpc travel travel agency spun out aviaam leasing long term aircraft leasing spun out uab passenger terminal construction company to build a new passenger terminal at vilnius airport abandoned 38 small planet airlines charter airline sold references edit avia solutions group founded . registru centras . 2010 08 12 . retrieved 2015 03 24 . avia solutions group about us employees . avia solutions group . retrieved 2015 03 24 . avia solutions group debuts on warsaw stock exchange privatisation of state owned enterprises in lithuania the competition council authorised the concentration deal by flylal group services subject to conditions flylal bankrupt minister demands investigation flylal lithuanian airlines as in liquidation baltic ground services was sold to uab finans spektro investicija isago begins to take hold isago registry baltic ground services joins iata s ground handling council fl technics extends capabilities by adding boeing 737 ng fl technics becomes boeing goldcare partner new fl technics mro centre in kaunas welcomes first clients fl technics training launches online training courses baltic aviation academy launches a320 simulator aviation asset management ple iasi rytus shares of aviaam leasing debuted on the wse flylal charters renamed small planet airlines avia sells small planet airlines to airline s management locatory.com converts e mail parts inquiries into searches avia solutions group launches aviationcv fl technics parent branches out into helicopter mro new air charter firm klasjet starts operations avia solutions group is exploring the uav market avia solutions group awards avia solutions group received golden chariot avia solutions group recognised as the best international transport company in russia linas dovydenas ceo at avia solutions group was awarded as the ceo of the year aviation week & space technology presents the rising stars of aerospace in top 40 under forty special issue baltic ground services received the grand prix of the first lithuanian i love my company contest avia solutions group received polish business award in category increase of share price of lithuanian company on the warsaw stock exchange fl technics line russia wins russia s leader 2013 award gediminas ziemelis anatolij legenzov avia solutions group shareholders as of march 2015 avia solutions group controlled companies apie uab passenger terminal external links edit avia solutions group official website baltic aviation academy official website aviationcv official website baltic ground services official website fl technics official website jet maintenance solutions official website fl technics training official website locatory.com official website helisota official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title avia solutions group & oldid 708758193 categories transport companies of lithuaniaairline holding companiescompanies based in vilnius2005 establishments in lithuaniacompanies established in 2005companies listed on the warsaw stock exchange navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view 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