Avion Express

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title: "Avion Express" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["airlines-of-lithuania", "aircraft-leasing-companies", "airlines-established-in-2005", "lithuanian-companies-established-in-2005"] description: "Aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance provider" topic_path: "general/airlines-of-lithuania" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avion_Express" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance provider ::

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Field	Value
airline	Avion Express
image	Logo Avion Express (Lithuania).png
image_size	250
IATA	X9
ICAO	NVD
callsign	NORDVIND
founded	2005
aoc	LT.AOC.003 in Lithuania
bases	Vilnius
subsidiaries	Avion Express Malta
fleet_size	55
parent	Eyjafjoll SAS
(owned by Avia Solutions Group)
headquarters	Vilnius, Lithuania
key_people	Darius Kajokas (CEO)
revenue	€205.3 million (2022)
website
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Avion Express is a provider of ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) services to other carriers. Headquartered in Vilnius, it operates a fleet of 55 Airbus A320-family aircraft and holds air operator certificates in Lithuania, Malta and Brazil, with additional certificates under development in the Philippines and Mexico.

History

Avion Express was established in 2005 as Nordic Solutions Air Services. At that time, the airline was operating four Saab 340 cargo and passenger aircraft. In 2008 the company was re-branded to its current name, Avion Express. In 2010 Avion Express was acquired by French investment company Eyjafjoll SAS, formed by Avion Capital Partners of Switzerland along with other investors.

In 2011 Avion Express introduced its first Airbus A320, which was the first Airbus aircraft to be registered in Lithuania. In December, two more Airbus A320s were added to the fleet. In 2013, Avion Express passed the IOSA Operational Safety Audit and obtained an IATA registration. The last Saab 340 cargo aircraft was removed from operation in March 2013. By summer of 2014, the airline was operating a fleet of nine Airbus A320s and two Airbus A319s. That same year Avion Express established a subsidiary company Dominican Wings, a low-cost airline based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In the summer of 2017, Avion Express introduced Airbus A321 aircraft. In June 2017, Avion Express announced that it had sold its 65% stake in Dominican Wings to the president of the company. In August 2017, Avion Express signed partnership agreement with the Lithuanian Aviation Academy (VGTU A. Gustaitis’ Aviation Institute). Since autumn 2017 Avion Express has also been collaborating with BAA Training on the cadet programme. In 2019 Avion Express established Avion Express Malta, a subsidiary company based in Malta. The company started operations in May the same year.

In early 2025, the company’s Brazilian subsidiary, Avion Express Brasil, received its air operator certificate (AOC), with plans to operate up to 25 aircraft by 2028. As of 2025, Avion Express holds AOCs in Lithuania, Malta, and Brazil, with an AOC under development in the Philippines and Mexico. Avion Express is in the process of obtaining an AOC in Mexico.

Fleet

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Hamburg_Airport_Avion_Express_Airbus_A320-232_LY-MLJ_(DSC06783).jpg" caption="Avion Express Airbus A320-232"] ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Hamburg_Airport_Avion_Express_Airbus_A320-232_LY-MLN_(DSC09357).jpg" caption="Avion Express Airbus A320-232"] ::

As of June 2025, Avion Express operates the following fleet:

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Aircraft	In service	Passengers	Total	55
Airbus A320-200	54	180
Airbus A321-200	1	220
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Incidents and accidents

• On 3 February 2024, Vilnius International Airport was closed after Avion Express Flight 8242 (registration LY-NVL), landing from Milan Bergamo Airport veered off the runway and onto the grass whilst landing, the aircraft maneuvered back onto the runway and taxied to the terminal. The belly received substantial damage.

References

References

1. "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search".
2. "Avia Solutions Group".
3. "About Us".
4. "Avion Capital Partners - News - Avion Express launches Airbus 320 Passenger Operation".
5. "Avion Express retires its third and final Saab 340(F) freighter". ch-aviation.
6. UBM (UK) Ltd.. "Dominican Wings Receives First Airbus".
7. "Airline for Airline: Avion Express".
8. (30 June 2017). "Avion Express sells its Shares in Dominican Wings".
9. "Dominican Wings relaunched as a ULCC".
10. Gaumina, e-solution: VGTU ITSC &. "Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas - VGTU".
11. (3 October 2017). "BAA Training collaborates with Avion Express on cadet programme".
12. (16 November 2017). "Join Avion Express Cadet Programme".
13. "Avion Express to launch its first MPL Training Programme with BAA Training".
14. "Avion Express established subsidiary airline in Malta - Avion Express".
15. "Global Airline Guide 2019 (Part One)". Airliner World.
16. Aviacionline. "Avion Express Brasil Secures AOC, Targets 25-Aircraft Fleet by 2028".
17. "About Us - AVION EXPRESS".
18. Daniel Martinez Garbuno. (5 May 2025). "Lithuania’s Avion Express eyes Mexican AOC by 2027". ch-aviation.
19. (3 February 2024). "A passenger plane skids off the runway at Vilnius Airport, airport closed".

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