Avion Express is a Lithuanian ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) and aircraft leasing operator headquartered in Vilnius. The company is a part of Avia Solutions Group, a global aerospace business group.
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 successfully passed the IOSA Operational Safety Audit and consequently 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 9 Airbus A320s and 2 Airbus A319s. That same year Avion Express established a subsidiary company Dominican Wings, a low-cost airline based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In summer 2017 Avion Express introduced Airbus A321 aircraft to the company's fleet.
In June 2017, Avion Express announced that it had sold its 65% stake in Dominican Wings to the President of the company, Mr. Victor Pacheco.
In 2019 Avion Express established Avion Express Malta, a subsidiary company based in Malta. The company started operations in May and currently operates 8 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft.
Livery
Airbus A320-232, registration 9H-MLQ, built 2010, serial number 4223 Schiphol (AMS/EHAM), Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 4 October 2022
