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Avion Express Centers Its Growth Strategy Around Airbus A320-Family With Plans To Add NEOs

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November 9, 2024
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Avion Express has reiterated its commitment to look for second-hand Airbus A320neo aircraft in the market.

LTG Cargo goes ahead with 2025 price increases

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November 5, 2024
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Lithuanian rail freight operator LTG Cargo has announced a number of price increases for its services. Supposedly, the increases will affect approximately a fifth of…

Connecting Itineraries: 5 One-Stop Ways Of Flying From The US To The Baltics

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October 17, 2024
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None of Baltic States’ capitals currently offer nonstop flights to the United States.

Poland and Lithuania fight Belarusian smuggling: ‘State-owned enterprises may also be involved’

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September 6, 2024
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Poland and Lithuania are fighting cigarette smuggling on freight trains coming from their neighbour Belarus. The former seems to encounter a growing number of attempts…

LTG Cargo to change wagon operating model, one more step away from Russia

Marco Raimondi
August 7, 2024
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The Lithuanian rail freight operator LTG Cargo will change its wagon operating model to step out of the Commonwealth Member State Rail Transport Council. Led…

Exclusive: Worlds Leading ACMI Carrier Avion Express Will Look To Add Airbus A320neo Aircraft

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August 1, 2024
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The plans to acquire the new-generation aircraft were unveiled in Avion Express’ exclusive interview with Simple Flying.

Avion Express Airbus A320 That Skidded Off The Runway Is Back Flying Again

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June 27, 2024
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The aircraft spent more than four months being repaired at facilities at Vilnius Airport (VNO).

LTG Cargo deals with a rising number of attempts to evade sanctions

Marco Raimondi
June 24, 2024
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Attempts to circumvent Western sanctions on Russia and Belarus via rail through Lithuania grew exponentially between March and May. The Lithuanian national rail freight operator LTG Cargo said that four wagons were blocked and sent back at the Lithuanian border in March, while in May this number increased to 62. The company did not provide…

EU’s Council of Ministers approves European-gauge railway to Klaipeda

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June 14, 2024
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The EU’s Council of Ministers has approved the construction of a European-gauge railway to the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda. The newly approved railway is part of the revised TEN-T regulation. According to the Lithuanian transport ministry, the European-gauge railway to Klaipėda will improve transport and logistics links in the Baltic region and Eastern Europe.…

Freight to contribute little to billions of Rail Baltica-induced growth

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June 11, 2024
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Rail Baltica is an economically viable undertaking. While its projected cost has grown immensely in recent years, the high-speed rail line is expected to contribute up to 23,5 billion euros to the Baltic economies. Freight, however, is not likely to contribute much. An independent cost-benefit analysis (CBA) found that Rail Baltica will likely add between…