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Apr 04, 2014 (newstodate): Latvian charter and ACMI carrier SmartLynx Airlines, based at Riga Airport, is extending its aircraft fleet this summer.
Currently operating a fleet of nine Airbus A320 aircraft, SmartLynx will add another two of the same type later this year.
SmartLynx airline operates charter flights in Europe, Asia and Africa from airports in Latvia and Estonia, and provides ACMI services to operators worldwide.
The carrier has now contracted the MRO services provider AJW Aviation for maintenance of its fleet on a power-by-the-hour basis. The contract will run for five years.
Based at Riga Airport, SmartLynx Airlines was acquired by the Icelandair Group in 2006, but was put up for sale in 2011 as the Icelandair Group formulated the strategy of returning to core business, and is now purely Latvian-owned after a management buy-out and managed by Omar Benediktsson as CEO.
Currently operating a fleet of nine Airbus A320 aircraft, SmartLynx will add another two of the same type later this year.
SmartLynx airline operates charter flights in Europe, Asia and Africa from airports in Latvia and Estonia, and provides ACMI services to operators worldwide.
The carrier has now contracted the MRO services provider AJW Aviation for maintenance of its fleet on a power-by-the-hour basis. The contract will run for five years.
Based at Riga Airport, SmartLynx Airlines was acquired by the Icelandair Group in 2006, but was put up for sale in 2011 as the Icelandair Group formulated the strategy of returning to core business, and is now purely Latvian-owned after a management buy-out and managed by Omar Benediktsson as CEO.