page_title: FL Technics
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: FL Technics / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Inside of FL Technics hangar in International Vilnius Airport
context_page_description: FL Technics – a global provider of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services. The company has Base Maintenance facilities in Lithuania, Indonesia and China and provides Line Maintenance support across Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific, the CIS, and Russia.
  An EASA Part-145, Part-M, Part-147, Part-21, FAA-145 certified company, FL Technics serves a wide range of Boeing, Airbus, ATR, Embraer and other types of aircraft.
  FL Technics is a part of Avia Solutions Group, which is led by Jonas Janukenas, CEO, and Gediminas Ziemelis, Chairman of the Board. Zilvinas Lapinskas is the CEO of FL Technics.
context_section_description: 2005 - Company Establishment
  The company was founded in Lithuania and opened its first hangar at the Vilnius International Airport.
  2007– Initial Expansion at the Main Airport
  The company added a second hangar at the Vilnius International Airport. Since then FL Technics occupies 2 aircraft maintenance hangars, a warehouse, and backshop facilities at the Vilnius International Airport – 13 742 sq. meters in total. The hangars consist of five airframe maintenance bays.
  2009 – Agreements with International Airlines
  In May, the Company signed an agreement with Slovakian air company Seagle Air on periodical technical maintenance of Boeing 737.
  In July, the Company has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Costa Rican aircraft MRO concerning the provision of FL Technics services at their technical base for the heavy maintenance for the long-range Boeing 757-200 aircraft. 
  In October, the company signed contracts with Air Italy and Air Slovakia for Boeing 737-300 aircraft base maintenance.
  At the end of the year, the company was rebranded to FL Technics.
  2010 - Another year of service portfolio expansion 
  In February, FL Technics purchased a Boeing 737-300 airframe from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).
  In June, FL Technics expanded its PART-145 maintenance capabilities with Boeing 737-600/700/800/900 base maintenance services.
  In August, the company expanded its maintenance training capabilities with ATR 42 - 200/300 and ATR 72 -100/200 theoretical training services. The same month, FL Technics purchased a second Boeing 737-300 fuselage for part-out.
  In December, FL Technics added Airbus A318/A319/A320/A321 to its PART-M capability list.
  By the end of the year, FL Technics began operating nine line stations – three in Kazakhstan, two in Tajikistan, and the remaining four located in UK, Italy, Russia, and Vilnius.
  2011 - Acquisition of UK Company and the continuation of service portfolio growth
  In February, FL Technics serviced the first Airbus A320 aircraft. Airbus A320 aircraft family was added to the EASA Part-145 certificate of FL Technics. The certification was carried out by the Civilian Aviation Administration of Lithuania.
  In June, FLT Technics received a Part-M certificate allowing the company to manage the continuing airworthiness of the Embraer EMB- 135/145 family aircraft.
  In July, FL Technics added Wizz Air to its list of line maintenance customers. The company began providing Wizz Air with fixed-price all-inclusive line maintenance support, coupled with additional support services. During that same month, FL Technics has acquired 7 Boeing 737-300s aircraft from AirAsia for tear down into parts and components. The aircraft were disassembled in Malaysia. This acquisition enabled FL Technics to increase service level by maintaining a wider range of stock of spare parts and components.
  In August, FL Technics received a certificate to provide engineering services to Bombardier CL600-2B19. In the same month, FL Technics launched cabin modification and reconfiguration services on two brand new long-range Boeing 737-800 and cabin refurbishment services on Boeing 737-300 for Transaero Airlines.
  In September, FL Technics acquired the UK-based Storm Aviation Limited. The acquired company allowed FL Technics to begin performing Line Maintenance services for narrow body and wide body aircraft in a network of 24 Line Stations across Europe and the CIS and expanded FL Technics aircraft capabilities into Airbus A330, Airbus A340, Airbus A380, Boeing 747, Boeing 767, Boeing 777 and other types of aircraft. During September, FL Technics also extended its partnership with Europe Airpost to provide maintenance services for the airline's 3 Boeing 737 CL aircraft.
  2012 – EASA Certificates
  In April, FL Technics received EASA Part 21 Design Organization Approval that enables FL Technics to design and approve minor changes and minor repairs to aircraft in the area of the cabin interior and associated changes to avionics and structures. This certificate expands capabilities for FL Technics to complete minor design and modificati
caption: Inside of FL Technics hangar in International Vilnius Airport
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