Simonas Bartkus, head of Lithuanian Airports, is leaving his position on July 3. The company said his departure was mutually agreed. “The company’s board and I see that the next stage of Lithuanian Airports development requires a different leader. And I need to prepare for take-off from another runway,” Bartkus wrote on Facebook. Lithuanian Airports,…
Pilots have reported more than 300 cases of GPS signal interference in Lithuanian airspace since the beginning of the year, as authorities say satellite navigation jamming linked to Russia continues in the region. The Communications Regulatory Authority of Lithuania said pilots filed 302 reports of GPS interference with air navigation service provider Oro Navigacija between…
A 10-million euro green hydrogen plant under construction in Vilnius is expected to begin producing clean fuel for the capital’s public transport system this autumn, Mayor Valdas Benkunskas has said. The facility is being developed by municipal heat supplier Miesto Gijos. Once completed, it will supply hydrogen to power the city’s first hydrogen-fuelled buses, which…
Since opening its representative office in Vilnius over four years ago, Taiwan has sought to boost economic cooperation and attract investment to Lithuania. According to the Ministry of Economy and Innovation, Taiwanese direct investment has risen from EUR 0.53 million in 2021 to EUR 7.21 million in 2024, but the total remains small. Relations between…
Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginiene said on February 23 she would seek to renew discussions with Taipei on securing greater Taiwanese investment in Lithuania. The comment comes amid discussions about whether Lithuania should change its policies and seek to improve relations with China which have soured following the opening of the Taiwanese Representative Office in…
The Finnish airline Finnair is planning to resume flights between Vilnius and Helsinki on March 1 after they were suspended last December following airspace disruptions by smuggler balloons from Belarus. “From March 1, Finnair will resume its evening flight between Helsinki and Vilnius, which was temporarily suspended when the hybrid attack took place. Tickets are…
Lithuania needs about 1 billion euros to develop transport links critical for military mobility, Deputy Defence Minister Karolis Aleksa has said. Aleksa said Lithuania’s overall military mobility needs totaled around 4 billion euros, with most of the funding expected to come from European Union and NATO instruments. “Our needs total 4 billion euros, including around…