MRO in Lithuania

MRO in Lithuania The excellent infrastructure, the Rapidly developing MRO hub quality of the aviation specialists * graduating from local universities in the CEE with beneﬁts of FEZ and the possibility to successfully cooperate with local institutions were all key factors in our decision With some of the leading European aviation brands based in Vilnius to establish - and then later to and Kaunas, the aviation industry is growing rapidly. The services expand - our aircraft maintenance provided by existing companies do not only generate spin-off centre in Lithuania. opportunities, but also develop strong local talent pool of aeronautical Mick Hickey, Chief Operations Ofﬁcer of Ryanair skills and expertise.

Palanga International Airport (PLQ) Estonia Vilnius International Airport (VNO)

2280 x 45 m runway 2515 x 50 m runway 8 airlines 17 airlines

Latvia 16K m² of MRO facilities Kaunas International Airport (KUN) 3M passengers PLQ 3250 x 45 m runway LITHUANIA 16K m² MRO facilities KUN VNO Cargo City

Kaunas Free Economic Zone 8 ha area for MRO, cargo, business aviation development 0% corporate tax for the ﬁrst 6 years 6 land plots with complete infrastructure 7,5% proﬁt tax over the next 10 years Partnership based on lease

0% tax on dividends and real estate Poland Belarus Landlord investment of 7M Eur

A RANGE OF MRO OPERATIONS

Base maintenance (A320, B737, Line maintenance (A320, B737, Cabin refurbishment (Seats, IFE) Component maintenance Bombardier, Hawker) ATR42/72, SSJ100)

800 FTE 200 FTE 80 FTE 70 FTE 30 FTE 20 FTE

AREAS FOR MRO CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT

Aircraft painting Line maintenance (EMB, CRJ, Fokker, RJ) Base maintenance (Wide-body, RJ, EMB, CRJ, etc.)

Aircraft modiﬁcations (pax-cargo) Engine repair Landing gear repair Aircraft disassembly Parts supply

CLIENTS SERVED FROM MRO CENTERS IN LITHUANIA: COMPONENT REPAIR, MANUFACTURING, SUPPLY AND LOGISTICS CHAIN:

CERTIFICATES: EASA Part 145, Part 147, Part M, Part 21

*FEZ - Free Economic Zone MRO in Lithuania Your business location

TALENT POOL

2nd in the EU for share of motor vehicles, ships and #2 aircraft >2,850 programs’ #1 in CEE for industry-university A pool of more than 2,850 professionals graduates collaboration working in aviation industry WEF Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015 Eurostat, 2013 Statistics Lithuania, 2013

Largest pool of MRO engineers in the Training and development programs: Baltic States 58% of engineering Aviation engineering, Aircraft technician, Orbis, 2014 students specialise Avionics, Aircraft piloting, Air trafﬁc control % in transport & 58 mechanical Universities: VGTU AGAI, KTU Up to 500 students in Aviation related engineering subjects currently enrolled Training schools: KMM, Baltic Aviation Ministry of Education and Invest Lithuania, 2015 Academy, Amikon Aviation Training Center, Ministry of Education and Science, 2014-2015 Aircraft Support and Training Europe

COST COMPETITIVENESS AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES CONVENIENTLY LOCATED WITHIN 3 HOUR FLIGHT RANGE Average gross monthly salary in MRO companies (EUR) 3

Oslo h Stockholm LT Moscow

UK % Dublin +156 ﬂ EU % avg +194 London i Amsterdam Berlin % DE +277 g Aktau Tbilisi Eurostat, 2013 h Rome Budapest Barcelona Istanbul Financial incentives: t Tunis

off employee off investments Up to training costs Up to % % in long-term off ﬁxed assets 70% of ﬂights from Vilnius or Kaunas are to locations 50 R&D activities 25 and job creation within 3 hours by B737 or A320 aircraft

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