Belarus balloon incursions cost Lithuania’s airports over €750,000
Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) estimated that suspected cigarette-smuggling balloons entering Lithuanian airspace from Belarus in recent months have disrupted…
Zaha Hadid Architects wins Vilnius Airport terminal project for 2028 opening
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA), the studio behind some of the world’s most striking airport terminals, will bring its…
Lithuania closes Vilnius airspace after new balloon-linked smuggling breach
Airspace over Lithuania’s capital Vilnius was temporarily shut down on the evening of October 30, 2025, after unidentified…
Vilnius and Kaunas airports shut after contraband balloons enter airspace
Two of Lithuania’s main airports were shut down three times during the weekend of October 25–26, 2025, after…
Russian military aircraft briefly enter Lithuanian airspace, MoD says
The Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence (MoD) said that Russian military aircraft briefly violated Lithuania’s airspace on October…
Lithuania takes delivery of first pair of Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters
The Lithuanian Armed Forces has received its first two Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters from an order placed…
Vilnius Airport reopens after 25 contraband balloons enter Lithuanian airspace
Vilnius International Airport (VNO) has resumed operations following a brief closure on October 3–4, 2025, due to 25…
How Lithuania became an aviation hub without its own national airline
The overall contribution to global GDP that is supported by aviation is 3.9%, according to data from the…
Lithuania closes part of airspace after drone incursions ahead of Zapad 2025
Lithuania has imposed a temporary flight ban along part of its border with Belarus, citing repeated drone incursions…
Embraer signs 8 MoUs with Lithuanian partners after C-390 selection
Brazilian planemaker Embraer has announced that it has entered into multiple Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with partners in…
airBaltic begins mission to name entire A220-300 fleet after Baltic cities
airBaltic has begun the process of naming its entire fleet of Airbus A220-300 fleet after a city within…
Russian drone overflew Vilnius with explosives, Lithuania urges NATO response
In less than a month, two military-grade drones of Russian design have crossed into Lithuanian airspace from Belarus.…
Drone that entered Lithuania from Belarus found after 5-day search
An unidentified drone that entered Lithuania from Belarus was found at the Gaižiūnai training ground in the Jonava…
Lithuania reports second drone from Belarus in a month, seen near Vilnius
Lithuanian authorities are investigating reports of an unknown drone that entered the country from Belarus on the morning…
NATO fighters scrambled as suspicious aircraft from Belarus crashes in Lithuania
Lithuanian authorities have reported that a suspicious homemade aircraft, resembling a Shahed drone, entered Lithuania from Belarus on…
Lithuania selects Embraer C-390 as next military transport aircraft
The Ministry of National Defense of Lithuania has announced that the Embraer C-390 Millennium has been chosen as…
Lithuania releases interim report into DHL cargo crash, confirms human error
The Transport Accident and Incident Investigations Division of Lithuania’s Ministry of Justice has published an interim report regarding…
Lithuanian prosecutors suspect human error in DHL Vilnius crash, probe continues
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Lithuania has stated that the crash of a DHL cargo aircraft in Vilnius…