Icelandair is establishing a technical services center in Vilnius
Icelandair, Iceland’s national carrier, is establishing a technical services center in Vilnius. The new facility, scheduled to begin operations in May 2026, will employ 15 specialists in its first year – Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO) engineers, planning engineers, technical documentation specialists, and maintenance coordinators.
This is Icelandair’s first dedicated maintenance facility in the region. Its team will be responsible for providing maintenance and support services to airlines from third countries. The unit will complement Icelandair’s existing operations in the Baltic countries – since 2002, the carrier’s subsidiary Icelandair Business Services, based in Tallinn, has been providing Icelandair with accounting, ticketing, and administrative services.
“Lithuania boasts a strong aviation culture and deep technical expertise that is hard to find elsewhere in the region. We see excellent opportunities to serve Icelandair and its customers worldwide from here and to further develop third-party services without disrupting the main airline’s operations,” says Edvinas Geležinis, Director of UAB Icelandair Third Party Technical Services.
“The arrival of the Icelandic airline’s technical services center in Lithuania demonstrates that we are an attractive destination for foreign investment – the company decided to establish itself in Vilnius after evaluating several other European markets. The decisive factors were Lithuania’s well-developed aviation ecosystem and the availability of qualified technical specialists. Therefore, we continue to make every effort to improve the investment environment so that businesses will consider and choose our country for their expansion,” says Minister of Economy and Innovation Edvinas Grikšas.
Founded in 1937, Icelandair serves more than 50 destinations in Europe and North America. In 2025, the airline surpassed the five-million-passenger mark for the first time and is currently modernizing its fleet – alongside Boeing 737 MAX aircrafts, new Airbus A321LR aircrafts are being introduced into service.
“Lithuania has already become a hub for aviation services, attracting companies in need of technical talent with specialized expertise. We are delighted that Icelandair is joining the ranks of international aviation companies that serve customers around the world from Lithuania,” says Elijus Čivilis, head of the investment promotion agency Invest Lithuania.