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airBaltic cuts fleet and costs: up to 700 employees could lose their jobs

© AvioRadar airBaltic’s restructuring is entering a phase that will directly affect its employees. The Latvian airline estimates that the changes could impact between 500 and 700 jobs at its bases in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn, representing roughly 17 to 23 percent of the company’s total workforce of around 3,000 employees. According to information published... The post airBaltic cuts fleet and costs: up to 700 employees could lose their jobs appeared first on AvioRadar .

EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request

Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website The Trump administration pressured multiple countries to withdraw their sponsorship of a leading European conference on disinformation, with Canada, Lithuania and the EU’s diplomatic service subsequently agreeing to do so, the Guardian understands. The conference, #Disinfo2026, taking place Wednesday and Thursday, is the annual meetup of Europe’s counter-disinformation community and has drawn hundreds of researchers, journalists, technologists and policymakers to a hotel in Vilnius, Lithuania. It is run by an independent Brussels non-profit, EU Disinfo Lab. Continue reading...

Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Guardian

airBaltic plans up to 700 job cuts as it reshapes business

Latvia’s national airline airBaltic is preparing to cut between 500 and 700 positions across its bases in Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn as it adjusts its operations and organisation under a new business plan, the company released. The estimate is based on current planning assumptions and could change as the process progresses. AirBaltic is consulting trade […] The post airBaltic plans up to 700 job cuts as it reshapes business appeared first on AviTrader Aviation News .

Oct 6, 2026 · byAviTrader

airBaltic staff brace for hundreds of job cuts across Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn

airBaltic employees are bracing for hundreds of job cuts across bases in Riga in Latvia, Vilnius in Lithuania… The post airBaltic staff brace for hundreds of job cuts across Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn appeared first on AeroTime .

Oct 5, 2026 · byAeroTime

Latvia's airBaltic plans to cut up to 700 jobs

⁠Latvian airline airBaltic said today ‌it ⁠was preparing workforce "adjustments" that could affect about ‌500 ⁠to ‌700 positions across ⁠its ‌bases in Riga, Vilnius ⁠and Tallinn.

SAS flight returns to Copenhagen after suspected drone alert closes Vilnius Airport

A SAS flight from Copenhagen to Vilnius returned to its departure airport on Saturday morning, 3 October, after a suspected drone sighting prompted a temporary closure of the Lithuanian airport. The disruption affected 39 passengers.  Fighter jets were scrambled and residents in the affected area were advised to seek shelter. Lithuania’s crisis management chief, Vilmantas […]

Oct 3, 2026 · byAviation24.be

Lithuania closed Vilnius airport, scrambled NATO jets due to suspected drone

Lithuanian Crypto Entrepreneur Scores Legal Win as Suspicions Dropped

Lithuanian businessman Vilhelm German has secured two favorable developments in the Foxpay investigation. Prosecutors dropped money laundering and bribery suspicions against him after determining that insufficient evidence remained and further investigative avenues had been exhausted. Separately, a Vilnius court upheld procedural objections in his €23 million cryptocurrency mining case, identifying improper machine translations and unexamined […]

Sep 29, 2026 · byBitcoin.com News

Removing Usmanov from sanctions list risks making EU look weak - Lithuanian finance minister

Vilnius strongly opposes France's push to remove Usmanov from Russian sanctions, its finance minister told Euronews. However, fears of the blacklist expiring will likely lead to his removal despite heavy backlash.

Sep 21, 2026 · byEuronews

ANA Tentatively Expands Lufthansa Europe Codeshare in NS27

Published at 1701PDT 19SEP26 / 0001GMT 20SEP26 Star Alliance member ANA in recent schedule updated filed additional codeshare routes operated by Lufthansa, that would commence on 28MAR27 at the earliest. Preliminary codeshare network expansion as follows. ANA operated by Lufthansa Frankfurt – Belgrade Frankfurt – Faro Frankfurt – Tromsø Frankfurt – Vilnius

Twenty-Five Political Prisoners Released, Deported from Belarus

Click to expand Image TOR BAND musicians, former political prisoners, embrace their loved ones after arriving in Vilnius on September 16, 2026. © 2026 Human Rights Watch This week 25 former political prisoners arrived in Vilnius, Lithuania having been released from detention in Belarus. Their release was negotiated by the United States special envoy to Belarus John Coale with president Aliaksander Lukashenka. In exchange, the US lifted sanctions on two Belarusian companies. Among those released are journalist Andrei Aleksandrau and activist Iryna Zlobina, who married while in detention; lawyer Anastasiya Lazarenka, prosecuted for organizing legal consultations, among other charges; activist Alena Lazarchyk, a single parent whose communication with her child was limited by the prison management; and Sviatlana Yakubovich, a volunteer at Viasna, one of the leading human rights groups in Belarus. Most of them had been sentenced to harsh sentences of up to 14 years. Click to expand Image Former political prisoner Alena Lazarchyk after being brought to Vilnius from Belarus, September 16, 2026. © 2026 Human Rights Watch After her arrival in Vilnius, Lazarchyk told those gathered that she had not believed she would be freed until the very last moment. “One day, they say, ‘get your things.’ I was sure they were just transferring me somewhere, but they said I was being deported.” Belarusian authorities regularly impose forced expulsion as a mandatory condition for some political prisoners’ release, a practice which violates international human rights law, as United Nations experts have underscored. Since summer 2025, hundreds of political prisoners have been taken outside Belarus following their release from detention. Some have been deported without passports while others have reported that their passports were canceled following their expulsion from Belarus. While the release of these 25 prisoners is something to celebrate, at least 886 prisoners remain in jail in Belarus on politically motivated grounds. Every month, dozens more are detained and handed heavy prison sentences. According to Coale, the negotiations will continue and more political prisoners will be released soon. However Belarus' president persists with the false narrative that there are no political prisoners in Belarus. These prisoners aren’t gaming pieces to be exchanged for political favors. Governments need to increase the pressure on Belarusian authorities to end its ruthless, politically motivated crackdowns and to secure the freedom of the hundreds of political prisoners who continue to languish in jail, without exile from their home being the price they must pay.

Sep 17, 2026 · byHuman Rights Watch

A NATO fighter jet has shut down a drone violating Lithuanian airspace

VILNIUS — NATO fighter jets were scrambled shortly after midnight on Tuesday to intercept and shoot down an unidentified drone that violated Lithuanian airspace, official authorities confirmed. The incident marks the latest breach along NATO’s eastern flank as aerial activity and electronic warfare from the ongoing war in Ukraine continue to spill over into neighboring […] The post A NATO fighter jet has shut down a drone violating Lithuanian airspace appeared first on AIRLIVE .

Nato jets shoot down drone violating Lithuania’s airspace

The drone, which reportedly entered from Belarus, ⁠was shot down near Pratkunai village in central-southern Lithuania Nato fighter jets shot down a drone over Lithuania after an alert was issued in the ‌capital, Vilnius, and surrounding region, while Poland scrambled fighter jets less than a day after retrieving a suspected Russian drone adrift in its waters. The Lithuania drone ⁠was shot down near the central-southern village of Pratkunai outside the city of Kaunas, said emergency authorities early on Tuesday. The drone came from neighbouring Belarus and was heading west, according to information from Lithuania’s crisis management centre that was reported by national radio LRT. Continue reading...

Sep 15, 2026 · byThe Guardian

NATO jets scramble over Lithuania, find flock of birds behind Vilnius alert

NATO fighter jets launched from Šiauliai Air Base identified a flock of birds as the object behind a… The post NATO jets scramble over Lithuania, find flock of birds behind Vilnius alert appeared first on AeroTime .

Sep 14, 2026 · byAeroTime

Lithuania says drone sighting turns out to be flock of birds, after NATO summons jets

Lithuania said that a perceived drone sighting in its airspace earlier on Sunday that prompted authorities to close Vilnius airport and NATO to summon at least one fighter jet turned out to be a flock of birds.

Sep 13, 2026 · byCBC News

Lithuania closes Vilnius airport, NATO sends fighter jets after drone sighting

The incident underscores the persistent regional tensions and highlights the importance of NATO's readiness in addressing hybrid threats. The post Lithuania closes Vilnius airport, NATO sends fighter jets after drone sighting appeared first on Crypto Briefing .

Sep 13, 2026 · byCryptoBriefing

airBaltic Presents its Summer 2027 Flight Programme with Continued Focus on Baltic Connectivity

The Latvian airline airBaltic presents its flight programme for the summer 2027 season. Running from the end of March to the end of October 2027, the programme will continue to position Riga, Latvia as airBaltic’s primary hub, offering the widest range of direct destinations, while Tallinn, Estonia and Vilnius, Lithuania will complement the network with selected point-to-point services.

Sep 2, 2026 · byBreaking Travel News

airBaltic concentrates summer 2027 network on Riga as restructuring takes shape

airBaltic has unveiled its summer 2027 schedule, providing the clearest indication yet of how the Latvian carrier’s recently announced restructuring will reshape its network. Riga will dominate the operation with 57 direct destinations, compared with 13 from Tallinn and only eight from Vilnius, while frequencies will increase substantially on a number of stronger routes. The […]

Sep 1, 2026 · byAviation24.be

GetJet unit expands MRO footprint at Vilnius

GetJet Group’s Airhub Aviation (Airhub) secured a site at Vilnius International Airport to expand its aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operations. The company won the right to lease an 11,200 m² plot for 40 years through a land lease auction organised by Lithuanian Airports. Airhub plans to invest about €25 million to build an […] The post GetJet unit expands MRO footprint at Vilnius appeared first on AviTrader Aviation News .

Aug 5, 2026 · byAviTrader

WhiteBIT Launches Redesigned VIP Program Allowing Qualification via Balance, Trading, or Lending

[PRESS RELEASE – Vilnius, Lithuania, July 6th, 2026] WhiteBIT, the largest European exchange by traffic, has redesigned its VIP Program to make VIP status easier to reach and easier to keep. Instead of meeting two metrics at once, members now qualify by satisfying any single criterion — average balance, spot volume, futures volume, or crypto […]

Jul 6, 2026 · byCryptoPotato

airBaltic to operate Vilnius–Berlin service into winter season

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Jun 19, 2026 · byLARA

airBaltic makes Vilnius–Berlin route a year-round service

airBaltic will extend its direct flights between Vilnius and Berlin into the 2026/27 winter season, making the route a permanent year-round connection between the Lithuanian and German capitals. During the winter schedule, the airline will operate up to two weekly flights, on Thursdays and Sundays, catering to leisure travellers, business passengers and those visiting friends […]

Jun 18, 2026 · byAviation24.be

airBaltic extends Vilnius to Berlin service into winter season

airBaltic has announced that it will extend its direct service between Vilnius (Lithuania) and Berlin into the upcoming winter season The post airBaltic extends Vilnius to Berlin service into winter season appeared first on Airline Routes & Ground Services .

Jun 18, 2026 · byAirline Routes & Ground Services

BGS begins cooperation with Arkia Israeli Airlines in Vilnius

The partnership marks the start of BGS' first cooperation with Arkia and further expands the company's customer portfolio in Vilnius. The post BGS begins cooperation with Arkia Israeli Airlines in Vilnius appeared first on Airline Routes & Ground Services .

Jun 17, 2026 · byAirline Routes & Ground Services