{"id":35949,"date":"2026-07-13T18:32:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=35949"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:32:07","slug":"zilvinas-lapinskas-appointed-ceo-of-avia-solutions-group-to-lead-the-next-phase-of-global-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/international-news\/zilvinas-lapinskas-appointed-ceo-of-avia-solutions-group-to-lead-the-next-phase-of-global-expansion\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Zilvinas Lapinskas Appointed CEO of Avia Solutions Group to Lead the Next Phase of Global Expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avia Solutions Group has appointed Zilvinas Lapinskas as Chief Executive Officer to lead the next phase of global expansion, effective July 7.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zilvinas-Lapinskas-CEO-of-Avia-Solutions-Group-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35950\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5000349821590988;width:308px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zilvinas-Lapinskas-CEO-of-Avia-Solutions-Group-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Zilvinas-Lapinskas-CEO-of-Avia-Solutions-Group-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Zilvinas Lapinskas<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lapinskas brings extensive international aviation experience and a proven track record of scaling operations in complex, highly regulated markets, to the role. As CEO of FL Technics Group, he transformed the business from a European MRO provider into a global operation serving Tier 1 carriers across multiple continents. He retains his seat on Avia Solutions Group&#8217;s Board of Directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jonas Janukenas, who has led the Group for almost 9 years, moves into the CFO role where he will deploy his financial expertise exclusively across capital allocation, financial strategy, and the Group&#8217;s long-term growth objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zilvinas Lapinskas, CEO of Avia Solutions Group, said: &#8220;I am honoured to lead Avia Solutions Group at such an important moment in its development. Over the past several years, the Group has built a strong foundation for sustainable growth, and I look forward to accelerating that momentum. My immediate priority is to work closely with our teams to strengthen our operational footprint and build the long-term partnerships that will underpin our success in this highly competitive market.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jonas Janukenas, CFO of Avia Solutions Group, said: &#8220;Leading the Group has been an extraordinary privilege, and I am immensely proud of what we have achieved together. This is the right time for Zilvinas to take the helm. In my new role as CFO, I will focus on ensuring we maintain the financial discipline and strategic agility necessary to support our continued growth ambitions.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gediminas Ziemelis, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Avia Solutions Group, said: &#8220;Our success has always been driven by placing the right leaders in the right roles at the right time. Zilvinas has a proven ability to build and scale aviation businesses globally, making him the right leader to guide our next phase of expansion while retaining Jonas as a key leader will mean we retain his understanding of the Group. This leadership structure will provide the right platform for our continued growth globally.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Avia Solutions Group has appointed Zilvinas Lapinskas as Chief Executive Officer to lead the next phase of global expansion, effective July 7. Lapinskas brings extensive international aviation experience and a proven track record of scaling operations in complex, highly regulated markets, to the role. As CEO of FL Technics Group, he transformed the business from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35949"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35949\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35951,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35949\/revisions\/35951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35949"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}