GetJet Group Plans 25 Million Euro MRO Hangar at Vilnius Airport

GetJet Group subsidiary Airhub Aviation has secured an 11,200-square-meter plot at Vilnius International Airport (VNO) to construct a €25 million maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) hangar.

Announced in a press release on August 4, 2026, the 40-year land lease expands the Lithuanian aviation group’s technical infrastructure as the global industry faces ongoing maintenance capacity shortages. The new facility is expected to create more than 100 aviation jobs and support both GetJet’s internal fleet and third-party operators.

Expanding the Vilnius footprint

The newly acquired land at VNO builds upon a previous expansion effort by the company. In March 2025, GetJet Airlines secured an adjacent 4,700-square-meter plot at the airport for an initial €10 million MRO facility. Combined, the two projects represent a €35 million investment in the Lithuanian capital’s aviation infrastructure.

GetJet Group plans to create approximately 200 total new aviation jobs across its Vilnius and Šiauliai operations in the coming years. The company views the infrastructure investment as a core component of its corporate strategy to reduce reliance on external service providers.

“The new facility is an important step in advancing GetJet Group’s long-term growth strategy to build a more efficient and fully integrated group,” said Darius Viltrakis, CEO of GetJet Group. “Expanding our MRO capabilities is one of our key strategic priorities, strengthening our technical independence, increasing our operational flexibility, and enabling us to provide a broader range of services to our global aviation partners.”

Vertical integration in the ACMI market

For GetJet Airlines, which specializes in Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance (ACMI) leasing, controlling maintenance timelines is a critical operational requirement. The airline conducts more than 500 ad-hoc operations annually and currently maintains a mobilization time of 1.5 hours following request confirmation.

Inga Duglas, CEO of GetJet Airlines, stated that developing proprietary MRO infrastructure is necessary to support the fleet independently while increasing the control and efficiency required in the ACMI and aviation asset management sectors.

“In today’s aviation environment, access to reliable MRO capacity and the ability to respond quickly are critical competitive advantages,” Duglas said.

Building on regional success

The Vilnius expansion follows the establishment of Airhub Aviation’s initial MRO center at Šiauliai International Airport in the fall of 2024. According to Viltrakis, the Šiauliai facility reached full capacity within two years of opening, serving international aviation companies and validating the group’s expansion into technical services.

AirPro News analysis

The global aviation industry continues to face significant MRO capacity constraints and supply chain bottlenecks. For an ACMI operator, aircraft downtime directly impacts revenue and client relationships. By vertically integrating and building in-house maintenance capabilities, we see GetJet insulating itself from the broader market’s MRO slot scarcity. This €25 million investment at VNO is less about competing with dedicated third-party MRO providers and more about securing the dispatch reliability necessary to maintain its 1.5-hour mobilization guarantee in a tight capacity environment.

Sources: GetJet Group