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For the Training Coordinator at Avion Express, Paulius Normantas, the fascination with aviation began early. A childhood dream took flight during his first plane journey with a vision of becoming a flight attendant. Yet, by the time he graduated from high school, Paulius’ goals had changed, and he set his sights on aviation management. Paulius enrolled in Kazimieras Simonavicius University’s program, focused on this area, and applied for an internship at Avia Solutions Group after the first year of studies. And the rest is history.

An aviation enthusiast since her high school years, Junior Material Controller at SmartLynx Airlines, Khyati Prashant Panchal, always dreamt of studying engineering. When faced with the decision to choose the main field of interest, Khyati “realized that it had to be specifically in aviation.” Here she is now — successfully building her career in the industry for almost 1.5 years. And it all began with one internship.

A330 Captain at SmartLynx David Mark Kinnersley’s career journey has been anything but conventional. Despite his childhood dream of becoming a pilot, life took him through other careers before he finally landed in the aviation industry. However, David says he has gained valuable skills with each experience and always felt unconditional support from his family, which helped him become the professional he is today.

Matias Niemi, a Ramp Agent at our subsidiary Aviator, has recently been named the Employee of the Year in the category of Safety Guardian of the Year. And for a good reason. This award recognized Matias’s outstanding judgment, courage, and ability to react fast in an emergency, which he demonstrated in 2023. But let’s start from the very beginning.

Carlamittie Jane has not one but two job titles – she’s a Head of Sales & Business Development at FL Technics Indonesia and the Vice Chairman of the Airframe Division at IAMSA (Indonesian Aircraft Maintenance Services Association). Can it get more impressive than that? Apparently, yes.