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Apr 25, 2024 (newstodate): All signals are now "GO!" for Lithuania's Avia Solutions Group's new UK subsidiary, Ascend Airways.
   The carrier obtained its AOC by the UK regulator on April 5, 2024, and is now bestowed with a Type A Operating License, and a Route License by the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority.
   Ascend Airways can commence flights ensured of unrestricted access to the UK ACMI and charter market, allowing the group to increase its presence in the high-value UK market and beyond.
   Ascend Airways plans to kick off operations with a fleet of one Boeing 737-800 and one Boeing 737 MAX 8 from the base at London Gatwick Airport later this year, with plans to expand the fleet in the near future.  
   ASG has long been present in the UK aviation market managing MRO and Charter Brokerage businesses, but adding the UK AOC enables it to expand the geographic reach of ACMI and Charter services with 180 to 200-seat capacity aircraft.