On the 22nd of May 2015, Lithuanian-based airline, Air Lituanica, officially suspended operations. The small European regional airline had commenced operations in June 2013 with a single Embraer E-170 aircraft and had gradually worked to acquire a fleet of four Embraer E-jets. The airline did not specifically state the reason for its suspension of operations. The airline was formerly the only domicile airline to operate regular scheduled passenger operations out of Lithuania, consequently leaving the country without a flag carrier.

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has officially launched its new conflict zone risk information repository, which will allow governments, organisations and the general public to review potential hazards that may exist over conflict zones. The prototype repository was launched on the 10th of April 2015 and was established in response to Member-State recommendations from ICAO’s High-level Safety Conference, which was held in February 2015. The repository can be accessed via ICAO’s website and allows users to access up-to-date information on risks to civil aviation in regions of armed conflict.

Uruguayan-based airline, BQB Lineas Aereas, had officially suspended operations on the 11th of April 2015, after the airline cited that it had insufficient funds to maintain operations. However, shortly after suspending operations, the airline reported that it had signed an acquisition agreement with Bolivian-based airline, Línea Aérea Amaszonas. As a result of this agreement, BQB Lineas Aereas will be wholly acquired by Amaszonas, which will then use the airline to expand its South American operations. While it could not be immediately verified, initial reports indicate that BQB will eventually be entirely amalgamated into the Amaszonas mainline operation.