airBaltic to restart flights from all three Baltic capitals
The region’s largest carrier is to resume flights from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius on May 18 [...]
Latvia
Latvia’s state shareholding in airBaltic to increase to 91 per cent
The Baltic region’s largest carrier secures equity investment to fight the crisis [...]
Latvia’s Riga airport prepares for the resumption of flights
The number of passengers passing through the Baltic’s largest hub by the end of the year could be 1.6 million instead of the planned eight million [...]
New board chairwoman appointed at Baltic’s largest airport, extraordinary saving measures to be introduced
Laila Odiņa has replaced Ilona Līce as the new chairperson of Riga Airport board [...]
airBaltic cuts its capacity for the months ahead and receives financial support
The Latvian government has approved a €36.1 million loan for the carrier it majority owns [...]
Latvia’s airBaltic suspends all flight operations from March 17
To limit the spread of COVID-19, the government of the Baltic country is tightening security measures by suspending international air traffic [...]
Latvia’s flag carrier cuts capacity and reduces staff
As airBaltic cancels a total of 580 flights, the number of its employees is being reduced by 250 [...]
airBaltic’s passenger numbers increased by 19 per cent in January
In a good lift-off to 2020, Latvian hybrid airline airBaltic carried 311,000 passengers [...]
airBaltic carried 22 per cent more passengers in 2019
Record traffic helped the Latvian carrier to maintain its status as the largest in the Baltics [...]
Riga airport enjoyed a 10.5 per cent traffic upswing last year
Hybrid and budget carriers contributed 83.5 per cent of passengers using the Baltic region’s largest airport [...]
airBaltic takes delivery of its 22nd Airbus A220-300
Latvian hybrid airline completes new aircraft deliveries in 2019 [...]
airBaltic introduces a first Airbus A220 full-flight simulator
It is the first new FFS ever purchased by a Latvian company [...]
A greener outlook for airBaltic as it takes its 21st Airbus A220-300
100th Airbus A220 aircraft delivered [...]
airBaltic carried 22 per cent more passengers in the first 10 months of 2019
Latvia’s hybrid airline has phased-out three Boeing 737 Classics [...]
The Baltic’s largest airport to get a new air cargo handling facility next year
The advanced DHL logistics centre will ensure long-term air cargo flows through Riga Airport [...]
Latvia’s airBaltic performs the world’s first A220-300 in-house C-check
The airline is planning heavy checks on six more of the type during this winter season [...]
SmartLynx increases the number of operated flights by a third
Latvia’s ACMI and charter carrier’s fleet has grown to 24 Airbus A320-family aircraft [...]
Latvia’s airBaltic fleet grows to 40 aircraft
Hybrid airline receives its 20th Airbus A220, completes the original 2012 order [...]
airBaltic is first airline to obtain a comprehensive MRO approval for the Airbus A220-300
Latvian carrier to conduct in-house base checks of its A220s and considering offering services to other operators of the type [...]
airBaltic successfully places a €200 million bonds issue
Cash injection will allow the Latvian flag carrier to continue with its fleet modernisation [...]
airBaltic takes delivery of its 19th Airbus A220 aircraft
Half of the Latvian hybrid airline’s passengers now fly on the type [...]
Russia’s Atran launches new China route in support of Alibaba e-commerce
Service provides B737-800BCF cargo capacity between Hangzhou and Riga [...]
airBaltic grows its passenger numbers, home airport market share and fleet size
Latvian hybrid carrier reaches 59 per cent market share at Riga in April [...]
17th Airbus A220-300 for Riga-based airBaltic
It is the third A220-300 received by Latvia’s leading carrier this year [...]
Latvia’s SmartLynx is awarded an AOC in Malta
The ACMI and charter airline’s overall fleet has increased to 23 aircraft [...]
airBaltic carried 12 per cent more passengers in the first quarter of 2019
The airline’s load factor remains low at 62 per cent though [...]
€5.4 million profit for Latvia’s airBaltic in 2018
The dominant carrier in the Baltics region is profitable for the sixth year in a row [...]
airBaltic takes delivery of its 15th Airbus A220-300
The latest aircraft is one of a batch of four on lease from Avation [...]
airBaltic appoints a sales broker for its six Boeing 737CLs
Latvian carrier commissions UK-based Skytech-AIC to re-market its old B737s – and the sale and leaseback financing of 10 new A220s [...]
airBaltic to perform its own A220 C-checks by the end of this year
The Latvian carrier will recruit 50 specialist technicians during 2019 [...]
Latvia’s airBaltic orders an A220 full-flight simulator
Level D simulator set for delivery to the hybrid airline by the end of 2019 [...]
AJW to extend spare parts support services to Latvia’s SmartLynx
The companies agreed a new contract to cover the supply of consumables and expendables for the airline’s A320 fleet [...]
airBaltic to phase out its Boeing 737 fleet this year
Over-capacity has compelled the Latvian airline to end its B737CL operations a year ahead of schedule [...]
airBaltic served a record number of passengers in 2018 after another double-digit improvement
The Latvian hybrid airline carried some 4.1 million passengers last year [...]
airBaltic expands its Airbus A220 maintenance capabilities
The Latvian hybrid airline has acquired additional hangar facilities at Riga [...]
2018 brings fastest development in Riga Airport’s history
Latvia’s capital airport served 7.06 million passengers last year [...]
airBaltic to increase its Tallin-based fleet to three aircraft
Latvian carrier will base two A220-300s at Estonia’s capital airport [...]
Latvia’s airBaltic completes aircraft deliveries for 2018
Flag carrier welcomes its 14th A220-300 jet [...]
airBaltic dedicates special A220-300 livery to the centenary of Latvia
One of the Latvian carrier’s aircraft is sporting a bespoke new look bearing the Latvian flag [...]
Latvia’s airBaltic further expands at Estonia’s Tallinn
airBaltic carried 18 per cent more passengers during the first three quarters of 2018 [...]
airBaltic’s A220-300 fleet grows to 12 aircraft
Most popular A220 flights are to Moscow, Amsterdam, Paris, London and Barcelona [...]
INSIGHT: How Riga Airport aims to double its cargo traffic by 2025
The Latvian airport plans to launch a logistics centre and offer incentives to attract cargo airlines and freight forwarders [...]
Tallinn expansion for Latvia’s airBaltic
12 direct services from the Estonian capital for Latvian carrier in 2019 [...]
airBaltic receives its ninth CS300 jet and delivers 22 per cent growth
Latvian airline’s upwards trajectory continues, as another jet arrives and passengers numbers grow by 22 per cent in May [...]
Software enhances selection process for Latvia’s airBaltic customers
Sabre technology helps airBaltic market its branded fares to travellers and agents [...]
Latvia’s airBaltic to increase its CS300 fleet to 80 aircraft
In the largest investment in Latvia’s history, the hybrid airline has ordered up to 60 Bombardier C Series aircraft [...]
Russia’s Jet Flight Service opens new MRO center in Riga, Latvia
and appoints Frantisek Budin to the position of the base maintenance manager [...]
More than one million passengers flew with airBaltic in January-April
Latvian airline’s traffic grew 22 per cent year-on-year [...]
Growing ACMI demand drives Latvia’s SmartLynx improved turnover
The airline’s turnover increased by 21 per cent, whilst passenger numbers rose by 31.6 per cent in 2017 [...]
Best-ever operating results for airBaltic
Fourfold net income increase for Latvia’s national carrier in 2017 [...]