airBaltic to start Riga-Dushanbe route on June 1
Please click on photo for full view and caption. airBaltic (airBaltic.com) (Riga) will start the Riga-Dushanbe (Tajikstan) route on June 1.Posted in airBaltic Tagged: 26253, 757, 757-200, 757-256,...
View ArticleairBaltic to start Riga-Tromso on March 31
Please click on photo for full view and caption. airBaltic (Riga) will launch a new route tomorrow (March 31) between Riga and Tromso in northern Norway. The new route will be operated four times a...
View ArticleairBaltic to add Frankfurt on September 17
Please click on photo for full view, information and other photos. airBaltic (Riga) will add Frankfurt and the Riga-Frankfurt route on July 17.Posted in airBaltic Tagged: 26691, 737, 737-522,...
View ArticleThe first Q400 for airBaltic heads to the Singapore Air Show
Copyright Photo: Malcolm Bezzina. DHC-8-402 C-FZGL (msn 4289) passed through Malta en route to Singapore for the Singapore Air Show. It will become YL-BAE on delivery. airBaltic (airBalti.com) (Riga)...
View ArticleairBaltic to drop Vilnius service to four cities
airBaltic (airBaltic.com) Boeing 737-33V WL YL-BBL (msn 29334) ZRH (Rolf Wallner), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. airBaltic (airBaltic.com) (Riga) starting on March 27, 2011 will drop four...
View ArticleairBaltic to retire its Fokker 50s this winter
airBaltic (airBaltic.com) Fokker F.27 Mk. 050 (Fokker 50) YL-BAW (msn 20148) WAW (Michal Fiszer) (to be retired this winter), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. airBaltic (airBaltic.com) (Riga)...
View ArticleLatvia to bailout struggling airBaltic
airBaltic (airBaltic.com) Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) C-GBJA (msn 4296) YYZ (TMK Photography) (3rd Q400 of 8), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. airBaltic (Riga) continues to lose money. The...
View ArticleairBaltic files for bankruptcy protection
airBaltic (AirBaltic.com) Boeing 757-256 WL YL-BDB (msn 26251) LGW (Richard Vandervord), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. airBaltic (Riga) yesterday (September 21) filed for bankruptcy and...
View ArticleLatvia increases its share in airBaltic to 99.8%
airBaltic (airBaltic.com) Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) C-GCKV (YL-BAI) (msn 4302) FAB (Antony J. Best), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. The government of Latvia has acquired a minority...
View ArticleAirBaltic to shrink fleet to only 24 aircraft and two types
airBaltic (airBaltic.com) Bombardier DHC-8-402 (Q400) C-GCKV (YL-BAI) (msn 4302) FAB (Antony J. Best), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery. AirBaltic (Riga) on December 13, 2011 announced the...
View ArticleairBaltic to operate only two types of aircraft in an attempt to return to...
airBaltic (Riga) has announced a “business reshaping plan” in an attempt to return the carrier to profitability. Under the plan, the carrier will only operate two types of aircraft, the Bombardier...
View ArticleairBaltic to add Riga-Baku flights this summer
airBaltic (airBaltic.com) (Riga) will add twice-weekly Riga-Baku (Azerbaijan) service on May 17 through October 2012 according to Trend. Read the full story: CLICK HERE Copyright Photo: Terry Wade....
View ArticleairBaltic signs LOI for 10 Bombardier CS300 jetliners
Air Baltic Corporation (airBaltic) (Riga) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire 10 CS300 aircraft and take purchase rights on a further 10 CS300 jetliners. Based on the list price of the...
View ArticleairBaltic turns itself around, achieves a profit
airBaltic (airBaltic.com) (Riga) has been successful in turning around the fortunes of the company by achieving a profit through its reorganization program. The airline issued the following statement:...
View ArticleairBaltic signs a firm contract for 10 Bombardier CS300 jetliners
airBaltic (Riga) has signed a firm purchase agreement to acquire 10 new Bombardier CS300 airliners. The Latvia-based airline also has purchase rights on a further 10 CS300 aircraft. The purchase...
View ArticleairBaltic to transition to an all-Bombardier fleet with four additional Q400s
Nordic Aviation Capital A/S (NAC) (Billund, Denmark) has signed a firm purchase agreement to acquire four Q400 NextGen airliners. The four aircraft will be operated by airBaltic (Riga, Latvia) and...
View ArticleairBaltic launches a new route from Riga to Malta, trims its 1Q net loss
airBaltic (Riga) on May 12, 2013 launched a new route from Riga to Malta. The new route will offer convenient travel between the airports, and beyond to destinations in the Baltics, Scandinavia,...
View ArticleEtihad Airways to buy five Boeing 777-200 LRs from Air India, will fly to Los...
Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) has announced its plans to acquire the five Boeing 777-200 LRs (Longer Range) from Air India (Mumbai). The airline issued this statement: The two carriers signed a Letter of...
View ArticleairBaltic to launch a new route from Riga to Bucharest, Romania on June 3
airBaltic (Riga) on June 3, 2014, will launch a new route between Riga, Latvia and the Romanian capital of Bucharest. airBaltic will fly from Riga to Bucharest four times a week on Tuesdays,...
View ArticleAirBaltic returns to the black with a net profit of $1.39 million for 2013
AirBaltic (stylized as airBaltic) (Riga) has also returned to the black. The Latvia carrier achieved a net profit of 1 million euro ($1.39 million) for the full year of 2013. AirBaltic has surpassed...
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