Highlight on AirBaltic Airlines

 

The history of AirBaltic began when there was only domestic air traffic within the Soviet block, and only 2.2 million passengers flew annually within the USSR. And after 1990, passenger count dropped significantly, to only 1,000 per month. It stayed at approximately that level for the next decade.

 

But that has changed. AirBaltic has now built that number up to 25,000 passengers per month. The airline also has evolved from providing only point-to-point service to developing the city of Riga as a hub to link service both within Latvia and to the CIS and other countries in the Baltic area.  Just four years ago, only 12 percent of passengers were transfer passengers; now that number is approximately 70 percent.

 

AirBaltic flies Boeing, Bombardier and Fokker aircraft.  The fleet of 34 planes is as follows: 2 Boeing 757-200; 6 Boeing 737-500; 8 Boeing 737-300; 8 Bombarier Q-400 NextGen; and 10 Fokker 50.

 

A career in aviation, especially as a pilot, is highly regarded in the CIS and the Baltic states.  If you are interested in learning to fly -- and perhaps becoming a pilot for AirBaltic or another airlines -- you need to start training now.  Phoenix East Aviation has trained students from over 100 countries; the academy has been training candidates for airlines worldwide since 1972.  For more information, see www.pea.com and learn how you can have a career as an airline pilot.