airBaltic

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Small narrowbody jets are increasingly tackling distances that would have been thought impossible by previous-generation regional jets.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Jens Flottau
Attendees at the CAPA Centre for Aviation’s Airline Leader Summit in Lisbon agree that aviation is going through a volatile phase.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Gulf Air CEO Martin Gauss is putting his team together and formulating a strategy to revive the airline’s brand and connectivity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
ACMI operators are increasingly looking to markets in the Southern Hemisphere to pick up business in the European low season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Air Serbia and airBaltic have signed a two-year Airbus A220-300 wet-lease agreement, starting Nov. 1.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
Gulf Air has appointed former airBaltic CEO Martin Gauss as its new CEO effective Nov. 4, marking a significant leadership shift for Bahrain’s national carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
AirBaltic's supervisory board has appointed Erno Hildén, formerly CFO of SAS, as its new CEO; Pauls Cālītis will continue to serve as interim CEO until Dec. 1.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
AirBaltic narrowed its net loss and posted record revenues for the first half of the year, with forward bookings for the third quarter above 2024 levels.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton
Carriers hope fast and reliable Wi-Fi will improve the passenger experience­—and open up new retail and operational opportunities.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
AirBaltic has maintained its full year guidance for 2025, anticipating 5.2-5.4 million passengers, with around 20% growth in wet lease capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Germany’s competition authority the Bundeskartellamt has cleared plans by Lufthansa Group to acquire a minority stake in Latvia-based airline airBaltic.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey, Aaron Karp
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Airlines in Europe are keen to merge if conditions and timelines aren’t overly burdensome.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
SUA plans to operate services with leased airBaltic Airbus A220-300s, which the new airline believes to be “an excellent fit for our operational model.”
Small Narrowbody Jets

Air Transport World Staff
This award is given in honor of Joe Murphy, ATW's founder and first editor and publisher.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau
Eurocontrol figures show traffic across the European network is up 5% so far this year compared with 2024, and flow management delays also are up 5%.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By William Moore
Carbon Analysis looks at some Baltic and Eastern European airlines’ emissions, namely airBaltic, LOT Polish Airlines, Smartwings and Wizz Air.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Helen Massy-Beresford
AirBaltic is seeking more wet-lease contracts with carriers in regions that could leverage its fleet use outside the European summer season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
Flight Friday looks at how Eastern Europe's flight cycles, indexed to the equivalent month in 2019, excluding Russia, are faring compared to 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
A larger version of the A220 has always been firmly planned. But much to the displeasure of key customers, a launch decision keeps moving to the right.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Karen Walker
Longtime airBaltic CEO Martin Gauss has stepped down and COO Pauls Cālītis has taken on the role of interim CEO.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
The Latvian airline expects issues with the Pratt & Whitney manufactured engine to continue this year and into 2026 but expects some continuous improvements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Latvian carrier airBaltic posted a net loss of $128 million, but revenues rose to a record high at the all-Airbus A220-300 operator.
Airlines & Lessors