airBaltic and Bombardier Commercial Aircraft have announced that the parties have executed a firm purchase agreement for the sale and purchase of 30 Bombardier CS300 aircraft. The deal also includes options for an additional 30 aircraft of the same type.

airBaltic has launched a new route from Riga International Airport to Almaty in Kazakhstan. The new service offers convenient travel between the two cities, and beyond to destinations in the Baltics, Scandinavia, Russia, and the CIS.

airBaltic transported 729,897 passengers in the first quarter of 2018, or 24 per cent more than in the same period last year.

airBaltic will host a series of pilot open days this month in cities including Vilnius, Helsinki, Amsterdam, and Stockholm, as the carrier seeks to hire a further 100 pilots. The initiative targets different types of pilots willing to become part of airBaltic flight crew.

airBaltic carried over 260,000 passengers in December last year, or roughly 27 per cent more than in the same period of 2016. The figure is the largest number of transported passengers in December in the Latvian airline’s history.

airBaltic will launch a new direct service from London Gatwick Airport to Tallinn on March 27th, 2018. The twice-weekly flights will offer convenient connections between the two cities.