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Operator Classification
Operator name: airBaltic
Operator type: Major/National/Low Cost
Region: Europe
Country: Latvia
 
Pilots' Detailed Payscale - please state whether payscale is before or after tax
(pension, per diems and brief payscale are listed further down the page)
Effective from: September 2026
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
Personal taxes are 33% from the gross salary
Currency:
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
10 FP days included
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Addtional notes: Company will cover all expenses towards maintaining latvian license and medical. Foreign licenses and medicals will be reimbursed to a maximum of 142 EUR    
 
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Fleet
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Rank
FOSFOCPTFOSFOCPTFOSFOCPTFP Rate 26FP Rate 27FP Rate 28
Year
 
15
9945
11115
11700
290€
355€
420€
14
9733
10880
11450
280€
345€
410€
13
9520
10640
11200
270€
335€
400€
12
9308
10405
10950
260€
325€
390€
11
9095
10165
10700
250€
315€
380€
10
8883
9930
10450
240€
305€
370€
9
8670
9690
10200
230€
295€
360€
8
8458
9450
9950
220€
285€
350€
7
8245
9215
9700
210€
275€
340€
6
8033
8980
9450
200€
265€
330€
5
6035
6745
7100
150€
200€
250€
4
5525
6175
6500
120€
150€
180€
3
5015
5605
5900
100€
130€
160€
2
4505
5035
5300
80€
110€
140€
1
N/A
N/A
3550
20€
50€
80€
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update

Capt top 171.600€/y LVL 10+TRE Basic salary. (+ FP pay on top)
30/Sep/25
Capt base 113.400€/y LVL 1 basic salary (+ FP pay on top)
30/Sep/25
FO top 85.200€ SFO basic salary (+ FP pay on top) 30/Sep/25
FO base 63.600€ FO basic salary (+ FP pay on top) 30/Sep/25
SO top FO base level gross (until 300 hours) - 3550€/month (+FP pay on top)
30/Sep/25
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt 10 "Flight periods" included in pay. Additional flight periods paid IAW table above 1 Flight-Period is 1 FDP. It doesn't matter BH or length of duty. Sby or DH = 0,5 FP. Possible (but unlikely) to reach 20 FP if working every day. (10 paid extra)
30/Sep/25
FO 10 "Flight periods" included in pay. Additional flight periods paid IAW table above 1 Flight-Period is 1 FDP. It doesn't matter BH or length of duty. Sby or DH = 0,5 FP. Possible (but unlikely) to reach 20 FP if working every day. (10 paid extra)
30/Sep/25
SO 10 "Flight periods" included in pay. Additional flight periods paid IAW table above 1 Flight-Period is 1 FDP. It doesn't matter BH or length of duty. Sby or DH = 0,5 FP. Possible (but unlikely) to reach 20 FP if working every day. (10 paid extra)
30/Sep/25
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
Latvian state pension.  
28/May/13
   
Conditions
last update
Roster Base (100%) = 10 days off guaranteed, random schedule. FIX 100% = 5/3/5/3. Flex 95% =11 days off guaranteed, minimum 2x4 days off in a row, random schedule. FIX 85% = 5/4/5/4. COMM 85% = 13/10/13/10.
30/Sep/25
Leave During the first 6 months: free tickets on all airBaltic Flights (with ZED airlines only for home leave). After 6 months free on all ZED airlines.
6/Sep/23
Staff travel In addition to direct family members, 2 friend can travel along. Recent addition: all eligible foreign Employees starting from August 1, 2023, can now travel to their Home Leave destination from any airBaltic operating base, including Tallinn, Vilnius, and Tampere. Unmarried partners, friends, relatives can be added to ID travel, allowing this person to travel independently after 12 months of employment.
6/Sep/23
Discounted
holidays
Special offers for employees for hotels and car rentals, staff discounts for purchases on BT flights.
6/Sep/23
 
Employment Situation For Pilots
last update
  Current Situation:  
Will recruit 100+ FO during end of 2022 and during 2023 24/Oct/22
   
  Outlook:  
Up to 15 aircrafts wetlease for other airlines. Airline still working its way towards pre-pandemic levels. Good outlook! 24/Oct/22
     
  Overall Situation (+ve/neutral/-ve):  
Positive   24/Oct/22
   
Entry Requirements
last update
  Captain  
TR/non TR captains position open since August 2024. Minimum of 4000 total flight hours of CAT operations on modern aircraft with EFIS, FMA and FMS systems. Minimum of 2000 hours on multi-pilot/engine turbine airplane (CS-25). Minimum of 1000 hours of Command experience on a CS-25 aircraft. 27/Aug/24
     
  FO  
Minimum of 2750 hours of Commercial Air Transport (CAT) operations on modern aircraft with EFIS, FMA and FMS systems Minimum of 1500 hours on CS25 (MTOW >5,7t). 1/Sep/23
     
  SO  
At least 1000 hours of Commercial Air Transport (CAT) operations on aircraft with EFIS, FMA and FMS systems on CS25 (MTOW > 5,7t). 1/Sep/23
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
last update
Screening process online: application, screening by HR, online safety screening test. Screening process on-site: Day 1 - SIM assessment, technical & HR interview, on-site safety assessment test; Day 2 - Psychological assessment, management interview 29/Nov/23
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
50 A220-300 23/Jul/25
     
  Orders:  
49 A220-300 (97 total, plus options for another 10)   15/Aug/24
 
Recruitment Contact For Pilots
last update
  Preferred method of application:  
online applications via website 9/Aug/17
     
  Name:    
Olga Kolesnikova   18/Jan/23
  Job Title:  
Pilot Recruitment Manager   18/Jan/23
  Address:    
Riga International Airport, Tehnikas 3, Marupe, Marupes novads, LV-1053   29/Nov/23
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email: pilotjobs@airbaltic.com 29/Nov/23
       
  Website:   
www.airbaltic.com   28/Mar/05
  Pilot vacancies webpage:   
https://www.airbaltic.com/pilots/   9/Aug/17
  Online application form link:   
https://careers.airbaltic.com/en/vacancies/pilots/first-officer-tr-ntr-on-a220-300   1/Sep/23
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
Riga home base/contractual base. Tallinn, Vilnius, Tampere so called base crews and aircraft just rotate 4 to 6 days. Newly announced permanent bases in Tallinn and Vilnius will be opened in november 2024 for limited amount of pilots. For summer 2025, 3 temporary 'bases' will be opened in Brussels, Munich and Vienna for wetlease operations, where pilots will be stationed for 3 months. Winter and other wetlease layovers are 4 to 6 days.   27/Aug/24

 

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