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Operator Classification
Operator name: Air Baltic
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: June 2022
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 Annual gross. Taxfree options available for
Currency: €
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 Guaranteed salary for 60 hours. Average 70-90 hours (depending on fleet). Displayed salaries only apply after 500 hours on type. Before that a lower training pay applies.
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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 100 LVL = 140 EUR    
 
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Fleet
 All aircraft typesAll aircraft typesCS300B737
Rank
 FOCPTTRNG CPTCapt.
Year
  
10
>147000
8
130800
6
123600
5
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7520 EUR
4
112800
3
58800
2
53280
1
49200
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top Basic pay CPT Lvl 3 6000 after tax. +69eur/hour during night and after 60BH/month. (Expect 80 hours and net salary of 8.000/month avg)
24/Oct/22
Capt base Basic pay CPT Lvl 1 5000 after tax. +52eur/hour during night and after 60BH/month. (Expect 80 hours/month and net salary of 7000/month avg)
24/Oct/22
FO top Basic pay SFO 4000 after tax. +48eur/hour during night and after 60BH/month. (Expect 80 hours) and net salary of 5500/month avg. 24/Oct/22
FO base Basic pay FO lvl 1 3000 after tax. +33eur/hour during night and after 60BH/month. (Expect 80 hours) and net salary of 4000/month avg. 24/Oct/22
SO top Training salary until reaching 300hours in company. 1200 net
24/Oct/22
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt 0-60BH - 0 60BH-80BH 52-69eur 80BH-abv 1.5x hourly rate. Night BH = hourly rate extra. Nights outstation 40-60eur/24hrs
24/Oct/22
FO 0-60BH - 0 60BH-80BH 33-48eur 80BH-abv 1.5x hourly rate. Night BH = hourly rate extra. Nights outstation 40-60eur/24hrs
24/Oct/22
SO
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
Latvian state pension.  
28/May/13
   
Conditions
last update
Roster Expect to be flown to FTL limitations in summer. Low moral amongst crews, especially cabin crew, and alternated between lates/nights and earlies with a lot of time, one day off in between. Company does not allow not fit for flight because they say crew will use them strategically for time off.
20/Feb/20
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.
17/Sep/08
Staff travel ID leisure travel tickets in addition to employee their parents, spouse, common- law spouse, children, parents, travel partner and friends can travel (6 months after employment )
9/Aug/17
Discounted
holidays		 -
28/May/13
 
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  
4000TT 30/Oct/17
     
  FO  
At least 300 hours of Commercial Air Transport (CAT) operations on aircraft with EFIS, FMA and FMS systems - MTOW of the aircraft at least 5,7t 23/Jan/19
     
  SO  
     
  FE  
     
  Scholorship  
 
   
Recruitment Process
last update
1st Stage: Online test 2nd Stage: Tech/HR interview, SIM check and Psychological test in Riga 3rd Stage: Skype interview with Cheif Pilot 6/Nov/17
     
Fleet
last update
  Current:  
40 A220. 17/Apr/23
     
  Orders:  
Additional order of 30x CS300 (and 30 options)   1/Jun/18
 
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, Mārupe, Mārupes novads, LV-1053   9/Aug/17
       
Tel:
Fax:
Email:
       
  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/jobs/pilots?_gl=1*14zhvrc*_ga*MTg0NDMxNjM1LjE2NDY2NDE3MTU.*_ga_S8FEKB48KP*MTY3MzUxNTM5MS4xNzIuMC4xNjczNTE1MzkxLjYwLjAuMA..   18/Jan/23
     
Bases For Pilots
last update
Tallinn Vilnius Riga Tampere/// ACMI wetlease Zürich Düsseldorf Stockholm   17/Apr/23

 

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