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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: May 2023
Listed pay rates are:
(yearly, hourly etc)
 Personal taxes are 33% from the gross salary
Currency: €
Guaranteed hours:
(if applicable)
 2 roster types: FLEX - 60 BLH guaranteed FIX - 51 BLH guaranteed
(click here to use the currency converter)  
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
 A220A220A220A220A220A220
Rank
 FO FLEXFO FIXEDSFO FLEXSFO FIXEDCPT FLEXCPT FIXED
Year
  
11
98400
78720
10
98400
78720
9
91200
72960
8
91200
72960
7
81600
65280
6
81600
65280
5
66000
53040
4
58800
47040
3
54000
43200
2
49200
39360
1
36000
N/A
Brief Payscale (please state whether before or after tax) (please ignore if the detailed payscale above is up to date)

last update
Capt top Gross Flex - 8200 Gross Fix - 6560
1/Jun/23
Capt base Gross Flex - 6800 Gross Fix - 5440
1/Jun/23
FO top SFO Gross Flex - 5500 SFO Gross Fix - 4420 FO L3 Gross Flex - 4900 FO L3 Gross Fix - 3920 1/Jun/23
FO base FO L1 Gross Flex - 4100 FO L1 Gross Fix - 3280 1/Jun/23
SO top FO Base Level Gross (until 500 hrs) - 3000
1/Jun/23
SO base
FE top
FE base
   
Flight Pay / Per Diem
last update
Capt 55-70 per BLH above 51/60 depending roster type
1/Jun/23
FO 35-50 per BLH above 51/60 depending roster type
1/Jun/23
SO 20 per BLH above 51/60 depending roster type
1/Jun/23
FE
   
Pension Details
last update
Latvian state pension.  
28/May/13
   
Conditions
last update
Roster Summer season: 3-4 layovers per month for captains, 1-2 layovers per month for FO's. Winter season mostly form RIX base for FO, 1-2 layovers per month for CP. Expected less layovers starting from summer 2024 season
6/Sep/23
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  
No open Captain positions 19/Jul/23
     
  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:  
47 A220 7/Mar/24
     
  Orders:  
34 A220 (80 total, plus options for another 40)   19/Nov/23
 
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. Recently announced Canary Islands as for winter 23/24 so called base crews and aircraft rotated in and out of TFS & LPA. Wet leased layovers ZRH, DUS, OSL 4 to 6 days.   7/Jul/23

 

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