BT airBaltic 2025 nyheter, finanser etc

[Someone]

airBaltic skal visstnok være wetlease leverandør, til et nytt forsøk på å starte opp igjen en lokalt selskao i Uruguay.

https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/new-uruguayan-airline-about-to-take-off

New Uruguayan Airline to Launch A220 Operations

 

[Someone]

Opptil 5 A220 fra oktober 2025

https://company.airbaltic.com/en/ne...nter-a-strategic-partnership-in-latin-america

airBaltic plans to wet lease up to five of its Airbus A220-300 aircraft to SUA starting October 2025

 

[Someone]

Lufthansa kjøper 10% av airBaltic, men er garantert å beholde en eierandel på minst 5% etter airBaltic sin planlagte børsnotering.

De får også en sete i styret.

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/...quires-10-stake-in-airbaltic-for-e14-million/

Lufthansa Group has signed an agreement to acquire a 10% minority stake in airBaltic for €14 million, marking a deeper strategic partnership between the two airlines.

 

[Blubird]

Blir interessant å se hvor omfattende "Lufthansa operated by airBaltic" blir i fremtiden.

Additionally, a further product development of the wet lease services in line with our customer expectations is planned.

https://newsroom.lufthansagroup.com/en/lufthansa-group-strengthens-wet-lease-partnership-with-airbaltic/

 

[Someone]

Blir interessant å se hvor omfattende "Lufthansa operated by airBaltic" blir i fremtiden.

Vel, avtalen de neste 3 årene er jo for inntil 5 fly om vinteren og 21 fly om sommeren.

 

[Someone]

Latviske staten planlegger beholde minst 25% også etter børsnoteringen.



https://www.flightglobal.com/air-tr...-strategic-asset-to-air-baltic/161801.article

Latvia’s government aims to retain at least a 25% interest in Air Baltic as the company prepares to open its capital to investors, but accepts that the carrier might have to give up some of its independence in order to flourish.

 

[Someone]

Ble tydeligvis færre A220 tilgjenglig for dem enn planlagt i sommer, så måtte ringe Carpatair for å lease en A319 og en A320

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250218-btns25v3

airBaltic in Northern summer 2025 season is adding Airbus A319 and A320 aircraft to its operation, operated by Carpatair

 

[raider66]

Ble tydeligvis færre A220 tilgjenglig for dem enn planlagt i sommer, så måtte ringe Carpatair for å lease en A319 og en A320

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250218-btns25v3

Kanskje mer lønnsomt å fly for andre og heller leie inn ekstern kapasitet til egne ruter? BT lider vel av leveranseforsinkelser som mange andre.

 

[Someone]

Kanskje mer lønnsomt å fly for andre og heller leie inn ekstern kapasitet til egne ruter? BT lider vel av leveranseforsinkelser som mange andre.

Det er vel mer de har inngått langsiktige avtaler, og nok hadde beregnet de skulle ha flere A220 i drift enn det de nå tror de vil ha.

 

[Someone]

Fra totalt 4x til 7x daglige Baltikum-Amsterdam til sommeren.

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250226-btns25ams

airBaltic recently filed expanded service to Amsterdam, as the airline schedules additional daily flight from Riga, Tallinn and Vilnius for Northern summer 2025 season.

 

[Someone]

+4% i antall passasjerer i februar

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/airbaltic/achieves-record-breaking-february-performance-in-2025/

Latvian airline airBaltic has set new milestones for passenger numbers in February 2025. The airline carried a record-breaking 289,500 passengers across all its bases, marking a 4% increase compared to the same period last year. Additionally, the number of flights operated rose to 2,970, reflecting a 5% year-over-year increase, while the load factor improved by 0.1 percentage points to 77.1%

 

[Someone]

Planen er da børsnotering i London innen sommeren, og hente inn €300 mill i ny kapital gjennom dette.

https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/151527-latvias-airbaltic-targets-london-ipo-in-2q25-report

airBaltic (BT, Riga) is expected to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in the second quarter of 2025 and has selected the London Stock Exchange, unnamed sources told the news agency Bloomberg. The company is also considering a dual listing, with Riga being the likely candidate.

 

[Someone]

Ble tydeligvis færre A220 tilgjenglig for dem enn planlagt i sommer, så måtte ringe Carpatair for å lease en A319 og en A320

https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250218-btns25v3

2 A319 og 1 A320, i følge airBaltic på Linkedin

 

[CFM]

2 A319 og 1 A320, i følge airBaltic på Linkedin

Er ikke de tre samtlige fly Carpatair har i drift?

 

[Blubird]

Er ikke de tre samtlige fly Carpatair har i drift?

Skulle stemme det, ikke helt ulikt fjoråret da Carpatair i en periode også hadde hele sin daværende flåte av to A319 i drift for airBaltic.

 

[Someone]

Da fikk sjefen sparken, som ikke er fornøyd med behandlingen

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airbaltic-ceo-martin-gauss-steps-down-2025-04-07/

The outgoing boss of airBaltic said he had been caught by surprise by his sudden ouster on Monday and hit out at the Latvian government's "nasty" handling of his departure, but hoped it would clear the air for the airline to pursue its growth strategy.

 

[Someone]

Mindre underskudd i form av netto resultat, i årets første kvartal, sammenlignet med i fjor.

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/...espite-seasonal-losses-and-market-challenges/

Revenue rose slightly to €132.7 million, but profitability was impacted by higher financing, emissions, and operating costs. Adjusted EBITDA fell to €3.1 million (from €12.6M in Q1 2024), and the net loss narrowed to €29.3 million, down from €40.6 million the year before.

 

[Someone]

SPA avtale på plass med Air India

https://bsky.app/profile/airwaysmag.bsky.social/post/3lqp2ypttm22o

airBaltic and Air India signed a Special Prorate Agreement at the 81st IATA AGM in New Delhi, enabling joint ticketing for flights between Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, and India.

 

[Someone]

Tre nye ruter kommende vinter: RIX-FAO, LPA-LJU og TLL-FNC. Økning til DXB fra både RIX og VNO. Samt en rekke andre ruter.

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/...rk-with-new-routes-and-increased-frequencies/

Latvian airline airBaltic has announced an expansion of its route network for the upcoming winter season, running from late October 2025 to late March 2026. The airline is launching three new routes to offer travelers additional options during the colder months:

 

[Someone]

Flere passasjerer og fullere fly i mai.

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/...load-factor-and-passenger-growth-in-may-2025/

In May 2025, airBaltic carried 458,900 passengers, a 6% increase compared to May 2024, despite operating 0.4% fewer flights (approx. 4,300) due to earlier network adjustments. The load factor rose by 3.4 percentage points to 78.6%, marking the airline’s highest-ever May performance.