OREANDA-NEWS. December 7, 2011. airBaltic Training has introduced a new training programme for business aviation pilots. Building on the experience in training aviation personnel, airBaltic Training has expanded into a new area.

Laila Odina, Chief Operations Officer of airBaltic: “This year alone airBaltic Training has qualified almost 3000 professionals from 30 countries. Our experience and training resources make it possible to create a unique programme for business aviation pilots, arranged in convenient training blocks. Our programme also takes into consideration more stringent future regulations for business aviation pilots.”

The new package of training programs is unique as it introduces training blocks that allow business aviation pilots to take focused courses in one location.

This year alone airBaltic Training has qualified almost 3000 professionals – more than 1500 pilots, almost 1000 cabin crew members and several hundred of ground handlers, cargo agents, security personnel and others. They represented almost 30 countries including Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Spain, Italy, Finland, Estonia, Germany, Belgium, England, Ireland, Iceland, France, Lithuania, Portugal, Netherlands and the CIS. airBaltic Training, subsidiary of Air Baltic Corporation, is offering a wide range of aviation training services in Riga, Latvia. The modern and purpose-built airBaltic Training facility is equipped with a B737 Full Flight Simulator, Multi Purpose Trainer, several door trainers, computerized and convenient classrooms. In February 2011 airBaltic Training became IATA Regional Training Center, the only one of its kind in the European Union.

airBaltic serves 60 destinations from its home base at Riga, Latvia. From every one of these, airBaltic offers convenient connections via North Hub Riga to its network spanning Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, CIS and the Middle East.