First Graduate of the airBaltic Pilot Academy Becomes Captain

Lufthansa Group investment in airBaltic completed alongside Latvian state

The process of attracting a strategic investor to Latvia’s national airline airBaltic has been successfully completed, with all transaction documents signed and the required formalities finalized. Follow Aeronews on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Bluesky and TikTok Including the previously announced co-investment by the Latvian state on the same terms, the total investment in the airline now stands at EUR 28 million. On August 19th, the Government…

First graduate of Pilot Academy becomes airBaltic pilot

airBaltic Pilot Academy’s first graduate, Kaspars Kasakovskis, has completed his Captain upgrade and become the first graduate to serve as a Captain for the carrier. Kasakovskis joined the academy in 2018 with 11 other cadets, the first group to go through the programme. Now, there are 140 active students at the academy, and 138 graduates have become employees of the airline over the years as First Officers and training instructors. “Kaspars’ ac…

First graduate of the airBaltic pilot academy becomes captain

The Latvian airline airBaltic is celebrating an important milestone for both the company and its airBaltic Pilot Academy, as Kaspars Kasakovskis, the very first graduate of the academy, has successfully completed his Captain upgrade, becoming the first airBaltic Pilot Academy graduate to serve as a Captain at the airline. K. Kasakovskis joined the Pilot Academy in 2018 as part of the very first group of 12 cadets. Pauls Cālītis, Interim CEO of a…