airBaltic recognised as top employer in Latvia

20.01.2012 06:13 | Latvia

Author: Janis Vanags
Source: Air Baltic Corporation

Latvian national airline airBaltic has been selected as the Top Employer in a nationwide survey by career and recruitment consultancy CV-Online. For the second year in a row, airBaltic is recognised as the top employer in Latvia, and has consistently been among the top companies for the past five years.

Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “airBaltic serves 60 destinations in Europe, Middle East, Russia and CIS, and brings leisure and business travellers to the Baltic region. We are delighted that our strong brand, energetic and dynamic team have ranked us as the Top Employer among jobseekers.”

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The previous nationwide surveys consistently ranked airBaltic among Top 3 Employers since 2007 (Top 1 Employer in 2010, Top 2 Employer in 2009, Top 3 Employer in 2008 and 2007).

airBaltic currently employs over 1200 professionals. The staff of the airline represents almost 30 nations.

airBaltic serves over 60 destinations from its home base in 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.

More information on Top Employers: www.cv.lv/darbadeveji2011

airBalticin brief:

AIR BALTIC CORPORATION (airBaltic) is a joint stock company that was established in 1995. The primary shareholder is the Latvian state with 99.8% of stock. The airBaltic fleet consists of 34 aircraft – six Boeing 737-500, eight Boeing 737-300, two Boeing 757-200, ten Fokker 50 airplanes and eight Bombardier Q400Next Gen. airBaltic offers nonstop flights from three Baltic capital cities – Riga, Vilnius, and Tallinn. airBaltic received the title of Airline of the Year 2009/2010 (Gold Award) from the European Regions Airline Association. airBaltic is the winner of Air Transport World Phoenix Award 2010 – a global recognition of excellence in restructuring business. In summer 2010, airBaltic was chosen for anna.aero ANNIES Award as Europe's largest flag carrier by new routes. airBaltic won a special Pacesetter Award 2010 from the Jury of the Budgies World Low Cost Airline Awards, recognising achievements of airBaltic as a hybrid airline.