A/S Air Baltic Corporation - Principal Competitors

Principal Competitors

Estonian Air AS; Finnair Oy; Lietuvos Avialinijos (Lithuanian Airlines); Ryanair PLC.

Further Reading

"Advanced Cargo Terminal Sets into Motion in Riga Airport," Baltic News Service, June 12, 2001.

"AirBaltic, Ryanair Set to Go Head-to-Head in 2005," Baltic Times, January 19, 2005.

"Air Baltic's Operation Results Always Lagged Behind," Baltic Business Daily, January 17, 2000.

"Airlines Step Up the Competition," Baltic Times, June 3, 2004.

Arklina, Ilze, "One Airline's Future," Baltic Times, April 18, 2002.

——, "SAS Increases Its Stake in Latvian Airline," Baltic Times, November 1, 2001.

Bray, Roger, "Boom Time for Baltic Carriers," Financial Times (London), March 3, 2005, p. 12.

Ceplis, Kristaps, "AirBaltic Plans on Becoming One of Region's Main Airlines," Latvian News Agency, August 20, 2003.

"Estonian Air and airBaltic Sign Cooperation Agreement," Estonian News Agency, July 6, 1999.

"Finland, Austria Seek to Curb Airline Competition: Latvian Transport Ministry," Baltic News Service, March 22, 2002.

"Flights to Liepaja Return After 60-Year Absence," Baltic Times, March 16, 2005.

George, Nicholas, "Flying High with Much Lower Fares," Financial Times (London), FT Report—Latvia, November 25, 2003, p. 4.

Gravitis, Martinsh, "Interview—Air Baltic Says SAS Happy, Moscow Disappoints," Reuters News, May 26, 1998.

Jeziorski, Andrzej, "Latvian Passenger Tax Hits Air Baltic's Target," Flight International, June 18, 1997, p. 21.

——, "Made for Each Other?," Flight International, July 2, 1997.

Khamsi, Roxanne, "A One-Way Ticket to Better Business," Baltic Times, February 26, 2004.

Lannin, Patrick, "Latvia's Air Baltic Says First Year Below Target," Reuters News, October 1, 1996.

——, "New Latvian Airline Optimistic As Set for Take Off," Reuters News, September 20, 1995.

"Latvian airBaltic Carrier 1.514 Mln Lats in Red in 2000," Baltic News Service, April 24, 2001.

"Latvian Air Company Gets New President," Baltic News Service, June 14, 2001.

"Latvian Airlines Plot New Courses," Flight International, October 18, 1995, p. 13.

"Latvian National Airline AirBaltic Adds Boeing 737 to Its Fleet," Baltic News Service, November 20, 2003.

"Latvian National Airline Sees Passenger Load Soar, 2004 Profits Healthy," Agence France Presse—English, January 17, 2005.

"Latvian National Carrier Sees Improved Results As Efficiency Programme Bears Fruit," Airclaims Airline News, May 4, 2001.

"Latvia's National Air Co. AirBaltic Plans Domestic Flights," Baltic Business Daily, May 11, 2004.

Maslen, Richard, "Strategic Partnerships Key to Profitable AirBaltic Operation," Airclaims, October 6, 2000.

"National Carrier AirBaltic Still Leads in Riga Airport," Baltic Business Daily, November 9, 2004.

Nimmo, Ben, "EU Regulations Bring Boom to Baltic Skies," Baltic Times, March 2, 2005.

Peach, Gary, "AirBaltic, Ministry Rankle Another Competitor," Baltic Times, October 24, 2002.

"The Russians Are Coming," Baltic Times, January 28, 1999.

"SAS Increases Stake in airBaltic," Airline Industry Information, October 26, 2001.

"Six Airlines Still Dominant at Riga Airport," ETA Economic Bulletin, April 14, 2002.

—Frederick C. Ingram