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Made by: Elīza,Luisa, Beatrise, Isabel, Monika, Jan Ole, Marlon, Kristians, Lucas,

Kristaps, Roberts.

Facts about airBaltic

• Established in August 1995• The first Fokker 50 plane got delivered in 1998

• Nowadays - the biggest airline in Baltic States

First SAAB 340 airplane One of current Boeing 737-700

airBaltic fleet

• Fleet consists of 24 aircraft • 12 Boeing 737( 5 Boeing 737-500 and 7 Boeing 737-700) • 12 Bombardier Q400 Nextgen• Average fleet age is 14,3 years

Boeing 737-500 Bombardier Q400 Boeing 737-700

Careers in airBaltic• airBaltic employs around 1,100 people• offers 200 different jobs• most popular reason why people choose to

work in aviation is travel opportunity

Employees by nationality

• airBaltic Training offers a wide range of aviation training services in Riga, Latvia

• The modern built airBaltic Training facility is equipped with a lot of training opportunities

Pilot

• Most important person on board• Responsible for passengers and cabin

crew• Has to be very calm• In good physical shape and having

very good health

Requirements to be a pilot in Germany

• Age: between 17 and 28 years old• You must have A levels or a part of the A levels• Have to study for 5 years • Pay 60 000 € to the plane company

Requirements to be a pilot in Latvia

• You can get pilot licence in two schools: Liepaja and in Riga

• Have to be at least 17 years old to get basic pilot licence

• You have to know professional English very well.

• Very good health and psychologically stable.

Flight attendants

• Aren’t just food or drink servers• Includes a lot of professions• Responsible for safety in cabin• Only takes 1,5 months to study it

Requirements to be a flight attendant in Germany

• Good German and English knowledge• Friendly charisma• Experience with catering• Older than 18 years• Minimum height:1,60m and appropriate

weight

Requirements to be a flight attendant in Latvia

• You have to know the Latvian, English and Russian language.

• Completed high school education (G.C.S.E.) • No visible tattoos and body piercing• Able to swim 25 m unaided

Where to study?In Latvia:• ERIVA pilot school• Avio Baltica

In Germany:• Bremer Verkehrsfliegerschule (Traffic flight school)

Vocabulary

German English Latvian

das Flugzeug airplane lidmašīna

der Pilot pilot pilots

die Flugbegleiterin flight attendant stjuarte

der Landung landing nolaišanās

das Flughafen airport lidosta

das Gepäck baggage bagāža

die Bordkarte boarding card iekāpšanas karte

die Kabine cabin kabīne

der Notausgang emergency exit avārijas izeja

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