Hours: Full time

Location: airBaltic Riga base

Ready for Command? At airBaltic, Senior First Officers enjoy a fast upgrade to Captain, supported by flexible rosters, competitive pay, and clear career growth. Your experience, your time and your future matter to us!

As of January 1, 2026, we offer

Fast track upgrade to Captain within a year

Commuting roster with a 13 on/10 off pattern

Flexible Roster with a minimum of 10 days off per calendar month and limited layovers

Fixed roster with a 5 on/3 off pattern

Salary: 

• Choosing Commuting Roster: Annual guaranteed base salary from 72 420 EUR gross, with planned productivity up to 88 470 EUR per annum average
• Choosing one of Base Rosters (Fixed or Flexible): Annual guaranteed base salary from 85 200 EUR gross, with planned productivity up to 104 000 EUR gross per annum average

Other benefits

• Permanent employment contract with three months’ probation period
• A220 type rating covered by us with a 3-year bond
• Fixed and flexible rosters published 14 days in advance
• The possibility to bid for preferred days off and flights under the Flexible roster options
• Career development possibilities in training, safety and other office duties
• Unlimited home leave tickets in airBaltic route network
• Health insurance and wellbeing benefits after probation period
• Accident insurance 24/7 from the first day
• Loss of License insurance after 1 year of employment
• Paid annual vacation: 28 calendar days
• airBaltic covers the cost of all the necessary training, validation, medicals
• Uniforms provided by airBaltic

You bring

• Valid EU FCL CPL or ATPL license
• Valid EASA Medical Class 1
• ICAO English 4 or higher
• Minimum of 2750 hours of CAT operations on modern aircraft with EFIS, FMA and FMS systems
• Minimum of 1500 hours on CS25 (MTOW >5,7t)
• Clean Criminal Record
• Excellent CRM and unmatched professionalism: self-motivated, with a strong commitment to the highest standards of safety and responsibility

Scheduled type rating start dates:

2025*

• 20 October
• 19 November
• 10 December

2026

New groups planned for January, February, March, April and May

*If you join airBaltic in 2025, the previous salary and roster option are available:

Flexible roster with a minimum of 11 days off per month, with 2 blocks of 4 days off

Salary: Annual average base salary 72000 EUR gross (includes 45 BH/month and 23 sectors, plus additional productivity pay in excess of 45 BH and 23 sectors)

Base salary is paid during the training period

Benefits

SECURE & FLEXIBLE ENVIRONMENT

• Choose stability: we've been in the air for over 29 years
• Flexible roster with possibility to bid for preferred days off and flights
• Uplifting work environment and encouraging management

TRADITIONAL & TRAVEL BENEFITS

• Complimentary roundtrip tickets and fantastic airfares
• Unlimited home leave tickets
• Generous health and accident insurance with wide range of well-being benefits

INTERNATIONAL & DYNAMIC WORK

• Coverage of all necessary training, validations, medicals
• Diversity and equality in working conditions for everyone
• Dynamic workplace culture, which fosters innovation and teamwork

PROFESSIONAL & PERSONAL GROWTH

• Upgrade to Captain within 1 year
• Latvian language courses to help you integrate
• Access the leadership program and coaching