Air Baltic Corporation, operating as AirBaltic (styled as airBaltic), is the Latvian national airline, based in the capital of Latvia, Riga. Its main base is Riga International Airport.
The airline was established on 28 August 1995 with the signing of a joint venture between Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) and the Latvian state. Operations started on 1 October 1995 with the arrival of the first Air Baltic aircraft.
