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airBaltic cuts 2025 net loss 40% to €44.3m as ACMI wet‑lease expansion drives record revenue

Latvian carrier airBaltic cut its 2025 net loss by 40% to €44.3m while posting record revenue (€779.3m) and carrying a record 5.2 million passengers as it pivoted toward expanded ACMI wet‑lease operations. The wet‑lease push boosted top‑line growth but the airline remained loss‑making.

Discovered 2026-03-11T05:43:18.017507-07:00 | 2026-03-11T05:43:18.017507-07:00

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  • airBaltic posted record revenue (€779.3m) and carried 5.2 million passengers in 2025 while reducing its net loss to €44.3m (‑40%), signalling commercial recovery even as the airline remains loss‑making. 5.2 million passengers

  • The carrier’s rapid expansion of ACMI/wet‑lease operations materially drove revenue growth and alters its capacity and margin profile, tying into broader strength in the leasing market. leasing market context

  • Funding and ownership remain open issues: the Latvian government says airBaltic "will need new investors in H1 2026", and the airline has publicly denied reports of an "immediate financing deadline," keeping capital‑structure risks prominent. will need new investors in H1 2026 denial of an 'immediate financing deadline'

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2026-03-11T05:43:18.017507-07:00
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