Latvian carrier airBaltic has parted ways with CEO Martin Gauss following a shareholder meeting and will be replaced for now by the current CCO Pauls Cālītis.
airBaltic confirmed the move on April 7, 2025, in a press release, reassuring passengers that the decision will not impact operations, and that the airline “remains a strategically important enterprise” for Latvia, its majority shareholder.
“On behalf of the Supervisory Board and the entire airBaltic team, I extend our sincere gratitude to Martin Gauss for his leadership, dedication, and vision since 2011. For more than a decade, Martin Gauss guided the company through significant transformation and growth, laying a strong foundation for its future,” said Andrejs Martinovs, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of airBaltic.
