Riga International Airport RIX / EVRA

Riga Airport operator's in-house ground handling department (300+ staff); full ramp and passenger handling for all carriers, and provides ramp handling to airBaltic under a multi-year agreement. AIP names RIX Ground Handling with VHF 121.755 (8.33). · H24

Licensed RIX handler; 7-year (3rd) ground-handling licence renewed end-2023 running to 2031. Passenger/baggage/ramp, load control & communication, representation/supervision. AIP names Havas Latvia with VHF 131.505 (8.33). · H24

airBaltic performs its own passenger handling and flight coordination at RIX with own staff since late November 2021 (89 jobs created); ramp handling provided by RIX Ground Handling. · H24

Business/GA FBO at RIX since 2000; full handling for non-scheduled flights, customs/immigration, slot/PPR, VIP terminal with crew briefing/recreation rooms. · H24

Jet A-1 into-plane supply by bowser and via the RIX fuel hydrant system that it owns/operates (15 hydrant pits around T1/T2; only such system in the Baltics). Named fuelling supplier in the RIX AIP (trucks + hydrant; defuelling available). · H24

Jet A-1 aviation fuel supplier at RIX with a long-term cooperation agreement with the airport; one of the into-plane suppliers. Active 2025-26 (fuelling Mavi Gok charters at RIX since April 2025; cooperation extended to April 2026).

Listed as one of three fuelling companies with long-term cooperation agreements with Riga Airport (Jet A-1, into-plane), but only on a single dated RIX press release. The 'Statoil Latvija' name is stale: SIA Statoil Fuel & Retail Latvia was renamed SIA Circle K Latvia in 2016. No independent 2024-26 source corroborates an active fuelling entity under this name at RIX; current presence not firmly confirmed.

Jet A-1 refuelling arranged at competitive rates via the FBO.

Havas Latvia is one of three de-icing operators named in the RIX AIP (alongside Latautoavia and airBaltic); de-icing requests coordinated via RIGA APRON.

AS airBaltic Corporation named as a de-icing operator at EVRA in the RIX AIP.

Aircraft de-icing/anti-icing at RIX; named as a de-icing operator in the RIX AIP (alongside airBaltic and Havas). Established 1991.

De-/anti-icing treatment arranged for GA/bizjet customers.

airBaltic Technic EASA Part-145 line maintenance at Riga, A220-300 focus including third-party.

airBaltic Technic EASA Part-145 base/heavy maintenance (C-checks) for Airbus A220-300 in its Riga hangar; performs third-party A220 work (e.g. A-check for Air Austral).

Base maintenance for Gulfstream G450/G550/G650 and Bombardier CL-300/350/850 offered at the FBO via EASA-approved partner JF Service (not performed by FBO Riga itself).

Engine shop — overhaul/repair of GE CF34-3 and CF34-1/1A family engines ("one of few Worldwide Engine Shops that specializes in GE CF34-3 series engines"), plus CFM56 borescope/BSI work, AE3007 on-wing support and TFE731 repair management; in-house NDT and borescope inspection. Facility at Skultes iela 50/15, Mārupes novads (RIX airport's home municipality). Holds EASA Part-145 (LV.145.0020) plus OTAR-145 and UK CAA/Bermuda/Cayman/Aruba/Georgia/Guernsey/Nigeria/Kazakhstan approvals; specific class rating (e.g. B1) unconfirmed.

Landing gear shop — full strut/gear overhaul with in-house cleaning line, sandblasting line, machine shop (lathe/milling), NDT (FPI/MPI), painting lines and a hydraulic power unit rated to 10,000 psi; serves Bombardier Challenger/CRJ/Global, Embraer Legacy and Gulfstream gear. EASA Part-145 (LV.145.0020); class rating unconfirmed.

Battery shop — dedicated Battery Workshop servicing SAFT and Concord aircraft batteries: maintenance, testing and replacement for scheduled and ad hoc requirements. EASA Part-145 (LV.145.0020); class rating unconfirmed.

NDT shop — eddy current, ultrasonic, fluorescent penetrant inspection, magnetic particle, acid-etch and radiographic testing, using a Johnson & Allen MPI bench (2.5 m capacity), Magnaflux FPI station and Olympus Nortec/Epoch flaw detectors. EASA Part-145 (LV.145.0020); class rating unconfirmed.

Avionics/instrument shop — avionics modifications (IFE/connectivity, ADS-B, CPDLC, LPV, CRT-to-LCD, TAWS/EGPWS, TCAS); official dealer for Collins Aerospace and Rolls-Royce. EASA Part-145 (LV.145.0020); class rating unconfirmed.

Interiors/cabin shop — aircraft interior refurbishment. EASA Part-145 (LV.145.0020); class rating unconfirmed.

Battery shop — two-station NiCad battery charging/testing workshop at the Riga base (15 Dzirnieku Street, Airport Riga). Holds EASA Part-145 (LV.145.0023); class rating unconfirmed.

Composite/structures shop — dedicated composite workshop (carbon fibre, Kevlar, glass-fibre bonded/laminate repair, honeycomb core replacement) at the Riga base. EASA Part-145 (LV.145.0023); class rating unconfirmed.

Landing gear shop — landing gear overhaul capability listed among Riga-base services. EASA Part-145 (LV.145.0023); class rating unconfirmed.

NDT shop — non-destructive testing (eddy current, MPI, FPI, ultrasonic, radiographic) offered as a Riga-base service. EASA Part-145 (LV.145.0023); class rating unconfirmed. (Note: company site lists a dedicated engine-maintenance shop as "coming soon" — not yet operational.)

Engine shop — GE CF34-3 "full dis/assembly & inspections" at their Business Aviation Center facility (22 Ziemelu Str., Riga Airport). Site states EASA Part-145/Part-M approval via the Civil Aviation Agency of Latvia acting on behalf of EASA, with a stated B1 engine rating for GE CF34-3; certificate number not independently located in the public Latvian Part-145 register under this trading name.

NDT shop — visual, functional and non-destructive testing inspection performed as part of incoming/defect-rectification inspections alongside general component-repair services at the Riga Airport facility. EASA Part-145; class rating unconfirmed.

NDT shop — borescope inspection (GE CT7 engines, used on RAF-Avia's own Saab 340 fleet) and general NDT inspection as part of its Part-145 maintenance programme; company is Riga-based (26A Vienības gatve, Rīga; EASA Part-145 LV.145.0007) and has historically operated hangar facilities at Riga Airport (RIX). Class rating unconfirmed.

Inflight catering at RIX (LSG Group); long-standing airBaltic catering partner (since 1995), contract extended. ~150 staff in Riga.

Catering arranged via top restaurants/caterers for non-scheduled flights.

Aircraft cleaning listed among Havas Riga ground-handling services per TAV/Havas group descriptions.

Aircraft cleaning/washing, fuselage and cabin servicing.

Aircraft servicing including oxygen and nitrogen replenishment; winter apron/road maintenance on airport territory.

GPU/power units, towing tugs/push-back, oxygen, WC and potable water service.

Operation/cargo handling forms part of Havas full-service ground handling at RIX.

Largest cargo/mail ground-handling agent at RIX, operating since 2001; first regulated agent in Latvia (LV/RA/00001-01). Formerly branded Globe Ground Baltic / North Hub Cargo. From 2025 operates from within the new Baltic Cargo Hub terminal at RIX. · Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-16:00

airBaltic built and inaugurated the Baltic Cargo Hub at RIX (opened 22 May 2025, ~6,895 sqm, ~45,000 t/yr), accessible to all carriers; day-to-day cargo handling at the hub is run by Baltic Cargo Center.

Apron/passenger transport as part of full ground handling.

Passenger/crew transportation listed among Havas Riga services.

Crew/passenger transfers (Mercedes fleet); VIP terminal facilities.

Slot/PPR, permits and trip support for non-scheduled flights. · H24

24/7 hotel accommodation and travel arrangements for crew/passengers.