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Aug 21, 2014 (newstodate): The Latvian cargo carrier RAF-AVIA, based at Riga Airport, is doing well but keeps an open eye on future developments and business potentials.
-Along with the continued improvement of our daily operations, we constantly think of the company's development in the longer run, says Ojars Sture, RAF-AVIA member of the Board.
-Despite the volatility of the current market situation we see good opportunities for growth and expansion. We are therefore in an active communication with the investment community in order to find partners for sharing our vision.
-Operating a fleet currently consisting of six AN-26 and two Saab 340 aircraft, our main focus remains cargo shipments up to five tonnes, primarily within Europe as well as to Northern Africa, CIS and Middle East as our secondary markets.
-Following the market demand, our main business is currently feeding the integrators including DHL and TNT that are our biggest clients. For them we operate three and two daily flights, respectively, in different parts of Europe.
-Since 2013, one of our AN-26 freighters has been permanently positioned at Cochstedt International Airport near Magdeburg, Germany. This allows us to effectively reach our customers for ad-hoc charters in central and western parts of the continent, and has massively increased the volume of our charter assignments.
-Besides developing our freight services, we have also expanded the capabilities of our Technical Base. As of this year we are fully licensed to perform C-Checks not only for Saab 340B but also for Saab 340A. We consider aircraft maintenance another business segment with great potentials and we have now started offering these services to other airlines, says Mr Sture.
As part of the broader development of RAF-AVIA, the company is also considering the size of its future aircraft fleet as well as introducing other aircraft types to replace or complement the SAAB and Antonov freighters.
-Along with the continued improvement of our daily operations, we constantly think of the company's development in the longer run, says Ojars Sture, RAF-AVIA member of the Board.
-Despite the volatility of the current market situation we see good opportunities for growth and expansion. We are therefore in an active communication with the investment community in order to find partners for sharing our vision.
-Operating a fleet currently consisting of six AN-26 and two Saab 340 aircraft, our main focus remains cargo shipments up to five tonnes, primarily within Europe as well as to Northern Africa, CIS and Middle East as our secondary markets.
-Following the market demand, our main business is currently feeding the integrators including DHL and TNT that are our biggest clients. For them we operate three and two daily flights, respectively, in different parts of Europe.
-Since 2013, one of our AN-26 freighters has been permanently positioned at Cochstedt International Airport near Magdeburg, Germany. This allows us to effectively reach our customers for ad-hoc charters in central and western parts of the continent, and has massively increased the volume of our charter assignments.
-Besides developing our freight services, we have also expanded the capabilities of our Technical Base. As of this year we are fully licensed to perform C-Checks not only for Saab 340B but also for Saab 340A. We consider aircraft maintenance another business segment with great potentials and we have now started offering these services to other airlines, says Mr Sture.
As part of the broader development of RAF-AVIA, the company is also considering the size of its future aircraft fleet as well as introducing other aircraft types to replace or complement the SAAB and Antonov freighters.