SmartLynx Airlines operates under its own Latvian AOC. Latvia is an JAA approved country and the AOC is thus in compliance with JAR OPS 1. They currently have in their fleet seven Airbus 320-200 and two Boeing 767-300, furthermore SmartLynx Airlines has four additional Airbus 320, all leased to various airlines. Loftleidir Icelandic is currently the majority share holder of SmartLynx. SmartLynx is a subsidiary company in the Icelandair Group. Smartlynx Airlines has a fleet of aircraft available to both airlines and tour operators for both short term projects or to boost route schedules. Their fleet consists of both A320 and B767 aircraft.

LatCharter Airlines was launched in april 1992 by four professional pilots and one experienced engineer. The aim of the company was to operate charter based flights out of Riga. This was successfully achieved in 1993, when LatCharter airlines operated its first charter flights from Riga to Rimini with holiday tourists. In 1993, the fleet consisted of one leased TU-134B aircraft. Since 1994, when the Department of Tourism was established in Latvia, customer interest in air travel has increased greatly. To meet customers demand LatCharter Airlines operated summer charter flight programs from Riga to Rimini and carried about 1500 passengers.

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