Latvian national carrier airBaltic has expanded its fleet with an order for 10 additional Airbus A220-300 aircraft, marking the airline’s fourth incremental deal with Airbus and bringing its total firm order to 90 units.
As the largest A220 customer in Europe, airBaltic has operated an exclusively A220-300 fleet since 2020. The airline was the launch customer for this aircraft model in 2016 and now operates nearly 50 A220-300s, making it the world’s largest operator of the type.
“For the first time in the company’s history, airBaltic plans to operate a fleet of close to 100 A220-300 aircraft, and these exercised options are the next step in the right direction,” said airBaltic CEO and President Martin Gauss. “By exercising these options, we are strengthening our unwavering trust and support in the A220 program and are looking forward to our fleet expansion over the upcoming years.”
Benoît de Saint-Exupéry, Executive Vice President of Sales at Airbus Commercial Aircraft, expressed gratitude for the continued partnership, stating, “We are honored and thankful that airBaltic is placing its fourth follow-up order. This latest agreement from Latvia’s flag carrier is a strong endorsement of the superior value and operational opportunities offered by this latest generation aircraft.”
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