airBaltic Orders 30 More Airbus A220-300 Aircraft

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(14/11/23)
 The Latvian flag provider, airBaltic, has ordered
a further 30 Airbus A220-300 plane, taking the airline’s
whole agency orderbook with the French aerospace large to 80
plane.

Already working a fleet of 44 A220-300s,
airBaltic is at the moment the biggest A220-300 operator on the earth.

The airline’s historical past with the Airbus A220-300
dates again to 2016 when it was the launch buyer. In 2020,
airBaltic refreshed its fleet to solely function the A220-300.

“This present day marks a major milestone within the
historical past of airBaltic – our plans for the primary time ever to
function a fleet of 100 plane by 2030. For nearly seven years
already, the Airbus A220-300 has been the spine of our
operations and has performed an integral position within the worldwide
success story of airBaltic,” mentioned Martin Gauss, President and CEO
of airBaltic. “Being the worldwide launch buyer of the Airbus
A220-300, we proceed to be a proud ambassador of it. We’re
grateful to our companions at Airbus for the unbelievable help,
belief, and collaboration over these years.”

The A220-300 is probably the most trendy airliner in its
measurement class, carrying between 120 to 150 passengers on flights
of as much as 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km).

The plane not solely gives 25%
decrease gasoline burn and CO2 emissions per seat in comparison with earlier
technology plane, it additionally has the biggest cabin, seats and
home windows in its class.

“Thanks to airBaltic for being such an
ambassador for the A220 with this repeat order. The A220 has been
the instrument for airBaltic in its success and development to this point
and we’re notably proud to be extending this partnership
nicely into the longer term with this newest order,” mentioned Christian
Scherer, Airbus Chief Business Officer and Head of
Worldwide. “The A220 gives a novel functionality by way of
vary, efficiency, and to not neglect, passenger enchantment. It’s a gamechanger for our clients on this vital market section,
which we’re serving with much less fuel-burn, decrease emissions and
noise, making the A220 a world citizen of selection.”

As on the finish of October, Airbus gained near 820
orders from round 30 clients for the A220, of which greater than
295 have been delivered, together with 50 deliveries thus far in 2023.
The A220 is already in profitable service with 17 airways
worldwide on 1,350+ routes.

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