airBaltic Orders 30 More Airbus A220-300 Aircraft

Dark/Light Mode (14/11/23)  The Latvian flag carrier, airBaltic, has ordered an additional 30 Airbus A220-300 aircraft, taking the airline’s total firm orderbook with the French aerospace giant to 80 aircraft.

Already operating a fleet of 44 A220-300s, airBaltic is currently the largest A220-300 operator in the world.

The airline’s history with the Airbus A220-300 dates back to 2016 when it was the launch customer. In 2020, airBaltic refreshed its fleet to solely operate the A220-300.

airBaltic A220-300 at FIA 2018. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

“This day marks a significant milestone in the history of airBaltic – our plans for the first time ever to operate a fleet of 100 aircraft by 2030. For almost seven years already, the Airbus A220-300 has been the backbone of our operations and has played an integral role in the international success story of airBaltic,” said Martin Gauss, President and CEO of airBaltic. “Being the global launch customer of the Airbus A220-300, we continue to be a proud ambassador of it. We are grateful to our partners at Airbus for the incredible support, trust, and collaboration over these years.”

The A220-300 is the most modern airliner in its size category, carrying between 120 to 150 passengers on flights of up to 3,450 nautical miles (6,390 km).

The aircraft not only offers 25% lower fuel burn and CO2 emissions per seat compared to previous generation aircraft, it also has the largest cabin, seats and windows in its class.

“Thank you 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 growth thus far and we are particularly proud to be extending this partnership well into the future with this latest order,” said Christian Scherer, Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of International. “The A220 offers a unique capability in terms of range, performance, and not to forget, passenger appeal. It is a gamechanger for our customers in this important market segment, which we are serving with less fuel-burn, lower emissions and noise, making the A220 a global citizen of choice.”

As at the end of October, Airbus won close to 820 orders from around 30 customers for the A220, of which more than 295 have been delivered, including 50 deliveries so far in 2023. The A220 is already in successful service with 17 airlines worldwide on 1,350+ routes.

See also: Exclusive video interview with Martin Gauss, President and CEO of airBaltic, at Farnborough Int. Airshow 2018.

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