On August 15, 2021, the Latvian government-owned carrier airBaltic welcomed its 28th Airbus A220-300 jet, registered as YL-ABB, in Riga. This is the third out of seven Airbus A220-300s scheduled to arrive this year. This aircraft is a part of the 50 Airbus A220-300 which airBaltic has ordered. In addition, airBaltic holds 30 options for the same aircraft type.
Since May 2020, when airBaltic axed its Boeing 737 and Bombardier Q400 fleets, it has operated all its flights with the Airbus A220-300 jets, thus minimizing the complexity and benefiting from the additional efficiency provided by the aircraft.
The Airbus A220-300 has performed beyond the company’s expectations, delivering better overall performance, fuel efficiency and convenience for both passengers and the staff. This aircraft offers an excellent flying experience with such benefits for passengers as wider seats, larger windows, more hand luggage space in the cabin, improved lavatories and much more.
The Airbus A220-300 has a high-quality air filtering system equipped with High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) type filter that provides the best level of filtration currently available for recirculated cabin air from the very beginning of boarding, during entire flight and until all passengers have left the aircraft. The quality of cabin air is carefully controlled and is recirculated with ventilation rates that provide a total change of air 20-30 times per hour.
In addition, the new aircraft is also considerably quieter – with a four times smaller noise footprint. Moreover, at the moment it is the greenest commercial aircraft in the world, as it is the first aircraft to have a transparent declaration of the life-cycle environmental impact, helping to reduce CO2 and NOX emissions by 20% and 50% respectively.
The airline said, "Accepting a brand new aircraft is always a thrilling experience! On August 15, our crew delivered a new addition to our fleet directly from Canada to Riga Airport. Our 28th Airbus A220-300 welcomes passengers with registration YL-ABB."
New equity......To compensate the losses caused by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and to support overcoming the economic crisis, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia, as the majority shareholder of the Latvian airline airBaltic, has today, on August 17, approved the investment of EUR 90 million into the equity of airBaltic. It is now subject to the approval of the European Commission.
Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “The support of our majority shareholder to overcome the crisis reflects the recognition of the positive impact airBaltic has on the economy.”
| Airbus A220-300 | |
|---|---|
| Number of aircraft | 26 |
| Number of seats | 145 |
| Max take-off weight | 67.6 tons |
| Max payload | 16.7 tons |
| Length | 38.7 m |
| Wing span | 35.1 m |
| Cruising speed | 871 km/h |
| Commercial range | 4575 km |
| Fuel consumption | 2600 l/h |
| Engine | PW 1521G |
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