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Sep 28, 2016 (newstodate): The first Bombardier CS300 with airBaltic logotype, albeit in false colors, is now in the air with flights from Riga Airport.
Actually Bombardier's second CS300, the aircraft will operate from airBaltic's base in Riga, Latvia to Vilnius, Lithuania and Tallinn, Estonia, and other East European destinations on a series of route-proving test flights.
At the same time, airBaltic is preparing to take delivery of its first of 20 aircraft by the end of October, but the CS300 will only be allocated in scheduled traffic with the delivery of the second aircraft as plans are always to keep one aircraft as a back-up till deliveries have been completed.
airBaltic has placed firm orders for the delivery of a total of 20 CS300 aircraft, with the first four expected to be in the fleet before the end of 2016.
The first deliveries were originally slated for 2013 but the launch flight by the CS100 aircraft was only on September 26, 2013, about one year later than originally planned as the program was hit by numerous technical and not least financial snags along the way.
As late as November 2015, the carrier still expected to have 10 CS300 aircraft flying before the end of 2016.
Actually Bombardier's second CS300, the aircraft will operate from airBaltic's base in Riga, Latvia to Vilnius, Lithuania and Tallinn, Estonia, and other East European destinations on a series of route-proving test flights.
At the same time, airBaltic is preparing to take delivery of its first of 20 aircraft by the end of October, but the CS300 will only be allocated in scheduled traffic with the delivery of the second aircraft as plans are always to keep one aircraft as a back-up till deliveries have been completed.
airBaltic has placed firm orders for the delivery of a total of 20 CS300 aircraft, with the first four expected to be in the fleet before the end of 2016.
The first deliveries were originally slated for 2013 but the launch flight by the CS100 aircraft was only on September 26, 2013, about one year later than originally planned as the program was hit by numerous technical and not least financial snags along the way.
As late as November 2015, the carrier still expected to have 10 CS300 aircraft flying before the end of 2016.