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Feb 220, 2019 (newstodate): Latvia's airBaltic plans to withdraw its last remaining Boeing 737 aircraft from service one year earlier than originally planned.
To reduce complexity in operations, airBaltic will be operating instead only one aircraft type, the Airbus A220-300 of which 14 of the 20 aircraft on the first order are already in the fleet.
Before the end of this year, airBaltic will take delivery of a further eight aircraft, and five of these are already on the final assembly line.
Eventually, airBaltic plans to be operating a fleet of 80 Airbus A220-300 aircraft.
In late 2018, airBaltic phased out three of its Boeing 737-500 aircraft, leaving six Boeing 737-300 and two Boeing 737-500 aircraft still on the roster.
With the new decision, all Boeing 737 aircraft will leave the fleet by autumn 2019.
As an addition to its fleet then comprising three Avro RJ70 and four ex-SAS Commuter Fokker F50 aircraft, the carrier received its first leased Boeing 737-500 aircraft in November 2003 and performed its first commercial flight with the aircraft on November 24 from Riga to Copenhagen.
To reduce complexity in operations, airBaltic will be operating instead only one aircraft type, the Airbus A220-300 of which 14 of the 20 aircraft on the first order are already in the fleet.
Before the end of this year, airBaltic will take delivery of a further eight aircraft, and five of these are already on the final assembly line.
Eventually, airBaltic plans to be operating a fleet of 80 Airbus A220-300 aircraft.
In late 2018, airBaltic phased out three of its Boeing 737-500 aircraft, leaving six Boeing 737-300 and two Boeing 737-500 aircraft still on the roster.
With the new decision, all Boeing 737 aircraft will leave the fleet by autumn 2019.
As an addition to its fleet then comprising three Avro RJ70 and four ex-SAS Commuter Fokker F50 aircraft, the carrier received its first leased Boeing 737-500 aircraft in November 2003 and performed its first commercial flight with the aircraft on November 24 from Riga to Copenhagen.