AirBaltic accelerates Boeing 737 phase-out
AirBaltic will end Boeing 737 operations in fall 2019, one year earlier than planned, accelerating its transition to an all-Airbus A220-300 fleet. AirBaltic currently has a fleet of 34 aircraft: 14 A220-300s, 6 Boeing 737-300s, 2 737-500s and 12 Bombardier Q400s. The airline phased out 3 737-500s in late 2018, leaving it with 8. Two of the remaining 737s are owned by airBaltic and the other 6 are leased. The Boeing aircraft were originally scheduled to leave the fleet at the end of 2020, but Feb 2 airBaltic said the phase-out had been brought forward by a year. AirBaltic has 50 A220-300s on firm order and options on another 30. So far, 14 of these have joined the fleet, with another 8 scheduled for delivery in 2019, followed by 12 in 2020 and 12 in 2021. <br/>
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AirBaltic accelerates Boeing 737 phase-out
AirBaltic will end Boeing 737 operations in fall 2019, one year earlier than planned, accelerating its transition to an all-Airbus A220-300 fleet. AirBaltic currently has a fleet of 34 aircraft: 14 A220-300s, 6 Boeing 737-300s, 2 737-500s and 12 Bombardier Q400s. The airline phased out 3 737-500s in late 2018, leaving it with 8. Two of the remaining 737s are owned by airBaltic and the other 6 are leased. The Boeing aircraft were originally scheduled to leave the fleet at the end of 2020, but Feb 2 airBaltic said the phase-out had been brought forward by a year. AirBaltic has 50 A220-300s on firm order and options on another 30. So far, 14 of these have joined the fleet, with another 8 scheduled for delivery in 2019, followed by 12 in 2020 and 12 in 2021. <br/>
