Latvia's airBaltic is this autumn adding three new routes to Tenerife South Airport in Spain's Canary Islands from its bases in Tallinn, Vilnius and Tampere.
AirBaltic CEO Martin Gauss plans to double his Airbus A220 fleet to 100 aircraft, creating opportunities for 60 aircraft to be placed outside its home market.
If all goes as planned, Bridgeport will begin welcoming A220s for unscheduled airframe work by the end of 2023, said SVP and head of aftermarket Ismail Mokabel.
Airlines attending the CAPA Airline Leader Summit have said they are scrambling to find alternate aircraft to ensure actual capacity matches their plans.
Airbus management has finally accepted that its narrowbody ambitions have been unrealistic, but there is confidence the OEM can deliver more widebodies.
Airbus has been selling more A321neos than A320neos since 2019. Now it is also producing more of its largest narrowbody—with significant strategic implications.
