airBaltic (BT, Riga) is planning to firm up its seven additional A220-300 options airline Chief Executive Officer, Martin Gauss, has disclosed. Earlier this year, the Latvian carrier said it would issue a Request For Proposals (RFP) for the sale/leaseback of its CS300 fleet from the third quarter of this year onwards.
As the type's launch operator, Air Baltic expects its first CS300 to be delivered from Bombardier Aerospace (BBA, Montréal Trudeau) in September next year with an additional two airframes expected by the end of 2016.
No route plans have yet been revealed though Gauss did state during the recently ended Paris Airshow 2015 at Paris Le Bourget that the C-Series' lower operating costs and longer range would allow his airline to ply routes that are not currently possible.
