airBaltic signs new aircraft leasing deal with Lufthansa Group
Latvian airline airBaltic has agreed with Lufthansa Group to lease Airbus A220-300 aircraft with crew: up to six in summer and four in winter. The deal supports more balanced capacity planning under the company's new business plan.
Latvia's national airline airBaltic has signed an aircraft leasing agreement with Lufthansa Group, the European aviation group. Under the deal, airBaltic will provide Airbus A220-300 aircraft together with crew, helping the company plan its capacity in a more balanced way in line with its new business plan.
According to the terms, the partner will receive up to six aircraft in the summer season and four in the winter season. This form of leasing with crew is known in aviation as ACMI.
Fleet plans
The airline plans to operate a fleet of 36 aircraft in 2027. Alongside its own scheduled route network, airBaltic intends to keep leasing aircraft with crew to other carriers.
In addition to working with Lufthansa Group, the company continues its cooperation with Serbia's Air Serbia, providing it with four aircraft in summer and two in winter.
Company's assessment
Mantas Vrubliauskas, airBaltic's Vice President for Network Planning, says Lufthansa Group's decision to continue the partnership confirms the trust built jointly over recent years. He says partners value airBaltic as a reliable ACMI provider with stable performance and positive feedback from both the airlines it flies for and their passengers.
Vrubliauskas stresses that the A220-300 is a modern and comfortable solution that fits well into partners' route networks. He expressed a positive attitude toward the chance to keep supporting Lufthansa Group in the years ahead.
