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airBaltic

airBaltic has the world's largest Airbus A220-300 fleets. The airline only operates the A220, having retired its Boeing 737s and Q400s at the height of the pandemic. Based out of the Latvian capital, Riga, the airline is owned by the Government of Latvia. (Featured image: airBaltic)

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airBaltic

IATA/ICAO Code
BI/BTI
Airline Type
Hybrid Carrier
Year Founded
1995
CEO
Martin Gauss
Country
Latvia

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