Airlines are doing everything they can to scrap or delay jetliner deliveries amid an unprecedented collapse in air travel. Not Air Baltic Corp.
The East European carrier has started talks with Airbus SE to accelerate handovers of its A220 model, Chief Executive Officer Martin Gauss said in an interview. The existing plan to assemble a fleet of 50 of the narrow-body jets by 2025 could come to fruition a couple of years early, he said.
Air Baltic is among a handful of carriers pledging to lean into the coronavirus crisis that’s handed the aviation industry its biggest demand slump ever. The rebound could offer a chance to win market share, Gauss said, adding that one potential step could be geographical expansion in the neighboring Nordics.