Airbus has deployed an airBaltic A220-300 passenger aircraft to the Asia-Pacific region as part of its latest demonstration tour. The aircraft had already made a demonstration flight in Sydney (Australia) and will next fly to Singapore. The week-long campaign will see the aircraft make two more stops, one in Hanoi (Vietnam) and one in Tokyo (Japan).
On each leg, invited guests will tour the airBaltic aircraft, which features a comfortable layout of 145 seats in a single-class passenger cabin. Airbus executives will also give product briefings of the A220, and guests can enjoy a demonstration flight.
The A220’s range and capacity make it ideal for carriers that want to open new regional routes out of Asia-Pacific or require an aircraft for lucrative but thin routes out of the country. It also enables a more cost-efficient and seamless way to connect to and from international services to domestic and regional destinations.
The A220 is available in two versions, with the -100 variant seating between 100 and 130 passengers and the larger -300 variant seating between 130 and 160 in typical airline layouts. The A220 is also ideal for airlines that require an aircraft to complement the existing A320 family.
Asia-Pacific is a core market for Airbus, and it is the fastest growing market for air transport with 5.5% annual growth in passenger traffic (versus a global average of 4.3%). Today the region accounts for a third of the European manufacturer’s total order book and a third of its revenues.
