Croatia Airlines orders six A220-300s as part of fleet upgrade

Flag carrier Croatia Airlines has put pen to paper on “a firm order” for a half dozen Airbus A220-300s, the French manufacturer has announced. The airline is to lease another nine of the jets, Airbus added, part of a fleet revamp that will see “previous generation” aircraft replaced as part of a 25-year partnership between Airbus and Croatia Airlines. The airline said in a separate statement that the new planes meant that its fleet “will in its entirety be replaced with a new, single-type fleet of jet-powered aircraft” by 2026. “Today’s signing of a contract for the purchase of state-of-the-art