airBaltic has become the first airline to fly the new Required Navigation Performance with Authorisation Required (RNP AR) high-precision flight approach at Riga Airport using the airline’s modern Airbus A220-300 aircraft fleet.
The sustainable flight approach enables more efficient arrival routes and contributes to saving fuel, which further reduces CO2 emissions as well as noise pollution.
“RNP AR requires special aircraft equipment, training for pilots as well as authority permission,” said Pauls Cālītis, airBaltic Chief Operations Officer. He explained that the Latvian carrier received permission from Latvian CAA and also played an essential role in supporting Latvijas Gaisa Satiksme in the development of these procedures. “Our Airbus A220-300 fleet is equipped with the RNP AR technology, the crews have undergone special training and we are committed to support the environment and with-it the efficiency within the Latvian airspace and in particular at our home base at Riga Airport,” he added.
