In the wake of the corona pandemic, the Latvian airline Air Baltic has decided that the de Havilland Dash 8-400 turboprop aircraft will be phased out early. This machine type was the backbone of the Regio fleet for many years.

The aircraft with the registrations YL-BAE, YL-BBT and YL-BBW have already been returned to the lessor. The contractually agreed maintenance will be carried out by Medavia at Luqa Airport (Malta). The first two machines mentioned have already arrived at the airport mentioned.

Medavia is currently performing maintenance on the YL-BBW shown in the photo. This de Havilland Dash 8-400 was transferred from Riga to Luqa on August 16, 2022. The leased machine was handed over to Air Baltic in August 2013 and was brand new at the time.