Riga / AFP Latvia’s airBaltic, which will be the first airline to operate Bombardier’s CS300 plane commercially, said it had increased its order with the Canadian manufacturer from 13 to 20 aircraft. “This brings the total order for 20 planes to a book price of around $1.5 billion” (1.3 billion euros), airBaltic spokesman Janis Vanags said. The Latvian flag …

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