Croatia Airlines has welcomed its twelfth Airbus A220, named Karlovac. The A220-300, registered 9A-CAW and bearing manufacturer serial number 55478, arrived in Zagreb overnight on 1–2 October. Its arrival marks another step in the Croatian flag carrier’s fleet renewal programme, which comprises a total of 15 new A220-family aircraft.

The delivery flight from Mirabel, Canada, was operated via Copenhagen in two stages under the callsign 9ACAW. According to flight tracking data, the aircraft departed Mirabel on 1 October at 08:50 and landed in Copenhagen at 22:47, following a flight lasting seven hours and 57 minutes. It continued its journey to Zagreb at 23:44, landing in the Croatian capital at 01:22 the following day after approximately one hour and 37 minutes in the air. All times are local to the respective departure and arrival airports.

As previously reported, based on Croatia Airlines’ response to an AvioRadar enquiry, the final four aircraft on order will be named Karlovac, Sisak, Varaždin and Vinkovci. Following Karlovac’s arrival, three deliveries remain: under the previously announced schedule, two are expected by the end of 2026, while the final, fifteenth aircraft is due to arrive during 2027. The airline stressed that the schedule is provisional and subject to change due to supply chain instability and other circumstances affecting aircraft production and deliveries.

Once the renewal programme is complete, Croatia Airlines’ fleet is expected to comprise 13 A220-300s with 149 seats and two smaller A220-100s with 127 seats. These aircraft are gradually replacing the airline’s previous fleet of Airbus A319s and A320s and Dash 8-Q400 turboprops as it transitions to a single aircraft family. In addition to the aircraft it operates itself, Croatia Airlines also uses an ETF Airways ATR 72 for some services under a wet lease arrangement, which includes the aircraft and crew.

Meanwhile, one Airbus A220-300, registered 9A-CAN, remains out of service following an incident in Split on 16 May. According to data from public flight tracking services such as Flightradar24, the aircraft transmitted an ADS-B signal on 24 September and 1 October. This could indicate that its systems were powered on for checks or maintenance work, although the signal alone does not confirm the nature of the activity or indicate when the aircraft might return to service.