Airbus launches study on non-CO2 aircraft emissions with Canadian aerospace partners
TOULOUSE, France and MIRABEL, QC, March 25, 2025 /CNW/ – Airbus and major Canadian aerospace academic and research organisations have launched a project to measure non-CO2 emissions produced from different jet fuels, including 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The project named Contrail Research Yielding STimulating Advanced RQL Learning (CRYSTAL) includes a ground and flight test campaign at Airbus’ Mirabel site in Canada, […]
Airbus Canada rolls out sustainable aviation fuel, unlocking 100% SAF capacity across all delivery centres worldwide
MIRABEL, QC, March 20, 2025 /CNW/ – The first sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) delivery recently took place at the Airbus Canada’s A220 site, enabling the Mirabel teams to use SAF for production, customer acceptance and test flights. This now means that all Airbus commercial aircraft assembly sites around the world are now using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for their […]
Air Canada celebrates five years of Airbus A220 operations, exercises options for five more aircraft
Dec 20, 2024 History was made on December 20, 2019, when Air Canada took delivery of its first Canadian designed and built Airbus A220-300. A few weeks later, Air Canada revealed this game-changing aircraft to the public in a ceremony at its Montreal headquarters, allowing media and employees to have a first-hand look at an […]
Airbus continues to invest in the A220 and extends its partnership with the Government of Quebec
MIRABEL, QC, July 23, 2024 /CNW/ – Airbus and the Government of Quebec are jointly investing US$1.2 billion in the Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Airbus Canada) in proportion to their respective share ownership and are extending their partnership until 2035. This investment by the two shareholders in the industrialization and continuous improvement of the only commercial aircraft programme designed and manufactured […]
Airbus Canada Reaches an Agreement with its Unionized A220 Programme Employees at Mirabel
MIRABEL, QC, May 1, 2024 /CNW/ – Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Airbus Canada) is pleased to announce that it has reached a labour agreement with the 1,300 unionized employees at its Mirabel site, in Quebec. After several months of negotiations, the employees who assemble the A220 aircraft, and who are represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), […]
Airbus Canada Mirabel union members reject tentative agreement
(Laval, Sunday, April 21, 2024) – Members of Airbus Canada, IAMAW Local Lodge 712, rejected the proposed tentative agreement by a margin of 68,15%. Nearly 75 % of the 1,300 workers were present at the meeting. We thought we’d met our members’ expectations with this tentative agreement, but that’s not the case,” explains Éric Rancourt, […]
Canadian A220 jet workers reach tentative agreement with Airbus
Reuters | Fri, April 12, 2024 MONTREAL, April 12 (Reuters) – The union representing Canadian Airbus A220 workers said on Friday it reached an agreement in principle with the planemaker, with members to vote on the proposed deal on April 21. The estimated 1,300 Montreal-area assembly workers have rejected two previous offers from Airbus, which […]
M1 Composites Technology Becomes Preferred A220 Repair Center
Investment in M1 Composites Builds on Quebec’s Aerospace Excellence while sustaining hundreds of Canadian jobs and opening new opportunities to the North American aerospace market. LAVAL, QC, April 9, 2024 /CNW/ – M1 Composites Technology Inc, a leading Quebec-based aerostructure engineering, manufacturing, and sustainment/repair company has been selected by Satair, an Airbus Services company, as […]
Air Canada Announces Prepayment of EDC Financed Loans used to Acquire 19 Airbus A220-300 Aircraft
MONTREAL, June 21, 2023 /CNW/ – Air Canada today announced it has prepaid loans of approximately $650 million from Export Development Corporation (EDC) used by the company to help fund its acquisition of 19 Airbus A220-300 aircraft. The prepayment, which is also subject to accrued interest, was made on June 21, 2023. “One of Air Canada’s major […]
The A220: 5 years of achievements and a promising future in Canada and worldwide
MONTRÉAL, June 21, 2023 /CNW/ – As part of the International Paris Air Show, the festivities marking the fifth anniversary of Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (Airbus Canada) and the addition of the A220 to the wide Airbus family officially take off. Since its establishment in Quebec on July 1st, 2018, Airbus has built the strongest presence outside Europe, with more than […]