Public help sought to find fallen Swiss A220 engine parts
News provided by FlightGlobal.com – link to full story and updates 20 August, 2019 By: David Kaminski-Morrow, London, FlightGlobal.com French investigators are seeking assistance to locate engine parts which they believe fell from an Airbus A220-300 as it passed over the east of the country last month. The Swiss aircraft had been operating the LX348 […]
Air Canada Announces First Two New Routes To Be Operated With Game Changing Airbus A220-300
Provided by Air Canada/CNW The only non-stop flights from Montreal-Seattle, and from Toronto-San Jose, California Customers to benefit from modern, spacious new cabin interior A220 technology reduces fuel consumption by 20 per cent per seat MONTREAL, Aug. 14, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada today announced the first two new routes to be operated with the Airbus A220-300, the only […]
Airbus opens second A220 line as assemblies start at Mobile
News provided by FlightGlobal.com – link to full story 05 August, 2019 by Jon Hemmerdinger, Boston, FlightGlobal.com Airbus has started assembling A220s at its Alabama facility, a milestone coming nearly two years after the European airframer announced its intention to open a US A220 manufacturing site. The company has “officially begun manufacturing the A220 in […]
FLYHT and L3Harris extend their agreement to provide SATCOM products on the Airbus A220 family
Provided by FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd/Globe Newswire CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FLYHT announced L3Harris Technologies has extended its partnership and agreement to provide custom engineering services used in global voice and data satellite communication (SATCOM) solutions (See press release dated July 15, 2014). Specifically, FLYHT will customize L3Harris AFIRSTM 228S (Automated Flight […]
Air France-KLM signs commitment for 60 A220 aircraft
Provided by Airbus 30 July 2019 The Air France–KLM Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 60 A220-300 aircraft to modernise its fleet. By acquiring the industry’s most efficient and technologically advanced single-aisle aircraft, the airline will benefit from a significant reduction in fuel burn and CO2 emissions. These A220s are intended to be […]
A220 embarks on six-stop Asian tour
News provided by FlightGlobal.com – link to full story 29 July 2019 by Alfred Chua, Singapore, FlightGlobal.com The Airbus A220 test aircraft will be making its way to six points in Asia as part of a demonstration tour The airframer says the A220-300 will visit Seoul, before flying to Yangon, Hanoi, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and […]
With A220 output set to climb, Airbus eyes additional facility in Mirabel
News provided by the Montreal Gazette – link to full story The new line will likely start operating sometime around 2021, CEO Philippe Balducchi says. Airbus has ample land in Mirabel to expand. FRÉDÉRIC TOMESCO – July 18, 2019 Airbus is leaning toward building a new plant in Mirabel within about two years to speed […]
First year of Airbus leading the A220 program a great success
Provided by Airbus/CNW More than 230 new orders and commitments MIRABEL, QC, July 2, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Airbus Canada Limited Partnership marked its first anniversary on July 1, 2019, one year exactly after Airbus became the majority partner in the A220 aircraft program. In 2019, Airbus is also celebrating the 35th anniversary of its presence in Canada. Highlights of this first […]
PARIS: Delta to take higher-weight A220
News provided by FlightGlobal.com – Link to full article 28 June 2019 by David Kaminski-Morrow, Paris US operator Delta Air Lines has become the first to select the higher maximum take-off weight version of the Airbus A220, as it expands its orders for the twinjet by another five. Delta already has 50 A220-300s on order plus 40 of […]
Airbus Canada Limited Partnership pleased with successful completion of Mirabel labour negotiations and positive union ratification vote by A220 workforce
Provided by Airbus/CNW MIRABEL, QC, June 15, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – Airbus Canada Limited Partnership is very pleased that its International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) unionized employees at Mirabel, Québec, have announced that they have ratified the proposed new labour contract negotiated over the past weeks. The Partnership looks forward to formally finalizing the new […]