Air Canada studies dozens of potential A220 routes
News provided by flightglobal.com 15 January 2019 By Jon Hemmerdinger, Boston Air Canada has disclosed several dozen routes on which it might deploy new Airbus A220s, which are expected to come online in January 2020. The routes span North America and originate from major Canadian cities of Calgary, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, according to a map […]
Mirabel site could produce 10 A220s monthly by mid-2020s: Airbus
News provided by flightglobal.com 15 January 2019 by Jon Hemmerdinger, Montreal Airbus expects its Mirabel A220 assembly site will have the ability to complete 10 aircraft monthly by the mid-2020s, a rate that the A220’s former owner Bombardier had once intended to hit by 2020. In addition, by the mid-2020s Airbus expects its now-under-construction A220 […]
Airbus looking to suppliers, productivity to save on A220 costs
News provided by Montreal Gazette As Airbus increases its footprint in Mirabel, the aircraft manufacturer says it wants to save over 10 per cent in costs on each A220 it produces. PRESSE CANADIENNE Updated: January 14, 2019 MIRABEL — As Airbus increases its footprint in Mirabel, the aircraft manufacturer says it wants to save over […]
Increases Delta’s A220 commitment to 90 aircraft, including first for -300
Provided by Airbus 9 January 2019, Delta Air Lines has ordered 15 additional A220 aircraft, bringing to 90 the total of the new generation, highly fuel-efficient jetliners the world’s second-largest airline has on order. The additional orders are the airline’s first for the -300 model. Delta also converted earlier A220 orders to the larger -300, […]
US government shutdown casts doubt on Delta’s A220 launch plan
News provided by FlightGlobal.com 4 January 2019 | By Jon Hemmerdinger, Boston Delta Air Lines‘ long-running quest to begin Airbus A220 flights may face another hurdle – this one due to the ongoing shutdown of the US federal government. The Atlanta-based carrier – the first US airline to acquire the A220 – has planned to […]
JetBlue firms A220 order
News provided by FlightGlobal.com 3 January 2019 | By Michael Gubisch, London JetBlue Airways has firmed up an order for 60 Airbus A220-300s When Airbus took control of the twinjet programme – previously known as the CSeries – in July 2018, it disclosed that JetBlue had signed a memorandum of understanding that covered firm orders for 60 A220-300s. […]
Korean Air A220 suffers significant engine damage
03 January 2019 | By: Firdaus Hashom, Singapore A Korean Air Airbus A220-300 suffered a failure to its left Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engine on 27 December 2018. In response to FlightGlobal’s query, the carrier confirmed the incident, stating that the aircraft registered HL8314, was operating as flight KE753 on the Busan-Nagoya route with 64 passengers onboard. […]
Neeleman’s US start-up confirms A220 order
News provided by FlightGlobal.com 03 January 2019 | By: Michael Gubisch, LondonSource: FLIGHT DASHBOARD David Neeleman’s US start-up carrier has firmed an order for 60 Airbus A220-300s, after tentatively signing for the jets at last year’s Farnborough air show. Airbus says the deal with the JetBlue founder’s new airline – “code-named Moxy” – was completed in late December, […]
Air Tanzania Becomes First Airbus A220-300 Operator In Africa
News provided by Airbus Air Tanzania has become the first African carrier to take delivery of the Airbus A220 aircraft, the newest addition to the Airbus family of commercial aircraft. Air Tanzania (The Wings of the Kilimanjaro) also becomes the latest member of Airbus aircraft operators. Representatives from the airline – as well as officials […]
Airbus begins building new A220 assembly facilities in Mirabel
News provided by flightglobal.com 04 DECEMBER, 2018 | SOURCE: FLIGHT DASHBOARD | BY: JON HEMMERDINGER | BOSTON Airbus confirms it has kicked off construction of two new buildings in Mirabel that will enable the company to boost production of A220s. The move precedes the Airbus’s plan to open an A220 assembly site in the USA, […]