airBaltic receives 14 Airbus A220-300 aircraft and successfully achieves fleet expansion goal
News provided by Baltic News Network BNN December 3, 2018 Latvian airline airBaltic on December 1, 2018 in Riga welcomed the last Airbus A220-300 jet for the year, registered as YL-CSM. Currently airBaltic has a total of 14 Airbus A220-300 aircraft on its fleet. Thus far, airBaltic has carried over 1 850 000 passengers on the Airbus […]
Airbus A220 obtains Cat III autoland approval
News provided by flightglobal.com 03 DECEMBER, 2018 | SOURCE: FLIGHT DASHBOARD | BY: DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW | LONDON Airbus’s A220 twinjet has been certified to a higher autoland capability by the European safety regulator. Both the A220-100 and -300 have been approved for low-weather minima autoland operations down to Category IIIa and IIIb. The introduction of the capability has […]
The Airbus ‘Whisperjet,’ formerly known as Bombardier’s CSeries, is getting complaints for sounding like an orca mating call
The narrow-body’s twin engines emit what locals have described as a strange howling noise as it comes in to land, enraging people living on the flight path in Zurich Bloomberg News – Richard Weiss, Benjamin Katz and Corinne Gretler – November 5 2018 Swiss Air greeted the arrival of its latest plane with great fanfare, dubbing […]
Delta Air Lines takes delivery of its first Airbus A220
Becomes first airline in North America to receive A220 Mirabel, Quebec; October 26, 2018: Airbus today welcomed Delta Air Lines as the first U.S. carrier to take delivery of the Airbus A220 aircraft. On hand for the delivery ceremony at the aircraft’s assembly line in Mirabel were members of the A220 team as well as government […]
Major milestone at Mirabel: Delivery of the first Airbus A220 to a North American airline, Delta Air Lines
MIRABEL, QC, Oct. 24, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – The first Airbus A220 aircraft to be delivered to a North American airline will be officially handed over to Delta Air Lines on Friday 26 October in a ceremony at the A220 assembly plant in Mirabel, in the presence of senior leaders representing Delta Air Lines, Airbus, Bombardier, as well as […]
Delta Air Lines A220 takes to the skies for its first flight
Delta will be first U.S. operator to benefit from new-generation aircraft’s unbeatable efficiency MIRABEL, QC, Oct. 6, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Delta Air Lines’ first A220-100 took off on its first flight from Mirabel airport, Québec, at 2:02 p.m. local time. The aircraft was crewed by A220 programme test pilots. During successful 3-hour flight, the crew checked the aircraft’s main systems and […]
airBaltic receives its twelfth Airbus A220-300 aircraft
airBaltic on September 22, 2018 in Riga welcomed its twelfth Airbus A220-300 jet, registered as YL-CSN. By the end of 2018, airBaltic plans to have a total of 14 Airbus A220-300 aircraft in its fleet
Delta’s first A220 rolls out of Mirabel hangar
14 September 2018 | Airbus Delta Air Lines` first Airbus A220-100 was introduced this week after rolling out of the painting hangar at the A220 final assembly line in Mirabel, Québec. Delta will be the first U.S. airline to take delivery of the A220, featuring a state-of-the art interior and delivering best-in-class fuel performance. Now […]
airBaltic receives its eleventh Airbus A220-300
airBaltic on August 25, 2018 in Riga welcomed its eleventh Airbus A220-300jet, registered as YL-CSK. By the end of 2018, airBaltic plans to have a total of 14 Airbus A220-300 aircraft in its fleet.
A220 starts contributing to Airbus delivery figures
06 AUGUST, 2018 SOURCE: FLIGHT DASHBOARD BY: DAVID KAMINSKI-MORROW Airbus has included the A220 in its monthly order backlog and delivery figures for the first time since acquiring the former Bombardier CSeries programme at the beginning of July. The airframer puts total orders for the A220 at 402 aircraft, comprising 279 A220-300s and 123 of […]