Air France Welcomes “GRASSE”, Its 20th Airbus A220-300
Published on – March 30th, 2023 – Air France – Fleet Air France is continuing to renew its fleet by inte new generation aircraft, which are more economical and environmentally friendly. By 2030, these aircraft will account for 70% of the Air France fleet – compared with 7% at present – thanks to an ambitious investment […]
airBaltic Unveils its 40th Airbus A220-300 aircraft in Latvian flag livery in Canada
Mirabel – 11 March 2023 – The Latvian airline airBaltic in a special event together with the aircraft manufacturer Airbus unveiled its 40th A220-300 aircraft in a livery of the Latvian flag colours, honouring the great, long-standing collaboration ties between Latvia and Canada. Martin Gauss, President and CEO of airBaltic: “More than six years ago, […]
The Airbus A220: A Story Of Success and Future Growth
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Air Canada to Acquire 15 Additional Canadian-built Airbus A220-300 Aircraft
MONTREAL, Oct. 26, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ – Air Canada today announced that it has converted options for 15 Airbus A220-300 aircraft into firm orders, bringing to 60 the total number of the Canadian-built aircraft it will acquire for its fleet. “This expanded order for the A220, built up the road from our Montreal headquarters, is an important […]
Airbus Canada Delivers its 220th A220
12 July 2022 The A220 confirms its breakthrough on the small single-aisle market 60 millions passengers, more than 700 routes and over 760 orders in the backlog. Airbus celebrates this week the 220th A220 delivery six years after its entry into service. A fast growth that highlights the A220 breakthrough on the small single-aisle market. […]
Why the Qantas A220 will be a game-changer for passengers
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Airbus Canada A220 site in Mirabel expands with the addition of a 125,000 ft2 sub-assembly area
Concentration of aircraft fuselage section preparation at one location Supporting A220 aircraft production ramp up, expected to more than double MIRABEL, QC, March 29, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ – An additional 125,000 ft2 (11,600 m2) area to support the upstream assembly of A220 aircraft subcomponents has been unveiled by Airbus in Mirabel. The additional space, equivalent to more than seven NHL […]
Air Canada reportedly in talks to add Airbus A321s as COVID subsides
From BNN Bloomberg News 🔗 link to source story Charlotte Ryan, Siddharth Philip and Layan Odeh, Bloomberg News | 23 February 2022 Air Canada is in talks with Airbus SE about adding longer-distance A321neo jets alongside its fleet of Boeing Co. 737 narrowbodies as travel demand rebounds, people with knowledge of the matter said. The carrier […]
JetBlue Adds 30 Airbus A220s to Order Book, Further Enhancing the Financial and Operational Performance of Its Next Generation Fleet
JetBlue Converts 30 Aircraft Options to Firm Order, Accelerating E190 Retirement February 15, 2022 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) today announced an agreement to exercise its option to add 30 additional Airbus A220-300 aircraft to its order book, bringing the total number of A220s in the airline’s fleet and on […]
Quebec, Airbus pledge an extra US$1.2 billion to speed up production of A220 jet
From the Montreal Gazette 🔗 link to source story and future update The province and the planemaker also agreed to push back the date when Airbus can buy back Quebec’s stake in the joint venture to 2030. Frédéric Tomesco, Montreal Gazette | February 4, 2022 Airbus and Quebec said Friday they will jointly invest US$1.2 […]