New Year Prospects: Air Canada’s Fleet In 2022
From Simple Flying – link to source story by Chris Loh | January 1, 2022 Continuing its slow recovery from the worst of the global health crisis, major Canadian airline Air Canada the growth of its fleet in 2021. Notably, this consisted of the addition of a number of Airbus A220-300s as well as several […]
Aviation Capital Group signs for 20 A220s and 40 A320neos
From AeroTime Hub – link to source story VYTE KLISAUSKAITE | 31 DECEMBER 2021 US-based lessor Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 20 Airbus A220s and a firm order contract for 40 Airbus A320neo family jets, five of which are Airbus A321XLRs. “We are delighted to expand our portfolio with additional A220 and A320neo Family aircraft. These highly advanced aircraft will enhance ACG’s strategic objective to […]
An Air Canada A220 Engine Shut Down Before Newark Diversion
From Simply Flying – link to source story by Luke Bodell | November 11, 2021 I can An Air Canada A220-300 suffered an engine rollback on approach to LaGuardia Airport, forcing a diversion to Newark Airport for a safer landing. The aircraft was at 2,000 feet when it began to yaw unexpectedly, with the flight […]
Lufthansa Weighs Airbus A220 Order to Boost Regional Jet Fleet
From BNN Bloomberg – link to source story William Wilkes, Siddharth Philip and Charlotte Ryan, Bloomberg News A new Airbus A220 single-aisle aircraft comes in to land in Toulouse, France, on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Airbus renamed the C Series jet acquired from Bombardier Inc. the A220 and set a target of at least 100 orders […]
A220 Corporate Cabin Concept Takes the Award for “Best Private Jet Design/Concept” at the International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2021
31 August 2021 British Columbia, Canada: Camber Aviation Management, a leading global provider of corporate jet cabin completion management and technical advisory services, together with its partners Pierrejean Vision and Kestrel Aviation Management have won the award for the best Private Jet Design/Concept at The International Yacht & Aviation Awards 2021 by leading interior design […]
Canadian investigators take over probe into Air Baltic A220 engine incident
From Flight Global – link to source story By David Kaminski-Morrow27 July 2021 Canadian investigators are to probe an engine-control incident involving an Air Baltic Airbus A220-300 during which both powerplants shut down after the aircraft touched down in Copenhagen. Danish authorities have delegated the investigation into the 11 July incident to the Transportation Safety Board […]
The Airbus A220 Era: What Airlines Will Soon Operate The Plane?
From Simple Flying – link to source story by Linnea Ahlgren | July 28, 2021 The Airbus A220 has become an increasingly popular aircraft with travelers and airlines alike, no less so with the commercial aviation landscape shifting shape for the foreseeable future. Already making up a significant portion of fleets with carriers such as […]
How A220 programme proved sound investment for Airbus amid pandemic
From Flight Global – link to source story By David Kaminski-Morrow | 22 July 2021 One curious effect of the air transport crisis is that it has effectively pushed the sector back in time, leaving a fleet technologically shaped to address the 2020s facing levels of demand from the turn of the millennium. “This industry, in […]
Analysis: Canadian aero suppliers face labor crunch as travel rebounds
From Reuters – link to source story Allison Lampert | 28 June 2021 MONTREAL, June 28 (Reuters) – Canadian aerospace firms are struggling to hire back workers to meet resurgent travel demand in the latest evidence of a post-pandemic labor crunch, industry executives said. The squeeze has emerged as a warning signal for aviation’s recovery […]
Air Canada’s Fleet In 2021
From Simple Flying – link to source story byChris Loh June 12, 2021 3 minute read As Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada has a diverse fleet based across its four hub airports. The network airline has a mix of both widebody and narrowbody aircraft coming from both Airbus and Boeing. The carrier has gone through […]