Air France’s Massive Airbus A220 Order – Here’s What You Need To Know
From Simple Flying – link to source story By Justin Hayward, Simple Flying | December 25, 2020 The A220 has proved popular with many airlines. As of September 2020, there have been 639 orders from at least 18 airlines. The largest order in Europe is from the Air France-KLM group, with Air France taking 60 […]
Chorus Aviation Delivers Two Airbus A220-300 Aircraft to airBaltic
Delivering regional aviation to the world HALIFAX, NS, Dec. 23, 2020 /CNW/ – Chorus Aviation Inc. (‘Chorus’) (TSX: CHR) announced today the delivery of two new Airbus A220-300 aircraft to airBaltic of Latvia. The aircraft (MSNs 55094 and 55095) are the final two of five units placed on long-term lease with the airline through a committed sale and leaseback […]
Lack of Canadian airline support ‘an area of disappointment’: Airbus CEO
From BNN Bloomberg – link to source story and VIDEO Arturo Chang, BNN Bloomberg 14 December 2020 Bloomberg Markets Airbus saw A220 sale deferrals, but CEO ‘expected more cancellations’ given COVID Airbus saw A220 sale deferrals, but CEO ‘expected more cancellations’ given COVID The head of Airbus SE said he’s disappointed Canada is not doing enough to prop […]
Air Canada Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results
COVID-19 Mitigation and Recovery Plan nearly complete Total passengers carried declined 88 per cent due to COVID-19 and travel restrictions Deferral and/or cancellation of Boeing 737-8 and Airbus A220 deliveries Reduction of capital expenditures by about $3.0 billion over 2020-2023 period MONTREAL, Nov. 9, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ – Total revenues of $757 million in the third quarter of 2020 declined $4.773 billion or 86 […]
Delta delays US$5B of jetliner deliveries in blow to Airbus
Mary Schlangenstein, Bloomberg News | 13 October 2020 Delta Air Lines Inc. is delaying $5 billion in jetliner deliveries until after 2022, dealing a blow to Airbus SE as the U.S. carrier braces for years of weak travel demand. The deferral agreement includes about US$2 billion in planes that were scheduled to be handed over this […]
Airbus Corporate Jets wins first six ACJ TwoTwenty orders
Toulouse, 6 October 2020 – Airbus Corporate Jets has won its first orders for the ACJ TwoTwenty totalling six aircraft following its launch. While Comlux has revealed an order for two aircraft, four further jets were ordered by undisclosed customers. Entry into service of the first ACJ TwoTwenty by Comlux Aviation is targeted for early 2023. The […]
Chorus Aviation Delivers Third Airbus A220-300 Aircraft to airBaltic
Delivering regional aviation to the world HALIFAX, NS, Sept. 21, 2020 /CNW/ – Chorus Aviation Inc. (‘Chorus’) (TSX: CHR) announced today the delivery of a new Airbus A220-300 aircraft to airBaltic of Latvia. The aircraft (MSN 55086) is the third of five units to be placed on long-term lease with the airline through a committed sale and leaseback transaction. The two […]
Airbus A220-100 Vs. A220-300 – What Are The Key Differences?
From Simple Flying – link to story by Nicholas Cummins ~ September 16, 2020 The Airbus A220 is one of the best new aircraft designs to enter the market. With its modern fuel economics, spacious cabins, and lucrative route potential, Airbus has airlines snapping it up. But did you know there are two types of […]
Airbus Canada transfers A220 material management services to Satair
Toulouse, September 3, 2020 – Airbus Canada Limited Partnership has officially transferred the overall A220 material management services offer to Satair, as part of the programme integration into Airbus. Since July, Satair, an Airbus services company, has taken the lead on global material support and services for A220 operators, working in close coordination with the A220 programme […]
A220 operators told to protect avionics against rainfall
From FlightGlobal – link to story By David Kaminski-Morrow | 7 September 2020 Airbus A220 operators are being instructed to modify drain tubing after an incident in which rainwater dripped into the avionics bay and tripped a circuit breaker during taxi, causing an engine to shut down. Rain had entered the aircraft through the main cabin […]