Airbus seeks mandatory weekend overtime to catch up on delayed A220 production
MONTREAL, June 12 (Reuters) – Airbus has told workers at its Montreal-area A220 factory that it wants to impose mandatory overtime on weekends to catch…
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Breeze Airways discloses order for 10 additional A220 aircraft; announces all-A220 commercial operation by end of 2024
Brings airline’s total order for the type to 90 aircraft Breeze Airways has disclosed an order for 10 additional A220-300 aircraft, bringing the airline’s total firm order for…
Lufthansa to order 40 small short-haul planes
LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Lufthansa wants to order 40 small short-haul planes, with Airbus’ A220 and Embraer planes under consideration, Chief Executive Carsten Spohr…
Air Niugini orders the A220
Toulouse – 1 November 2023 – Air Niugini, the national carrier of Papua New Guinea, has signed a firm order with Airbus for six latest…
Qantas finalises incremental order for nine A220s
Australia’s Qantas Group has finalised an incremental order for nine A220-300s, bringing its total backlog for the single aisle type to 29 aircraft. The A220…
Air Lease Corporation Announces Lease Placement of Four New Airbus A220 Aircraft with Czech Airlines
On 1 June 2023, lessor Air Lease Corporation announced it has signed a lease-agreement with Czech Airlines for the Airbus A220-300. In total, the airline…
Delta Air Lines firms order for 12 additional A220 aircraft
Herndon, USA / Mirabel, Canada – 18 January 2023 – Delta Air Lines has firmed up an order for a dozen more A220-300 aircraft, bringing…
Airbus says bigger A220 jetliner makes sense at right time
PARIS, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Europe’s Airbus on Friday gave the strongest hint yet that it plans to launch a bigger version of its 110…
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…
Safety innovation #1: Fly-by-wire (FBW)
It’s a fact, our industry has achieved huge improvements in safety since the 1950s, especially over the last three decades, and technology has made a…
Qantas Airways Confirms Selection of Pratt & Whitney GTF™ Engines to Power Airbus A220 and A320neo Family Aircraft
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., May 3, 2022– Pratt & Whitney, a Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) business, today announced that Qantas Airways (“Qantas”) has confirmed selection…
Qantas confirms future Airbus fleet
A350-1000 to fly the world’s longest routesA220, A321XLR to renew the carrier’s domestic fleetNew levels of efficiency, comfort and sustainability Australia’s Qantas Group has confirmed…