Airbus A220

By Christine Boynton
Air Canada has announced a firm order for five additional Airbus A220-300s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Romanian carrier Animawings is joining the Airbus A220 family, with the arrival of its first example of the type imminent.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Joe Anselmo
Many think Comac is the next challenger to the Airbus-Boeing duopoly, but Embraer is the company to watch in the near term.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Victoria Moores
Ibom Air is looking to transition to an all-Airbus A220 fleet to expand its intra-African operations, mirroring the business model of Latvian carrier airBaltic.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Alan Dron
A rationalization of fleets will bring more Airbus A220s and Embraer E1s on to the second-hand market, believes the president of sales and leasing company Jetcraft Commercial.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Aircraft asset management firm ABL Aviation, is teaming up with Embraer on a $400 million financing facility dedicated to supporting the OEM’s E-Jet E2 program.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Chen Chuanren
AirAsia is in talks with Airbus, Comac and Embraer as it explores the acquisition of up to 100 regional airliners.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Ethiopian Airlines is ready to place an order for a “double-digit” number of Embraer E2s or Airbus A220s, but not until the types’ engine issues are resolved.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Croatia Airlines says base maintenance delays have affected its financial results by limiting aircraft availability and third-party work for other airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada is bracing for higher unit costs in 2025 after forging contract-related adjustments to show a better-than-anticipated cost performance for this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus has selected MTU Aero Engines CEO Lars Wagner as the new head of its commercial aircraft business, succeeding long-time senior exec Christian Scherer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Nigeria is pledging to enhance the viability of the country’s airports, while simultaneously embarking on a review of its airport master plan.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Aaron Karp
AirBaltic will open flights between its base in Riga, Latvia, and Rzeszów, Poland, hoping to serve Ukrainians seeking to travel from the war-torn country.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
The Digital Alliance will now have access to more data expertise on additional products and systems as it seeks to expand coverage to more aircraft types.
MRO Europe

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas is preparing to introduce its Airbus A220s on an international route for the first time and will also return more A380s to service.
Airlines & Lessors

By Keith Mwanalushi
Recently appointed EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering Chairman Ibrahim Fathy Zaki talks about his growth priorities for the MRO provider.
MRO

By Alan Dron
London City Airport continued its gradual post-pandemic recovery in 2023, recording a profit for the first time since 2019.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Alan Dron
An integral part of the company’s growth plan, the first aircraft arrived September 30 at Luanda’s 4 de Fevereiro International Airport.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Even as its overall engine situation improves, airBaltic plans to make use of up to five wet-leased aircraft over the winter season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Breeze Airways is adding four routes to Florida leisure destinations for the upcoming winter season as it continues to take on routes no other airline is serving.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
The Latvian carrier has committed maintenance of its PW1500 engines to the OEM for 17 years per engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
U.S. carrier Breeze Airways, which passed its third anniversary in service in May, has seen “tremendous” revenue growth in 2024, according to CCO Lukas Johnson.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord has completed the purchase of its latest batch of small narrowbody airliners from fellow-lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa Group is expanding its wet-leasing with airBaltic and has signed a three-year agreement with Brussels Airlines for four A220-300s starting in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Dewar was most recently senior vice president and general manager of the Airbus A220 program.
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