Airbus A220

Latvian carrier airBaltic dispensed with its last remaining Boeing 737 on Dec. 17, a few days after accepting its latest Airbus A220-300s.

CEO Gary Kelly says new flights just have to cover costs.

CEO says routes the airline 'would not have looked at before the crisis' are now being evaluated.

The decision to suspend the routes, alongside the closure of nine Canadian stations, hinges on the outcome of talks with Canada’s government.

Southwest Airlines executives turned some heads recently when they name-dropped the Airbus A220 as a possible candidate for an upcoming single-aisle

David Neeleman’s latest startup has revised its launch plans and will now commence operations in March 2021.

Airbus A220 operators are being urged to monitor Pratt & Whitney PW1500G low-pressure compressor (LPC) operating performance following a mandated upgrade to full authority digital electronic control (FADEC) to prevent compressor stalls.

The FAA has fast-tracked a mandatory software upgrade developed by Pratt & Whitney to address PW1500G in-flight shutdowns linked to variable inlet guide vanes, including one in February on an Air Baltic Airbus A220-300.

A recommended fuel-coupling modification to reduce electrostatic charge risk on Airbus A220s is being mandated by regulators, with EASA adopting an airworthiness directive (AD) issued by Transport Canada (TC).

Latvian carrier airBaltic is considering opening four bases in Scandinavia if it decides to convert 30 Airbus A220 options into a firm order.

Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways is aiming to launch later this year using three Airbus A220-300s on lease from GTLK Europe, while it awaits delivery of 50 A220-300s from Airbus.

The Lagos-based carrier would be the first mainline airline to operate from a Nigerian base in some years.

Nigerian startup Green Africa Airways has signed an MOU for 50 Airbus A220-300 aircraft.

Bombardier will continue mulling a split-up of the Canadian train and business jet maker, with the company’s chief executive sounding like he favors staying in the latter business, according to comments made during a Feb. 13 teleconference.

Latvian airline airBaltic is adding a sixth destination in Russia with service between its home hub in Riga and Yekaterinburg.

Air France-KLM firmed up an order for 60 Airbus A220-300s as part of a drive to revamp Air France’s single-aisle fleet.

Air Canada has said its new Airbus A220 will be “instrumental” in growing its share of international transit traffic to and from the US.

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David Neeleman, the man who established JetBlue almost two decades ago, is behind the launch of a new US airline that has committed to buying 60 Airbus A220-300 aircraft.

Airbus has rebranded the Bombardier C Series aircraft family as the A220-100 and A220-300.

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