Airbus A220

By James Pozzi
ITP Aero has expanded its engine parts repair capabilities for both the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G and PW1900G after signing a 10-year agreement with the engine OEM.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
As the world of aviation turns its gaze to the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow, Flight Friday highlights the utilization of the largest airline groups of Western Europe.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Ten years after Swiss launched the world's first commercial Airbus A220 service in 2016, the aircraft has evolved into an important network-development tool.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By William Moore
AirBaltic has consolidated its fleet down to nothing but Airbus A220-300s. Carbon Analysis assesses how this gamble has affected the Latvian airline's efficiency.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Daniel Williams
With AirBaltic making headlines recently, Flight Friday examines the airline’s A220 utilization trends since 2023, as operations returned to a post-COVID normal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Daniel Williams, Richard Aboulafia
Ten years after the C Series entered service, editors are joined by Richard Aboulafia to assess the success of what is now the A220 and explain why a decision to stretch it or not is such a conundrum for Airbus.
Check 6

By Guy Norris, Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau
As Airbus and Boeing develop A320neo and 737 MAX successors, opportunities will open for suppliers to deploy long-developed products.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus is promoting the idea of minimum investment and minimum change if it launches a larger A220, but the timing remains unclear.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
A 13-strong tranche of JetBlue’s former Embraer 190 E1 fleet is now being placed with new operators around the globe, with the U.S. carrier having now phased out the Brazilian aircraft.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Alan Dron
Airbus and Lufthansa Group have signed a deal to support the airline group’s fleet of Airbus A220s.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Jens Flottau, Robert Wall
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says the airframer will launch its A320 successor in 2030 as planned, welcoming news that Boeing’s competing program may be delayed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The Tanzanian government is preparing to instigate significant improvements to domestic and regional air travel with a pair of new and improved airports.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Jens Flottau
Airbus appears to be leaning toward a simple stretch of the A220, as it weighs its options for a larger version of the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Cyprus Airways CEO says engine availability now drives fleet decisions as the airline adapts to disruptions and supply chain challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
If Airbus does choose to develop a stretched version of the A220, it may come too late for Air France-KLM, according to the airline group's CEO Ben Smith.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Swiss, which was the launch operator of what was then known as the Bombardier CS100, has decided to part out two A220-100s a decade after receiving them.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Lori Ranson
Breeze Airways doesn’t see an immediate need for a -500 variant of the Airbus A220, concluding the extra seats aren’t necessary for its network profile.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Graham Warwick
Airbus has launched a Tech Hub in Canada to work with local industry and academia on research projects principally in support of the A220 airliner program.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Dron
“Strong and growing demand” for small narrowbody jets (SNJs) was behind Azorra’s purchase of fellow lessor DAE’s portfolio of Airbus A220s, according to a senior Azorra executive.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Alan Dron
Latvian carrier airBaltic has seemingly turned a corner in its battle to get its fleet of Airbus A220-300s fully operational.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Adrian Schofield
AirAsia wanted a smaller aircraft to complement its A321neo fleet. The high-density A220-300 could be attractive for low-cost operators elsewhere, too.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau
AirAsia has provided a major boost for the Airbus A220 program with an order for 150 aircraft.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Alan Dron
LOT Polish Airlines has started to retire members of its Embraer short-haul fleet as it prepares to welcome its new fleet of Airbus A220s.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Victoria Moores
Florida-headquartered lessor Azorra has acquired eight Airbus A220-300s from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE).
Airlines & Lessors