Airbus A220

Up to eight Airbus A220s will be stationed at the airport and the carrier hopes to be flying in excess of 20 routes from the base by 2027.

The airline is already operating to Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands.

The proposal is part of a plan to grow capacity through more flexibility rather than building new infrastructure.

The carrier will begin flights to Marrakesh in the fourth quarter.

CEO Le Hong Ha also lays out plans for India at Routes Asia 2022.

The startup is marking its one-year anniversary.

Despite being affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, SVP of network Wolfgang Reuss believes airBaltic is on track to top 3 million passenger this year.

Being selected for a new-generation flight management system (FMS) on the Airbus A320, A330 and A350 is consolidating Thales’ position in the avionics market versus Collins Aerospace, GE Aviation and Honeywell.

Qantas has confirmed a much-delayed order for the Airbus A350-1000s it will use for its Project Sunrise ultra-long-range flights; it has also finalized orders for Airbus narrowbodies to replace its domestic fleet.

The startup will operate the smallest aircraft flying US transcontinental routes.

The carrier is currently operating a network focused on short-haul routes in the eastern half of the US.

JetBlue Airways plans to use the Airbus A220s to replace its fleet of 60 aging Embraer E190s.

The agreement between Airbus and Quebec also extends the date in which Airbus can buy-back Quebec’s share of the A220 program from 2026 to 2030.

Routes profiles US upstart Breeze Airways, which has scheduled more flights than it ever has before in April.

Air Senegal is set to have a fleet of 13 A220s by the end of 2024.

Qantas announced its intention to buy up to 134 aircraft from Airbus' A320neo and A220 families to replace its Boeing narrowbody fleet.

France’s flag-carrier becomes the third European airline to operate the aircraft type alongside airBaltic and Swiss.

Senior VP of network planning Mark Galardo tells Routes he expects a big boost next month when Canada’s borders reopen for vaccinated travelers.

Breeze Airways head of planning Max Barrus tells Routes about the startup's process for identifying new opportunities.

US startups Breeze Airways and Avelo Airlines are aiming to carve out a niche by serving the underserved.

SWISS is adding the route as it transitions to offering more leisure services.

Routes profiles airBaltic, the Latvian carrier and World Routes 2021 attendee.

The carrier is relaunching its domestic network as part of an agreement with the Canadian government on financial aid.

Breeze's network will focus on point-to-point flights from smaller secondary airports, bypassing hubs; almost 80% of its routes will have no competition.

The Atlanta-based airline will serve four new markets and increase the use of its Airbus A220 fleet.