Airbus A220

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.

Airbus and Bombardier team up on C Series project to tackle looming threats over US import tariffs

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