Airbus A220

By Kurt Hofmann
Swiss cannot reduce the number of wet-leased aircraft it planned to operate in summer 2024 and must invest further to increase punctuality.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Backed by recent major orders for the type, Airbus has decided monthly output of its most important widebody will increase to 10 aircraft per month in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick
The clock is ticking on the new chief executive of Spirit AeroSystems. His task list is bold, but the veteran Boeing executive sounds undaunted.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) is preparing for the grounding of several of its Airbus A220s and A320neos.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
In addition to the six ordered, Air Niugini is also set to acquire three A220-300s and a further two A220-100s from third-party lessors, Airbus says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The upcoming round of inspections will see a peak of 650 A320neos on the ground.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Pratt and Whitney’s PW1000G-family inspection program is stabilizing and will soon include engines that power the Airbus A220 and Embraer E2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Ferneyhough
TAAG Angola Airlines has selected the Boeing 787 to refresh its widebody fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
ALC is one of the largest customers of the long-range version of the A321neo with a firm order for 27 placed in 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chris Sloan
Air Canada, like its native home, is transitioning.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
JetBlue Airways is mulling the future route map to be covered by its growing fleet of Airbus A220s.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Victoria Moores
TAAG Angola Airlines is planning to launch dedicated freighter operations using a Boeing 737BCF.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
AirBaltic CEO Martin Gauss tells Aviation Daily that issues with its Airbus A220s' PW1500G engines are subsiding.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
ITA Airways has received its first Airbus A220-300 in the company’s full livery and cabin configuration.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Alan Dron
Azorra believes that the engine problems besetting the Airbus A220 and Embraer E2 are easing
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is working on improving the A220’s autothrottle design after several reports of crew errors.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Adrian Schofield
Air Niugini has announced it has chosen the Airbus A220 family to replace its current Fokker regional aircraft fleet.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Sean Broderick
Carriers in the U.S. affected by accelerated inspections of certain Pratt & Whitney PW1100 engines are preparing to have aircraft on the ground during the fall.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
Tomislav Impric, technical director and maintenance manager at Croatia Airlines, discusses how the carrier is readying for the arrival of A220 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
AirBaltic says a shortage of spare engines led to an average of 11 grounded aircraft in its Airbus A220 fleet and forced the airline to wet-lease capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The airline has 12 aircraft wet-leased to clients across Europe and Africa including Vueling and TUI Airways.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
An expansion of Bulgaria Air’s fleet and route network is under way as the Eastern European carrier starts to take delivery of Airbus A220s.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Kurt Hofmann
SWISS operates some of the oldest Airbus A220-100s, which were delivered to the carrier as former Bombardier CS100s from 2016 onward.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The nine new routes launched by Breeze Airways from Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Meyers will commence in November.
Airports & Networks

By Michael Bruno
New programs mean new opportunities for both OEMs and suppliers, and the hottest prospect of all right now is the expected A220-500.
Aircraft & Propulsion