Understanding a220 300 msfs requires examining multiple perspectives and considerations. Airbus A220 Production / Deliveries - 2025 - Airliners.net. Considering all the issues with the PW GTF engines, it's surprising how many airlines have topped up their orders. I wouldn't be surprised if AC were to do another. Air Austral to abandon A220 for A320neo or 737 MAX.
The A220 isn't all that I guess. I don't quite see why people are so enthusiastic about the A220-500 being a major game changer. It appears the 5 GTLK A220-300 (MSNs 55056, 55057, 55065, 55066, and 55073) that were seized by the bankruptcy court as an outcome of the Russia/Ukraine war show are now 'sold'. A220 vs A320 cockpit design and Airbus future cockpit. Airbus A220 cockpit was of course designed entirely by Bombardier and doesn't benefit from this commonality.
I don't think that Airbus is planning to modify this A220 flight deck to make it common with the other types, the certification work would be too expensive. I heard that the current A220 cockpit is well designed and appreciated by its crews. Do you know the MSNs for Qantaslink?
Is MSN 55093 C-FOUQ for Qantaslink? 55393 will go to Air France. Canada export date was October 31. Is the A220 the Clean-Sheet Narrowbody Design Airbus Always Intended .... • Is the A220 family Airbus’s true long-term successor to the A320 series?
• Would an A220-500 be enough to cover the 160–180 seat market, or would Airbus still need a separate clean-sheet A320 replacement? • Can the A220 scale efficiently in terms of range, performance, and economics to rival or surpass A320neo/737 MAX 8 benchmarks? The A220 is a Mach .75-.78 airplane. From another angle, above .80 you have to watch it like a hawk because the auto-throttles are so slow that it will quickly over speed if it starts accelerating or in chop, so realistically it’s a .77-.79 plane.
A220 vs E-195E2 2022 update: Market battle already won by Airbus. The A220 must give Boeing nightmares every time they hear the name. Boeing could have acquired the program from Bombardier but decided on the "nuclear" option attempting to kill off the program. In this context, aircraft Values, and Lease Pricing - Spring 2024 - Airliners.net.
Thank you for these post. Its certainly a good time for lessors being able to extract big margins on narrowbodies both old and new. I do wonder however if the OEMs were actually able to deliver everything as promised if the industry would be in worse shape due glut of capacity. Maybe all these problems are actually a blessing.
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