Airbus has scheduled an A220 demonstration tour in the South Pacific covering nine stops in seven countries, including Sydney and Port Vila.
This feature story about the Airbus A220 written by John Walton first appeared in the June 2019 edition of Australian Aviation.
An A220-100 regional jet for Delta Air Lines built in Quebec, Canada has become the 12,000th aircraft to be delivered by aerospace giant Airbus.
Airbus says its A220 regional jet has received approval from regulators in Canada to operate long-range flights, including over-water routes.
Airbus has begun a demonstration tour of its A220 regional jet across Asia, with an airBaltic A220-300 to visit China, Thailand, Nepal and Turkey.
Questions remain over whether Airbus’s decision to take control of the former Bombardier C Series program is a mark of genius or a big risk.