Airbus A220: narrow-body airliner

Airbus A220 Airbus A220-300 (YL-BTD) airBaltic The Airbus A220 is a family of five-abreast narrow-body airliners by Airbus Canada Limited Partnership (ACLP). It was initially developed by Bombardier Aviation with the program launched on 13 July 2008 and had two years of production as the Bombardier CSeries. The rebranding to A220 took place in July 2018, after Airbus acquired a majority stake in the programme through a joint venture, which was subsequently renamed ACLP in June 2019. The A220 thus became the only Airbus commercial aircraft programme managed outside of Europe. Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan engines under its wings, the twinjet features fly-by-wire flight controls, a carbon composite wing, an aluminium-lithium fuselage, and optimised aerodynamics for better fuel efficiency. Delta Air Lines is the largest A220 operator with 87 aircraft in its fleet, while AirAsia is the largest customer with a total order of 150 aircraft as of May 2026. A total of 1109 A220 family aircraft have been ordered of which 517 units have been delivered and 513 units are in service with 25 operators. The A220 family complements the A319neo in the Airbus range and competes with Boeing 737, as well as the smaller four-abreast Embraer E-jet family. Variants A220-100 The A220-100 (ICAO code: BCS1) is the shorter variant of the A220 family at 35 m (115 ft) in length that can fly between 100 and 135 passengers over a distance of 3,600 nmi (6,667 km; 4,143 mi). It made its maiden flight on 16 September 2013 and was first delivered to the launch operator Swiss Global Air Lines on 29 June 2016. The type entered service on 15 July 2016 with a revenue flight between Zurich and Paris. The A220-100 is well ahead of the two E-Jet E2 variants in terms of range and payload, but the latter has a lower base price due to its more conservative design and correspondingly cheaper production costs. The unit price of an A220-100 is estimated at $81 million, while an E-190 E2 and E-195 E2 are priced at $61 million and $69 million, respectively. A220-300 The A220-300 (ICAO code: BCS3) is the larger variant with a 38.71 m (127 ft) long fuselage or 3.7 m (12 ft) longer than A220-100 and can carry between 120 and 160 passengers over a distance of 3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,100 mi). It made its maiden flight on 27 February 2015, and the first delivery to airBaltic, the type launch operator, in November 2016. In several performance improvements, the MTOW and thus the permissible tank content were increased. Airbus offered a further 1 t (2,200 lb) increase to the MTOW of the A220-300, to 70.9 t (156,000 lb) in March 2021, providing another 200 nmi (370 km; 230 mi) of additional range to 3,550 nmi (6,570 km; 4,090 mi). On long routes the payload will be increased by about 900 kg (2,000 lb). The unit price of an A220-300 is estimated at just $91.5 million. As of May 2026, there are 438 A220-300s in commercial service with 23 operators, where JetBlue is the largest operator with 65 aircraft in its fleet. Characteristics Manufacturer: Bombardier (2012–2018) / Airbus (2018–) National origin: Canada First flight: 16 September 2013 Years of production: 2012— Production: +517 (all modifications) Length: 35,000–38,710 mm (114 ft–127 ft) Wingspan: 35,100 mm (115 ft 2 in) Height: 11,500 mm (37 ft 9 in) Crew: 2 Capacity: ≤160 passengers Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney PW1500G Maximum speed: 488 kn (905 km/h; 562 mph) Range: 3,600 nmi (6,700 km; 4,200 mi) Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,500 m) Empty weight: 35,220–37,080 kg (77,650–81,750 lb) See also Transport blog See also Cars blog See also Motorcycles blog See also Buses blog See also Shipbuilding blog See also Motors and Engines blog See also Trains and railways blog See also Trucks and Cargo Vehicles blog See also Tractors and Special Equipment blog See also Tanks and Armored Vehicles See also Airplanes blog See also Helicopters blog See also Artillery, Missiles and Rockets blog See also Bicycles blogThe post Airbus A220: narrow-body airliner first appeared on All PYRENEES.