Airbus A220

Recently appointed EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering Chairman Ibrahim Fathy Zaki talks about his growth priorities for the MRO provider.

London City Airport continued its gradual post-pandemic recovery in 2023, recording a profit for the first time since 2019.

An integral part of the company’s growth plan, the first aircraft arrived September 30 at Luanda’s 4 de Fevereiro International Airport.

Even as its overall engine situation improves, airBaltic plans to make use of up to five wet-leased aircraft over the winter season.

Breeze Airways is adding four routes to Florida leisure destinations for the upcoming winter season as it continues to take on routes no other airline is serving.

The Latvian carrier has committed maintenance of its PW1500 engines to the OEM for 17 years per engine.

U.S. carrier Breeze Airways, which passed its third anniversary in service in May, has seen “tremendous” revenue growth in 2024, according to CCO Lukas Johnson.

Regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord has completed the purchase of its latest batch of small narrowbody airliners from fellow-lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).

Lufthansa Group is expanding its wet-leasing with airBaltic and has signed a three-year agreement with Brussels Airlines for four A220-300s starting in 2025.

Dewar was most recently senior vice president and general manager of the Airbus A220 program.

As airlines struggle with hundreds of out-of-service aircraft, Pratt & Whitney is working to ease the inevitable pain.

Lufthansa has revealed plans for a major revamp of its fleet that will see the mainline Lufthansa Airlines operate a lot fewer narrowbodies by 2028.

A recent draft FAA inspection mandate for PW1500 and PW1900 parts is the latest step in the extensive plan to mitigate risk from contaminated powder metal.

The replacement of aging, large regional jets and smaller members of mainline jet families provides a potential addressable market of around 2,000 aircraft.

London City Airport has been cleared to grow from 6.5 to 9 million passengers annually, although plans to extend its Saturday opening hours have been rejected.

Croatia Airlines reached a milestone by operating its first international commercial flight with a new Airbus A220.

AirBaltic has converted options for 10 additional Airbus A220-300s as the airline seeks to lay the groundwork for further growth toward the end of the decade.

Transport Canada issued an emergency airworthiness directive requiring detailed visual inspections of Airbus A220-100/300 main landing gear.

Leonardo is cutting work at its site making 787 fuselages for Boeing to a single shift as a short-term measure to address the slow pace of aircraft deliveries.

Croatia Airlines has outlined the first routes planned to receive Airbus A220 service.

North America will continue to be the biggest market for sub-150-seat jets over the next two decades, Embraer predicts.

The Port Moresby-based airline ordered six A220-100s direct from Airbus in November 2023. It is also acquiring a further two A220-100s, together with three A220-300s, from lessors.

Vietnam Airlines is considering purchasing around 20 Airbus or Embraer regional airliners, as the flag-carrier continues to find ways to strengthen its network.

Air France Industries / KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has signed a pair of contracts with European carriers to support their Airbus A220 fleets.

Nigeria’s Ibom Air has decided to increase its planned fleet of Airbus A220s, as demand outstrips deliveries of the aircraft from the OEM.