Sat, Sep 18, 2021
The New Airline’s First Ever Flight Will Be In The A220
Breeze Airways reveals that it has reached a purchase agreement with Airbus for 20 more of the Airbus A220-300.
This brings the total number of the aircraft to 80, which are expected to be delivered by the end of the year.
Airbus plans to deliver one aircraft per month to Breeze over the next six-and-a-half years, and the airline plans to begin flying with the new aircraft mid 2022. Breeze plans to provide nonstop service between underserved routes across the U.S. at affordable fares.
The airline started its operations in May 2021. This first A220 is the first new aircraft that will be operated by the airline.
The A220 was specifically designed and purpose-built for the 120-160 seat market and brings together state-of-the-art aerodynamics, advanced materials and Pratt & Whitney’s latest-generation PW1500G geared turbofan engines. The aircraft are being completed at Airbus’ facility in Mobile, Alabama.
The A220 features a 50% reduced noise footprint and up to 25% lower fuel burn per seat compared to previous generation aircraft, as well as around 50% lower NOx emissions than industry standards, the A220 is a great aircraft for urban operations.
So far, over 170 A220s were delivered across the world in Asia, North America, Europe and Africa.
To help with a seamless training transition for flight crews, as well as cost efficiency, both members of the A220 family share commonality in more than 99% of the line-replaceable units, as well as the same family of engines.
More News
Presented Just Three Weeks After its “Best and Final” Offer Three weeks ago, Textron Aviation presented its “best and final” offer to its striking machinist>[...]
After The Airplane Exited The Left Side Of The Runway It Continued Into A Tree... On September 25, 2024, at 1833 central daylight time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N565CP, was substant>[...]
“Our focus this decade is to win the NASA Commercial LEO Destination (CLD) contract and build the successor to the International Space Station. To achieve this, we will first>[...]
Air Carrier District Office An FAA field office serving an assigned geographical area, staffed with Flight Standards personnel serving the aviation industry and the general public >[...]
Aero Linx: The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) The Vertical Flight Society, formerly the American Helicopter Society (AHS), is the non-profit technical society for the advancement of>[...]