dagger Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Okay, not the aircraft but the sim, sharp looking. https://twitter.com/rvr600/status/1118580015447384064 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAS Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Foxtrot Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Cseries production list shows Air Canada as getting s/n 55067. Soon enough it will be airborne... s/n 55053 a Baltic machine is already flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagger Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 Airbus is adding two tonnes to each A220 model, extending their range by about 450 nm. It will take about a year before the first higher gross weight aircraft are built, so most of AC's order will likely be the HGW version. https://airwaysmag.com/manufacturer/a220-gets-capacity-range-increases/ TOULOUSE — Airbus has increased both the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of the A220 aircraft, as well as its range by an additional 450 nautical miles. This news was announced earlier today at the Airbus Innovation Days event in Toulouse, France. The A220 will see an increase of 2,268 kg (2.3 metric tonnes) in its MTOW, which Airbus says will now enhance the A220-100 and A220-300 aircraft with a new range of 3,400 and 3,350 nautical miles, respectively. (Credits: Bombardier) The new increase in both weight and rage will allow A220 customers to deploy the aircraft across more routes around the globe, giving them the flexibility to increase their route network to further destinations while offering better cost per seat. Airbus Chief Commercial Officer Christan Scherer said today that “this new MTOW will allow operators to reach markets where they today cannot be served by other small single-aisle aircraft types.” While this remains speculation the new MTOW weight of the A220 could encourage British Airways to revive its ultra-premium London City – New York service with the A220-100. The increase in the MTOW has been brought to Airbus with their new innovation and new design models. The introduction of Virtual Reality for aircraft designers and engineers has allowed Airbus as with many other companies around the world to look and assess problems that the aircraft have to make them not only more efficient but increase their capability for their customers. Rob Dewar, Head of Engineering & Customer Support for the A220, noted that since the plane’s entry-into-service close to three years ago, “the A220 aircraft has proven that it is meeting or beating its initial performance target, bringing more flexibility and revenue potential to customers.” “Today, Airbus is reinforcing its confidence in the A220 platform and further enhancing its capabilities to meet upcoming market requirements,” Dewar added. The A220, formerly known as Bombardier CSeries, was a clean sheet aircraft designed by Canadian manufacturer Bombardier, from which Airbus purchased a 51% stake in the program last year. The acquisition of this aircraft program has allowed Airbus to close the market gap they were missing in their fleet range, right in between the Airbus A318 and A319. During a live Q&A with Airbus Chief Commercial Officer, Christian Scherer and associated members of the press, he was asked what the future plans where for Airbus in regards to the ramp up in production of the A320 and A220, and what future that the A319neo would have when the A220-300 is a slightly more efficient version of the aircraft, with similar ranges and passenger capacity. “Airbus will build what the customers want, we will continue with production of the A220 and A319neo and offer both aircraft to our customers around the globe,” Scherer responded. The CCO went on to talk about the A220 and A320 production increase to which he stated that the manufacturer is looking to increase the A320 production to 63 aircraft a month and that for now they were only looking at adding a second production line to the A220 aircraft and are not looking at increasing that in the immediate future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Meeting and beating the initial performance target. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Foxtrot Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Cseries production list shows a Delta 300 series ,s/n 55069 ,as on the final assembly line in Mobile Alabama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Airbus has them being assembled in Alabama already? That didn’t take long. Delta is obviously pleased with the airplane’s performance. https://www.skiesmag.com/press-releases/delta-air-lines-books-order-for-additional-five-airbus-a220-aircraft/?utm_source=skies-daily-news-top-story&utm_campaign=skies-daily-news&utm_medium=email&utm_term=top-story&utm_content=V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Seems that the plant has been active for quite some time POWERFUL CATALYST FOR GROWTH’ Airbus manufactures A320 Family aircraft in Mobile, and last month delivered its 100th Alabama-built plane to Frontier Airlines. It also operates an engineering center in Mobile, as well as producing helicopters and satellites elsewhere in the U.S. Mobile Factory Tour https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-mobile-alabama-factory-tour-a320-american-delta-jetblue-2019-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Marshall said: Seems that the plant has been active for quite some time POWERFUL CATALYST FOR GROWTH’ Airbus manufactures A320 Family aircraft in Mobile, and last month delivered its 100th Alabama-built plane to Frontier Airlines. It also operates an engineering center in Mobile, as well as producing helicopters and satellites elsewhere in the U.S. Mobile Factory Tour https://www.businessinsider.com/airbus-mobile-alabama-factory-tour-a320-american-delta-jetblue-2019-1 Okay thanks. I was aware of the A320 line but didn’t know they were already producing the A220. I suppose it didn’t take a lot of time to add it to there facility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Foxtrot Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 According to the ABCDlist production list, there are now more A220s than Cseries aircraft. 37 Cseries, 40 A220s. Three more deliveries in the last year, than in all previous production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, Tango Foxtrot said: According to the ABCDlist production list, there are now more A220s than Cseries aircraft. 37 Cseries, 40 A220s. Three more deliveries in the last year, than in all previous production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 https://airwaysmag.com/airlines/analysis-airbus-a220-is-killing-it-at-delta/?fbclid=IwAR1jrD_0emDPmKOunBqWJYvx6iaBsJdNBKqNF45nCjpUfFGOs7HDMF-2EcE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Canadas Aerospace industry has always been very strong on design but lacking on execution. Bombardier has long been at the forefront but generally slow to get production moving. We have the capability and competencies to do better. We should o back to designing world class aircraft civilian and military instead of relying on other countries for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 16 hours ago, boestar said: Canadas Aerospace industry has always been very strong on design but lacking on execution. Bombardier has long been at the forefront but generally slow to get production moving. We have the capability and competencies to do better. We should o back to designing world class aircraft civilian and military instead of relying on other countries for this. It's a nice sentiment but until they divest themselves from Quebecois leadership it will never happen. History has proven that most anything coming out of Quebec will have everything from political influence to outright bald faced corruption. Sad state of affairs really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 we dont have to do it in Quebec. Expertise is mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 2 hours ago, boestar said: we dont have to do it in Quebec. Expertise is mobile. But would the Federal Funding follow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagger Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 This is a silly discussion. Yes, Bombardier has had a lot of execution errors, but don't discount the successes. The Q400 has sold extremely well, the CRJ defined the category, and now the CSeries/A220 is headed for strong commercial success. On the biz jet side, the new Global 7500/8000 long range series was quietly developed without the big promissory misses of the CSeries and is also looking like a big winner for the Canadian aerospace sector. So yes, by all means, criticize Bombardier for its failures, but at least have the intellectual rigour to also acknowledge its outright successes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagger Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 Air France ordering 60 A220-300s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 dagger: I agree with you that Bombardier is a successful Aerospace manufacturer and engineering company but fiscal management was never their strong point. The Canadian taxpayer propped the company up when they had trouble supporting themselves. The point of Maverick post was that anywhere else in Canada those subsidies may not have been available. My original point is that we could very well have a Boeing, Airbus, Saab etc sized company in Canada producing aircraft in a broader category. Viking has done a great job bringing back the workhorses of the north as truly Canadian Aircraft. Bombardier is producing a world leading business jet fleet in a very competative market. Diamond is building a solid training aircraft. Why can we not build our own SAR aircraft or even (This will start a fight) a truly canadian fighter designed by and for Canadians. We made the mistake of getting out of that business a long time ago but we are ripe to do it again. Look at the F-35, Canadian companies are supplying a crap load of the technology and equipment for that thing and we get no praise for that. We are as you said dagger good at it (bombardier) so why don't we do more of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 The major problem with "a truly Canadian fighter designed by and for Canadians" is that unless our allies are super friendly we would not have access to the technology necessary for any interface with their fighters, mind you except for NATO I don't think that would be a big handicap if our fighter was only intended to defend our shores and territorial waters. Just then imagine the cost savings if we did not have a need to deploy our fighters overseas. Hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 News Airlines Fleet & orders Air France-KLM signs for up to 120 A220s Air 30 July, 2019 SOURCE: Flight Dashboard BY: Lewis Harper London Air France-KLM has signed for up to 120 Airbus A220-300s as part of a fleet renewal plan disclosed today. The airline group says the commitment comprises 60 firm aircraft, plus 30 options and 30 acquisition rights. Airbus labels the 60-unit portion of the deal as a memorandum of understanding. The aircraft will "gradually replace" Air France's A318 and A319 fleet, beginning with the first delivery in September 2021, says Air France-KLM. "The acquisition of these brand new A220-300s aligns perfectly with Air France–KLM's overall fleet modernisation and harmonisation strategy," states group chief executive Benjamin Smith. "This aircraft demonstrates optimum operational and economic efficiency, and enables us to further improve our environment footprint thanks to the A220's low fuel consumption and reduced emissions." Smith describes the aircraft as "perfectly adapted" to Air France's domestic and European network. Cirium's Fleets Analyzer shows Air France has 18 A318s and 33 A319s in service. Air France-KLM also announced today that all 10 of its Airbus A380s will be retired by 2022, and that it has launched a study aimed at identifying replacements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/video-air-france-shows-off-a220-in-digital-renderin-460005/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAS Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 The pieces are starting to come together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Foxtrot Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 55067 has an Ident. C-GROV Pretty Grovy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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