Airbus has formally redesignated the Bombardier CSeries as the A220, complementing its larger A320 single-aisle range.
A former CS300 – now known as the A220-300 – has touched down in Toulouse, painted in its new Airbus colour scheme.
Its smaller sister aircraft, previously known as the CS100, will be called the A220-100.
Airbus took over the CSeries programme from Bombardier on 1 July.
Source: Cirium Dashboard
Spain’s consumer affairs ministry has fined five low-cost carriers a total of €179 million ($187 million), alleging abusive practices against customers – with Ryanair bearing the heaviest burden. The ministry has imposed a €107.8 million sanction against the Irish airline, while Vueling and EasyJet have respectively been given €39.2 million ...
Norse Atlantic Airways is expanding its Scandinavian reach by establishing an operation from Stockholm Arlanda next year. It will open a twice-weekly route from Stockholm to Bangkok from the end of October 2025, the beginning of the winter season. Norse uses a fleet of Boeing 787s. The aircraft will be ...
Two months after receiving the necessary export approval from Washington, Bucharest has signed a formal letter of offer and acceptance with airframer Lockheed Martin covering 32 of the company’s F-35As, making Romania the 20th country to adopt the prolific stealth fighter.
ATR has ended its effort to develop a short take-off and landing (STOL) variant of the ATR 42-600 after failing to secure as many orders as it had hoped.
Comac has also officially renamed its ARJ21 regional jet programme to the C909, in line with the naming convention of its other two programmes the C919 and C929.
Its cavernous halls, 46m ceilings, and giant wall art depicting the superjumbo over the Pyrenees give more than a clue to its previous purpose, but Airbus’s former A380 Jean-Luc Lagardere plant in Toulouse is readjusting to its role as the newest and most technically advanced A320 family final assembly line (FAL).
