Airbus has begun production of the first A220 at its facility in Mobile, Alabama. The former Bombardier C Series is now a majority US content airplane assembled in the United States, and not subject to international trade issues, which Boeing had asserted in trying (and losing) to have the A220, nee C Series, banned from the US market.
Combined with the factory in Mirabel, Quebec, the production capacity of the two facilities should reach 14 per month over the next few years as Airbus ramps-up production of the increasingly popular aircraft, which will be a strong replacement candidate for the A319 and 737-700 models.
Analysis
The A220-100 and A220-300 both have superior economics
resulting from being the only aircraft currently in operation specifically designed around the Pratt & Whitney GTF engine, with its aerodynamics optimized accordingly. The aircraft delivers better aircraft and seat-mile economics than similar sized models from the larger Airbus and Boeing families, and offers competitive seat mile economics with their largest narrow-body models while maintaining low trip costs.
Airbus has begun production of the A220 at its facility in Mobile, Alabama.The former Bombardier C Series is now a majority US content airplane assembled in the United States, and not subject to international trade issues, which Boeing had asserted in trying (and losing) to have the A220, nee C Series, banned from the US market.
Combined with the factory in Mirabel, Quebec, the production capacity of the two facilities should reach 14 per month over the next few years as Airbus ramps-up production of the increasingly popular aircraft, which will be a strong replacement candidate for again A319 and 737-700 models.
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