Air Lease Corporation (ALC) Chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy isn’t convinced that Airbus should launch a stretched version of the A220, the -500. He thinks the risk is too high that the A220-500 would erode the success of the A320neo and Airbus would not be better off, Udvar-Hazy said on September 7 during the Deutsche Bank Aircraft Finance & Leasing Conference. ALC boss not sure launching the A220-500 is a smart thing to do.
ALC has orders for 68 A220-300s. When asked if he has conversion rights for a yet-to-be-launched A220-500, Udvar-Hazy replied: “If Airbus is to launch this aircraft, which is not imminent, I think they want us to be a customer of the A220-500. But there are two areas one has to think about on the -500. One: can the production system in Mirabel (Montreal) and Mobile handle a significant increase in production rates of the 220? Today the answer is no.”
Active as a journalist since 1987, with a background in newspapers, magazines, and a regional news station, Richard has been covering commercial aviation on a freelance basis since late 2016.
Richard is contributing to AirInsight since December 2018. He also writes for Airliner World, Aviation News, Piloot & Vliegtuig, and Luchtvaartnieuws Magazine. Twitter: @rschuur_aero.
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