The FAA has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM) that extends inspections of the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G and PW1900G Geared Turbofan engines. In line with a similar NPRM for the PW1100G-JM, the regulator will require angled ultrasonic inspections (AUSI)…
Airbus is about to win a new order for the A220 after Air Niugini has selected the type for the replacement of its aging Fokker fleet. The order for eleven A220s needs to be finalized, the airframer says, but the…
Delta Air Lines provided a vote of confidence for the A220, with an order for an additional 12 A220-300 aircraft. Delta is the largest operator of the type, and this order brings their total commitments to 131 A220 aircraft, consisting…
Angola’s TAAG has revealed the cabin configuration of the Airbus A220-300s that it will be introducing into its fleet starting in 2024. At the Paris Airshow, the carrier signed a raft of agreements for a total of nine A220s from three…
airBaltic is in discussions with Airbus to exercise options for thirty Airbus A220-300s and place twenty new options. The latter would offer the airline the flexibility to opt for the stretched A220-500 when Airbus launches that version. CEO Martin Gauss confirmed…
Growing frustration with delays in making good on issues that have grounded a number of Pratt & Whitney PW1524G-3 powered Airbus A220s has drawn African carriers Air Tanzania (ATC) and Air Senegal closer, as they consider a joint bid to seek…