US EditionExclusive: Airbus to start larger A220 jet sales drive, sources say
- Airbus will open conditional sales talks later this year for the roughly 180-seat A220-500, targeting pre-orders before a potential Farnborough launch.
- To improve the A220’s economics, Airbus is proposing a simple stretch that would add seats without engine or wing changes and help renegotiate supplier contracts for the loss-making A220 programme.
- The A220 began as Bombardier Inc.’s C Series before Airbus assumed control in 2018; it is built in Mirabel, Quebec and Mobile, Alabama with Airbus owning 75% and the Quebec government holding 25%.
- A final decision will hinge on locking in two or three marquee customers, any development needs Airbus board approval, and Lars Wagner, Airbus commercial CEO, backed the concept Monday.
- Industry precedent shows stretches can fail or succeed only after extra investment, as Airbus faces slow production, high costs, engine durability issues, leasing firms' pressure, and risks cannibalising A320 sales while challenging Embraer.
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It is a secret of Polichinelle that an extended version of the A220 is part of the ambitions of Airbus. Everything indicates that this project is about to become a reality since this model would soon be offered to airlines and aircraft rental companies.
EXCLUSIVE-Airbus to start larger A220 jet sales drive, sources say
EXCLUSIVE-Airbus to start larger A220 jet sales drive, sources say Airbus is poised to start offering airlines and leasing firms a larger version of its A220 regional jet with a view to launching development later this year, industry sources said. The campaign aims to line up enough pre-orders to justify going ahead with the roughly 180-seat A220-500 version and marks the start of proper negotiations before a potential launch announcement as ea…
According to insiders, the aircraft manufacturer wants to offer airlines and leasing companies a larger version of its A220 regional jet, but a final decision on the development is still pending.
Airbus executives told the financiers at the Dublin Economic Airlines conference that 2026 would be a "large year" for A220 and that more details would be made public soon.
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