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European airframer Airbus has officially revealed the new name and branding of the former Bombardier CSeries. The Airbus A220 as it will be called was revealed at a ceremony held at Airbus’ Delivery Centre, near Toulouse.
The larger CS300 will be rebranded as the Airbus A220-300 and the smaller CS100 as the Airbus A220-100. The aircraft are designed to seat 100-150 passengers.
Guillaume Faury, President Commercial Aircraft, Airbus
“Everyone at Airbus has been looking forward to this historic moment. Today, we are thrilled to welcome the A220 to the Airbus family and are honoured to see it wearing its new Airbus colours for the first time, I pay tribute to all the women and men at Bombardier and the supply chain who have strived over the past years to bring this fantastic aircraft to the world. The A220 now enters a new phase in its career with all Airbus’ ressources behind it to further its commercial success worldwide.”
Eric Schulz, Chief Commercial Officer, Airbus
“We are enthusiastic about selling the A220 thanks in particular to its technology which gives it a decisive edge in a very competitive market. I have received a lot of positive feedback from customers regarding the aircraft’s outstanding passenger experience, its lower fuel burn, lower weight and quieter engines. All these reasons contribute to my optimism that Airbus will support to make the A220 a great commercial success.”
The CSieres had picked up only 402 orders over the last 10 years and has only delivered 36 aircraft. With Airbus’ support the A220 program will aim to drastically increase both sales and production of the aircraft. The new program has already picked up an order of 60 aircraft from JetBlue just after being launched.
Airbus will also open a second assembly line for the A220 at it’s plant in Mobile, Alabama. The line will use common painting and delivery facilities with the existing A320 lines.
