Aircraft
Airbus Commits To Ensuring A220 Meets Full Potential
Customer demands prompt range improvements and 180-minute Etops for the Airbus A220.
An Airbus A220-300 sits parked in front of an Airbus Beluga transport outside the manufacturer's Toulouse factory. (Photo: Airbus)
An Airbus A220-300 sits parked in front of an Airbus Beluga transport outside the manufacturer's Toulouse factory. (Photo: Airbus)

Airbus’s A220 program continues to evolve into a major market force as improvements such as a 5,000-pound increase in maximum takeoff weight (mtow) and 180-minute Etops approval further express the company’s commitment to reinforcing the former Bombardier C Series’ commercial appeal.