Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.Air Canada took delivery of its newest aircraft, the Airbus A220, in December and unveiled it to the public on January 15.
The aircraft has a storied history that saw majority ownership in the program being acquired by Airbus after being designed by Canada's Bombardier. Air Canada unveiled its first Airbus A220-300 aircraft on Wednesday, showing off the Canadian aircraft that was bought by a European manufacturer who plans to also build them in the US.
, who had been shifting more towards Airbus products in its medium and long-haul fleet with arrivals such as the Airbus A321 and A350-900 XWB. , the prospect of a negative decision opened the door for Airbus to take a majority stake in the program and rebrand it as its own. It was then that the Bombardier C Series became the Airbus A220, though most operators still keep the C Series name on the entryway to its aircraft.
JetBlue Airways placed a large order for the aircraft last year, opting to go for an all-Airbus fleet rather than continue with Embraer.