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The A220 was the plane that not many folks wanted. Purely due to union / regional scoping rules. It was too large for regionals, too small for mainline. For ex
by kitteh 6y ago
The A220 was the plane that not many folks wanted. Purely due to union / regional scoping rules.
It was too large for regionals, too small for mainline. For example many airline union scoping contracts require planes with more than 70 or 100 pax go to mainline which means it will cost more to operate. Airlines don't want to do that. If it's going mainline, they want more seats (think 737/a320 ranges) which the A220 doesn't have.
There's a somewhat famous post from a Bombardier product manager on the internet detailing the history of the aircrafts evolution that played out like the Bradley Fighting Vehicle in The Pentagon Wars. Despite marketing data and customer feedback saying don't build this they kept pushing ahead and the Quebec tax payer footing some of that bill.
- happycube 6y agoA lot of folks seem to want it now, though...
- gsnedders 6y ago> Purely due to union / regional scoping rules. These aren't significant outside of the US market. And okay, the US market is a significant market for aircraft, but by way of comparison most of the major orders of the larger E-Jets have been non-US airlines. The A220 has a very big order book for an aircraft of its size.
- arcticbull 6y agoIndeed, they're surprisingly fuel efficient and have crazy range for their size. You can fly a CS3/A220-300 across the Atlantic from the east coast without any trouble.
- 908B64B197 6y agoIt has 52 billion dollars worth of orders right now, interestingly.