The Airbus A220 is a plane that’s loved by passengers, but perhaps not quite as loved by airlines, for a variety of reasons. While the plane currently comes in two variants, there have long been rumors of the European aircraft manufacturing giant considering a bigger version of the plane.
There are some updates, and it seems highly likely that this will become a reality in the not-too-distant future.
The A220-500 is intended to be a “simple stretch” of the existing model. That means it would be a relatively simple redesign, essentially stretching the fuselage without making too many other changes. As a result, the A220-500 would have less range than the other versions of the plane, given that the engines have to “carry” more weight. Think of it more as a plane that would operate relatively short flights (we’re talking up to four hours or so), and not flights of a North America transcon length (which the smaller variants are capable of).
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