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The first Delta Airbus A220 leaves the paint shopDelta Airlines
A new aircraft that will support Delta Air companies for the next 10 years is undergoing final flight tests this weekend. Saturday, BBA510, or Bombardier Aerospace 510, on the left Montreal – Mirabel International Airport at 2:02 pm local time for a brief test flight over the greater Montreal area. After reaching an altitude of 20,000 feet, the aircraft, which has the tail number N101DU, landed successfully at approximately 16:00 local time.
Ben Bearup, writer at Airways Magazine, initially followed the flight on Twitter via Flightradar24.
The first # DeltaA220 is still flying over Quebec and has reached 20,000 feet. Track: https://t.co/bdmsYMLK8A pic.twitter.com/8PEb0aE8Yq
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Saturday's flight apparently compensates for the test originally scheduled for October 3, but eventually cleaned up.
The BBA510 was unique as it would be the first aircraft delivered to Delta as part of a new partnership between Airbus and the Canadian manufacturer Bombardier. At the end of 2017, Airbus and Bombardier entered into an agreement to jointly produce and market C Series of its regional aircraft. After the contract was ratified in July of this year, Airbus officially renamed the Airbus A220, although manufacturing is still taking place at Bombardier's Canadian facility. Already, JetBlue, Delta and a series of international carriers have ordered blocks from the aircraft. Delta aircraft are expected later this year and will come into service in 2019, while JetBlue will begin accepting aircraft as of 2020.
Beyond the name and brand new cabins, Delta passengers may not have much to expect from the new aircraft. The Airbus A220 is largely a new Bombardier B-Series brand that can accommodate between 108 and 160 passengers on predominantly regional routes. In addition, the newly installed seats and interiors will help give life to the aircraft. Some may find that the smaller aircraft is cramped compared to an A320 or a Boeing 737 of the main line.
While air carriers seek to optimize the efficiency of each route, passengers can also find more of these so-called regional aircraft on longer routes between countries. At the end of last year, Chicago-based United Airlines launched a series of longer flights on its more energy-efficient regional aircraft, such as Chicago O & Hare and Fresno, California, over a distance. 1,731 miles. American and Delta, for their part, have explored a similar utility for their regional fleets.
The good news, however, is that Delta's A220 is expected to replace a large number of smaller and less comfortable aircraft currently in service at the carrier. According to FlightGlobal, Joe Esposito, senior vice president of network planning at Delta, suggests that the new fleet will take over the carrier's "long haul" regional routes, thereby shutting down many more jet planes. Embraer and Bombardier. For many, the good thing about flying a smaller regional jet may be that the smaller regional jet is new.
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The first Delta Airbus A220 leaves the paint shopDelta Airlines
A new aircraft that will support Delta Air companies for the next 10 years is undergoing final flight tests this weekend. Saturday, BBA510, or Bombardier Aerospace 510, on the left Montreal – Mirabel International Airport at 2:02 pm local time for a brief test flight over the greater Montreal area. After reaching an altitude of 20,000 feet, the aircraft, which has the tail number N101DU, landed successfully at approximately 16:00 local time.
Ben Bearup, writer at Airways Magazine, initially followed the flight on Twitter via Flightradar24.
The first # DeltaA220 is still flying over Quebec and has climbed to 20,000 feet. Track: https://t.co/bdmsYMLK8A pic.twitter.com/8PEb0aE8Yq
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Saturday's flight apparently compensates for the test originally scheduled for October 3, but eventually cleaned up.
The BBA510 was unique as it would be the first aircraft delivered to Delta as part of a new partnership between Airbus and the Canadian manufacturer Bombardier. At the end of 2017, Airbus and Bombardier entered into an agreement to jointly produce and market C Series of its regional aircraft. After the contract was ratified in July of this year, Airbus officially renamed the Airbus A220, although manufacturing is still taking place at Bombardier's Canadian facility. Already, JetBlue, Delta and a series of international carriers have ordered blocks from the aircraft. Delta aircraft are expected later this year and will come into service in 2019, while JetBlue will begin accepting aircraft as of 2020.
Beyond the name and brand new cabins, Delta passengers may not have much to expect from the new aircraft. The Airbus A220 is largely a new Bombardier B-Series brand that can accommodate between 108 and 160 passengers on predominantly regional routes. In addition, the newly installed seats and interiors will help give life to the aircraft. Some may find that the smaller aircraft is cramped compared to an A320 or a Boeing 737 of the main line.
While air carriers seek to optimize the efficiency of each route, passengers can also find more of these so-called regional aircraft on longer routes between countries. At the end of last year, Chicago-based United Airlines launched a series of longer flights on its more energy-efficient regional aircraft, such as Chicago O & Hare and Fresno, California, over a distance. 1,731 miles. American and Delta, for their part, have explored a similar utility for their regional fleets.
The good news, however, is that Delta's A220 is expected to replace a large number of smaller and less comfortable aircraft currently in service at the carrier. According to FlightGlobal, Joe Esposito, senior vice president of network planning at Delta, suggests that the new fleet will take over the carrier's "long haul" regional routes, thereby shutting down many more jet planes. Embraer and Bombardier. For many, the good thing about flying a smaller regional jet may be that the smaller regional jet is new.
