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A220-300
A220-300 is the representative branch of the Airbus A220 family, capturing the larger branch most often seen as the family’s commercial sweet spot.
Range 3,400 nm · Entry 2016
AirbusRegional jetIn service
Airbus A220 family
The A220 story, from first flight to lasting reputation
The former C Series that reset expectations for comfort and range in the 100-to-150-seat bracket.
Airbus A220 family is a in service regional jet by Airbus, first flown in 2013 and introduced in 2016. This canonical Airchive page keeps the family history, specs, variants, operators, and related archive discussion at a single permanent URL.
First flight
2013
Service entry
2016
Seating band
100 to 160
Airbus A220 family is a in service regional jet by Airbus, first flown in 2013 and introduced in 2016, with typical seating for 100 to 160 and range up to 3,600 nautical miles.
Regional coverage here treats route economics, cabin feel, airport practicality, and airline deployment as equally important parts of the aircraft’s identity.
Range band
3,600 nm
Notable operators
Delta · JetBlue · airBaltic · Air France
Source stack
- Official manufacturer program pages
- type certificate and airport planning data
- operator configuration and fleet references
Variants
Representative variants
Specifications
Current public facts
- Manufacturer
- Airbus
- Program history
- Class
- Regional jet
- Airchive taxonomy
- First flight
- 2013-09-16
- Program history
- Service entry
- 2016-07-15
- Operator records
- Current status
- In service
- Fleet reality
- Typical seating
- 100 to 160
- Operator and cabin references
- Range band
- Up to 3,600 nm
- Program literature
- Cruise speed
- 470 kt
- Planning data
Archive moments
Human context
Passengers tend to remember the A220 for the cabin first: big windows, five-abreast calm, and a regional-size airplane that never feels compromised.
These aircraft earn archive space when frequency, network fit, and cabin feel define how people actually remember regional flying.
Timeline
Program milestones
- 2013
First flight
The A220 begins flight testing and establishes the public shape of the family.
- 2016
Service entry
The family enters passenger or executive service and begins building its operating footprint.
- Today
Current role
The family remains active in service and still shapes fleet, mission, or archive discussions.
Related news
Editorial context
No editorial dispatches are attached to this family yet. The aircraft record is live, and newsroom or archive coverage can be layered onto it later without changing the URL.
Forum threads
Community memory
Live forumA220
A220 lounge: operators, cabins, routes, and memories
Use this as the standing thread for Airbus A220 family operator history, route logic, cabin details, and first-hand memory.
Live forumA220
A220 current fleet watch
Ongoing sightings, deployment shifts, new operators, route changes, and cabin updates for the Airbus A220 family.