Airbus delivers the first A220 assembled in the United States

Airbus has delivered its first aircraftón A220 assembled in USA from Mobile, Alabama, avión what to operateá for Delta Air Lines.

This event underlines the aircraft manufacturer's role as a global aircraft producer and heralds the arrival of a new era in production.ónumber of aircraft Airbus in the U.S.

Several milestones led to this historic moment.órico. Since the inaugurationón of the líMobile A220 final assembly line in January 2019, until the official start of productionón of A220 in August 2019, and the maiden flight of this aircraftón in June, the A220 teams in Mirabel (Quebec) and Mobile worked closely togetherón to make the productionón of the A220 in the United States was a ésuccess.

“The delivery of the first grandfatherón assembled in EE. UU. To a US-based client. UU. It is a real source of pride for the A220 program”, I say Philippe Balducchi, líder of the A220 program. «This delivery is the first of many to come.án and shows the strong espírite of collaborationón among A220 Program teams worldwide».

Till the date, about 400 United States employees have received trainingón about productionón of A220, some in Mirabel, Quebec, Canadaá, where the A220 program and the l are locatedíprimary final assembly line. Does añO, the first production teamóUS-based A220 n, Composed of new and experienced members, startedó to assemble the A220 in Mobile.

Delta Air Lines is currently the customer más large of A220, with a total of 95 A220 aircraft on order, And beá the first A220 operator in the Américh in operating the A220-100 and A220-300 aircraft types.

Benefitsáleaving the úlatest technologyías, the A220 is the grandfatherón más silent, clean and ecoómagic of its categoryía. With a trace of noise a 50% minor in comparisonón with generation airplanesón anterior, a 25% less fuel consumption per seat and a 50% less NOx emissions than theádepartment of industry. Being a designñor impeccable, The A220 offers unparalleled operational efficiency and unrivaled operating costs. 25% más per seat comparedón with generation airplanesón anterior.

At the end of September 2020, have already been delivered 123 Airbus A220 to seven operators, which fly on routes in Asia, América, Europe and Áfear, which demonstrates the great versatility of the úlast member of the Airbus family.