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The first Airbus A220 new from Qantas what to operateá the subsidiary of QantasLink salió from the paint shop at the Airbus facilities in Mirabel, Canadaá.
This fact marks an important milestone in the renovation program.ón of the Qantas Group fleet, the grandfatherón, to arriveá a Australia before the end ofñO, is the first of the 29 A220 that will be deliveredán to the Group as part of its renewal programón of the national fleet to replace and grow its narrowbody fleet.
QantasLink's A220s from próxima generationón replaceán gradually at Boeing 717 that currently operate flights throughout Australia. With double the autonomyíThat the 717, The A220 is expected to open new domestic and short-haul international routes as más planes to the fleet.
Primer A220 the Qantas
This beingá he twoécimo grandpaón new delivered to the Group in the úlast 12 months, including eight aircraft Airbus A321LR for Jetstar and three Boeing 787 Dreamliners for Qantas International. They are waiting for meás deliveries of múmultiple types of aircraft in the prówe moan 12 months, including the first Airbus A321XLR for Qantas Domestic. All consume significantly less fuel, they generate fewer emissions and are más quieter than airplanes más old ones they replace.
During the úlast six months, this first avión QantasLink A220 is assembled in the facilities of Mirabel, with key components produced in other facilities around the world, including UK wings.
the grandfatherónotó two weeks in the paint shop where it was appliedó a striking aboriginal paint scheme, what I convertedó a is avión the sixth to join the airline's long-standing Flying Art SeriesíNational Nea.
La Qantas Flying Art Series se lanzó on 1994 with the presentationón of the first grandfatherón with ind liveryígena, a jumbo Boeing 747 called Wunala Dreaming. Balaringi, the main design agencyño iníAustralian gene, has worked with Qantas to create the designñor the fuselage of all Flying Art Series liveries, in collaborationón with First Nations artists and their families.
The úLatest Flying Art Series livery features artwork by senior Pitjantjatjara artist, Maringka Baker, and tells the Dreaming story of two sisters who cross remote Australia together, covering great distances to find the way home. the grandfatherón named after the artwork Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa – The story of creationón of the two sisters.
Around 100 pintores participaron en la realizationón of decorationón, and Airbus teams worked with 130 templates to replicate the designsñdetailed. It has más de 20.000 points and is the livery más complex that Airbus have completed jamás for this type of avión.
Datos de QantasLink A220
- El QantasLink A220 tendrá Capacity for 137 passengers in a configurationón two cabins with 10 Business seats and 127 Economy seats.
- The A220 connectán mainly capital más smallñas well as Canberra and Hobart, with our main centers in Brisbane, Melbourne y Sydney.
- The A220 has almost double the rangeíThat the 717, con más de 6.000 kilómeters, meaning you can fly between any city in Australia. the grandfatherón burn a 25% less fuel per seat and CO2 comparedón with generation airplanesón anterior.
- The p has been invitedúwar to help name new A220 fleet in honor of auto faunaóaustralian chtone. (The first grandfatherón, as part of Flying Art Series, is an exceptionón to the conventionónomenclature no. A220).
