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The first Airbus A220 new from Qantas that the subsidiary will operate QantasLink left the paint shop at the Airbus facilities in Mirabel, Canada.
This marks an important milestone in the Qantas Group's fleet renewal programme., the plane, that will come to Australia before the end of the year, is the first of the 29 A220 which will be delivered to the Group as part of its national fleet renewal program to replace and grow its narrowbody fleet.
The next-generation QantasLink A220s will gradually replace the Boeing 717 that currently operate flights throughout Australia. With twice the autonomy of the 717, A220 expected to open new domestic and short-haul international routes as more aircraft join the fleet.
Primer A220 the Qantas
This will be the twelfth new aircraft delivered to the Group in recent 12 months, including eight aircraft Airbus A321LR for Jetstar and three Boeing 787 Dreamliners for Qantas International. More deliveries of multiple aircraft types are expected in the coming 12 months, including the first Airbus A321XLR for Qantas Domestic. All consume significantly less fuel, They generate fewer emissions and are quieter than the older planes they replace.
During the last six months, this first QantasLink A220 aircraft is assembled at the facilities of Mirabel, with key components produced in other facilities around the world, including UK wings.
The aircraft spent two weeks in the paint shop where a striking Aboriginal paint scheme was applied, making this aircraft the sixth to join the national airline's long-standing Flying Art Series.
The Qantas Flying Art Series was launched in 1994 with the presentation of the first aircraft with indigenous livery, a jumbo Boeing 747 called Wunala Dreaming. Balaringi, Australia's leading indigenous design agency, has worked with Qantas to create the fuselage design for all Flying Art Series liveries, in collaboration with First Nations artists and their families.
Latest 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 plane is named after the artwork Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa – The Creation Story of the Two Sisters.
Around 100 painters participated in the realization of the decoration, and Airbus teams worked with 130 templates to replicate detailed designs. It has more than 20.000 points and is the most complex livery that Airbus ever completed for this type of aircraft.
Datos de QantasLink A220
- The QantasLink A220 will have the capacity to 137 passengers in a two-cabin configuration with 10 Business seats and 127 Economy seats.
- The A220s will mainly connect smaller capitals such as Canberra and Hobart, with our main centers in Brisbane, Melbourne y Sydney.
- The A220 has almost twice the autonomy of the 717, more than 6.000 kilometres, meaning you can fly between any city in Australia. The plane burns a 25% less fuel per seat and CO2 compared to previous generation aircraft.
- The public has been invited to help name the new A220 fleet in honor of Australia's native wildlife. (The first plane, as part of Flying Art Series, is an exception to the A220 naming convention).
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