Portland International Jetport (PWM) is the busiest airport in the state of Maine, processing more than two million passengers annually. The airport, which is not to be confused with Portland International Airport (PDX) in Oregon, does not currently see any international services but is connected to destinations across the US, from New Haven (HVN) in the East to Denver (DEN) in the West.
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- June 23, 2025
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Nearly nine years have passed since the Airbus A220 (previously called CSeries) entered commercial service. The A220-100 (CS100) first flew passengers with launch customer SWISS in July 2016. The higher-capacity and more popular A220-300 (CS300), with much better economics, first flew with airBaltic in December 2016.Unlike regional jets, the A220—even the smallest variant—is considered mainline equipment. Yes – the jet is somewhat sized as a larger regional aircraft but its range puts it A little closer to narrowbodies from the 737 and A320 families. And so today, we take a look at the longest routes for this small Airbus aircraft!
Video: Should The Airbus A220 Get A 2nd Engine Option?
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- January 31, 2025
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the Airbus A220 has been having a pretty rough time staying out of the hangar and in the air where it belongs. Yes, we can be grateful that it has thus far managed to avoid the same levels of bad publicity and disaster as the Boeing 737 MAX, but A220 operators around the world are most definitely experiencing challenges with the type. This has very little to do with the avionics and airframe design, and is pretty much all about the engines powering the jet – the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofan engine. So this prompts us to ask the question: Should the Airbus A220 get a 2nd engine option?