The Airbus A220 is a departure from the company's usual aircraft. It is the first five-abreast airliner the manufacturer has ever produced. The cockpit of the A220 has a feature that is present on only one other Airbus airliner: an escape hatch.
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On September 2nd, 1998 the Boeing 717 took its very first flight. The jet was originally named the MD-95 as it was developed under McDonnell Douglas. However, with the company merging with Boeing in August 1997, the small single-aisle jet would take on its new Boeing designation. And then, about 15 years and two weeks later, on September 16th, 2013, Bombardier’s CSeries CS100 completed its maiden flight. Over in Brazil, the E190-E2 would take its maiden flight in May 2016 while the E195-E2 would first fly in March 2017.So how do the latter, newer-generation aircraft, perform as replacements for the aging 717? We take a look in today’s video!