Passenger aircraft cruise above 30,000 feet, and at this altitude, the air is too thin for people to breathe. Aircraft are not pressurized to sea level altitude (0 feet) equivalent, as that would put too much strain on the fuselage and accelerate its fatigue. Previously, the compromise for widebody aircraft was being pressurized to the equivalent of around 8,000 feet. However, new aircraft like the Airbus A350 are able to increase the cabin pressure to around 6,000 feet.
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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?