An exclusive report from Reuters was released in the early hours of the morning on January 30 from Dublin, confirming that Airbus will launch development of its largest A220 variant later this year. The 180-seat twinjet is currently speculated to be named the A220-500, and industry sources told Reuters that an official announcement could be made at the Farnborough Airshow in July.
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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?