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First A220 Flight at Delta
King of Regional Flying: A Review of Delta’s Airbus A220-100 in First Class From Dallas to New York
The A220 is a big deal for aviation.
February 10, 2019 - by Darren Murph for thepointsguy.com
The A220 is a big deal for aviation.
At long last, the first North American carrier has started passenger service with the Airbus A220. There's no other way to say it: The A220 is a big deal for aviation.
Not only is it the most fuel-efficient and quietest aircraft in the Delta fleet, it also features the widest main-cabin seating across all of Delta's birds. (Given the first-class focus on this review, it's also worth mentioning the massive 13.3-inch IFE panels in the forward cabin, which are also a first.)
Delta claims that the A220 offers wide-body amenities in a narrow-body jet, and after flying it for an entire workday, I have to concur.
Delta has a competitive advantage by being the first North American carrier to fly the Airbus A220...
This particular A220, was the newest passenger aircraft I'd ever boarded. It was delivered on New Year's Eve, roughly six weeks before its first commercial trip. (I'd toured the very first A220-100 delivered to Delta's headquarters, registered N101DU, back in December.) As soon as I crossed into the plane, the aroma of newness infiltrated my nostrils, and the captain invited me to...
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