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Airbus A220-500: is the 160-seat A220-300 certification programme becoming the commercial evidence Airbus needs before deciding whether to launch the long-discussed A220-500 stretch? That question sharpened on October 7, 2026. In a new Aviation Week interview with Airbus, Europe region president and head of commercial Europe Johan Pelissier offered a numerical indication of demand. He
London City Airport A320neo flights — could a single degree of descent angle rewrite the future of Europe’s most singular commercial hub? London City Airport A320neo: On March 2, 2026, London City Airport (LCY) launched a formal public consultation, seeking Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval for a shallower landing procedure. The goal is clear: unlock
Airbus A220 ramp-up can a sharper regional pitch, a higher-density cabin, and newly delivered door shipsets turn a strong aircraft into a reliably scalable programme? Three January 2026 datapoints suggest Airbus is trying exactly that. On January 6, 2026, Airbus signalled a marketing push that frames the A220 more directly as a “regional-plus” tool, including
Airbus A220-500—those three characters have set airline chat rooms ablaze. Can the longest-rumoured member of the A220 family really beat bigger jets on fuel burn without a costly wing redesign? Bjorn Fehrm’s two-part analysis for Leeham News (1 May 2025 and 8 May 2025) digs deep into that question, and this feature reviews his key
