Airbus A220-300

Airbus · Canada / Multinational · first flew 2015 · airliner

The Airbus A220-300 is a modern single-aisle airliner with a five-abreast cabin, originally developed by Bombardier as the CSeries before Airbus took over the programme.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	Low-mounted, swept
E — Engines	2 × turbofan, wing-mounted
F — Fuselage	Slim five-abreast narrowbody
T — Tail	Conventional

WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.

Spot it by:

Slim five-abreast narrowbody
Large geared turbofans under wings
Pointed nose and tall fin

Look for the slim fuselage with a slightly pointed nose, large engines relative to the airframe, and a tall, gently swept fin. The clean composite wing has a graceful upward sweep at the tips.

Specifications

The Airbus A220-300 has a length of 38.7 m (127 ft).
It has a wingspan of 35.1 m (115 ft).
Its maximum speed is 871 km/h (541 mph).
Typical crew: 2 flight crew.

Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.

History

First flown as the Bombardier CS300 in 2015, the aircraft struggled commercially under Bombardier before Airbus acquired a majority stake in 2018 and rebranded it the A220-300. Its advanced Pratt & Whitney geared turbofans give it excellent efficiency on regional and short-haul routes.

Variants

The shorter A220-100 (formerly CS100) seats around 100 to 120 passengers, while the larger -300 carries up to roughly 160. Both share the same wing, systems and clean-sheet design.

Where you'll see it

Several carriers operate the A220 into UK airports, and the type appears at Heathrow and Gatwick on European services; it is a familiar modern narrowbody for British travellers though not yet a UK flag-carrier mainstay.

Related aircraft

AircraftIQ — the aircraft field guide: 4,893 recognition guides, live overhead identification, works offline.