Small Narrowbody Jets

Air France Industries / KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has signed a pair of contracts with European carriers to support their Airbus A220 fleets.

After 10 years of operating a single E195, Aurigny Air Services has sold the aircraft to Azorra as it seeks to consolidate its fleet around ATR 72 operations.

Nigeria’s Ibom Air has decided to increase its planned fleet of Airbus A220s, as demand outstrips deliveries of the aircraft from the OEM.

Crossover jets may account for an increasing percentage of movements at regional airports, but few as comprehensively as Antwerp.

Cyprus Airways will reduce the number of Airbus A220s acquired over the course of the decade, but still sees the aircraft as a valuable component of its fleet.

The Middle East has always been a tough market for crossover jets, in a region where size traditionally equated to quality or importance.

Persistent problems with the Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan engines on the Airbus A220 are forcing Cyprus Airways to rethink its strategies.

With less flights possible in the future, several airlines are now planning to increase their Amsterdam Schiphol seat capacity with larger aircraft.