THE Airbus A220-300 passenger airliner has arrived in Yangon, Myanmar, as part of its twoweek demonstration tour of the Asia-Pacific region.
The aircraft on display at Yangon International Airport is an Airbus flight test aircraft, featuring a brand new and comfortable cabin layout of 143 seats in a single class passenger cabin.
Yesterday, airline executives and members of the media witnessed its leading-edge capabilities and high levels of passenger comfort during a special one-hour demonstration flight. Airbus representatives also highlighted the aircraft’s capabilities during dedicated presentations.
The A220-300 is operated successfully yesterday in the Asia-Pacific region by Korean Air on both domestic and international services. Air Vanuatu ordered four A220s, comprising two A220-100s and two A220-300s, in February 2019.
The A220 is part of Airbus’ modern and comprehensive aircraft family, which covers the market ranging from 100 to more than 400 seats. In the single-aisle category, this comprises the A220 and the A320 Family (which includes the A320neo, the best-selling aircraft in aviation history).
In the widebody family, Airbus manufactures the A330 Family (including the latest A330neo) and the long range leader A350 XWB Family. In the region’s single-aisle market Airbus has over 60% market share, with more than 3,000 aircraft in service with 80 airlines, and over 1,500 on order for future delivery.
In Myanmar, Airbus has a presence in the airline market with Myanmar Airways International which operates a fleet of A319 aircraft on its services out of Yangon.
—GNLM
