Ua lawe ʻo Air Canada i kāna mea mua Airbus ʻO ka mokulele A220-300, i hoʻolālā ʻia, kūkulu ʻia a hāʻawi ʻia mai nā lako polokalamu Mirabel A220 ma Kanada. ʻO ka mokulele mua mai kahi kauoha o 45 e komo i ka lawelawe ma Ianuali 2020, e hana ana ʻo Air Canada i ka mokulele mua e hoʻokele i ka A220-300 ma ʻAmelika ʻAmelika.
ʻO ka A220 ka mea e hiki ai i ka mokulele ʻo Montreal ke hoʻolele ʻoluʻolu i nā mea holo ma nā ala like ʻole ma Kanada a i ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa, me ka hāʻawi ʻana i kahi keʻena papa ʻelua e noho ʻoluʻolu ai i nā poʻe 137; 12 ma ka papa ʻoihana a me 125 ma ka papa hoʻokele waiwai.
"He manawa i manaʻo nui ʻia kēia no Air Canada i ko mākou hoʻokipa ʻana i kēia mokulele hoʻololi pāʻani i loko o kā mākou mau ʻauwaʻa, ʻo ka hana aʻe o kā mākou ʻauwaʻa hou. ʻAʻole ia e ʻae wale iā mākou e lawe i kā mākou mea kūʻai aku me ka ʻoluʻolu, akā e hoʻonui pū i kā mākou kūpaʻa kaiapuni me kona ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi. Na ka A220 e hiki ai iā Air Canada ke hoʻoikaika i ko mākou kūlana ma nā mākeke trans-border a me transcontinental a ʻo ia ke kī i kā mākou ulu mau. E pōmaikaʻi kā mākou mea kūʻai mai nā hiʻohiʻona hoʻolālā hou o ka A220, me kahi koho o ʻelua keʻena ākea a me ka ʻoluʻolu, nā pahu nui ma luna, nā puka makani nui a me kahi ʻike mālie i ka lele ʻana, "wahi a Michael Rousseau, Hope Luna Nui a Luna Nui kālā ma Air Canada .
"He manawa mōʻaukala kēia hāʻawi ʻana iā mākou āpau ma Airbus Canada. I loko o kekahi mau pule wale nō, hiki i ka poʻe Kanada ke lele ma luna o kēia mokulele i hoʻolālā ʻia a hui pū ʻia no ka manawa mua i loko o ka Livery Maple Leaf kūikawā a me ka hōʻailona o ka Air Canada e hōʻailona ana iā Kanada a puni ka honua, "wahi a Philippe Balducchi, Luna Nui, Airbus Canada. .
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- In just a few weeks, Canadians will be able to fly on board this Canadian-designed and assembled aircraft for the first time in Air Canada's distinctive and emblematic Maple Leaf livery that symbolizes Canada around the world,” said Philippe Balducchi, CEO, Airbus Canada.
- The first aircraft out of an order of 45 will enter service in January 2020, making Air Canada the first airline to operate the A220-300 in North America.
- Our customers will benefit from the A220's innovative design features, including a choice of two spacious and comfortable cabins, larger overhead bins, bigger windows and a quieter experience in flight,” said Michael Rousseau, Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Air Canada.
