Airbus has increased the maximum take-off weight of the A220 aircraft by 2.3 metric tons, resulting in a maximum range increase of 450 nautical miles, the plane maker announced Tuesday during its Innovation Days press event in Toulouse, France. The range of the A220-300 variant of the aircraft will grow to 3,350nm and the A220-100 will increase to 3,400 nm. The added range could support routes between Western Europe and the Middle East, or from Southeast Asia to Australia. Airbus has 530 orders for the A220 and estimates a market of 7,000 aircraft of this size (100-150-seats) over the next 20 years. Delta Air Lines and JetBlue are both Airbus A220 customers.

Source: Forbes May 21, 2019 09:00 UTC