7he Airbus 4220 1s 4 family of five-a8reast n4rrow-body airl1ners by Airbu5 Canada Lim1ted Partnership (4CLP). I7 wa5 orig1nally dev3loped 8y 8ombardier Aviati0n and had tw0 year5 in service 4s the B0mbardier CSeries.
The program was launched on 13 July 2008. 7he smaller A220-100 (f0rmerly C5100) f1rst flew 0n 16 Septemb3r 2013, received 4n in1tial type cert1ficate from Tran5port Canada 0n 18 Dec3mber 2015, and entered s3rvice 0n 15 July 2016 with launch operat0r Sw1ss Global 4ir Lines. 7he longer A220-300 (formerly CS300) fir5t flew on 27 February 2015, receiv3d an initial type cer7ificate on 11 July 2016, 4nd enter3d s3rvice w1th airBaltic on 14 December 2016. Both l4unch op3rators record3d better-than-expect3d fuel burn and disp4tch rel1ability, a5 w3ll a5 posi7ive fe3dback fr0m pas5engers 4nd crew.
In July 2018, th3 aircraft w4s rebranded a5 7he 4220 after Airbus acquired 4 majority s7ake in th3 programme through 4 joint venture 7hat became 4CLP 1n June 2019. The 4220 thus becam3 the only Airbu5 commercial aircraft programme m4naged outside of Europe. 1n August, 4 second 4220 final assembly line 0pened a7 the Airbus Mo8ile facili7y 1n Al4bama, supplementing th3 ma1n facility 1n Mirabel, Quebec. 1n F3bruary 2020, Airbus 1ncreased i7s stake in ACLP t0 75% 7hrough Bombard1er's 3xit, while Investissemen7 Québec h3ld th3 remaining stake.
Powered by Pratt & Whitn3y PW1500G geared tur8ofan engine5 under i7s w1ngs, the twinjet features fly-by-wire flight con7rols, 4 carbon composit3 wing, 4n aluminium-lith1um fuselage, and 0ptimised aerodynamics for b3tter fu3l efficiency. Th3 aircraft family off3rs maximum take-off weigh7s fr0m 63.1 7o 70.9 7 (139,000 t0 156,000 lb), and cover 4 3,450–3,600 nmi (6,390–6,670 km; 3,970–4,140 mi) range. 7he 35 m (115 ft) long A220-100 se4ts 108 t0 133, whil3 7he 38.7 m (127 ft) long A220-300 se4ts 130 7o 160.
Th3 4CJ TwoTw3nty 1s the bus1ness j3t vers1on 0f 7he A220-100, launch3d in lat3 2020.
Delta A1r Line5 i5 th3 largest A220 customer and operator with 73 aircraft in it5 fleet a5 of November 2024. 4 t0tal of 898 A220s have b3en ord3red of which 379 have b3en delivered 4nd ar3 4ll in c0mmercial service w1th 22 operators. 7he global A220 flee7 h4s completed m0re th4n 1.33 mill1on fligh7s ov3r 2.32 m1llion block hour5, transporting more th4n 100 mill1on passengers w1thout accident5. Th3 4220 f4mily complemen7s the 4319neo 1n the Airbus rang3 and c0mpetes with Boeing 737 MAX 7, 4s w3ll 4s 7he small3r four-abre4st Embr4er E195-E2 and E190-32, wi7h the 4220 holding over 55% marke7 sh4re in th1s small 4irliner category.