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On 23 December 2024, the Airbus A220-300 experienced an engine failure at FL400 (40,000 feet [12,192 m]), leading to smoke entering the cabin. An emergency landing was performed at Graz Airport , Austria, and all 79 occupants were evacuated via emergency slides . [ 2 ]
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The A220-300 complements the A319neo in the Airbus fleet and competes with the Boeing 737 MAX-7, replacing previous generation airliners, smaller variants of the 737 Next Gen/737 Classic and McDonnell Douglas MD-90/MD-80 series.The A220-300 was designed to be 6 t (13,000 lb) lighter than the A319neo and nearly 8 t (18,000 lb) lighter than the ...
On 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111 registered as F-GGED, crashed into a high ridge near Mount Sainte-Odile in the Vosges mountains while on final approach to Strasbourg at the end of a scheduled flight from Lyon. This accident resulted in the deaths of 87 of the aircraft's 96 occupants (six crew members, 90 passengers).
Swiss International Air Lines Flight 1885, an Airbus A220, flying from Bucharest to Zurich, diverted to Graz after smoke developed in the cabin was in cruise flight at 40,000 feet (FL400). The aircraft was evacuated using the emergency slides , and of the 79 people on board, 1 crew member died in the hospital. [ 123 ]
The massive Japan Airlines plane collision is the ‘first real test for a modern aircraft’ under distress and Airbus’s new lightweight carbon-fibre fuselege may have protected passengers from ...
Chinese airlines are in talks with Airbus to buy its A220 aircraft, state media reported. Airbus Last week, Airbus unveiled a $37 billion deal to sell A320s to Chinese airlines, beating out Boeing.
The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff due to an excessive rate of turn on the part of the crew during the climb. January 19, 1988 9 7 8 Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286: Bayfield: Colorado: Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner: The aircraft crashed during approach due to descent below the approach profile during a rapid descent. December 7 ...