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On 17 December 2021, Qantas selected the A220 as well as A320neo families as the preferred airliner for the long-term renewal of its domestic narrow-body fleet. A firm commitment for 20 A220-300s with purchase right options for the smaller A220-100 to replace the Boeing 717 fleet of QantasLink is expected to be placed by the end of 2022. [48] 2022
On 16 December, Qantas Group's domestic subsidiary QantasLink took delivery of its first A220-300 of 29 units on order, making it the 20th operator of the type, which would serve metropolitan and regional destinations across Australia. [252]
A Boeing 707 and Boeing 747-200 at Longreach's Qantas Founders Outback Museum. Qantas has had a varied fleet since the airline's inception. Following its foundation shortly after the end of the First World War, the first aircraft to serve in the fleet was the Avro 504K, a small biplane.
The A220 delays pushed back the launch of some Breeze routes from spring 2025 to fall. "It's been a little frustrating," Neeleman said. "I still can't figure out how you have supply chain issues ...
Qantas — 2 19 21: Qingdao Airlines — 15 2 17: Royal Brunei Airlines — 7 — 7: SalamAir — 1 — 1: Saudia — 25 10 35: Scandinavian Airlines — 59 — 59: Scoot — 6 — 6: Shenzhen Airlines — 27 — 27: Sichuan Airlines — 8 5 13: Sky Express — 1 — 1: Skyserv — 4 — 4: SMBC Aviation Capital — 68 36 104: Spirit Airlines ...
The first aircraft was slated for delivery in December 2024, but Boeing has pushed its delivery off until at least 2027 or 2028 - towards the end of Trump's second term in office.
Air Sinai operated two A220-300s of EgyptAir between December 2019 and May 2021, and then begun flying for Nigeria's Ibom Air. [26] Air Senegal retired its sole A220 in 2022. EgyptAir retired its A220 fleet in 2024.
Qantas has said it could order Boeing's 777-8 or the rival Airbus SE A350-1000 for the longest commercial flights in history by the end of this year, with hopes of delivery from late 2022.