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The Airbus A220 Shows its Covid Strength With JetBlue Debut

If there is an aviation wunderkind to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic, it just might be the Airbus A220. The small narrowbody jet has proven popular among airlines even as they parked thousands of aircraft amid the historic drop in...

JetBlue took delivery of its first Airbus A220 on New Year's Eve, making the rare move to debut an entirely new fleet-type during the pandemic. - Courtesy of JetBlue / JetBlue Airways

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Issue No. 799

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JetBlue introduced its first new aircraft type in years, the Airbus A220. As airlines the world over park and retire widebodies, the A220 is emerging as the right-sized jet for these pandemic times, as we explore in this week's feature…

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