I-Air Canada iqinisekise i-oda le-A15-220 eyengeziwe engu-300, okuletha i-oda eliqinile labathwali befulegi laseCanada lisuka endizeni yokuqala engama-45 kuye kwezingama-60. Inkampani yezindiza yaqala isevisi yayo ye-A220 ngoJanuwari 2020 futhi njengamanje isebenza ngaphezu kwama-30 A220 emizileni enqamula amazwekazi e-Canada, kanye nase-US naseLatin America.
“I-A220 isiyingxenye ebalulekile ekwenziweni kwesimanje kwemikhumbi ye-Air Canada futhi iyingxenye ebalulekile yemikhumbi yethu emincane, ngenxa yokusebenza kwayo nokunethezeka kwabagibeli. Amakhasimende ethu azijabulela ngempela izinzuzo ze-A220, kusukela kukhabethe layo elithule, imigqomo emikhulu engaphezulu kanye nezihlalo ezithokomele. I-A220 iyindiza ekahle yenethiwekhi yethu yaseNyakatho Melika ngenxa yezomnotho wayo, futhi ukusebenza kwayo kahle kukaphethiloli kuphinde kusekele ukuzibophezela kwe-Air Canada yokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi endleleni eya emgomweni wayo wokungakhiqizi ngokuphelele kuyo yonke imisebenzi yomhlaba ngo-2050,” kusho uMark Galardo. IPhini Likamongameli Omkhulu, Ukuhlelwa Kwenethiwekhi kanye Nokuphathwa Kwemali Engenayo e-Air Canada.
“Siyajabula ukuthi i-Air Canada ibuya izothatha amanye ama-A220. Lokhu kubonisa inani elilethwa indiza futhi siyaziqhenya ngokunikeza ikhasimende lethu izinga eliphezulu lokuguquguquka, umnotho omkhulu kanye nesikhalazo sangempela somgibeli,” kusho uChristian Scherer, oyiChief Commercial Officer kanye neNhloko Yezizwe Ngezizwe. Njengoba sezingaphezu kuka-30 izindiza ezisebenza nenkampani yezindiza, i-A220 isizisungule njengendlela ephumelelayo yokuvula umzila, kanye nehhashi elihamba phambili, iqinisa inethiwekhi yezwekazi labathwali ngenkathi iletha izinhloso ze-Air Canada zokuqeda ikhabhoni. Sibonga i-Air Canada ngokuqhubeka nokuthembela ku-Airbus.”
I-Air Canada isebenzisa uxhaxha lwezindiza ze-Airbus ezingaphezu kuka-125, okuhlanganisa izindiza zoMndeni ezingama-78 A320, izindiza eziyi-16 ze-A330 zoMndeni kanye nezindiza ezingama-31 A220-300. I-Air Canada nayo ine-oda eliqondile lama-10 A321 XLRs. Inkampani yezindiza yaletha i-Airbus A220-300 yayo yokuqala ngoDisemba 2019, futhi yaba inkampani yezindiza yokuqala ukusebenzisa le modeli eNyakatho Melika. I-A220, eyakhiwe ngomklamo wamaphepha ahlanzekile, iwukuphela kwenjongo yendiza eyakhelwe imakethe yezihlalo ezingu-100-150, ehlanganisa izici ezintsha zedizayini, i-aerodynamics yesimanje kanye nezinjini ze-GTF™ zesizukulwane sakamuva zikaPratt & Whitney.
Inikeza ngamaphesenti angama-25 ukushiswa kukaphethiloli okuphansi kanye nokukhishwa kwe-CO2 ngesihlalo ngasinye uma kuqhathaniswa nezindiza zesizukulwane sangaphambilini, ngaphezu kokukhishwa kwe-NOx ephansi ngamaphesenti angama-50 kunezindinganiso zemboni, i-A220 iyindiza eyonga kakhulu endaweni yayo. Ngesikhala esingaphezulu esingamaphesenti angu-20 somgibeli ngamunye, izihlalo ezibanzi kakhulu namawindi amakhulu kunawo wonke esigabeni sayo, i-A220 iphinde inikeze ukunethezeka okungenakuqhathaniswa kubahambi.
Kuze kube manje, sekulethwe ama-A220 angaphezu kuka-220 ezindizeni zezindiza eziyi-16 ezisebenza emazwenikazi amane futhi zixhuma abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-70 emhlabeni jikelele. Njengamanje lo mkhumbi undiza emizileni engaphezu kuka-800 nasezindaweni ezingama-325 emhlabeni wonke, okwenza kube ukukhetha okuqinisekisiwe kwezinkampani zezindiza ukuxhuma kahle abagibeli emizileni yesifunda neyebanga elide.
