According to August estimates by analytics firm IBA, 15% of global A220s are grounded and another 42% are of the age that suggest inspections have happened or are due.
The smaller version of the jet, the A220-100, carries between 110 and 120 passengers, allowing mainline carriers such as Delta Air Lines and Swiss International Air Lines to replace old regional planes with a more-premium experience.
The larger variant, the A220-300, is in a class of its own: Its roughly 170 seats make it ideal for flag carriers in small European countries, such as Latvia’s airBaltic , that previously relied on lessefficient, shortened variants of the A320 and the 737.
