Should WestJet Order The Airbus A220?

The Bombardier CSeries, or Airbus A220, is a clean sheet aircraft in the lucrative 100-150 seat market, and a Canadian success story.

Among other benefits, the aircraft has the widest economy class seats of any new aircraft today, and it remains very popular with passengers around the world.

However, with over 100 aircraft now in regular service across the globe, why hasn’t Canada’s second largest airline ordered some?

Today, I explore the reasons for and against a potential WestJet Airbus A220!

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SOURCES:

WestJet 737-600/-700 Information:
https://www.westjet.com/assets/wj-web/documents/en/investorMedia/WestJet-2019-Q3-Financial-Report.pdf

WestJet Says CSeries is “Too Small” (2016):
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/westjet-says-bombardiers-c-series-is-too-small-for-its-mainline-service/article28682130/

WestJet’s 737 MAX 7 Optimism (2018):
https://www.heraldnet.com/business/westjet-sees-slow-selling-boeing-737-max-7-as-key-to-savings/

WestJet Cools on Smallest 737 MAX (2019):
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/westjet-cools-on-smallest-737-max-as-ceo-rethinks-fleet/

Airbus A220 Range:
https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/passenger-aircraft/a220-family/a220-300.html

Airbus A220 Range Improvement:
https://onemileatatime.com/airbus-a220-range-improvement/

Boeing 737 MAX 7 Range:
https://www.boeing.com/commercial/737max/

Boeing 737 MAX 7 Dimensions:
https://www.boeing.com/resources/boeingdotcom/commercial/airports/acaps/737MAX_RevE.pdf

http://www.boeing.com/assets/pdf/commercial/airports/acaps/737.pdf

WestJet CEO: Boeing Gets B Grade at Best for 737 MAX Response (2019):
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/westjet-ceo-boeing-gets-b-grade-at-best-for-737-max-response-1.1339323

Air Canada Unveils Airbus A220:
https://globalnews.ca/news/6416141/air-canada-unveils-airbus-a220/

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