Air Canada Airbus A220-300 flight review! | AC481 Montreal to Toronto

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Welcome aboard my first flight on the Airbus A220, originally the Bombardier CSeries! As you can see, this is definitely one of the best flights I've ever had, and despite the delay with the weather and maintenance we had an amazing crew which I also got a chance to photograph the cockpit as well!

This flight concludes my quick weekend travel to Montreal where I attended the Students in Mind Mental Health Conference on Saturday that's run by students at McGill, and that a close friend of mine works as a director for that event. I came to Montreal on Friday on Air Transat's A321neo, which is also a really cool aircraft!

The Airbus A220, originally developed by Bombardier as the CSeries, is a revolutionary new single-aisle aircraft type that incorporates many new technologies, like a composite airframe, geared turbofan engines, large windows, advanced avionics, and much more. The cabin design is distinctive as it features large windows, large overhead bins, and a 5-abreast economy cabin that features wider than average seats compared to other aircraft types. After a trade dispute between Bombardier and Boeing in 2017, Bombardier sought a partnership with Airbus which took a slight majority ownership in the program, and thus rebranded as the Airbus A220 in July 2018. Air Canada has 45 on order, the first of which was delivered in December and entered service just a few days ago on 16 January, between Montreal and Calgary. It will replace many older single-aisle aircraft, like the Embraer 190, and older Airbus A319 and A320.

This is a quick review of the main points of the flight and cabin features, and while it is not the inaugural service, it is the first time that this aircraft has operated commercially into Toronto. Two new routes will be launched with this aircraft in May, which includes Montreal to Seattle, and Toronto to San Jose (California). I have also filmed the full flight from beginning to end, and I'll hopefully post that soon as there's a lot to see during the flight!

As you can see, the weather was quite bad with a heavy snowstorm rolling through. Our flight ended up being delayed by two hours, and we were given food vouchers as compensation. There was also a group tour headed to Barbados, and because of the delay, that meant a very tight connection for them so the crew asked them to disembark the aircraft first before others.

Air Canada's frequent flights between Montreal and Toronto is sometimes branded as "Rapidair", and is the busiest flight route in the country.

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Filmed 19 January 2020

Aircraft: Airbus A220-300 (Bombardier CS300, BD-500-1A11)
Registration: C-GROV
MSN: 55067
Engines: Pratt & Whitney PW1521G geared turbofan
Production: Montreal Mirabel (CYMX / YMX)
Delivered: 20.12.2019
Depart: Montreal Trudeau International Airport (CYUL / YUL)
-scheduled: 6:00; actual: 9:00
Arrive: Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ / YYZ)
-scheduled: 7:34; actual: 10:10
Flight time: 1 hour 10 mins
Seating configuration: C12Y125 (137)
Seat: 14A
Cruise: FL280 (28,000 ft)

Camera: Canon Rebel SL1 24-105 mm, GoPro Hero 5 Black

Full flight video now up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EvQeqdQ8Cc

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Airbus A220: https://flic.kr/s/aHska9RAjh

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HIGHLIGHTS:
00:05 - our aircraft being towed to the gate
00:28 - boarding
01:32 - cabin views on boarding
02:11 - seat overview
02:57 - IFE overview
05:08 - pushback
06:03 - deicing
08:03 - takeoff from runway 6L
10:07 - cabin overview
10:22 - toilet view
10:42 - rear wing view
10:57 - crew service starts
11:10 - biscuit and orange juice
11:20 - more wing views
11:45 - descent
14:05 - views of downtown Toronto
15:52 - landing on runway 33L
17:09 - taxi to gate
18:44 - parking at gate 120 plus closing remarks on screen
19:08 - cockpit photos

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