Czech Airlines emerges as A220 and A321XLR customer

Czech Airlines has emerged as an Airbus A220 customer, ordering 4 of the -300 variant as part of an agreement which includes converting A320neos to the long-range A321XLR. The carrier had 7 A320neos on order but last month cancelled 4 of them. Airbus says the airline has instead ordered 4 A220-300s, which will be configured with 149 seats. The airframer revealed earlier this month that an undisclosed customer had ordered 4 A220-300s and 10 of the smaller A220-100. Airbus has not confirmed whether Czech Airlines is the customer behind this agreement for 14 aircraft, and the Czech Airlines agreement does not mention A220-100s. But the carrier is converting the 3 remaining A320neos to the long-range A321XLR which was formally unveiled at the Paris air show earlier this year. <br/>