Airbus A220 (C Series) — safety record, routes and airlines

The Airbus A220 (C Series) has 4 occurrences in our most recent five-year window, which puts its type score at 60 of 100. It has 0 hull losses and 12 recorded occurrences in total. That is a summary of the public safety record, not a prediction about any individual flight — the full arithmetic is on the methodology page.

The smaller A220-100 seats about 100 to 120 in typical two-class configurations. The A220-300, which most operators prefer, carries roughly 130 to 150. High-density single-class A220-300 layouts can reach around 160 seats, and most carriers fit a standard 3-2 economy with 5-across seating that is unusually wide for a narrow-body.

It straddles both. Range up to about 3,300 nautical miles on the A220-300 and mainline-grade cabin standards make it capable of routes like New York to Los Angeles or long European legs, while its smaller capacity makes it economical on thinner markets that cannot fill a larger A320. Most operators treat it as mainline equipment, not regional.

Cabin is noticeably quieter than older narrow-bodies thanks to the geared turbofan engines, and the 2-3 economy layout means roughly 60% of seats are aisle or window. Overhead bins are sized for full-size carry-on roller bags, and windows are larger than on an A320 or 737, which makes the cabin feel more spacious in practice.