Airbus A220

In a move aimed at enhancing operational capacity and embracing sustainability, Cyprus Airways acquired two state-of-the-art Airbus 220s in July. These aircraft are set to debut on the 2024 summer routes, connecting popular Greek island destinations like Rhodes, Skiathos, Santorini and Iraklio on Crete, and Preveza on the mainland.

Cyprus' connectivity with other countries is very important for matters of tourism and the economy in general, the president of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, said last Friday.

He was attending the presentation of two new Airbus A220s for the Cyprus Airways fleet at the old Larnaca Airport.

Cyprus Airways, the flag carrier of Cyprus, last week announced the upgrade of its fleet from the A320 to the advanced A220 aircraft. This was unveiled at a joint conference with Airbus at the prestigious Paris Air Show 2023.

It is the end of an era for Bombardier as the Canadian aerospace company announced on Feb. 13 it is getting out of the commercial aviation business in a bid to pay down billions of dollars in debt.

The company lost $1.61 billion in 2019 and finds itself with total debt of $10 billion.

Swiss International Air Lines stopped the flights of 29 Airbus A220 aircraft due to engine problems. This was reported by NOVA.

The reason for the decision was the incident on Tuesday of a flight by the company from London to Geneva, which was redirected to Paris due to technical problems.