--- title: "Airbus A220-300: seats, specs, airlines and safety record · Orbit" description: "Airbus A220-300 — 120–150 seats typically, 6,300 km range. Seat layout, engines, who flies it (JetBlue, Breeze Airways, Air France) and its safety record, with sources." url: https://orbitflights.app/aircraft/airbus-a220-300 --- Airbus # Airbus A220-300 The A220-300 is the larger of the two A220 models, a clean-sheet single-aisle jet first developed by Bombardier as the CS300 and taken over by Airbus in 2018\. Its five-abreast cabin gives most passengers a window or aisle seat, and airlines typically fit 120 to 150 seats. It is powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofans. **Typical seats** 120–150 **Range** 6,300 km **First flight** February 2015 **In service since** December 2016 _\[Image: JetBlue A220-300 N3142J on final approach to Boston Logan\]_ JetBlue A220-300 N3142J on final approach to Boston Logan. Photo: [4300streetcar / Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JetBlue%5FA220-300%5FN3142J%5Fon%5Ffinal%5Fapproach%5Fto%5FBoston%5FOct%5F2024%5F1.jpg), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), resized. ## Specifications **Manufacturer** Airbus **ICAO / IATA code** BCS3 / 223 **First flight** 27 February 2015 **Entered service** 14 December 2016, with airBaltic **Status** In production **Engines** 2 × Pratt & Whitney PW1500G (PW1521G-3 or PW1524G-3) **Thrust per engine** 108.5 kN **Range** 6,300 km (3,402 nmi) **Cruise speed** Mach 0.82 **Length** 38.7 m **Wingspan** 35.1 m **Height** 11.5 m **Cabin width** 3.28 m **Max take-off weight** 70.9 t ## Seats and cabin layout Airbus quotes 120–150 seats in a typical 2-class layout. The type certificate allows at most 149 passengers — the exit limit, which no airline with a premium cabin comes near. ### Airbus’s reference layout Drawn by Orbit from the figures in [Airbus A220 Aircraft Characteristics Publication (ACP), A220-300 data module, §4 Layout of passenger accommodation (Fig. 4) and Table 2](https://www.aircraft.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta126/files/2023-11/A220-ACP-Issue001-00-19Oct2023.pdf). Typical, not any airline’s seat map — your flight may differ. Nose on the left. - Economy ### What the biggest operators fit | Airline | Cabins | Seats | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ----- | | [JetBlue](https://ir.jetblue.com/news/news-details/2021/JetBlue-Introduces-Its-New-Airbus-A220-300-with-Stunning-Design-Features-and-Industry-Leading-Onboard-Customer-Experience-01-12-2021/default.aspx) | 140 economy | 140 | | [Air France](https://corporate.airfrance.com/sites/default/files/media-document/2025/01/af%5Fdossier-de-presse%5Fa220%5Fen%5F0.pdf) | 148 economy | 148 | | [Delta Air Lines](https://www.delta.com/us/en/aircraft/airbus/a220-300) | 12 first · 43 premium economy · 75 economy | 130 | From each airline’s own seat or fleet page. Airlines often fly more than one version of a type; this is the one they publish. ## Which airlines fly the A220-300 The largest fleets of this variant. Counts move as aircraft are delivered and retired, so each carries the date it describes. - JetBlue 66 in the fleet, as of 31 August 2026 · [source](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries) - Breeze Airways 64 in the fleet, as of 31 August 2026 · [source](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries) - Air France 58 in the fleet, as of 31 August 2026 · [source](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries) - airBaltic 54 in the fleet, as of 31 August 2026 · [source](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries) - Delta Air Lines 48 in the fleet, as of 31 August 2026 · [source](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries) ## Safety record Every fatal accident and hull loss involving the A220-300, with the investigators' report where one is published. The complete record, minor incidents included, is kept by the [Aviation Safety Network](https://aviation-safety.net/asndb/type/BCS3). 1. 23 December 2024 · Graz Airport, Austria (diversion) ### Swiss International Air Lines flight LX1885 While cruising at FL400 from Bucharest to Zurich, the left engine malfunctioned and smoke entered the cabin and cockpit; the crew diverted to Graz and evacuated the aircraft, and one cabin crew member later died. 1 killed · [SUB (Austria) report ↗](https://www.bmimi.gv.at/dam/jcr:1c411654-b5ed-4c3a-adcd-cb246f160a0f/241223%5FAirbusA220-300%5FGraz%5FWritten%5FPreliminary%5FReport%5FEN.pdf) 2. 14 June 2025 · Riga International Airport, Latvia (on the ground) ### airBaltic During an APU ground run after scheduled maintenance, a fire in the aircraft's centre section caused severe heat damage; nobody was injured, and the aircraft (YL-AAO) was later judged uneconomical to repair, the first A220 hull loss. No fatalities · aircraft written off · no official report published · [Wikipedia ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus%5FA220#Accidents) ## Asked and answered ### How many seats does the A220-300 have? Airbus quotes 120 to 150 seats in a typical two-class layout. Its European type certificate currently allows up to 149 passengers; airlines such as Air France (148) and JetBlue (140) fly it in a mostly single-cabin layout, while Delta fits 130 seats across three cabins. ### Which airlines fly the A220-300? According to Airbus's delivery data at the end of August 2026, the largest A220-300 operators were JetBlue, Breeze Airways, Air France, airBaltic and Delta Air Lines. airBaltic was the first airline to fly it, in December 2016. ### Is the A220-300 safe? The A220-300 has no accident causing passenger deaths. In December 2024 a Swiss A220-300 diverted to Graz after an engine malfunction filled the cabin with smoke, and a cabin crew member died a week later; in 2025 an airBaltic aircraft was written off after a fire during maintenance on the ground, with no injuries. ### How far can the A220-300 fly? Airbus gives a maximum range of about 6,300 km (3,400 nautical miles), the same figure it quotes for the larger A320neo. 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[Download now](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.qwertybit.orbit) ## Where these facts come from - [Airbus — A220-300 aircraft page (dimensions, range, MTOW, seating) ↗](https://www.aircraft.airbus.com/en/aircraft/a220/a220-300) - [Airbus — A220 Aircraft Characteristics Publication (ACP), Issue 001 ↗](https://www.aircraft.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta126/files/2023-11/A220-ACP-Issue001-00-19Oct2023.pdf) - [EASA — Type Certificate Data Sheet EASA.IM.A.570 (BD-500), Issue 25, dimensions, engines and MPSC ↗](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/downloads/20964/en) - [EASA — Engine TCDS IM.E.090 (PW1500G), Issue 11, take-off thrust ratings ↗](https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/downloads/20863/en) - [Airbus — Orders & Deliveries, August 2026 (in-fleet by operator) ↗](https://www.airbus.com/en/products-services/commercial-aircraft/market/orders-and-deliveries) - [AIN — Bombardier's CS300 completes 5-hour maiden flight (27 Feb 2015) ↗](https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2015-02-27/bombardiers-cs300-completes-5-hour-maiden-flight) - [Skies Magazine — Bombardier CS300 successfully starts revenue service with airBaltic (14 Dec 2016) ↗](https://skiesmag.com/press-releases/bombardier-cs300-successfully-starts-revenue-service-airbaltic/) - [Wikipedia — List of aircraft type designators (BCS3 / 223) ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%5Fof%5Faircraft%5Ftype%5Fdesignators) - [Wikidata — CS300 / A220-300 ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29877390) - [JetBlue — Introduces its new Airbus A220-300 (140 seats) ↗](https://ir.jetblue.com/news/news-details/2021/JetBlue-Introduces-Its-New-Airbus-A220-300-with-Stunning-Design-Features-and-Industry-Leading-Onboard-Customer-Experience-01-12-2021/default.aspx) - [Air France — A220-300 press kit (148 seats) ↗](https://corporate.airfrance.com/sites/default/files/media-document/2025/01/af%5Fdossier-de-presse%5Fa220%5Fen%5F0.pdf) - [Delta — Airbus A220-300 seat maps and specs ↗](https://www.delta.com/us/en/aircraft/airbus/a220-300) - [Austrian Federal Safety Investigation Authority — Written preliminary report, A220-300 accident at Graz, 23 Dec 2024 ↗](https://www.bmimi.gv.at/dam/jcr:1c411654-b5ed-4c3a-adcd-cb246f160a0f/241223%5FAirbusA220-300%5FGraz%5FWritten%5FPreliminary%5FReport%5FEN.pdf) Checked on 6 October 2026. 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