Air Canada Airbus A220-300 INAUGURAL FLIGHT! Calgary to Montreal

On January 16th, Air Canada flew the first revenue flights of their new Airbus A220-300, and I was on board the first flight from Calgary to Montreal!
Air Canada ordered 45 of the A220-300 variant in 2016 with options for an additional 30 aircraft. Back then, the program was still known as the Bombardier CSeries, before its much-discussed sale to Airbus in 2018.
Air Canada was, however, the first North American airline to place orders for the aircraft, so it’s understandably a pretty big deal for them to finally launch revenue flights.
See what I thought of Air Canada's new bird on its first day of operations!
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FLIGHT INFORMATION
Airline: Air Canada (ACA/AC)
Aircraft: Airbus A220-300 (BCS3)
Flight Number: AC318
Seat: 21A
Livery: New (2017)
Engines: 2x Pratt and Whitney PW1500G
Registration: C-GROV
Route: Calgary (YYC) - Montreal (YUL)
Callsign: AIR CANADA 318
Runway used: 17L (YYC) - 06R (YUL)
Date filmed: January 16th, 2020
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Outro song - "Take Flight" by Nyhtian: • Nyhtian - Take Flight ...
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[@dan_air_houston]

Spirit airlines be like: let’s order the A220 and put a 3-3 seat configuration and a few extra rows

[@RashadKhanAviation2023]

I do not think that Sprit Airlines will order the A220-100/300. But might order the A321XLR.

[@Matthew_B]

Professor Mike AmericanuckRadio Cool

[@Matthew_B]

Professor Mike AmericanuckRadio Your so funny

[@Matthew_B]

Box Studios Good Job

[@Matthew_B]

Professor Mike AmericanuckRadio True

[@CJetsPlanespotting]

The A220/CSeries is one of the best looking aircraft I have ever seen. Fantastic trip report, as always!

[@RaY_77W]

Preferably c-series for me

[@RaY_77W]

Lol

[@brianaviation3072]

Max 9 is the best looking too..

[@tonyde52]

That's because it WASN'T DESIGNED BY AIRBUS. It was designed by BOMBARDIER .

[@Ormodius3751]

Airbus should give it a mask, just like the a350

[@DavidBellerive]

I can’t say it enough: the C-Series is one of the best plane design we’ve had in a long time. Quiet, efficient, good looking and roomy from what I’ve seen! This summer I’ll be flying it with Swiss, and then in the fall likely with AC or Delta. Two things I wish was there: the “loo with a view”, and the C-Series welcome mat. I am glad Airbus came to support, but I wish some of the original touches had been kept in place... Thanks Alex for the video, I am really looking forward to my first flight onboard!

[@SottileSky]

@@_w_w_ Almost any new aircraft has teething issues. Give it time and it's dispatch reliability will improve.

[@alancarre7590]

@@_w_w_ This problem has nothing to do with the A220 design, Airbus or Bombardier. The problem is with the new Pratt & Whitney super-efficient engine's software. Apparently P&W have not isolated the cause yet, so they've advised pilots not to push engines above 95% of their maximum thrust when flying above 29,000 feet (reuters). I'm sure once the cause has been identified, these problems will go away and other aircraft manufacturers will be willing to 'take a chance' with the new technology. Bombardier was one of the first to do so, which is bold, but probably necessary to stay ahead of the curve.

[@jaypek43-Phil]

@@alancarre7590 I've noticed that it does not fly above 29,000 ft. on all of its flights!

[@alancarre7590]

@@jaypek43-Phil Well, that would be one way to comply with the advisory I guess. Maybe that's the reason why...

[@chrismckellar9350]

@@_w_w_ - What do you expect, Delta is a American carrier. Like any of the top three American carriers, they have no concept of passenger comfort and service. Both Swiss and Air Baltic had very little issues when the A220 was introduced to the respective airlines.

[@Giardintek]

Although I am not a big fan of the AC Raccoon painting around the front windshield, I love this aircraft. Too bad AC opted out of the lavatory window, which is another signature spec for the model. As a Canadian, this plane is and will always be a Bombardier to me. Thanks Alex

[@EyesonEnforcement911]

Man oh man! I love the Bombardier CS300! Such a beauty

[@jonweigand3712]

It was noticable how quiet this airplane is, and those efficient Prat Whitney engines. I first became aware of Bombardier's plane when Porter Airlines wanted to get Toronto to approve them for the Island Airport, because of how quiet they where on the exterior, and complement the turboprops. Full props for the Canadian air industry, although again a company couldn't do it financially and sold to Airbus. Can't wait until i set foot in an A220. Great video.

[@docvader2926]

Engines impressively quiet 👍🏿

[@calvinrovinescu6166]

William Lau the A330 does the same thing but higher pitched with the Trent engines.

[@calvinrovinescu6166]

William Lau and they fly over my house weekly and considering the fact that noise sensitivity is more of an issue for people in the ground under a flight path or near an airport rather than on board, hearing it from outside matters more. At any rate it’s something we have to get used to as anything with PW1000 engines will be doing this.

[@budsfan1970]

Cancel the rest of the MAX's on order immediately, and convert all the A220 options into firm orders.

[@FirstLastOne]

Cancel ALL the Boeing Max aircraft on order and make Boeing buy back the ones that Air Canada has for starters before the rest of the 'compensation' Boeing must be forced to make to Air Canada. Unfortunately, the A220-300 has a slightly shorter range at 5920km over the Max 8/9 at 6510km. Then there's the number of passengers being a lot fewer for the A220 with 12J and 125Y over the Max 8 at 16J and 153Y. And don't forget the cargo capacity of the A220 at 1700kgs and the Max 8 at 8328kgs. So when you compare the two, the the A220 is not a good direct replacement for the MAX 8. It's range is shorter by 590km, carries 4J and 28Y fewer passengers and the big killer is the reduced cargo capacity of 6628kgs. If Air Canada plays hardball with the corruption at Boeing that has cost them a lot already, they'd scrap the MAX orders and go to the A320neo and A321neo which match or beat the MAX 8 and 9. Training wouldn't be a stretch since AC already has A320s and A321 and ALL MAX pilots will have to go through simulator training IF Boeing ever gets that 55+ year old, long in tooth bucket flying again. Don't forget, Boeing has already screwed Air Canada on a few 787's. Boeing is no position to be calling the shots now. They either clean up their act or spend the next two decades being a solid number 2 builder if they are lucky.

[@budsfan1970]

@@FirstLastOne All good, valid points. Bombardier had plans to build an even larger C-Series. The CS500. Hopefully, the fallout from the MAX fiasco, prompts them along with Airbus to launch the 500.

[@user-fb6ns4zq2r]

Mickey Bodog HELL YES

[@ysfsim]

do your research! The a220 is much smaller than the max so why should air canada get rid of it for a smaller plane? There is a reason they ordered it in the first place and ordered both. The a220 is to replace their embraers that have similar capacities

[@HD613YOW]

@@ysfsim Do your research! Airbus is modelling extended variants that would compete directly with the Max!

[@pbilk]

1:45 Look at that slick-looking machine! I think I will still know it as the Bombardier C-series. Though, I am glad Airbus got it and bringing some competition to Boeing.

[@danieleregoli812]

You gotta love how quiet that cabin is!

[@zrhplanespotting]

This aircraft is so beautiful! We are so lucky to have so many A220s at ZRH!

[@limesaviation2602]

I had my best ever short haul flight on an A220 Frankfurt-Geneva with Swiss really enjoyed the cabin

[@ericbeaulieu4663]

Proud of this Canadian designed aircraft, back in time, bombardier did a great job and im sure it will be a safe aircraft.

[@KarlMathiasMoberg]

That aircraft looks amazing in the new AC livery!

[@Matthew_B]

Karl Mathias Moberg I want to see it in the new WestJet Livery

[@t5239857289578947594]

That paint job around the windsheilds is a no no.

[@rui9812]

@@t5239857289578947594 it actually makes it look a lot better imo.

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

Gorgeous aircraft, and a terrific report. Thank you!

[@tally1604]

Flew on this bird with airBaltic around europe. The best flight experience in a long time. Bombardier did Canada proud with the cs series.

[@hzkdsg1257arg]

Wow, it’s amazing!

[@karlranta292]

Great video! Can't wait to give it a try!

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

Nice work. This looks like an incredible aircraft. :) Also really cool to see both your and @Vuelogs reports on the same flight - interesting to see what you each focused on.

[@SOUTHENDAVIATION]

Great report, just another reason for me to head to Canada some time. The PW1000g's howling sound on the initial spool up is amazing!

[@MrRamyon74]

You deserve more subs bro, love your stuff!!

[@ryankenyon5010]

Love the sounds! Great video! Gotta love the CS300.

[@DeltaBravoTango]

Brilliant video and I very much enjoyed the A220-300 flights from the trio of reporters You, Veulogs, and ITripReport! I hope to fly the A220 sometime as well.

[@Ayzrito]

Nice to see you here.. haha

[@DeltaBravoTango]

@@Ayzrito hey!

[@MileHigh_Aviation]

Awesome video man! Looks great!

[@ErnestGutschikAviation]

Excellent trip report Alex! Keep me’ coming!

[@dmairplane]

Awesome video man! Such an awesome plane, can't wait to try it Sunday

[@JonathanWinton123]

Casually raises his phone..........ohh its -29c 😂 This was well worth waiting for mate. Some interesting points you brought out about the interior, the safety video etc. I really believe the A220 has more potential than is even being realised at this current time, and we 'could' see it on some very interesting routes in a few years time. So pleased for you getting on the first flight mate. Well, put together. Liked 😊

[@jonnyka9319]

The new seats 😍🔥🔥

[@karlossargeant3872]

Awesome Video Alex!!!!

[@adampolak2210]

Fantastic looking aircraft and it looks splendid in AC’s new livery

[@corkaviation8885]

Amazing trip report! Lucky to fly the inaugural.

[@GermanKorb]

The inside is very nice, looks like a comfortable flight

[@glenjo0]

Congratulations! Beautiful plane! And a great airline!

[@richardc8738]

I love the way it doesn’t shake as if it’s going to fall apart on take off like some of AC’s planes. When they get out the orange de-ice fluid, you know it’s cold. Great report. Thank you.

[@ramseyaviation3715]

Nice video Alex the a220 is a awesome plane

[@jaypek43-Phil]

Well done! Nicely edited and narrated!

[@guanacoyyz9646]

Thanks for this video! I'm flying to SFO from YYZ next week and my flight airplane was change to this aircraft. So exited now after watching your video!

[@airlinetraveller]

Fantastic trip report of AC's new A220. It looks so good =D

[@davidmaclachlan]

Thanks for sharing!

[@MadeiraAirport]

Really nice trip report, awesome to fly on that brand new plane!

[@mynameistechno]

Aww, what a beauty the A220 is.

[@dd.greenefilms2598]

The A220 is one of my favorite airplanes and especially the sounds of the engines on the taxi way and on take off,that howling sounds, it reminds me of the starting ups on the F/A-18 Hornets fighting jets,I really enjoyed your video, Thanks for sharing this with the audience.

[@OHAREAVIATION]

Great job! Looks like a fun ride

[@graham8807]

Good job; very informative and after this pandemic I will go out of my way to try and fly on one of these. 2 thumbs up!

[@jonathanchester5916]

Nice report and good job to Bombardier for recognizing what a Pax Experience means. Looking forward to flying one soon.

[@DanielSander]

Great Video Alex, nicely put together. The seat width looks to make a huge difference. The IFE screens look amazing too, just a shame Air Canada never opted for the window toilets.

[@rscott2247]

AC probably didn't opt for the window lavatories because people may want to stay in there longer ?

[@yulaviation3868]

My friend’s mom works at air canada and she took us to YUL and we saw them receive their first a220

[@teddytheyorkielowellpenner777]

Flew the a220 couple weeks ago amazing plane love it

[@thomasrobinson8336]

Alex Happy New Year to you and yours. Its c-Series to me Forever.

[@_MikeCanada]

Amazing review as usual.

[@Sh9168]

I love the Vulcan howl the CS make. It will always be a Bombardier to me!

[@sean_king]

The c series feels like a mini dreamliner indeed!

[@deloresmackay9923]

I could not have been more happier with your channel amazing reviews hopefully one day you’ll come out to Kamloops that would be great to meet up Delores

[@jcbaily5559]

Thanks for your report and I do like the music you play....

[@patoffcuriosity4727]

Great review

[@jonfklein]

Wow, those engines are incredibly quiet! Pratt & Whitney did a great job with them.

[@skytek_gamez9385]

Very Nice Video Indeed

[@dguido11]

Love your videos

[@pfx245]

Great aircraft!

[@AJayAnswersYou]

No doubt, my favorite aviation channel w/ regards to plane trip content. Great video!

[@Zyvex10]

I can't wait to fly in a A220 with Spirit Airlines! 😁

[@AJayAnswersYou]

@@Zyvex10 Spirit?

[@hibye3002]

This is nice Alex and those new planes are sick I flew with them before.

[@DLX_Pilot]

Hi Alex...great video. Quick note, the pilot answering questions is the Air Canada A220 Chief Pilot. Thanks for putting out awesome content. It is great to see how much you have grown and progressed since I have started following you. Cheers!

[@MGAviationNZAircraftVideos]

Such a beautiful aircraft

[@thomaswong7715]

Nice im from calgary and have flown mainly 777 and 787 from Air Canada service is great. Planes always get me excited

[@rajbahadurverma6762]

Very good Video

[@TekuJames]

Very excited to fly on this plane from YEG to YUL and back next month. I think this will be a good alternative to WestJet's Dash 8 and Dreamliner (plus layover) service. Great video as always!

[@theglobalpeasant]

Great look. I'm glass AC went with the -300 aircraft.

[@NeutralGenericUser]

Seeing this beautiful aircraft makes me furious at what Boeing did, and months before they messed things up with their 737-Max too. Truly malicious, shady management.

[@johnsaviation1782]

Nice Alex

[@smallstudiodesign]

Cool! I’d like to fly on a Bombardier one day! Such a sleek pretty plane.

[@johndemerse9172]

Nice!

[@foskco87]

Its hard to look at it and not immediately want to like it haha. There is something so visually pleasing about it.

[@press2701]

The exit row seat, row 13 I think was really good (JFK to IAH). Reclines even. Nice job with overhead bins as well.

[@alex321neo]

She’s GORGEOUS

[@clarkegilbey6544]

Nice little plane

[@JayJayAviation]

The Airbus house livery -300 was in Calgary today

[@carlraymondgrenier787]

i worked on the cs100 prptotype and i can tell you its over all a really great plane

[@michiganwannarbor3255]

This is exciting! I have to fly mostly on the smaller regional jets. Can't wait until these replace those jets.

[@mikeyt80]

Watching these videos from Canada make me glad I live in South Carolina, where it is a blustery 56 F, 13 C, today, December 23rd..! That is cold enough for me lol

[@nikolalevnaich1986]

Can't wait for your review about the AC A220 product in J!

[@arisliepins9969]

Can say all the best about this aircraft. Being a frequent Air Baltic customer I had many flights by A220-300.

[@cyriluebbing22]

Nice

[@tshiditlhapi9536]

I think that the airbus A220-300 looks really good

[@paulnewstead9693]

Big fan of Air Canadas new Livery, especially on this airplane.

[@alex321neo]

I’d LOVE to see the Air Canada A220’s! 🇨🇦👨‍✈️🇨🇦👨‍✈️🇨🇦👨‍✈️🇨🇦👨‍✈️

[@jossdionne9810]

Tks a lot! Perfect seat for listening to the quiet engine, very quiet! Won't miss flying on our great "homemade" plane, very soon! BTW, Pizza is better with Pepsi.

[@markpotvin7119]

Quiet Pratt & Whitney engines and it's physical appearance makes this a gorgeous airplane.

[@Cory_Bates1989]

6 foot 8 ,holy Alex you are a giant🤣🤣🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@andytaylor1588]

The world is his oyster. My problem is not long legs unfortunately. My shoulders are too wide.

[@RashadKhanAviation2023]

You are very lucky! I wish I was on an A220.

[@karlossargeant3872]

Air Canada Airbus A220-300 Series is Awesome fa sure I hope too fly on with JetBlue soon!!!!

[@GermanKorb]

Welcome to Montreal

[@carlr259]

nice plane. 👍

[@jayhalpern279]

I have to agree with you about the trays

[@chrismckellar9350]

A great video. Flight and cabin crews, passengers like it for its comfort and flight operations like for its operational flexibility. I think the A220 family is going to be a winner for Airbus like the A320 family has. With regards to its toilets, Bombardier/Airbus offer both styles of rear gallery/toilet configuration. The preferred galley/toilet configuration is the toilets with a window and bigger gallery.

[@x01macmilsim86]

I got to watch the Airbus A220 livery take off right before the Air Canada from one charter ramps on the west side. Of 17L. I was so excited too see it

[@timothyharrison8953]

I was on that airplane headed back to Wichita. It was ironic to me to see this video, lol.

[@mynorescobar3015]

Love The Code Names on These Birds

[@martintheiss4038]

It's the equivalent of a cars license plate.

[@stanleovart]

Yesterday I made also my own Inaugural flight with A220-300 by AirBaltic. Additionally it was 100th A220 airplane built, brand new (manufactured Dec2019). And I am also fully satisfied! :)

[@maxsmodels]

My airline ordered them also but we only get 1 this year. I want to fly it but them will likely be based in Boston and I do not want to commute from Florida.

[@jayjay057]

Greatest plane there is flew it on Delta loved it.

[@AKMaxFlightsTravel]

Been on Delta's A220. LOVE the aircraft