Very unfortunate. I flew one this summer from Cairo to Athens and it was by far the best jet I have ever flown. Better than a320s and737
@matsv20110 ай бұрын
I guess that 737max8 from north america are super cheep 2 or 3 years on the preowned market.
@RLTtizME10 ай бұрын
@@matsv201 Total bilge blown out your south end.
@thearsenalmisfit241410 ай бұрын
@matsv201 I refuse to fly any max jet since the 2 crashes and that decission was reinforced by the recent quality control problems Boeing has been having on all their production lines.
@waynehentley433210 ай бұрын
It's the best aircraft ever built!
@justing4210 ай бұрын
that's why Delta is parking them@@waynehentley4332
@DeepakKumar-lv4te10 ай бұрын
poor article i thought, no mention of the airlines economics, their business model , current influences on the airline etc. Impossible to understand this without context.
@bringbackmd757910 ай бұрын
No one is disputing the economics of the aircraft, but when you get terrible service, and waiting times for parts ,the most economical plane in the world is of little use when it's sitting idle on the ground, waiting for repair.
@2adamast9 ай бұрын
"EgyptAir is offloading all 12 of its Airbus A220-300 aircraft, selling them off to the aircraft leasing company Azorra" Is that impossible to understand?
@tiagogomes38079 ай бұрын
They want bigger planes. Have no money for them so they will sell the smaller ones they own.
@sudirsankr336110 ай бұрын
Egypt is in currency crises. To buy parts they had to sell planes !!!
@monder427610 ай бұрын
Yep
@Design_no10 ай бұрын
When has it not been in economic crisis.
@osasunaitor10 ай бұрын
Also demographic crisis
@muhammadfawzy990110 ай бұрын
And on the same time they are buying 10 A350-900’s and leasing 18 B737-8 Max’s,, and just received 12 A321 neo’s obviously they can’t afford the spareparts. The major issue is with the A220 engine manufacturer, plenty of them are grounded due to delays in parts delivery.
@seagullsbtn10 ай бұрын
No lack of demand for the -300 variant. Orders for this variant are 90% of all A220 aircraft. Since the engines are "fixed" by P&W, these will very quickly be leased after repainting.
@justing4210 ай бұрын
no they aren't
@O530CarrisPT_C210 ай бұрын
Pratt & Whitney is to blame for this situation. The PW1500G has been suffering with problems left and right, like the PW1100G-JM of the A320npe (No Pratt Engines). Pratt & Whitney should act on this.
@gteixeira10 ай бұрын
Embraers use PW engines and I haven't heard about these issues there. The issue must be in who integrates them.
@O530CarrisPT_C210 ай бұрын
@@gteixeira This problem is common specific versions of the PW1000G, those of aircraft produced by Airbus (PW1100G-JM and PW1500G).
@gteixeira10 ай бұрын
@@O530CarrisPT_C2 So it seems that the issue is on who picks the engines then.
@O530CarrisPT_C210 ай бұрын
@@gteixeira So, it comes down to Airbus.
@ChrisCokeRobinson10 ай бұрын
@@gteixeira Probably because nobody's buying the new E-jets
@The_Angry_Medic10 ай бұрын
If it's a seller's market and their use case is changing, then it makes sense. The type is still my favorite commercial aircraft to fly on so far
@justing4210 ай бұрын
hard to fly on them without engines
@The_Angry_Medic10 ай бұрын
@@justing42 cry about it
@RSwrightMD10 ай бұрын
I fly this aircraft type on Delta not infrequently. It is comfortable and one of the best smaller planes I have ever flown on. Far better than CRJ and Embraer planes. I hope Delta acquires them.
@miked81219 ай бұрын
The choice of small jets to fly on between small cities in the U.S. mid-west, is horrible. So are the small connector airlines.
@thecaynuck9 ай бұрын
@@miked8121 In terms of comfort, sure, but the planes themselves are very good.
@rupetto195910 ай бұрын
in Nov 2023 I was on A220 by Delta, NY to Boston, very smooth flight and the plane is amazing
@Samguy5510 ай бұрын
Every modern plane is amazing, what’s your point?
@patrice597610 ай бұрын
@@Samguy55the A-220 is 60 years ahead of the 737 and 40 years on the 320… that’s how much better the ride is… That’s his point
@markmitchell265810 ай бұрын
@@Samguy55really wouldn't say modern Boeing planes amazing 😊
@RLTtizME10 ай бұрын
How so?
@waynehentley433210 ай бұрын
40 and 60 years? What hyperbole!!
@cvt-4u26710 ай бұрын
No African love for the A220 . Air Senegal off-loaded them in favor of orher types, now Egypt Air. Thanks Pratt...!!
@gteixeira10 ай бұрын
How to explain that Embraers use PW engines and they are still quite popular in Africa?
@thecaynuck9 ай бұрын
Give it 20 years, Africa will be trying to buy them all up. African airlines are poorer and tend to buy second hand aircraft because they're too expensive to run new aircraft. With the exception of airlines like Ethiopian.
@ricky123110 ай бұрын
The engine troubles are industry wide You can’t throw toys out of the pram
@neilpickup23710 ай бұрын
Did you watch the video? Their engines have been fixed and upgraded.
@fjp330510 ай бұрын
What are the problems?
@neilpickup23710 ай бұрын
@fjp3305 P&W were supplied with contaminated material, which has significantly reduced the operational life of some components. P&W is unable to meet the current demand to replace these faulty parts. This has resulted in many A220s on the ground waiting for 'fixed' engines.
@RLTtizME10 ай бұрын
Huh?
@fjp330510 ай бұрын
@@neilpickup237 Thanks
@well-blazeredman618710 ай бұрын
So, what are the financials like at EgyptAir? And are 220s cheaper to run (passenger/km) than the bigger narrow-bodies?
@cvt-4u26710 ай бұрын
When it's in the air..!!! Who can blame them when your fleet was grounded, awaiting spare parts or complete engines. Your reliable engine reputation was permanently tarnished PRATT..!!
@gteixeira10 ай бұрын
You need to pay for the plane and African companies are typically gouged higher interests by banks when financing new planes, so the finances don't work well unless they manage to keep the plane making money flying 99% of the time.
@thecaynuck9 ай бұрын
@@cvt-4u267 The A220 fleet is not grounded
@oluwoleajala967810 ай бұрын
Ibom Air of Nigeria has 10 A220 on order and already had one delivered in November. The airline is also exiting the Wet leased A220s from Egypt Air.
@cabottaxi10 ай бұрын
Short sighted decision . These aircraft will find new homes very easily. They are not exactly 380s and buyers will snap them up. Maybe Air Baltic or Air Canada might take them. Other airlines might take them on short leases due to delivery hold ups with the manufacturers.
@rohitaswal246410 ай бұрын
Bro planes are good but if there is no service or part from engine supplyer what will happen they got rid of that plane Right movement
@well-blazeredman618710 ай бұрын
A380s are real bargains right now. Depreciated away to next-to-nothing, their higher fuel-burn no longer matters.
@rohitaswal246410 ай бұрын
@@well-blazeredman6187 a380 lack customer and it operating cost more that is why many airlines stop using it
@jamesbartlett564010 ай бұрын
@@rohitaswal2464These A220 have had fresh engine overhauls so these will be fine.
@rohitaswal246410 ай бұрын
@@jamesbartlett5640 what is fresh they need part time to time which engine comply ptwittny cannot give repairs goair did go out off business and indigo 40% fleet is at stand still
@777x-c6m10 ай бұрын
I certainly welcome variety in subject matter, not like others' sites, who don't know its time to refresh their content... Well done !!!!
@zenjempire10 ай бұрын
What happen's to their simulator in Cairo for A220 ? Is it also part of the deail with Azzora ?
@Leo_Vasileio10 ай бұрын
Here comes Delta
@brawnbenson55210 ай бұрын
They’ll snatch them up! 😂😂😂
@kaamsogrimm10 ай бұрын
Here comes jetblue*
@ronparrish666610 ай бұрын
Air Canada would like one also
@Roboseal210 ай бұрын
Yeah because they have their own PW mro network for their OWN planes.
@justing4210 ай бұрын
that has zero engines. That's why they are parking them...11 already rotting in the desert.@@Roboseal2
@flysopka10 ай бұрын
Fault of P&W. Poor A220
@prasenjittripura469110 ай бұрын
haahhaha,, airbus fanboi’s hypocracy… would u blame to enginge company instead of boeing if same thing happens to boeing.
@Tuukkohakee10 ай бұрын
@@prasenjittripura4691Yes, of course I would.
@jantjarks794610 ай бұрын
@@prasenjittripura4691 Your comment only shows your own mindset.
@sudirsankr336110 ай бұрын
Never have the plane when you have only one engine supplier . PWs engine issue made few airlines bankrupt. Good move from egypt air.
@bobchan166610 ай бұрын
It was BBD's fault to go with exclusive power plant route.
@Megiddo6-310 ай бұрын
Cyprus Airlines has announced interest in 2 ASAP. I’m sure they’ll need to replace them with something perhaps the E-295 like Jordanian?
@cliffhigson758110 ай бұрын
Maybe Qantas can buy them for the regional carrier Qantaslink even though they have 30 or so on order to replace 717, F70 & F100 types used. They say they could do with more than what they have on order & options.
@jp362210 ай бұрын
This bombardier is the best plane!!
@ZubairAhmed-ib6ve10 ай бұрын
The problem is that inflation in Egypt is increasing and it's very hard for the airline to maintain new aircrafts since new aircraft need new parts. Secondly, most of the airline is owned by the government so it's the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authorities who make the decisions. Lastly they have to maintain cleanliness something the airline still lacks
@stickynorth10 ай бұрын
Egypt's loss will be SOMEONE's gain. Then again it was probably the wrong plane for the airline to begin with. It needs larger jets with more capacity since almost all of its flights are Emirates like... I.e. connecting large foreign cities to its hub airport... It probably needs A350's for that!
@anujain10 ай бұрын
Not all flights and routes are emirates like, some short haul low demand routes from African cities to Egypt Air’s hub could have been fulfilled by the A220. But whats done is done. :)
@DeepakKumar-lv4te10 ай бұрын
@@anujain and yet they were reducing this planes use considerably?
@anujain10 ай бұрын
@@DeepakKumar-lv4te First is the issue with PW engines and secondly when Egypt Air is set on the path to get rid of A220 altogether, you gotta start somewhere.
@swagathshetty10 ай бұрын
Don't worry Egyptair. boeing has got you covered with their new max aircraft.
@maximvf10 ай бұрын
Partially covered, at least.
@garymorton177210 ай бұрын
That's just going to open the door to more problems
@rismul10 ай бұрын
@@garymorton1772hear hear! 😌😌
@Venturello10 ай бұрын
@@garymorton1772made me chuckle there! 😂
@asquithea10 ай бұрын
I was going to add my own joke about the 737 Max, but I don't think it'll land.
@ahmadhtaher973110 ай бұрын
It’s not Airbus, it’s Bombardier CSeries renamed to Airbus
@PAC-fp9hy10 ай бұрын
Indeed, but Airbus have taken on the debt of C series and allowed it to be sold in the US which Bombardier could not do without being accused of dumping by Boeing. Also Airbus has used its supply chain to reduce the costs of the series. Sure Airbus got lucky by the stupidity of of Boeing at the time, but never interfere when your enemy is screwing up.
@jjlasne10 ай бұрын
EgyptAir needs money badly.
@romainth278510 ай бұрын
Love this jet, very comfy indeed
@rohitaswal246410 ай бұрын
Right thing done because of that engine many airlines gone out of service
@kruno186110 ай бұрын
PW 1500 is troublesome, but than again every new technology is...
@a.gproductions_official10 ай бұрын
Oh for heaven’s sake what have they done.
@A320step-official10 ай бұрын
Honestly the a220 is really good…
@muhammadfawzy990110 ай бұрын
@@A320step-official they are really good when they are in the air, not grounded for months waiting for P&W to supply service parts
@bilal944510 ай бұрын
Very unexpected, especially since it’s been with the airline for four years
@ihabeltahtawi43610 ай бұрын
Good move since the aircraft is more efficient in cold environment rather than the harsh one which prevails most of the time in Egypt’s long hot summer.
@pablofacchinei738610 ай бұрын
The decision must have been financially driven.
@zohier753 ай бұрын
Egypt's argument is that the aircraft are not suitable for operation in desert areas.
@cskvision10 ай бұрын
Air Canada, JetBlue or Breeze would be more than happy to take them
@rubenbecerra50010 ай бұрын
Or delta
@A320step-official10 ай бұрын
Qantas?
@jeffssaunders10 ай бұрын
Air Baltic and Swiss were the first two airlines I thought of.
@ytzpilot10 ай бұрын
I’ll take them
@prasenjittripura469110 ай бұрын
hahahha,,, airbus fanboi/keyboard warriors will take them all, dont worry😅😅😅😅😅
@tommytube26810 ай бұрын
A220-300 is my favorite plane! Not that anyone cares lol
@hoffman5610 ай бұрын
I care, and I agree.
@KNLDVS202310 ай бұрын
I care aswell and, I also agree
@A320step-official10 ай бұрын
Me too❤❤
@cskvision10 ай бұрын
The most comfortable narrow body jet available. My favourite too
@matsv20110 ай бұрын
Its probobly just about everyone favorite narrowboddy.
@ChrisCokeRobinson10 ай бұрын
The one smart move that Boeing made with the MAX: Choosing to only use CFM for the engines...
@Kliffy7710 ай бұрын
Egypt air are challenged financially, Add to that A220 is problematic airplane due to PW Engines.
@donaldgrove197110 ай бұрын
Good airplane, terrible engine problems
@Kamline-yo4zi9 ай бұрын
Lack of vision on part of Egypt Air, didn’t they know only 4 years ago that they gonna need wide bodies this soon. I doubt it, I think it has something to do with Egypt’s economic crisis and the unrest in the Middle East.
@WhizAviation110 ай бұрын
“Here take 12 A220s.”
@atatsmail26010 ай бұрын
The problem is airbus should have their own Engine , not to deal with B&W or Boeing nightmare
@Will_3rd10 ай бұрын
Remember seeing one of these on the tarmac at BER last summer 😮
@klausschumacher712610 ай бұрын
Did they finish the BER airport already ? I thought it would never be done....😂
@Will_3rd10 ай бұрын
@@klausschumacher7126 it is surprisingly nice, Tegel is still my favourite
@andretucker971210 ай бұрын
That’s really shocking. These aircrafts are very young.
@theblueaxolotl972110 ай бұрын
Bruh I just got back today at 1 am from Saudi Arabia by Egypt air
@nathd174810 ай бұрын
The sooner Rolls Royce get their scaled UltraFan offering on this jet, the sooner Airbus can churn out more of them.
@sainnt10 ай бұрын
If they're having trouble maintaining A220s, how would they fare with A330neos or A350s?
@muhammadfawzy990110 ай бұрын
They are having trouble with A220 because of P&W not Egyptair Why this is the only type they have grounded??? While their A320neo, A321neo, A330, B737, B787, B777 are up in the skies non stop???
@IlIlIlIlIlIlIlIl-v9h10 ай бұрын
I’ve heard they’re pretty big maintenance queens.
@crinolynneendymion875510 ай бұрын
Them crickets are noisy aren't they.
@thecaynuck9 ай бұрын
The engines have problems, but not the plane itself
@baruchmoshe52566 ай бұрын
Stop the extortion and criminality that people are complaining about at your airport first
@ameerali.ouarda9 ай бұрын
BA should take them for CityFlyer out of London City
@jhoog5910 ай бұрын
Could it be poor reliability? That would be my guess
@neilpickup23710 ай бұрын
The video stated that the engines have been fixed and upgraded, and they were being replaced with widebodies. This suggests that they are surplus to requirements. Did you watch the video?
@zaveve1810 ай бұрын
I believe they are going in the right ditection
@seprishere10 ай бұрын
Unfortunate. What is the alternative? A320s? 737s? Widebodies? The train? Coaches?
@oskarsrode21679 ай бұрын
Old style - camel back!
@Dana_Danarosana10 ай бұрын
EgyptAir is quitting the Cana-Bus? Interesting...
@Reitoft10 ай бұрын
Why?
@t1039110 ай бұрын
United should order these planes to replace 319/737-700
@kaamsogrimm10 ай бұрын
JetBlue should buy them
@timor6410 ай бұрын
and why?
@ark226410 ай бұрын
Prat and Whitney needs to be sued fr now... This is enough...
@Roboseal210 ай бұрын
Bro they are with RTX... that will NEVER happen.
@alfanalgs593210 ай бұрын
Garuda should buy this ex egyptair fleet
@PxThucydides10 ай бұрын
Be nice if you'd say why.
@kenmaxwell943510 ай бұрын
To all the airbus fan bois UT tell you what you need to know about airbus
@crinolynneendymion875510 ай бұрын
The floor is yours Ken, let's hear it.
@pagophilus10 ай бұрын
Replacing these with 737 Max jets shows that they do not care about their customers.
@EuropeanRailfan-AM10 ай бұрын
They're actually replacing them with Airbus widebodies. They're not like the Egyptian government
@rafaelwilks10 ай бұрын
Dependable Engines 😂😂😂
@aarnililja559910 ай бұрын
I'm glad that Egyptair phases out A220 cuz i hate A220.
@dmcr952510 ай бұрын
Can I ask why?
@sixfifty_sebb10 ай бұрын
they’re better than the deadly MAX aircraft
@aarnililja559910 ай бұрын
@@dmcr9525Cuz I hate gpws sounds
@aarnililja559910 ай бұрын
@@sixfifty_sebbI agree but i'll hope that Boeing fixes the problem.
@EuropeanRailfan-AM10 ай бұрын
Let my country's flag carrier, ITA Airways, take them
@MegaAhmad199410 ай бұрын
I am cabin crew at Egypt air and I am glad the company did that 😅
@davidwollenberg17582 ай бұрын
Well I don't like Boling's planes anymore.. I like the roominess of this plane the fuel economy less pollution. The speeds not good but less pollution. I the engines the heart of the plane. I would probably do 300 hours a year maybe. If I was extremely lucky I doubt even that. I wish the engine situation was resolved. I would have to consult somebody with a lot more knowledge than myself a lot of somebodies the didn't have Boeing's best interest in mind. Or some other company was just honest which is hard to find.
@fata__morgana10 ай бұрын
Swiss will take them. They're addicted to their c series
@BobFirth10 ай бұрын
The big question wasn’t answered, who is buying these 12 A220’s.
@PeterRamselaar10 ай бұрын
Source website pilootenvliegtuig EgyptAir sells A220s to leasing company February 2, 2024 |278 Views FORT LAUDERDALE - EgyptAir Express is getting rid of all its Airbus A220-300 aircraft. The planes are being sold to the American leasing company Azorra. By selling twelve aircraft of this type, which have been flying since 2019, the airline gets financial room for new Airbus widebody aircraft. In November 2023, it already signed for ten A350-900s. The addition of the twelve aircraft from EgyptAir complements Azorra's current A220 order book, most of which has already been placed with aviation customers worldwide.
@dastankuspaev921710 ай бұрын
Go Embraer! 😂
@ricky123110 ай бұрын
Economic troubles
@NathanBrooks-x1c10 ай бұрын
Bankruptcy is coming for Egypt
@HardiansyahNotosaputro10 ай бұрын
put derated LEAP-1A and fix this
@TruthProvider10 ай бұрын
Is that feasible?
@jaymac311310 ай бұрын
Cash strapped airline looking to make money....most wanted plane in any fleet.
@marcel1nq10 ай бұрын
Penta&Won
@prasenjittripura469110 ай бұрын
means those plane r not giving sufficient profit compare to newly added max😅😅
@Bushpilot.10 ай бұрын
굿굿
@wmwadsworth10 ай бұрын
This plane has issues, just no reporting.
@Justathought8110 ай бұрын
odd
@akeyeguy799610 ай бұрын
Boeing bots here bigtime
@nigelanthonylc445310 ай бұрын
Big mistake!
@Flightfest90010 ай бұрын
W
@zakariahofra602710 ай бұрын
El SISS corruption
@malvinjnrn778410 ай бұрын
Only if Lufthansa city took thrm
@AbuZixer9 ай бұрын
useless content, if you need to find the reason go to 3:14
@prasenjittripura469110 ай бұрын
hahahha,,, airbus fanboi/keyboard warriors will take them all, dont worry😅😅😅😅😅
@prasenjittripura46916 ай бұрын
Another disaster model from AB.
@wadehiggins111410 ай бұрын
Pratt and Whitney, typical american problematic product.
@Roboseal210 ай бұрын
Cfm has problems too bud.
@wadehiggins111410 ай бұрын
@@Roboseal2 👍🏿
@raynardandira460110 ай бұрын
first
@michaelstapelberg775110 ай бұрын
egypt is billions and billions in debt
@vsznry10 ай бұрын
religious nationalism does that.
@michaelstapelberg775110 ай бұрын
@@vsznry wrong!! its actually down to their new city in the desert! but thank you for the racism