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AIRBUS A220
The arrival of Airbus’s newest single-aisle
offering, the A220, into Toulouse in July marked
the first skirmish in a looming new sales war
between the European planemaker and its US
rival Boeing. But questions remain over whether
Airbus’s decision to take control of the former
Bombardier C Series program is a mark of
genius… or a big risk.
WRITER: TOM BALLANTYNE
METAMORPHOSIS?
SEPTEMBER 2018 47
