Overhead

Airbus

Airbus A220

Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A220-100 HB-JBB on final approach in a three-quarter view against a clear blue sky, filling the frame and showing the slender body, curved wingtip blades, and oversized Pratt & Whitney engine pods.
© Alec Wilson · CC BY-SA 2.0

From below

The view you'll actually get from high overhead.

JetBlue Airbus A220-300 seen directly from below against a clear blue sky, showing the underside outline, oversized engine pods, and curved wingtip blades.
© 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0

Field marks

  1. Curved wingtip blades blend smoothly into the wing — softer and less angled than an A320-family upturned blade (spotters call these "sharklets"), with no flat end-fins like an A320ceo
  2. Engine pods look oversized for such a slim body — the geared-turbofan PW1500G has an unusually large fan for the airframe
  3. Smoothly rounded, almost bug-eyed cockpit windows — no boxy notch like a 737
  4. Only two wheels on each main landing-gear leg despite the big engines, unlike the four-wheel clusters on a 757 or 767

Specs

Length
38.70 m
Wingspan
35.10 m
Engines
Pratt & Whitney PW1500G
Typical seats
100–160

Size and shape, to scale

Photos can't hold a consistent scale from shot to shot — these silhouettes are all drawn at the same 10 px = 1 m scale, so the proportions here are trustworthy even though the photos above aren't.

Variant notes

  • The -300 (38.7 m) makes up most of the in-service fleet — the -100 (35.0 m) is noticeably shorter but shares the same wing and tail
  • Originally the Bombardier C Series before Airbus took majority ownership in 2018
  • Delta and JetBlue are the largest North American operators

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