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JetBlue A220-300
“Horses for courses,” says the old adage, implying that certain things are designed to fill certain roles. A role, however, need not be too narrowly defined, it might actually involve having the ability to be flexible.
Crossover narrowbody jets such as the Embraer E-Jet families and the Airbus A220 family are proving to have the right characteristics to deliver flexibility. Although mainly operating with either regional or legacy carriers, their attributes make them viable candidates to play a major role with low-fare airlines, overcoming the long-time strategy of such carriers sticking to a single fleet type.