BermudAir is significantly enlarging its fleet with its first ever order from Airbus.
The manufacturer revealed Wednesday that BermudAir has agreed to purchase 10 A200-300s – a notable buy for a small airline that currently uses only Embraer jets. The order was placed in March and marked as “undisclosed” in Airbus’ order book; details were released this week during the Farnborough International Airshow in England.
Airbus said the A220s will come with 135 seats in a three-class layout. The aircraft will offer “new possibilities for route development and new destinations,” the company added.
“The A220 is the ideal aircraft to support the next phase of BermudAir’s growth,” Adam Scott, BermudAir’s founder and CEO, said in a news release. “Its exceptional range, operating economics, and performance at constrained airports will allow us to connect more communities across Bermuda, the Caribbean, and North America with direct, reliable, and convenient air service.”
BermudAir currently uses a mix of Embraer E175 and E190 aircraft. It connects Bermuda with destinations in the eastern U.S. and Canada and is launching new connections to the Caribbean and Central America later this year.
