Air France continues to renew its fleet. At the end of September, the airline will take over the first of 60 ordered Airbus A220-300s to replace their Airbus A318 and A319 on short and medium-haul routes.

The first Airbus A220 designed for Air France recently left the Airbus paint shop in Mirabel near Montreal. It bears the airline's new colors and primarily shows the winged seahorse, the airline's historical symbol, on the front of the fuselage.

“Because the Airbus A220 is made of lighter composite materials, it uses 20 percent less fuel than the previous generation of aircraft and is 34 percent less exposed to noise. It will play a crucial role in achieving Air France's sustainable development goals, including a 2 percent reduction in absolute CO50 emissions on the Paris-Orly domestic network and on interregional routes by 2024 and a reduction in CO2 emissions by 50 percent per passenger / km by 2030 ”, the company said in a broadcast.

Air France's Airbus A220 will be able to accommodate 148 passengers in a 3-2 cabin configuration. Each seat will have Type A and Type C USB ports, and all passengers will have WiFi access from their personal devices.