Swiss cannibalises A220-100s for engines to keep A220-300 fleet flying

Swiss A220

Source: AirTeamImages

Swiss has taken the drastic step of grounding its fleet of nine Airbus A220-100s to serve as engine donors to keep its A220-300s flying because of ongoing availability issues with the jets’ Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines.

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