Qantas unveils special livery for 1st A220

Qantas has decided to mark the moment of the introduction of the Airbus A220 with a special livery. Its first A220-300, currently registered C-FPGP (55253), is almost ready for delivery and will become VH-X4A. The green livery is designed by Balarinji and is part of the Flying Art-series of the Qantas that started with the "Wunala Dreaming" Boeing B747-400.

In total, Qantas has ordered 29 A220-300s which the airline will use to replace its thirteen Boeing B717s and eighteen Fokker 100s. They will be operated under the QantasLink-brand and operated by fully-owned subsidiary National Jet Systems. The A220 will feature 137 seats, ten business class and the rest economy seats.

QantasLink will use the type to connect smaller Australian cities with the large Qantas-bases at Melbourne and Sydney. The first commercial service will be between Melbourne and Canberra and is set to launch in January 2024.

Photo by Qantas.