The primary Airbus A220-300 with the enduring blue livery to affix the ITA Airways fleets has recently rolled out of the Airbus paint shop in Mirabel, Canada. Although the brand new fleet addition is the fifth Airbus A220-300 to affix, it’s the primary of many who can be fully configured in accordance with the airline’s latest cabin design.
First in blue, fifth in fleet
While the ITA Airways livery is well-known to be quite the stunning blue, the airline selected to color its first 4 Airbus A220-300s with a mostly-white special livery. In step with how highly fuel-efficient the aircraft is, the flag carrier selected for all 4 narrowbodies to don the ‘Born to be Sustainable’ livery as flying bearers for its sustainability efforts.
These 4 predominantly white aircraft also featured the airline’s older cabin design. However the white paint will soon change to blue, with the fifth fleet member confirmed to be registered as EI-HHM. The aircraft can be christened after the football legend Alessandro Mazzola – the well-loved European Champion with the Italian national team in 1968.
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Given the brand new aircraft’s planned name, the choice to return to blue comes because the airline keeps its promise and traditional strategy of dedicating its Blue Savoia liveried aircraft to Italian sports champions. It’s unsure when ITA Airways will officially receive the brand new narrowbody, but because it’s already rolled out from the paint shop, it’s undoubtedly anytime soon.
Brand-new aircraft, brand-new interiors
Besides being the primary Airbus A220-300 to don the blue livery, EI-HHM may also be the primary to be fully configured with the brand new cabin design, with brand-new interiors curated by renowned designer Walter De Silva, who previously highlighted his excitement in working for the flag carrier by saying:
“Design is a transversal and universal language, comprehensible to everyone, without boundary lines, rhetoric, or divisions. I’m proud to have made my experience as a designer available to the aeronautical sector with ITA Airways.”
Under his design, the brand new Airbus narrowbody will boast a cabin that conveys the standard feeling of being at home for all passengers. Attention was paid to simplicity and luxury within the selection of colours, and sustainability was considered for the materials – comparable to wool and leather. These were all brainstormed and designed while considering the technical complexity and the constraints imposed by regulations.
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And consistent with simplicity and luxury, De Silva also made sure to emphasise beauty and elegance, as passengers may also notice and appreciate the blue and sad colours in its various natural shades, and the setting of the onboard lighting, which changes gently in accordance with the place and time of flight.
Bottom line
The primary blue-liveried Airbus A220-300 eventually be followed by several more as ITA Airways is regularly adding more of the smallest-sized fleet member, with the completion of this expansion expected to be by 2025. And while the delivery date is unclear, the airline has confirmed that the brand new narrowbody will begin flight services on short-haul routes from September onwards.
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