QantasLink's VH-X4M

National Jet Systems is taking delivery of VH-X4M "Pink Cockatoo" (msn 55458). This A220-300 is making its delivery flight from YMX to CBR, with stops at YVR, HNL, and NAN, as QLK6076. It's overnight stop at HNL is tonight. The HNL-NAN segment will be flown as QLK6077.

QantasLink's VH-X4L

National Jet Systems is taking delivery of VH-X4L "Blue Tonge Lizard" (msn 55447). This QantasLink-liveried A220-300 (BD-500-1A11) is making its delivery flight from YMX to CBR, with stops at YVR, HNL, and MAJ, as QLK6076. It departed YMX yesterday, and is making its HNL overnight stop today.

AirAsia Orders 150 A220-300s

Malaysia's AirAsia has placed a firm order with Airbus Canada for 150 A220-300s, with options for another 150 airliners. AirAsia will be the first A220-300 customer to have the 160-seat high density cabin configuration. AirAsia is also looking at the proposed A220-500 variant as a potential replacement of their A320-200ceo fleet. There may be a possibility of the AirAsia A220-300s delivering through Hawai‘i.

Further information in this AirAsia news release.

QantasLink's VH-X4K

National Jet Systems is taking delivery of VH-X4K "Sugar Glider" (msn 55417). This QantasLink-liveried A220-300 (BD-500-1A11) is making its delivery flight from YMX to CBR, with overnight stops at YVR, HNL, and MAJ, as QLK6076. This is National Jet Systems' second A220 delivery in five days.

QantasLink's VH-X4J

National Jet Systems is taking delivery of VH-X4J "Crimson Rosella" (msn 55409). This QantasLink-liveried A220-300 (BD-500-1A11) is making its delivery flight from YMX to CBR, with overnight stops at YVR, HNL, and MAJ as QLK6076. It will make its HNL stop tonight.

Air Niugini's P2-PGC

Air Niugini is taking delivery of their second A220-300 (BD-500-1A11) this month. P2-PGC (msn 55410) is making its delivery flight from YMX to POM, with overnight stops at YVR, HNL, and NAN, as ANG6050. It's making its HNL stop tonight.

Air Niugini's P2-PGB

Air Niugini is taking delivery of their second A220-300. P2-PGB (msn 55406) is making its delivery flight from YMX to POM, via YVR, HNL and NAN. It's making its overnight stop at HNL tonight.

09 December 2025 UPDATE

P2-PGB departed for NAN this morning.

QantasLink's VH-X4I

National Jet Systems is taking delivery of VH-X4I "Echidna" (msn 55402). This A220-300 (BD-500-1A11) is making its delivery flight from YMX to CBR, with overnight stops at YVR, HNL, and NAN, flying as QLK6076.

QantasLink's VH-X4H

National Jet Systems is taking delivery of VH-X4H "Wedge-Tailed Eagle" (msn 55391). This QantasLink-liveried A220-300 (BD-500-1A11) is making its delivery flight from  YMX to CBR, with stops at YVR, HNL, and NAN, as QLK6075.

Air Niugini's P2-PGA

Air Niugini is taking delivery of their first A220-300, P2-PGA (msn 55388). It's making its delivery flight from YMX to POM, via HNL and NAN, as ANG50. Its HNL stop will be a brief fuel stop. P2-PGA was painted in a special livery commemorating Papua New Guinea's 50 anniversary of independence. This is the first of three A220-300s that are being leased from Azorra.

QantasLink's VH-X4G

National Jet Systems is taking delivery of their seventh A220-300 (BD-500-1A11) with VH-X4G "Whale Shark" (msn 55352). This A220-300 is making its delivery flight from YMX to CBR, via YVR, HNL, and NAN, as QLK6076. It's making an overnight stop at HNL tonight.

20 May 2025 UPDATE

The HNL-NAN leg is being flown as QLK6077.

QantasLink's VH-X4F

National Jet Systems is taking delivery of VH-X4F "Rainbow Lorikeet" (msn 55340). This QantasLink-liveried A220-300 (BD-500-1A11) is making tis delivery flight from YMX to CBR, via YVR, HNL, and NAN as QLK6076. It will make an overnight atop at HNL tonight. This is National Jet Systems' first A220 for 2025, and their sixth overall.

Breeze Hints At Hawai‘i Again

In an article on AirlineGeeks.com, Breeze CEO and Founder David Neeleman again intimated about flying to Hawai‘i from west coast airports. The airline is seeking approval from the US government to become a flag carrier, in order to fly internationally. Neeleman expressed expanding eastbound service to Europe, and westbound service to Hawai‘i.

This is the second time in six months that Breeze has mentioned Hawai‘i in their potential expansion plans.

Breeze's A220-300 fleet will need to be ETOPS certified in order to fly to Hawai‘i and/or Europe. They also have over 50 A220-300s on order.

QantasLink's VH-X4E

National Jet Systems is taking delivery of their fifth A220-300 with VH-X4E "Tasmanian Devil" (msn 55312). This QantasLink-liveried A220 is flying from YMX to CBR, via YVR, HNL, and NAN, as QFA6075. The YVR-HNL leg is being flown as QFA6076, and will remain overnight.

03 December 2024 UPDATE

The HNL-NAN segment is being flown as QLK6077.

QantasLink VH-X4D

National Jet Systems is taking delivery of VH-X4D "Platypus" (msn 55298). This QantasLink-liveried A220-371 (BD-500-1A11) is making its delivery flight from YMX to CBR, via YVR, HNL, and NAN as QFA6075, and will overnight at HNL. VH-X4D departed YMX yesterday, and overnighted at YVR.

QantasLink's VH-X4C

National Jet Systems is taking delivery of VH-X4C "Little Red Flying-Fox" (msn 55288). This A220-371 (BD-500-1A11), operated for QantasLink, is making its delivery flight from YMX to CBR, via YVR, HNL, and NAN, as QJE6075. It left YMX yesterday, and will overnight at HNL tonight.

QantasLink's VH-X4B

National Jet Systems is taking delivery of their second A220-300, VH-X4B "Koala" (msn 55269). It's making its delivery flight from YMX to CBR, via YVR, HNL, and NAN, as QJE6075.

QantasLink's VH-X4A

QantasLink operator National Jet Systems, is taking delivery of their first A220-300 (BD-500-1A11), VH-X4A "Minyma Kutjara Tjukurpa" (msn 55253). This special livery A220 is painted in a green Aborigine theme. It's making its delivery flight from YMX to SYD, via YVR, HNL, and NAN as QFA6075. VH-X4A is the first of 29 A220-300s for National Jet Systems.

The A220 series still carries the Bombardier model numbers in its classification. The A220-100 is labeled as (BD-500-1A10, formerly the CS100), with the Type Code of BCS1; and the A220-300 as (BD-500-1A11, formerly the CS300), with the Type Code of BCS3.

Air Niugini Orders Six A220s

Air Niugini confirmed a firm order for six Airbus A220-100s today, as part of its fleet renewal program. The airline will also lease two more A220-100s and three A220-300s. Deliveries are expected to begin in 2025.

Further details in this Airbus press release.

Hawaiian Airlines Deciding On B712 Replacement

Flight Global reports that Hawaiian Airlines will have a decision regarding the replacement of their 717-200 fleet. The decision should come between the 4th Quarter of this year, and the 1st Quarter of the next. However, the actual replacement won't happen until the latter part of the decade. What could be replacement airliners? According to Hawaiian Airlines CEO Peter Ingram, he states in the article that the A319neo, both A220 variants, and the ERJ195-E2 are on the table. Interestingly, there was no mention of the 737MAX series.

COMPARISON

B717-200: RR BR715 | 128 seats | 1,430nm range | 935 cu ft cargo

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A319-171N: PW1100G | 140-160 seats | 3,750nm range | 950 cu ft cargo

A220-100  : PW1500G | 100-120 seats | 3,450nm range | 840 cu ft cargo

A220-300  : PW1500G | 120-150 seats | 3,600nm range | 1,120 cu ft cargo

ERJ-195-E2: PW1900G | 120-132 seats | 2,665nm range | --

ANALYSIS

The two big questions are, will any of these candidates be able to handle the rigorous schedule that the 717-200s currently maintain, and will Hawaiian have to make adjustments to work with the GTF cool down times? And with the multitude of inter-island flights, will they be able to accommodate available belly space that Hawaiian uses for a lot of their inter-island cargo operations? 

Engines: All three candidates use the Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan (GTF), though the A319N has the same variant, PW1100G, that are on the current A321Ns The A319N does have the option for the CFM LEAP-1X series engines, but it's highly unlikely Hawaiian would choose this option for this type, as it would incur additional maintenance training.

Seats: All three candidates will need to have two-class seating. The A319N will offer more seats, while the A220-300 and E195-E2 will barely break even, and the A220-100 will offer less seats.

Range: The A319N offers a 2,300nm gain, the A220-100 has 2,000nm gain, the A220-300 has a 2,100nm gain, and the E195-E2 has a 1,200nm gain.

Cargo Volume: The A319N has slightly more volume, but the A220-300 has over 150 cu ft more belly space, while the A220-100 has considerably less. No data was available for the E195-E2.

Each will provide at least another 1,000 miles in additional range, that could make it an ideal aircraft for Hawaiian to expand into secondary markets on the west coast, or more service to the west coast from the Neighbor Island airports. The flight deck of an A319neo is similar to the A321neo that Hawaiian already has, and can reduce pilot training time. Based on the data, The A220-300 and the A319N appear to be the front-runners.  It will be interesting to see which aircraft Hawaiian will select to replace the 717 when they make their selection.