Major milestone at Mirabel: Delivery of the first Airbus A220 to a North American airline, Delta Air Lines

MIRABEL, QC, Oct. 24, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - The first Airbus A220 aircraft to be delivered to a North American airline will be officially handed over to Delta Air Lines in a ceremony at the A220 assembly plant in Mirabel, in the presence of senior leaders representing Delta Air Lines, Airbus, Bombardier, as well as elected officials.

Journalists are invited to attend the delivery ceremony and the media question period that will follow.

Date:
Friday, October 26, 2018

Agenda for media:

• Arrival at 9:30 a.m. for registration and shuttle to aircraft assembly hangar
• Official ceremony with speeches to begin at 10:00 a.m.
• Media question period in front of the Delta A220 will start at 11:10 a.m. and last for 20 minutes.

The following leaders will be available to the media:

• Ed Bastian, Chief Executive Officer, Delta Air Lines
• Guillaume Faury, President, Airbus Commercial Aircraft
• Philippe Balducchi, Chief Executive Officer, A220 Program (CSALP)
• Alain Bellemare, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier Inc.

Location:
A220 Assembly plant : 13100 Boulevard Henri Fabre, Mirabel, Québec, J7N 3C6

Transportation:
Free round-trip transportation service available upon request for media from downtown Montreal. Please contact Justine at Capital-Image to register.

SOURCE Airbus

Justine Lord-Gibelleau, Capital-Image, partner of Proof, Mobile: [phone] / [email protected]; Marc-André Dufresne, Capital-Image, partner of Proof, Mobile: [phone] / [email protected]