Airbus' attempt at the B 737 is the A300 series, and has been successfully taking 50% of the market segment for over 20 years.
This airplane, the A220, was a bailout of Canada's Bombardier after they went broke designing the CSeries. Airbus bought out Bombardier and relabeled the CSeries as the A220.
This airplane is aimed at the market below the 737. Those flying DC-9/B717s, or other smaller european regional jets.
This airplane, the A220, was a bailout of Canada’s Bombardier after they went broke designing the CSeries.
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But the article blames it on Trump.