A very POOR attempt at the b 737.
While likely competent, NOT a “Fat Albert”. EVER!
BTW, I like most Bombardier aircraft, and I think that Boeing are a bunch of anti-competitive thieves, but this is NOT something to crow about. Hell, there are many Brazilian aircraft that are VERY good...
Nevermind, the hounds have already got a scent.
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.
Airbus already has the A320 series, which is their competitor to the 737.
My firs thought was, “that’s a Boeing 737”
(stay off a 737 with the skinny engines, they are OLD)
No, it is a replacement for the DC-9/MD-80-90/717 market that Boeing abandoned, not the 737s that Boeing is turning out. With 108-130 seats, they aren't even competing with the 172 - 230 seat 737 Max. (Yes, Boeing will sell a 737 (737-max7) with only 138 seats, only 8 more than the largest 220, but that won't make as much money for the airlines since it is designed to hold over 172).
And then, of course, there is that unexplained 737 Max crash last week. One would be wise to avoid new 737s until that gets sorted out.
Boeing had to go to the expense of adding additional doors to the big 737s because they squeeze in too many sardines to get them out the normal number of exits for single aisle planes. 6 doors and 4 window exits.