Краткая выжимка из этой ветки:
Эрбас явно говорит об 220-500:
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has signalled to investors that a stretched A220 is necessary to turn the twinjet into a strong product family. Speaking at a capital markets event on 23 September, Faury said the 'A220-500' - as the possible stretch has been loosely dubbed - "makes a lot ...
www.flightglobal.com
A stretched version of the lightweight Canadian-designed airplane makes a lot of sense, "but we don't want to be right too early", Chief Executive Guillaume Faury told investors.""
(я согласен с комментаторами, что объявление о старте 225 вызовет цепочку новых проектов)
разработка нового крыла:
Airbus’ transnational R&T programme - Wing of Tomorrow - has successfully delivered a first full-size wing prototype or ‘demonstrator’ that will help mature next-generation wing technologies.
www.airbus.com
(очевидно, аналог МС-21 со складывающимися законцовками)