Originally Posted by
BusBoi
This also makes sense in the context of the JB merger. I'm told by people I know there that JB has little interest in old 319s and that they'd be parked/sold anyway. The A220 is basically their 319. Although the 319 has better range and trasncon capability.
The A220 has full transcon range, if the company decides to pay Airbus for a max takeoff weight increase. So far they haven't done that, so it struggles in winter winds. But the jet is plenty capable, if you pay the money to unlock the long range capabilities.