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ACJ320neo completes first test flight
Large, economical to run and able to fly for more than 13 hours nonstop, the first ACJ320neo from Airbus will be fitted with an Alberto Pinto-designed cabin before operations commence towards the end of the year.
Once testing has been completed, the ACJ320neo will undergo completion by AMAC Aerospace in Basel before being delivered to Acropolis Aviation.
Read this story in our December 2018 printed issue.

The first ACJ320neo has begun its short test-programme by completing a two hour and 40 minute first flight from Hamburg. Derived from the A320neo airliner family, some 500 of which are currently in service, the corporate jet version includes features such as extra fuel-tanks in the cargo hold that will deliver greater intercontinental range, and increased cabin pressure for better passenger comfort. These features are being tested before delivery of the aircraft to UK-based charter operator Acropolis Aviation, when it will then undergo cabin outfitting by AMAC in Basel, Switzerland and be repainted in customer colours.

“The ACJ320neo first flight heralds a new Airbus corporate jet era, delivering a range improvement that enables nonstop travel between even more cities in what is widely recognised as the best cabin of any business jet,” says ACJ president Benoit Defforge. “The ACJ320neo family's improved fuel-efficiency also means that it compares even more favourably in operating costs with traditional business jets.”

Continuous improvements mean that the ACJ320 family now comprises the ACJ319neo, flying eight passengers 6,750 nm/12,500 km or more than 15 hours, and the ACJ320neo, flying 25 passengers 6,000 nm/11,100 km or more than 13 hours.

Both aircraft feature fuel-saving new-generation engines and Sharklets, and deliver more comfort and space, Airbus claims, than traditional business jets with similar operating costs.

Airbus also offers a complete family of VIP widebodies that includes the new ACJ330neo and ACJ350 XWB. Over 190 ACJs are currently in operations around the globe.

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