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Charter an Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ)
Airbus followed Boeing into the “bizliner” market in 1997. That’s when it announced the Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ), a then $35 million executive version of its A319 airliner. The A319 ACJ is one of four aircraft in Airbus’ A320 family (the others are the A318, A320 and A321). Worldwide, there are more than 2,600 A320 family aircraft flying, mostly for the airlines.
The A319 ACJ fuselage measures 111 feet long, or six inches longer than a Boeing Business Jet (BBJ). The passenger compartment is 78 feet long and up to 12 feet 1 inch wide and offers 7 feet 4 inches of headroom. By way of comparison, the cabin on a Gulfstream G550 is 50 feet 1 inch long and on a Bombardier Global Express it measures 48 feet 4 inches. The ACJ cabin is nearly twice as wide as those of a Gulfstream G450 or a Falcon 900EX. However, all of those airplanes are slightly faster than the ACJ, which typically cruises at 460 knots.
The ACJ’s impressive cabin dimensions translate into 850 square feet of floor space and 5,900 cubic feet of volume–more than ample space for any designer to run amok. Showers, master suites, media rooms with giant plasma screens, gourmet galleys–if you can think of it, it probably will fit. For the A319 ACJ, $55 million buys you the basic airframe and a no-frills 18-seat cabin. Anything more comes down to a question of how long you want to wait, and how much you want to spend.
Typically, ACJ cabins are outfitted to seat 18 to 50 passengers. The baggage hold is cavernous and accessible through two giant belly doors that swing open and up. A built-in airstair allows the aircraft to be used even at airports that lack appropriate ground-handling equipment. Optional auxiliary belly tanks can increase full fuel capacity from 6,300 to 10,740 gallons, allowing the ACJ to carry 18 passengers 6,100 nautical miles without refueling.
And Gulfstreams and Globals are the next market that Airbus may chase with the ACJ. In 2005, the company announced a smaller version, the $45 million A318 Elite, which will seat 14 to 18 passengers and have a range of 3,800 nautical miles (4,100 with one auxiliary tank). On the other end of the spectrum, a larger ACJ, the $65 million A320 Prestige, can be configured to seat 18 to 80 passengers and offers up to 1,100 square feet of cabin floor space.
Airbus’ myriad product choices and new North American focus may mean more ACJs will be coming to the market soon. Only a handful of private jet companies can actually grant clients access to these palaces in the sky, and rest assured, RYL is one of them.
To charter an Airbus corporate jet, please contact our charter department at 877-391-6161.
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RYL, LLC is a private jet charter firm who is an agent of its customers.
RYL, LLC is not an air carrier and does not own or operate the aircraft on which its clients fly. All Flights are operated by Part 135 Carriers who must meet standards set forth by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
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