The ACJ Twotwenty has tripled the space of traditional corporate jets – Robb Report

The private aviation version of the commercial plane Airbus A220-100, the new TwoTwenty from Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ), was designed to compete on price with traditional large-cabin business jets, but with a much more impressive spec sheet. Airbus calls it an “Xtra Large Bizjet.” But with significantly more interior space than large-cabin planes from competitors Gulfstream and Bombardier Global and, according to ACJ, lower operating costs, it might be more accurate to call the TwoTwenty an entirely new class of private business jet.

“When we started analyzing, we realized that unfortunately you can only have two out of three factors”: cost, reach and space, said ACJ president Benoit Defforge. “We asked ourselves, how do we find a platform, a product without compromise that includes all three?” “

The answer: a more fuel-efficient engine (the PW1500G), a lighter airframe and a “flexible cab catalog”, which has over 100 interior designs and reduces costs compared to retrofitting a custom cab. The 786-square-foot interior is divided into six large living areas, with room for 18 passengers (compared to 100 to 133 on its commercial brother A220-100) for working, relaxing and dining. The layout can accommodate up to 10 fully adjustable sleepers. Features such as a full bar, 55-inch 4K screens, an eight-seat dining table, a king-size bed and an en-suite bathroom with rain shower hint at just how expansive the interior really is.

With a range of 5,650 nautical miles, the TwoTwenty can fly non-stop from Los Angeles to London or New York to Moscow. ACJ increased the comfort factor with electrochromatic windows, LED lighting and smart cab controls. Defforge says the new Bizjet is “a state-of-the-art platform with the latest technology,” including Ku-band connectivity at twice the speed of current built-in Wi-Fi. The first pair of TwoTwenty aircraft will be heading to Comlux’s interior decoration completion facility later this year.

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