2010 Airbus A318 Elite
- February 10, 2023
The Airbus Corporate Jet (ACJ) series represents the ultimate expression of wide-body comfort in executive aviation — taking the proven technology, reliability, and passenger acceptance of Airbus commercial airliners and transforming them into private and corporate aircraft that offer cabin volumes, range, and passenger carrying capacity impossible in purpose-built business jets. When Airbus launched the ACJ program in 1997, it created an entirely new category of ultra-long-range corporate transport that has since attracted heads of state, royalty, sovereign wealth funds, billionaire entrepreneurs, and major corporations who require both the ultimate in airborne comfort and the transcontinental range to connect any two points on Earth.
The ACJ's greatest asset is the interior designer's freedom its fuselage cross-section provides. Where purpose-built business jets — even the largest — impose meaningful constraints on what can be designed into the cabin, the ACJ's commercial airliner fuselage provides a canvas that can accommodate permanent master suites with queen or king beds, full bathrooms with stand-up showers, formal dining rooms seating eight or more, boardrooms with video conferencing, dedicated crew rest areas, and entertainment lounges — all simultaneously, in a single aircraft. The world's leading VIP completion centers — Comlux, AMAC Aerospace, Jet Aviation, and others — have developed extraordinary ACJ interior programs that turn these airframes into airborne estates.
ACJ acquisition is a major capital transaction requiring specialized expertise. Beyond the aircraft purchase price — which for pre-owned examples ranges from tens of millions to over $100 million depending on model and interior — operating costs include crew salaries for typically four flight deck crew members and cabin crew, fuel consumption significantly higher than purpose-built business jets, heavy maintenance events, avionics updates, and the cost of interior refurbishment that most buyers undertake upon acquisition. ACJ operation is typically supported by dedicated aircraft management companies with specific ACJ experience.
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