ACJ220 corporate jet completes first flight

The corporate variant of the Airbus A220 will shortly be in the hands of cabin completion specialists Comlux, who will be outfitting the first fifteen off the line.

The ACJ TwoTwenty, which launched just over a year ago, has completed its first flight from the Mirabel airport on 14 December 2021. The production test flight was performed by Christophe Marchand and Adam Mason as test pilots and supported by Romuald Scheling as flight test engineer.

The aircraft will be delivered to Comlux in the coming weeks and then outfitted with a VVIP cabin in Indianapolis, USA after the delivery. Comlux has been selected as an exclusive outfitting partner for the first 15 ACJ TwoTwenty aircraft.

The ACJ TwoTwenty is a new value proposition to business aviation buyers. The innovative solution combines intercontinental range enabling the aircraft to fly up to 5,650 nm/10,500 km (over 12 flight hours), with substantial personal space providing comfort for each passenger with 73m2/785 ft2 of floor space.

Airbus says the ACJ TwoTwenty is the only business jet featuring six wide VIP living areas, of around 12m2/130 ft2 each and is at a price point of an ultra-long range business jet. Equipped with a signature flexible cabin catalogue, this fully completed aircraft is targeted at both private and business jet users.

Some 200 Airbus corporate jets are in service worldwide, flying on every continent, including Antarctica.