The First Airbus ACJ TwoTwenty Arrives at Comlux, and We Preview Luxury Interior Options - AIN

The first Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) TwoTwenty, executive variant of the Airbus A220 single-aisle airliner, arrived in January at Comlux Completion in Indianapolis, direct from the A220 final assembly line in Mirabel, Canada.
ACJ has partnered with Comlux, the Swiss VIP aircraft specialist and operator, and its U.S.-based completion facility to produce and install configurable VIP interiors for the first 15 green TwoTwenty jets.
Comlux Completion engineers and designers have been working with their Airbus counterparts for two years to prepare for its arrival.
The ACJ TwoTwenty will have a maximum range of 5,650 nm.
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[@stevensims8922]

This actually got my heart racing. Everyone focuses on the 7500nm bizjets while ignoring the fact that 90% of missions are far less than that. The 220 has "to the World" range with one stop on the rare times it's needed. I'll take mine with a Sealy Posturpedic please. Wake me when we're an hour out. :)

[@egbertandrew8435]

True but they can fly higher than these Jets, having much lower cabin altitude, having near 1000 kmph cruising speeds as opposed to may be 800+ top speed. plus almost twice as economical in terms of fuel. plus those biz jets can land and take off in most small airports where only a kingair can takeoff. with or quarter tank they can rival a purpose built stol planes. businesses jets are way more flexible in terms of mission. A220 cant stack up against a purpose built business jet.

[@trthib]

@@egbertandrew8435 The ACJ TwoTwenty has one ernomous advantage that would definiteley make me forget about any other long range bizjet. (Spolier Alert - I'm not really on the market for one...) Aibus network : Crew training, parts,... Your pilot, stew, aircraft mechanic is not avaiable for whatever reason you can get one from XYZ airline already certified and experienced on the type ! There are already hundreds and soon thousands of potential satff with formation on this plane.. Plus I would personally would not want to have my crew work more than 8 or 9 hours for safety reasons anyway, they are not machines. A stop for the night before going on sounds way better than a crash caused by exhaustion in my book !

[@trthib]

@@egbertandrew8435 I believe the A220 can access small runways like London City or most of the popular ski stations and caribean islands too.

[@trthib]

The ACJ TwoTwenty has one ernomous advantage that would definiteley make me forget about any other long range bizjet. (Spolier Alert - I'm not really on the market for one...) Aibus network : Crew training, parts,... Your pilot, stew, aircraft mechanic is not avaiable for whatever reason you can get one from XYZ airline already certified and experienced on the type ! There are already hundreds and soon thousands of potential satff with training on this plane.. Plus I personally would not want to have my crew work more than 8 or 9 hours for safety reasons anyway, they are not machines. A stop for the night before going on sounds way better than a crash caused by exhaustion in my book !

[@egbertandrew8435]

@@trthib Iam not sure a regular 3 hr shuttle flying pilot would have huge experience or confidence in Transatlantic and other perilous flights. I cant comprehend that an airline Stewardess is better than a private jet one 😁😆. You may not know Business jets have cost no matter attitude so failures are poor parts are rare. Say if you own a dassault jet and it breaks down can't be up in a day or something, Dassault will send its own spare plane ready for any mission. I never heard airbus do that (may be you may get a 200+ seat spare from airbus) . mind you Businesses jets also have Ability to operate with rotational crew with a dedicated crew flat bed in some cases.

[@loretog7315]

That VR tool for a prospective buyer to view various possible decor combinations is absolutely amazing! I've never come across anything like that before in the business aviation industry. It seems to represent the next generation of online configurator.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Surprisingly spacious!

[@aaa84gt]

Absolutely wonderful. Imagine having a dining area, a bedroom, an entertainment zone and a shower on your own airplane. What a life some people are living, incredible.

[@SedatSmile]

Excellent reporting🙌🏼

[@AINvideo]

Thanks for watching!

[@SedatSmile]

@@AINvideo Thank you and I look forward to more reports🙌🏼

[@brucepeppinck9988]

Looking forward great 👍 flying one day looking great 👍👍👍👍🇦🇺

[@Blue_Angel.555]

I'm happy with my Bombardier 5500, thanks.

[@toufikemroj]

A220 business jet ... Amazing 🔥

[@funkstrummer2151]

I'll take two... Thanks

[@stradivarioushardhiantz5179]

Congrats Comlux

[@rufuspipemos]

I don't think this jet will do well in the biz category. It has many issues. First, for the same price as the G700 or B7500 you get poor speed. Just 0.8 mach vs 0.925. Second, it can't fly above the weather. The max ceiling for the A220 is horrid 41,000ft. That's awful. Even private jets at 20% the price can reach 48,000 and its competition can reach 51,000. The competition has a cabin altitude of 3900ft whereas this will be 50% higher, meaning you will get there slower, have a bumpier ride and be more tired. Also, the sheer size leads to many runways at airports out of reach, so it will mainly fly to larger airports. You will need to wait while someone brings out mobile stairs to get out of the plane. In other words.... $72M for the performance of a $10M jet at most. And an old one at that. I love the A220 as a regional jet but as a private jet this is gonna fail.

[@Winstonorz]

Got some good points Roy, I’ll pick Global over the A220 at ease

[@jeffreyrivera8158]

Really good point, it will do good on luxury VIP travel but not on biz category. Bombardier 8000 for the win!

[@luciifer666]

its cabin size is bigger than all the jets

[@j134679]

Uh. Private jets of this size & even bigger can have automated airstairs.

[@user-wl6lv6zm9g]

🍸🍸✈️

[@mauriceevans6546]

The power of having money!

[@davidkey9475]

Maybe I wasn't listening clear but I didn't hear how many passengers or how far could the plane go nonstop

[@stevensims8922]

Seats for18 px 4 crew, (depending on selected options) with 8 px 4 crew the range is 5600NM. They reduced the cargo hold with additional belly tanks to give the range over the commercial A220.

[@davidkey9475]

@@stevensims8922 thank you damn good-looking aircraft

[@grahamhall3165]

No airstair ?? I thought this jet was meant to be able to operate into out of the way airfeilds ??

[@t.3465]

I think you can get get airstairs if you pay more

[@jeffreyrivera8158]

Right, this will do well on VIP transport but not on biz category. Rich biz people will not wait for the mobile stairs and fly on crowded airport.

[@j134679]

air stairs are standard with private jets. They fold into the door.

[@riantomuklis6786]

Waw jhet god sourum 👍🛫

[@divyeshvirani5039]

basically it operates at 0.78 mach and business jets flies 0.90 mach , so even 9-10 hours journey can save 1 hour , and business jets fly further than that without refueling. So it's luxury product not efficient and time saving. If acj want to compete with them , first increase range then cruise speed.

[@maxsdad538]

Your argument is like saying that a motorhome isn't a logical choice when a minivan is faster. If you buy an ACJ or a BBJ, you don't HAVE to compete with a corporate jet, Slick.

[@bigggdawg5599]

Meanwhile over at Gulfstream, management asked 'who moved our cheese'?

[@HELISTOCRACY]

No leather anymore.. What is this world ?

[@AINvideo]

There's no doubt that Comlux would allow the customer to specify leather if they so chose. Thanks for watching.

[@HELISTOCRACY]

@@AINvideo I have no doubt.. But I see more and more "luxury" completion presented with fabrics these days.. I really don't like this trend at all..

[@stevensims8922]

@@HELISTOCRACY billionaire wives in short sheer skirts don't like their ass sticking to the seat, they would rather reupholster every year.

[@HELISTOCRACY]

@@stevensims8922 the Italian full grain leather I have in the Agusta 109 does not stick to my ass, even when it's hot outside...

[@xingxanghanji6583]

@@stevensims8922 they also have to post it on the internet about how they r serving and helping the planet's ecosystem by not opting for leather while they burn thousands of gallons of jet fuel, just so that they can enjoy a weekend on an eco resort in maldives or bahamas

[@TheArtificiallyIntelligent]

Eating these rich will be even more delicious.

[@xingxanghanji6583]

Tf dude