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Although the term Airbus Corporate Jet was initially used only for the A319CJ, it is now used for all models in a VIP configuration. [1] As of June 2019, 213 corporate and private jets are operating; 222 aircraft have been ordered, including 128 A320-family jets. [2] The Airbus Corporate Jet Centre is based in Toulouse, France, and specialises ...
Airbus SE (/ ˈ ɛər b ʌ s / AIR-buss; French: ⓘ; German: [ˈɛːɐ̯bʊs] ⓘ; Spanish:) is a European [9] aerospace corporation. The company's primary business is the design and manufacturing of commercial aircraft but it also has separate defence and space and helicopter divisions.
The Airbus Corporate Jets are modified business jet versions of the standard commercial variants. In December 2010, Airbus announced the re-engined A320neo (new engine option), which entered service with Lufthansa in January 2016. With more efficient turbofans and improvements including sharklets, it offers up to 15% better fuel economy.
Airbus produced several A340s as large private jets for VIP customers, often to replace ageing Boeing 747s in this same role. In 2008, Airbus launched a dedicated corporate jetliner version of the A340-200: one key selling point of this aircraft was a range of up to 8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km).
AirInsight estimated that Airbus's corporate strength would increase the CSeries share of the 100- to 150-seat aircraft market over 20 years, from 40% of 5,636 aircraft (2254 sales) to 55–60%, around 3,010 aircraft. [123]
The Airbus A319 is a member of the Airbus A320 family of short- to medium-range, narrow-body, commercial passenger twin-engine jet airliners manufactured by Airbus. [ b ] The A319 carries 124 to 156 passengers and has a maximum range of 3,700 nmi (6,900 km; 4,300 mi). [ 2 ]
Airbus launched the business version of the A330neo, known as the ACJ330neo. It can carry a maximum of 25 passengers and can fly up to 10,400 nautical miles in 21 hours without refueling. [103] [104] There are two versions of the business jet which are the ACJ330-800 and the ACJ330-900 and there are four cabin outfits. [105]: 9
The A350 is the first Airbus aircraft largely made of carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers. The fuselage is designed around a 3-3-3 nine-across economy cross-section, an increase from the eight-across A330/A340 2-4-2 configuration. It has a common type rating with the A330.