Airbus Executive and Private Aviation

As of December 2008, 121 corporate and private jets are operating, 164 aircraft have been ordered, including an A380 Prestige and 107 A320 family Corporate Jet. The ACJ family is based on the successful A320 family of aircraft and was based on the A319CJ. Airbus is aiming to certificate the A350 with 350min ETOPS capability upon service entry. Official one executive variant of the Airbus A380 has been ordered.

It is powered by an option of either the CFM International CFM56-5 or the V2527. The A320 Prestige is offered as a variant for passengers who want more interior space than the A319 offers. It has a passenger capacity of 30 and a range of 4,100 nmi (7,600 km) with two removable fuel tanks. The A321 Prestige offers the currently largest space of the narrow-body airliners. The VIP widebodies are based on the A330/A340/A350 aircraft and the A380.

It is powered by four CFM56-5C4/P engines, each rated at 151 kN thrust. As a longer range complement to the A340-300 Prestige, the A340-500 has a 10,000 nmi (18,500 km) range as a result of having a higher fuel capacity and an updated wing with increased span and area. It carries 75 passengers and can link almost any imaginable city pair on the globe.

It is powered by four Rolls-Royce Trent 556 engines, each rated at 249 kN. A version of the A340-600 with range increased to 8,500 nmi (15,700 km). This new ultra-long range jet replaces the A330 and partly the A340, although it is limited as any other twinjets by extended twin-engined operations (ETOPS) regulations. Following the entry of the 737 based Boeing Business Jet, Airbus joined the business jet market with the A319 Corporate Jet in 1997.

It has two full decks in the widest cabin as a standard, and as a unique feature even the cargo-deck is high enough to be partly usable as a third deck. . It is a part of Airbus S.A.S., an EADS company, and had a model range that parallels the commercial aircraft offered by the company, ranging from the A318 Elite to the double/triple-decked Airbus A380 Prestige.

Today any version of the A320 is available as corporate jet with 180 minute ETOPS rating. The A318 Elite is based on the passenger A318. Airbus Executive and Private Aviation is a producer of large corporate aircraft.

Because of its wider fuselage diameter, it offers a roomier interior than its competitors. It competes with the Boeing BBJ1, Gulfstream G550, and Bombardier Global Express.

Interiors are laid out for between 19 and 50 passengers, and the aircraft has a range increased to 6,500 nmi (12,000 km) due to six removable additional fuel tanks installed in the underfloor cargo area. Additional fuel tanks are expanding the range with most increase for the A330 Prestige. The A330-200 Prestige offers space for 60 passengers with a range of 8,300 nmi (15,400 km). Based on Airbus first four engine design, the ETOPS immune A340-300 Prestige offers a 7,700 nmi (14,300 km) range for 75 passengers.

The smallest of the ACJ family, it is offered in passenger configurations between 14 and 18 passengers with a range of 4,050 nmi (7,500 km). Based on the A319, the A319CJ was the first business jet offered by Airbus. Although the term Airbus Corporate jet was initially used only for the A319, it is now often used for all models, including the VIP widebodies.

 
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