Airbus ACJ sales target private, charter markets
Airbus announced sales of corporate jetliners to two Europe-based aviation companies–Jetalliance and Boutsen Aviation–here yesterday.
Airbus announced sales of corporate jetliners to two Europe-based aviation companies–Jetalliance and Boutsen Aviation–here yesterday. The sales represent two sides of the expanding market for extra-large cabin corporate aircraft: first, once dormant charter markets are quickly waking to the need and benefits of long-range aircraft with expansive interiors. Second, more private owners are finding traditional long-range executive aircraft too cramped for comfort. For these customers, Airbusoffers its ACJ (Airbus Corporate Jetliner) family, comprising (in ascending order of size) the A318 Elite, ACJ and A320 Prestige. Their cabins are about twice as wide and three times the volume of the largest cabin business jets.
