The ACJ Twotwenty has doubled the space of traditional business jets – Robb report

Private Aviation’s version of the Airbus A220-100 commercial aircraft, the new TwoTwenty from Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ), is designed to compete on price with traditional large-scale business aircraft, but with a much more impressive specification sheet. Airbus calls it an ‘Xtra Large Budget’. But with significantly more interior space than large-cabin aircraft from competitors Gulfstream and Bombardier Global, and according to ACJ, lower operating costs, it is perhaps more accurate to call the TwoTwenty a completely new class of private business jet.

“When we started analyzing, we realized that unfortunately you can only have two out of three factors” under cost, scope and space, says Benoit Defforge, president of ACJ. “We asked ourselves, ‘How do we find a platform, a product without compromise, that includes all three?'”

The answer: a more fuel-efficient engine (the PW1500G), a lighter airframe and a “flexible cabin catalog”, which has more than 100 interior designs and reduces costs compared to a custom cabin. The interior of 786 square meters is divided into six large living areas, with room for 18 passengers (compared to 100 to 133 on its commercial brother A220-100) to work, relax and eat. The layout can include up to ten sleeping places. Features such as a full bar, 55-inch 4K screens, an eight-seater dining table, a king-size bed and a private bathroom with a rain shower indicate how expansive the interior really is.

With its 5,650 nautical mile range, the TwoTwenty can fly continuously from Los Angeles to London or New York to Moscow. ACJ has increased the comfort factor with electro-chromatic windows, LED lighting and smart cabin controls. Defforge says the new Bizjet is a very modern platform with the latest technology, including Ku-band connections with double the speed of current Wi-Fi on board. The first pair of TwoTwenty aircraft are on their way to Comlux’s indoor facility completion facility later this year.

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