Aviation

ACJ TwoTwenty Private Jet By Airbus Begins Building

ACJ TwoTwenty Private Jet By Airbus Begins Building: The ACJ TwoTwenty commercial jet from Airbus Corporate Jets has started to build, ushering in a new industry segment known as “The Xtra Large Bizjet.” For the first time, this aircraft offers a configurable cabin catalog that caters to the needs of heavy and long-range corporate jets. It will be equipped by its launch client, Comlux, and will enter operation in 2023.

On Monday, Airbus revealed that work on the first ACJ TwoTwenty has started and the mid-fuselage section has arrived at the A220 Final Assembly Line (FAL) at its Mirabel plant in Canada. This mid-fuselage section arrival marks the start of the first Airbus corporate jet ever assembled in Canada.

The ACJ TwoTwenty is a mix of a versatile cabin catalog designed for state-of-the-art business aviation-jet operations, which includes a new, reliable, and cost-effective A220-100.

The ACJ TwoTwenty was started by the end of 2020 and has already won six aircraft orders. This winter Comlux would be the first to take delivery of the ACJ TwoTwenty and will be the exclusive outfitter for the first 15 aircraft.

Switzerland-based, VIP customer aviation service provider, Comlux is the launch customer of ACJ TwoTwenty and has already ordered 2 aircraft for themselves, including the ACJ TwoTwenty future demonstrator. The first aircraft will enter into service as soon as early 2023.

ACJ TwoTwenty Interior

The aircraft’s exclusive interior has been designed by ACJ’s Head of Design, Sylvain Mariat. The ACJ TwoTwenty will feature unmatched personal space with 785 ft2 (73 square meters)of floor space. This is distributed over six wide VIP living areas, about 130 square feet (12 square meters) each, and is the only business jet featuring six wide VIP living areas for up to 19 passengers to work, share, dine and relax.

The cabin will offer two times better connectivity than its competitors, a Wi-Fi system across all the cabin, and the latest innovations such as electro-chromatic windows and LED lighting.

The TwoTwenty have a range of 5,650 nm (10,463 km) and can remain in the air for almost 12 hours, directly connecting city pairs like London and Los Angeles, Moscow and Jakarta, Tokyo and Dubai as well as Beijing and Melbourne. This has a small drawback compared to the ACJ319neo, which can fly for up to 15 hours with 8 passengers.

Aviation

Boeing, Antonov to Collaborate on Defense Projects

– MOU represents Boeing’s commitment to work with Ukrainian industry

– Includes exploring opportunities for collaborating on in-country support of Unmanned Aerial Systems

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today by Boeing and Antonov Company to investigate potential collaboration on defense-related projects.

“We’re happy to keep collaborating with the Antonov Company to help Ukraine’s economic development and expansion,” stated Ted Colbert, CEO and president of Boeing Defence, Space, & Security.

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“This agreement demonstrates our ongoing efforts to find more opportunities to work with Ukrainian industry, which was underscored by our signing of the Ukrainian Defence Industry Compact earlier this year.”

The areas of potential collaboration identified in the agreement consist of training, logistical support and overhaul services for tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems utilized by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which includes the ScanEagle. In addition, the companies will also explore opportunities for Antonov to provide engineering support to Boeing.

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“A strong, innovative, and efficient defense industry is key to sustainable economic development and national security, and we are extremely excited to collaborate with Boeing,” said Ievhen Gavrylov, CEO of Antonov Company.

This agreement brings a whole new level of opportunity to implement the latest and most effective solutions – in addition to the possibility of future projects with Boeing in the aerospace and defense industry.”