Airbus Rolls Out First ACJ320neo
Bizliner is now being prepped for first flight “in the coming weeks.”
The first Airbus ACJ320neo is being prepped for first flight after rolling out of the company's final assembly facility in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo: Airbus)

The first Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo rolled off the production line this week in Hamburg, Germany, the company announced today. Registered as D-AVVL, the airplane has been fitted with CFM International Leap-1A engines and painted in Airbus Corporate Jets’ house colors. The bizliner is now being prepped for first flight “in the coming weeks,” Airbus said.


Following delivery to UK-based Acropolis Aviation in the fourth quarter, the aircraft will enter outfitting at AMAC in Basel, Switzerland, where an Alberto Pinto-designed cabin will be installed. It will also be repainted in the customer’s colors.


Airbus ACJ320neo family aircraft feature new-generation engines and Sharklets, reducing fuel burns by about 15 percent and increasing range. As a result, the ACJ320neo can fly 25 passengers 6,000 nm/11,100 km, enabling routes such as London to Beijing or Cape Town and Moscow to Los Angeles, while the ACJ319neo can fly eight passengers 6,700 nm/12,500 km.


ACJ320neo family variants differ from their airliner counterparts by including a lower cabin altitude, built-in airstairs, and a cargo hold that is reinforced to carry additional center fuel tanks. There are currently nine firm orders for the ACJ320neo family—three ACJ319neos and six ACJ320neos—according to Airbus.