Airbus ACJ319 Bizliner Offers Spacious Alternative to Traditional Business Jets – AIN

Anyone who has ever flown on a medium-range airliner with up to 150 other people on board will be astounded to see what happens when these aircraft are configured for VIP use. The Airbus ACJ319 is a classic case in point. This member of the Airbus Corporate Jet family is based on the 120-seat A319 narrowbody. Fundamentally, the A319 is built to earn its living in the hard-working airline environment where it might fly as many as 3,000 hours per year. In the VIP role, it's unlikely to log more than around 300, and Airbus believes the ACJ319 offers a value proposition that can hold its own against any purpose-built business jet while offering exceptional space inside the cabin.

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[abcgogo]

Excellent video as always AIN ! :)

​IMHO, I compare business-jets segments with motor-vehicle segments like this. I could be wrong/mistaken about certain details because a proper one-for-one comparison cannot be made due to differences in cars & aircraft, but this is the example I usually use.

1) Bizliners (ACJ, BBJ) = fancy converted buses which have all possible luxury features & lots of space but are too big for use in small areas. But then again, as long as you are not driving/parking it yourself, then it doesn't matter really. The luxury factor depends on the client of course, so one can get a spartan RV or one can get a luxurious RV that makes Rolls-Royces & Bentleys feel less VFM. Everything can be had in an RV from king-size-beds to showers, to full-size-kitchens, etc. none of which can be had in a car. The sheer space is unparalleled & with that space comes the opportunities to use it. Cargo capacity of the RV too blows away even large sedans like the Phantom because their entire boot-space is just 1-luggage-compartment in the belly of the RV. Of course, operating costs are going to be higher compared to the cars, but the value is in the eyes of the owner/customer-who-rents-it. Spare parts & crew are easy to find because the commonalities with regular buses are high so no need to wait for weeks/months just for some dealership to get hold of that exclusive/rare part. Similarly ACJ/BBJ provide lots of space and parts & crew are easier to find due to widespread usage of these aircraft-families (Airbus-A320 & Boeing-737) in the commercial-airline-industry.

2) Extra-Large-Business-Jets (Global-7500 & Gulfstream-G700) = Rolls-Royce-Phantom & jets are the top of the line in their category (business-jet) and are the pinnacle of aspiration (unless one is rich/flexible enough to consider ACJ, BBJ). Just like how a Phantom/Mulsanne might win out on it's design, exclusivity but loses out on space, comfort, features, etc. compared to an RV. I would not consider quality in this case because a heavily-optioned & well-built RV could easily fight (& even win) with a Phantom/Mulsanne just like how a heavily-optioned & well-built ACJ/BBJ can fight with a G7500, G700. For those who don't want the burden of a big-vehicle, but want as much space as possible within the category, there is no better option.

3) Large-Business-Jets (Falcon-900/6X/7X & Gulfstream-G500/600/650/650ER & Global-5000/6000/8000) = Mercedes-S-Class (including Maybach) & jets are not the ultimate in size & comfort, but are not far behind to be honest. They lack the space & exclusivity factor of their elder-brothers but not by that much.

4) Midsize-Business-Jets (Falcon-2000 & Challenger-350/650 & Legacy-450/500, Praetor-500/600) = Mercedes-E-Class & midsize which lack the space, tech & "cool-factor" of the bigger jets, but make more sense financially.

5) Small-Business-Jets (Cessnas, Hawkers, Learjets, Phenoms, Eclipse, etc.) = Mercedes-C-Class & small jets can be compared to the small premium-cars. The quality might be good, the tech might be average (not as good as the tech in the big-jets) but the space is quite tight. Only reason for buying/chartering these jets, IMHO, would be a pressing need for a private-jet without needing to spend much compared to bigger jets. For some others, it might be a question of ego-satisfaction because flying private in a matchbox somehow is "better" than flying business-class or first-class on a commercial-airline. Of course, the benefits of business-aviation are available (no lines at FBOs, smooth transfers, etc.) but do such benefits really matter when it comes at the cost of comfort (especially since quite a few of these small jets lack toilets or have crude/primitive implementations), I'm not quite sure about that. For a quick "hop-on-hop-off" flight I'm sure it's not much of an issue needed at last moment) but otherwise I wouldn't really recommend such aircraft for chartering or ownership.

Before anyone pulls me up for the categorization of the business-jets, I must clarify that I categorize them only on basis of the number of cabin-zones they have because IMHO a small cabin is suffocating be it for 20-minute or 2-hour flight whereas a big-cabin is great be it for a 15-minute or even a 10-hour flight. Marketing fluff like "super-midsize" is something I don't consider. So IHMO, this is how I classify (similar to clothing, lol) :---

1) Bizliners = Airliners converted to business-jets.
2) Extra-Large-Business-Jet = 4 cabin zones
3) Large-Business-Jet = 3 cabin zones
4) Medium-Business-Jet = 2 cabin zones
5) Small-Business-Jet = 1 cabin zone

[sjwilloughby-greene]

Beautiful. I love the interior colors. It's warm not cold. Very nice. Blessed are those can experience this. Live the dream!

[bdavr]

A220 would make a heck of a business jet. :)

[richardschindler]

I flew a corporate BAC 1-11 back in the 80’s so flying around in a converted airliner is what it’s all about. A G-650 is nice, but there’s just something different about these types of aircraft. I miss those days.

[AINvideo]

Sorry for the re-upload. We had to make a fix on the video. Thanks for watching!

[bravofoxable]

Very good idea of Airbus to pursue this market segment. Amazing product! Thanks

[ElectricUAM]

Excellent video, indeed. I liked the point that it's the same if not cheaper to maintain than a smaller private jet. One question, I assume they can fly on SAF?

[TimothyOBrien]

Do they fly higher than normal passenger airliners would fly?

[monterkayky]

i hope embraer will launch an executive e195 e2 to succeed the lineage 1000

[ab-bcgr]

Is it as noisy as commercial jets given the engines are in the middle?
I imagine the Gulfstream etc are quieter due to engines at rear ?

[brucepeppinck]

Looking forward great 👍 flying one day great 👍🇦🇺

[whiteribbonman]

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[stradivarioushardhiantz]

ACJneo narrowbody family will be more likely in the sky as the Max circumstances🛫🤓

[ermdzakir]

Atleast This Is Enough Alhamdulillah Inshallah By God Allah Subhan Taala Will Guidance Grace and Blessings Alhamdulillah Inshallah

[joshikhushchintan]

How will it hold value if it will depreciate 3 percent ?!

[leonardotanca]

idk.. 120 years ago we couldn't even fly a bycicle..

[VayuTiwari]

Once This was Owned by Vijay Mallya ( The scammer )

[davidkamen]

The Airbus 319 cannot be called "spacious" under any circumstances. It is the Airbus version of a Piper Cub with two small jet engines.

[ilovelimpfries]

Dont talk about fuel burn rate, dont talk about fuel burn rate...