Airbus' ACJ319neo makes first flight
The ACJ319neo successfully completed a first flight lasting one hour and 55 minutes on 24th April 2019, beginning a short flight-test programme to verify its corporate jet features such as the extra fuel tanks in its cargo-hold, which enable intercontinental range.
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The ACJ319neo successfully completing its first flight
Courtesy Airbus
Built for K5 Aviation of Germany, the aircraft will be outfitted with a VVIP cabin by Fokker Techniek in the Netherlands after delivery.
The ACJ319neo is derived from the A320neo Family of airliners and features new engines and wingtip-mounted Sharklets.
K5 Aviation’s ACJ319neo is fitted with five additional centre tanks (ACTs) in its cargo-hold, and includes improvements such as a lower cabin-altitude for greater passenger comfort.
Corporate jet orders and commitments for ACJ320neo Family-derived aircraft now total 14.
More than 700 A320neo Family aircraft are already in service, with almost 15,000 firm orders for the entire A320 Family.