Why the ACJ TwoTwenty is the pilots' favorite business jet aircraft?

Reason #1

Built with pilots in mind

Right from the start, pilots were an integral part of the design and development of the A220. Through coordination between pilots and other specialists, the cockpit combines the industry’s best practices along with improved human factors. 

The entire flight deck is based on a Heads-up philosophy, that enables the pilot to focus on the critical items, hence increasing situational awareness. 

This intuitive and easy-to-use design aims at reducing pilot workload and increasing situational awareness. As a result, the ACJ TwoTwenty offers reduced time and cost effective training, ensuring better availability and budget control. 

Overall, the ACJ TwoTwenty flight deck has been designed to be simple, efficient and smart, without compromising on reliability. It is an advanced flight deck for today and tomorrow.

Reason #2

Latest technologies on board

The ACJ TwoTwenty is built with an all-new efficient design, optimized and balanced with modern and mature technologies.

The ACJ TwoTwenty, like all other Airbus cockpits, has been designed with the pilot's physical comfort and practicality in mind. The spacious flight deck with the latest innovations will become the pilots’ preferred office in the skies.

The 3-axis, full-envelope protection Fly-By-Wire system counts on control laws designed to be aligned with pilot intuition and crew management. The two simple and intuitive Fly-By-Wire modes (normal and direct) offer increased safety without removing control from the pilot's hands.

The flight deck layout, with five fully interchangeable large LCD screens (15.1 in), makes crew management and information sharing much easier, as the flight crew always have access to critical flight data.

The avionics suite Collins Pro Line Fusion ®, specifically designed for corporate aviation, is fully integrated with other systems and adds value at every stage of the operation. Its scalable architecture with provisions to upgrade systems ensures that while being advanced for today, it is also ready for tomorrow.

Thanks to the extensive use of composite and advanced materials, the ACJ TwoTwenty is a lightweight and easy-to-fly design with reduced maintenance and extended service life. Pairing it with modern Pratt & Whitney GTF™ PW1500G engines, the most efficient in large business aviation, the ACJ TwoTwenty delivers low fuel burn & emissions whilst being extremely quiet and neighbour friendly.

Reason #3 

Fly from & to anywhere you want to

The ACJ TwoTwenty is an extremely high performance business jet, capable of operating in the same airfields as any other competitor. 

Thanks to the Pratt & Whitney GTF™ PW1500G engines (with up to 24,000 lbf of thrust), it just needs 5,470 ft (1,667 m) of balanced field length at maximum take-off weight (MTOW), making it ideal for short runways.

Despite having twice as much cabin volume compared to other Ultra Long Range aircraft, the ACJ TwoTwenty has a similar parking footprint and ramp presence. There is no need to wait for any additional ground equipment to board the most comfortable cabin (for passengers and crew) in corporate aviation: the integrated airstairs ensure autonomy and flexibility for day-to-day operations.

Urban or challenging airfields are not a problem for the ACJ TwoTwenty. CAT III autoland is a standard feature on this aircraft, allowing very low visibility approaches (with decision heights lower than 100 ft and runway visibility of less than 250 ft); simply let the ACJ TwoTwenty do the job.

Constrained environments such as city centres may be a difficulty for other airplanes, but not for the ACJ TwoTwenty, thanks to its performance and efficiency. It is certified for steep approach operations of up to 5.5º glideslope angle, being able to operate complex approaches such as into London City airport.