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Airbus to showcase ACJ318 at LABACE

Airbus will be showcasing its ACJ318 business jet at latin America's biggest business aviation event, LABACE, which is taking place in Sao Paulo from tomorrow (15-17 August).

The Airbus ACJ318 on display is offered for VVIP charter by Globaljet of Switzerland and fits into the same ramp space as other large business jets. It carries up to 19 passengers, features a private office that converts to a bedroom and has club seating in several spacious lounge areas.

“When it comes to business jets, it’s what you offer in the cabin that counts and, with the world’s broadest and most modern aircraft family, Airbus can offer everything from 19 seaters with intercontinental range, to VIP widebodies capable of flying government delegations nonstop to most of the world,” comments Airbus Chief Operating Officer, Customers, John Leahy.

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Airbus has sold some 170 corporate jets to date, and its aircraft are the only ones flying on every continent, including Antarctica, highlighting their versatility. Its customers comprise companies, individuals and governments, in roughly equal measure.

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In offering corporate jet versions of all of its modern aircraft family, Airbus gives customers the ability to carry more people than traditional business jets.

Like all Airbus corporate jets, the ACJ318 features intercontinental range, allowing it to serve most destinations in North and South America nonstop – as well as to reach much of the world with a single stop.

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