PRE-OWNED MARKET SPOTLIGHT CORPORATE AIRLINERS PAST, PRES<strong>EN</strong>T AND FUTURE Appealing to VVIP buyers looking for more space and a customized interior, Corporate Airliners created a market for manufacturers by transforming popular commercial airliners into corporate jets. In 1996, Boeing Commercial Airplanes partnered with GE Aviation to bring one of the very first Corporate Airliners to the market: the Boeing Business Jet based of the then 737 NG Series of commercial airliners. French manufacturer Airbus followed with its Airbus Corporate Jet series and since then other manufacturers have attempted the same with varying degrees of success — Bombardier with its Challenger 850 from the CRJ, Embraer with the Lineage 1000 from the E190, and the Russian manufacturer Sukhoi with the SBJ 28 | ASIAN SKY QUARTERLY — THIRD QUARTER 2018
PRE-OWNED SPOTLIGHT INTRODUCTION The BBJ1, a combination of a 737-700 airframe and 737-800 wing, was Boeing Business Jets’ first aircraft serving the Corporate Airliner segment. With configurations typically ranging from 19 to 50 passengers – much less than the typical 149 passenger capacity of the 737-700 NG airliner – a BBJ’s cabin is typically divided into four sections: a boardroom, lounge, VIP bedroom and a business office, along with two restrooms. Since the first BBJ, Boeing Business Jets has introduced the BBJ2, based on the 737-800, and the BBJ3, based on the 737-900ER. With additional fuel tanks and CFM56-7 engines, the BBJ flies as far as 6,200nm and the BBJ2 flies 5,600nm. The major difference between the two is the cabin size where the BBJ2 has 25% more space than the BBJ. As Boeing’s direct competitor, Airbus’ ACJ Family offers a similar range of Corporate Airliners based on the CEO variant, short for current engine options, originally including the ACJ318 — based off the A318; the ACJ319 — based off the A319; and then ACJ320 & ACJ321. All ACJ models except the ACJ318 which is no longer in production, typically accommodate 19 to 50 passengers so are sized much like their BBJ competitor, but the ACJs have a slightly wider and taller cabin. The ACJ319 has a range of up to 6,000nm, while the ACJ318 is capable of just 4,200nm with two tanks. Both can be equipped with engines from either CFM, IAE (not the ACJ318) or P&WC. Based on the 50-seat regional airliner CRJ200LR, Bombardier introduced the Challenger 800 back in 1997, with an updated version later brought to the market in 2006 — the Challenger 850. Capable of accommodating up to 19 passengers or 27 in a Corporate Shuttle version, the Challenger 850’s range is significantly lower than the MODEL COMPARISON MODEL ACJ318 ACJ319 BBJ BBJ2 LINEAGE 1000 CHALL<strong>EN</strong>GER 850 Manufacturer Airbus Airbus Boeing Boeing Embraer Bombardier Engine Type CFM56-5B CFM56-5B CFM56-7 CFM56-7 GE CF34-10E GE CF34-3B1 Engine Thrust (Lbs/Shp) 26,500 26,500 27,300 27,300 18,500 8,729 Typical Crew / Passenger Seating 3/18 3/19 3/19 3/19 3/13 3/15 “Maximum Range - Up To (NBAA IFR Res, Seat Full) Maximum Take-off Weight (Lbs.) 3,800 145,504 6,100 168,650 6,141 171,000 5,644 174,200 4,198 120,152 2,456 53,000 * Source: Conklin & de Decker. AIRCRAFT DIM<strong>EN</strong>SION ACJ318 ACJ319 BBJ BBJ2 LINEAGE 1000 CHALL<strong>EN</strong>GER 850 Length (ft.) 103.7 111 110.3 129.4 118.9 87.8 Height (ft.) 41.2 38.5 41.2 41.2 34.7 20.4 Wing Span (ft.) 120.8 111.8 117.4 117.4 94.2 69.5 * Source: Conklin & de Decker CABIN DIM<strong>EN</strong>SION ACJ318 ACJ319 BBJ BBJ2 LINEAGE 1000 CHALL<strong>EN</strong>GER 850 Cabin Width (ft.) 12.08 12.08 11.50 11.50 8.75 8.17 Cabin Height (ft.) 7.33 7.33 7.00 7.00 6.58 6.08 Cabin Length (ft.) 70.92 78.75 79.20 98.30 84.32 48.42 Cabin Volume (cu.ft.) 5,300 5,843 5,396 6,525 3,914 1,964 * Source: Conklin & de Decker OTHER FEATURES ACJ318 ACJ319 BBJ BBJ2 LINEAGE 1000 CHALL<strong>EN</strong>GER 850 Max Certified Cabin Altitude (ft.) N/A 8,000 6,500 6,500 7,000 8,000 Avionic System / Suppliers Various Various Rockwell Collins Rockwell Collins Honeywell Rockwell Collins Enhanced Vision / Heads Up Guidance Optional Optional HGS-4000 HUD HGS-4000 HUD Optional Optional * Source: OEM, Conklin & de decker OPERATING COST ACJ318 ACJ319 BBJ BBJ2 LINEAGE 1000 CHALL<strong>EN</strong>GER 850 Per Hour (USD) $8,005 $8,317 $8,478 $9,303 $7,605 $5,058 * Source: Conklin & de Decker, total cost includes including variable cost & fixed cost. THIRD QUARTER 2018 — ASIAN SKY QUARTERLY | 29