Aircraft
ACJ319neo Crew Sets Longest-flight Mark
The record-setting flight came just two days after first flight of the ACJ319neo.
Airbus Corporate Jets' record-setting flight crew included, from left, flight test engineer Jim Fawcett, captain Olivier Falipou, first officer Georges Myzckowski, K5 CEO Erik Scheidt, first officer Frank Chapman, and flight test engineer Patrice Cadieu. (Photo: Airbus)
Airbus Corporate Jets' record-setting flight crew included, from left, flight test engineer Jim Fawcett, captain Olivier Falipou, first officer Georges Myzckowski, K5 CEO Erik Scheidt, first officer Frank Chapman, and flight test engineer Patrice Cadieu. (Photo: Airbus)

Just two days after making its maiden flight, Airbus Corporate Jets’ first ACJ319neo completed a 16-hour, 10-minute test flight that set a new record for the longest A320-family flight by an Airbus crew, the European airframer announced today. On April 26, the CFM Leap-1A-powered aircraft departed Toulouse, France, on a roundtrip flight to northern Greenland, which included a simulated diversion under 180-minute ETOPS rules, for which the A320 airliner family is certified.