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RoyalJet Expanding Fleet with ACJ320neo Purchase
UAE-based charter operator has previously had an all-Boeing fleet
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RoyalJet CEO Shafiull Syed (r) celebrates an order for three Airbus ACJ320neos, and options for six more, with Airbus Corporate Jets CEO Chadi Saade. © David McIntosh/AIN

Abu Dhabi-based RoyalJet is diversifying its charter fleet with a firm order for three Airbus ACJ320neo VVIP jets plus options for six additional aircraft. The deal is worth anywhere from $330 million to nearly $1 billion, depending on how many options RoyalJet exercises. 

The company has long operated Boeing aircraft but the ACJ order is the culmination of 10 years of negotiation with Airbus Corporate Jets, according to RoyalJet CEO Shafiul Syed.