US's Magnifica Air orders 10 ACJ220-300s
Magnifica Air (Orlando International) has placed a firm order with Airbus Corporate Jets for ten ACJ220-300s, Corporate Jet Investor has reported.
The deal aligns with plans outlined by Magnifica Air CEO Wade Black in an exclusive interview with ch-aviation during NBAA-BACE 2025 in Las Vegas, United States, when he revealed that the company was in advanced talks with Airbus regarding an aircraft order. The order was already listed as undisclosed in the OEM's order book.
The ACJ220-300s will feature a 54-seat configuration and a private suite. Magnifica Air plans to launch a request for proposals (RFP) for the completion work on the newly ordered aircraft. Magnifica Air's fleet is expected to comprise 17 aircraft, including three ACJ321neo and fourteen ACJ220 aircraft.
In the 2025 interview, Black said Magnifica Air had secured six A220-300s, with four expected to enter service by the company's planned launch in the third quarter of 2027. Comlux Completion, based at Indianapolis International, had been contracted to perform the cabin completions.
Azorra, which was to lease the first two aircraft, confirmed that the agreement with Magnifica Air was terminated in October 2025 and that it is no longer involved in the transaction. Air Lease Corporation was to provide the remaining four.
The initial delivery schedule called for the aircraft to arrive in December 2025, undergo cabin completion, and subsequently support the certification programme with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which Magnifica Air expected to complete by the end of 2026.
The company further plans to operate VIP-configured A321-200Ns, with deliveries scheduled for 2027 and entry into service the following year, after cabin completion. Air Lease Corporation was named as the lessor for two aircraft.
In early 2026, Magnifica Air took delivery of an A321-200NX, which is undergoing cabin completion at Comlux Completions' facility in Indiana. The company appointed Skytech-AIC to source three new or nearly new A321-200Ns and at least two Pratt & Whitney PW1133G engines for lease.
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