The Lineage 1000/1000E –
A gap filler that will be sorely missed.

January 31, 2021

The Lineage 1000/1000E is truly in a class of its own. While it is considered a VIP airliner, that title leaves a lot to debate. The Lineage is faster than the ACJ and BBJ but when comparing, it offers far less interior space, less baggage space and in most cases less range. The question is, at what cost do those extra cubic feet and nautical miles come? The Lineage offers far more interior space and far more baggage space than any ultra long range jet but the operating costs are similar. The Lineage 1000/1000E is what we would call a gap filler. It offers a lot of the positives of a VIP airliner while keeping costs in line with some ultra long range jets. Let’s take a look at what it has to offer.

The interior has space for up to 19 passengers in a VIP executive configuration. Five cabin zones and countless combinations fill the 3,914 cubic feet of space. To put this space into perspective, that is over 1,000 cubic feet and more than 25% more space than the new Global 7500 or Gulfstream 700.

Speaking of space, let’s talk luggage. The Lineage offers a whopping 443 cubic feet of baggage space. 323 of which is a walk in baggage compartment accessible inflight and an extra 120 cubic feet of exterior baggage space. This means that all 19 passengers can bring several pairs of skis, and plenty of other luggage for their ski trip in Aspen.

If you are saying to yourself, a plane that size can’t fly into Aspen, you are mistaken. The Lineage has a wing span of 94ft 3in making it one of the largest aircraft capable of flying in and out of Aspen with regular operations. Its impressive performance allows owners and charter clients to fly into other tricky airports such as London City as well as the more popular airports like Teterboro and Van Nuys.

While the 14-19 passenger charter requests will still be able to be filled by Lineage aircraft on the charter market, soon these planes will become old leaving mainly BBJs and ACJs to fulfil the need which will come at a higher cost. The Gulfstream 700 and Global 7500 advertise that they can seat up to 19 passengers but almost all of these planes will be configured to seat 15 or less and even if they are configured to seat 19, that would be a very tight fit and baggage space can become an issue. We will be keeping our eyes open to see if Embraer or another manufacture steps up to the plate to fill the gap.