The Airbus A318 Elite is an executive version of the A318 airliner, itself part of the very successful Airbus A320 Family, which has sold 5,850 aircraft. The Elite is the newest and smallest member of the ACJ Family, dedicated to executive and government transport.

According to the manufacturer, the Elite has a range of up to 4,100nm equipped with two auxiliary central tanks, sufficient to fly from Abu Dhabi to any destination in Europe. The catalogue price is in the region of $50m with an equipped cabin.

The cabin of the Elite is modular, offering the customer fewer opportunities to customize but the benefit of a lower overall cabin price. The Elite seats up to 19 passengers.