Best Private Jets by Class: One Pick Each, From Cirrus Vision Jet to Bombardier Global 8000
Why It MattersClass-by-class selection guidance reflects a buyer base that scrutinises cabin size against actual mission needs, which favours right-sized aircraft across the very light to large-cabin segments.
A private jet buyers' guide argues that no single aircraft is the best private jet and instead offers one pick per class, from very light to ultra long range, using the range, speed and seat figures published by the manufacturers. Its selection rule is to choose the smallest cabin that flies your longest regular trip nonstop, because every extra seat and every unused mile of range is money spent on the wrong things. The guide notes that published range is a theoretical figure that varies with routing, speed, weather and outfitting, so buyers should add a margin.
For very light jets it picks the Cirrus Vision Jet G3, with up to seven seats, a maximum range of 1,275 nm and a max cruise speed of 317 KTAS. In the light class it names the Embraer Phenom 300E, with up to six passengers and a 2,010 nm range, priced at about $11 million new according to Safe Fly Aviation. The midsize pick is the Cessna Citation Latitude, with up to nine occupants, 2,700 nm of range and a 72-inch-high cabin, per Textron Aviation. For super-midsize it chooses the Bombardier Challenger 3500, with up to 10 passengers, 3,400 nm of range and a top speed of Mach 0.83, per Bombardier. The large-cabin pick is the Gulfstream G700, and the guide runs up to the Bombardier Global 8000 in the ultra long range class.
The guide also compares buying with chartering, advising that for most people the crossover to ownership comes at more flight hours than they expect, and it links to model-by-model price guides.
